T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                                  Section I-1
District Name: BENJAMIN ISD                   Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 138904                             Final 1990-91 District Performance
District Group:  4
                                                                 |------------ Ethnic ------------|
Indicator:
__________
                                                                 African                              Economic         Special
                                        State   Group  District  American  Hispanic  White    Other   Disadv.    LEP   Education
                                        _____   _____  ________  ________  ________  _____    _____   _______    ___   _________
  TAAS Grd. 3 (Int. Std. 65%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                64.9%    55.1%      *        -        -        *        -        -        -        -
               % Academic Recog.         3.1%     0.0%      *        -        -        *        -        -        -        -
    Reading    % Passing                84.8%    85.4%      *        -        -        *        -        -        -        -
               % Academic Recog.        48.3%    41.1%      *        -        -        *        -        -        -        -
    Writing    % Passing                71.0%    62.2%      *        -        -        *        -        -        -        -
               % Academic Recog.         4.6%     0.0%      *        -        -        *        -        -        -        -
    Math       % Passing                86.9%    89.0%      *        -        -        *        -        -        -        -
               % Academic Recog.        33.8%    26.0%      *        -        -        *        -        -        -        -
  TAAS Grd. 5 (Int. Std. 65%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                53.2%    54.5%    57.1%      -        -      57.1%      -        *        -        -
               % Academic Recog.         3.1%     0.0%     0.0%      -        -       0.0%      -        *        -        -
    Reading    % Passing                69.7%    72.7%    85.7%      -        -      85.7%      -        *        -        -
               % Academic Recog.        34.8%    30.8%    57.1%      -        -      57.1%      -        *        -        -
    Writing    % Passing                81.1%    80.0%    85.7%      -        -      85.7%      -        *        -        -
               % Academic Recog.         7.0%     0.0%     0.0%      -        -       0.0%      -        *        -        -
    Math       % Passing                61.8%    62.5%    71.4%      -        -      71.4%      -        *        -        -
               % Academic Recog.        18.1%    13.8%     0.0%      -        -       0.0%      -        *        -        -
  TAAS Grd. 7 (Int. Std. 60%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                48.0%    50.0%    66.7%      -        *      60.0%      -        *        -        -
               % Academic Recog.         2.3%     0.0%    16.7%      -        *      20.0%      -        *        -        -
    Reading    % Passing                60.4%    60.3%    83.3%      -        *      80.0%      -        *        -        -
               % Academic Recog.        20.7%    19.4%    66.7%      -        *      60.0%      -        *        -        -
    Writing    % Passing                73.8%    78.5%    83.3%      -        *      80.0%      -        *        -        -
               % Academic Recog.         5.7%     4.3%    16.7%      -        *      20.0%      -        *        -        -
    Math       % Passing                62.9%    69.2%    83.3%      -        *      80.0%      -        *        -        -
               % Academic Recog.        15.6%    12.5%    50.0%      -        *      40.0%      -        *        -        -
  TAAS Grd. 9 (Int. Std. 60%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                49.2%    54.0%    85.7%      -        *      80.0%      -      80.0%      -        -
               % Academic Recog.         2.0%     0.0%    14.3%      -        *      20.0%      -       0.0%      -        -
    Reading    % Passing                77.8%    87.5%    85.7%      -        *      80.0%      -      80.0%      -        -
               % Academic Recog.        28.0%    30.6%    57.1%      -        *      60.0%      -      40.0%      -        -
    Writing    % Passing                68.0%    71.7%   100.0%      -        *     100.0%      -     100.0%      -        -
               % Academic Recog.         4.8%     0.0%    14.3%      -        *      20.0%      -       0.0%      -        -
    Math       % Passing                59.1%    66.7%    85.7%      -        *      80.0%      -      80.0%      -        -
               % Academic Recog.        11.1%    12.5%    14.3%      -        *      20.0%      -       0.0%      -        -
 
                                           T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                                  Section I-2
District Name: BENJAMIN ISD                   Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 138904                             Final 1990-91 District Performance
District Group:  4
                                                                 |------------ Ethnic ------------|
Indicator:
__________
                                                                 African                              Economic         Special
                                        State   Group  District  American  Hispanic  White    Other   Disadv.    LEP   Education
                                        _____   _____  ________  ________  ________  _____    _____   _______    ___   _________
  TAAS Exit  (Int. Std. 60%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                65.7%    66.7%    80.0%      -        -      80.0%      -        *        -        -
               % Academic Recog.         2.1%     0.0%     0.0%      -        -       0.0%      -        *        -        -
    Reading    % Passing                88.3%    88.0%    80.0%      -        -      80.0%      -        *        -        -
               % Academic Recog.        35.3%    30.8%    60.0%      -        -      60.0%      -        *        -        -
    Writing    % Passing                81.6%    85.7%   100.0%      -        -     100.0%      -        *        -        -
               % Academic Recog.         4.7%     0.0%     0.0%      -        -       0.0%      -        *        -        -
    Math       % Passing                75.5%    78.9%   100.0%      -        -     100.0%      -        *        -        -
               % Academic Recog.        18.6%    18.9%    20.0%      -        -      20.0%      -        *        -        -
  % Student Attendance
  ____________________                  95.6%    96.8%    96.5%     n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a
  Drop-out Rate
  _____________
    Current Year (89/90)                 5.1%     1.8%      -        *        *        -        *       n/a      n/a      n/a
    Prior Year (88/89)                   6.1%     2.5%      -        *        -        -        *       n/a      n/a      n/a
  % Advanced Courses
  __________________                     3.4%     2.3%     5.2%     n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a
  Expected Graduation Rate
  ________________________              98.9%   100.0%      *        -        -        *        -       n/a      n/a      n/a
  % Graduates to Receive
  ______________________
  Advanced Seal on Transcript
  ___________________________           26.7%     0.0%      *        -        -        *        -       n/a      n/a      n/a
  College Admissions Tests
  ________________________
    Scholastic Apt. Test (SAT)
      Current Year (89/90)
        Average SAT Total                872      834       -        -        -        -        -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 1000              26.6%    21.7%      -        -        -        -        -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        40.0%    17.5%      *        -        *        *        -       n/a      n/a      n/a
      Prior Year (88/89)
        Average SAT Total                876      788       -        -        -        -        -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 1000              26.4%    14.3%      -        -        -        -        -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        38.3%    15.4%      *        -        *        *        -       n/a      n/a      n/a
    Enhanced American College
    Testing (ACT) Assessment
      Current Year (89/90)
        Average ACT Composite           19.8     18.7       *        -        *        *        -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 25                15.3%    10.0%      *        -        *        *        -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        26.6%    45.2%      *        -        *        *        -       n/a      n/a      n/a
  Texas Academic Skills Prgm.
  ___________________________
    % Passing on 1st Attempt            69.3%    60.0%      *        *        *        *        *       n/a      n/a      n/a
 
 
     District Name: BENJAMIN ISD            T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                               Section II - 1
     County Name: KNOX                        Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: under 1,000
     District: 138904                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: above average
     District Group: 4                                                                             Economic Disadv.: 40% or over
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     STUDENT INFORMATION                                         |------District------|               Group               State
                                                                   Count       Percent
         Total Enrollment:                                            74          n/a                23,107           3,378,318
         Enrollment by Grade Groupings:
              Early Childhood Education                                3         4.1%                  0.2%                0.3%
              Pre-Kindergarten                                         0           -                   2.1%                2.3%
              Kindergarten                                             3         4.1%                  7.9%                7.6%
              Grades 1 - 6                                            36        48.6%                 48.6%               49.1%
              Grades 7 - 8                                            12        16.2%                 14.9%               14.9%
              Grades 9 - 12                                           20        27.0%                 26.4%               25.8%
         Ethnic Distribution:
              White                                                   67        90.5%                 52.6%               49.5%
              Hispanic                                                 7         9.5%                 40.3%               33.9%
              African American                                         0           -                   6.7%               14.4%
              Other                                                    0           -                   0.3%                2.2%
         Mobility                                                      9        32.1% (a)             20.4% (a)           24.3% (a)
         Economically Disadvantaged                                   38        51.4%                 54.5%               39.1%
         Limited English Proficient (LEP)                              0           -                   5.9%                9.4%
         Class Size by Subject Area:                  |-------Number of Classes-------|       |-------Average Class Size------|
                                                       District     Group        State         District      Group       State
         Elementary (Grades 1-6):                          3          484       55,159            6.0         14.0        20.4
         Secondary: English                                9          791       67,224            4.8         13.0        20.1
                    Foreign Language                       2          154       12,935            8.0         11.1        20.6
                    Mathematics                            4          563       45,021            6.0         12.6        20.7
                    Science                                4          577       47,382            7.0         13.7        20.9
                    Social Studies                         3          628       53,438            7.3         14.6        21.5
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     FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                   District                 Group               State
         Taxes:
             Total Adopted Tax Rate                                            $1.241                $0.766              $1.065
             Standardized Tax Rates (SPTB Basis)
                 Maintenance and Operations                                    $1.370                $0.758              $0.890
                 Interest and Sinking                                          $0.000                $0.035              $0.156
                 Total Rate                                                    $1.370                $0.793              $1.045
             Standardized Local Tax Base (SPTB)
                 Value                                                    $29,512,396       $12,014,588,218    $630,232,670,791
                 Value Per Pupil (Enrollment)                                $398,816              $519,954            $186,552
             % Value by Category
                 Business                                                       17.9%                 29.6%               40.2%
                 Residential                                                     4.9%                  6.8%               41.5%
                 Land                                                           35.2%                 14.4%               10.5%
                 Oil and Gas                                                    41.8%                 48.9%                7.2%
                 Other                                                           0.1%                  0.2%                0.6%
          (a) The denominator for this calculation uses only students who reported mobility information on the TAAS reports.
 
 
     District Name: BENJAMIN ISD            T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                               Section II - 2
     County Name: KNOX                        Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: under 1,000
     District: 138904                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: above average
     District Group: 4                                                                             Economic Disadv.: 40% or over
     ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
     FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)                                       District                 Group               State
         Revenues:
              Total Revenues                                                 $520,056          $140,408,406     $13,990,551,507
              Total Revenues per Pupil                                         $7,028                $6,076              $4,141
              % Revenues by Source
                   Local Tax                                                    76.7%                 63.7%               46.4%
                   Other Local & Intermediate                                    8.0%                  4.5%                5.0%
                   State                                                        12.3%                 25.7%               41.4%
                   Federal                                                       3.0%                  6.2%                7.3%
         Expenditures:
              Total Expenditures                                             $612,934          $147,165,907     $14,189,795,292
              Total Expenditures per Pupil                                     $8,283                $6,369              $4,200
              % Expenditures by Function
                 Operating
                   Instruction                                                  52.6%                 50.3%               51.7%
                   Instructional Administration                                    -                   0.6%                2.1%
                   Campus Administration                                         1.5%                  4.7%                4.8%
                   Central Administration                                       15.6%                 10.3%                5.1%
                   Support                                                       3.6%                  3.4%                5.3%
                   Plant Services                                               10.2%                 10.5%               10.0%
                   Other                                                        13.0%                 11.4%               10.0%
                 Non-Operating
                   Debt Service                                                    -                   3.2%                7.6%
                   Capital Outlay                                                3.5%                  5.5%                3.1%
                   Community Services                                              -                   0.1%                0.2%
              % Expenditures by Object
                 Operating
                   Payroll                                                      65.4%                 68.1%               73.1%
                   Other Operating                                              31.1%                 23.1%               16.2%
                 Non-Operating                                                   3.5%                  8.8%               10.8%
              Operating Expenditures                                         $591,720          $134,096,097     $12,627,810,276
              Operating Expenditures per Pupil                                 $7,996                $5,803              $3,738
              Instructional Operating Expenditures                           $322,595           $73,977,129      $7,333,971,842
              Instructional Operating Expenditures
                per Pupil                                                      $4,359                $3,202              $2,171
         Exclusions:
              Total Capital Projects Fund
                 Revenues                                                          $0              $171,706         $52,587,083
                 Expenditures                                                      $0            $1,563,263      $1,085,811,069
              Tuition Transfers                                                    $0              $663,961          $9,185,735
              Adult Basic Education                                                $0                $6,874          $4,712,199
 
 
     District Name: BENJAMIN ISD            T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                               Section II - 3
     County Name: KNOX                        Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: under 1,000
     District: 138904                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: above average
     District Group: 4                                                                             Economic Disadv.: 40% or over
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                                                                 |-----District------|                Group               State
     STAFF INFORMATION                                             Count       Percent
         Professional Staff:                                        12.5        70.1%                 62.5%               62.6%
              Teachers                                              11.1        62.2%                 53.2%               52.7%
              Professional Support                                   0.0           -                   3.0%                5.4%
              Campus Administration                                  0.4         2.3%                  3.0%                2.7%
              Central Administration                                 1.0         5.6%                  3.2%                1.7%
         Educational Aides:                                          1.9        10.7%                 10.0%                8.0%
         Auxiliary Staff:                                            3.4        19.2%                 27.5%               29.4%
         Total Staff by Ethnicity and Sex:                          17.8          n/a               3,950.2           390,203.5
              White Male                                             6.0        33.6%                 22.2%               14.8%
              White Female                                          10.4        58.3%                 53.0%               52.3%
              Hispanic Male                                          1.0         5.6%                  6.5%                6.3%
              Hispanic Female                                        0.4         2.4%                 14.4%               14.6%
              African American Male                                  0.0           -                   1.0%                3.0%
              African American Female                                0.0           -                   2.8%                8.5%
              Other Male                                             0.0           -                   0.1%                0.2%
              Other Female                                           0.0           -                   0.1%                0.3%
         Teachers by Highest Degree Held:
              No Degree                                              0.0           -                   0.9%                1.4%
              Bachelors                                             11.1       100.0%                 74.5%               67.5%
              Masters                                                0.0           -                  24.5%               30.7%
              Doctorate                                              0.0           -                   0.1%                0.4%
         Teachers by Years of Experience:
              Beginning Teachers                                     0.0           -                   7.7%                6.3%
              1-5 Years Experience                                   3.0        27.0%                 23.5%               24.4%
              6-10 Years Experience                                  2.6        23.4%                 20.2%               20.7%
              11-20 Years Experience                                 4.5        40.6%                 32.3%               33.8%
              Over 20 Years Experience                               1.0         9.0%                 16.3%               14.8%
         Student/Teacher Ratio                                       n/a         6.7                  11.0                16.4
 
 
     District Name: BENJAMIN ISD            T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                               Section II - 4
     County Name: KNOX                        Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: under 1,000
     District: 138904                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: above average
     District Group: 4                                                                             Economic Disadv.: 40% or over
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     STAFF INFORMATION (Continued)                                            District                 Group               State
         Average Experience of Teachers:                                          11.3                  11.4                11.3
         Average Experience of Teachers with District:                             6.5                   6.9                 7.6
         Average Teacher Salary by Years of Experience:
              Beginning Teachers                                                    $0               $19,509             $20,259
              1-5 Years Experience                                             $21,800               $21,819             $22,421
              6-10 Years Experience                                            $24,495               $25,292             $25,289
              11-20 Years Experience                                           $25,994               $28,548             $29,332
              Over 20 Years Experience                                         $28,400               $31,692             $33,422
         Average Actual Salaries:
              Teachers                                                         $24,726               $26,123             $26,840
              Professional Support                                                  $0               $29,627             $32,522
              Campus Administration                                            $26,697               $38,794             $42,167
              Central Administration                                           $39,690               $43,053             $47,384
         Teaching Permits by Type:
              Temporary                                                              4                    67               1,718
              Emergency                                                              0                    82               2,685
              Other                                                                  0                    29               4,176
         Distribution of Teacher Appraisal Scores:
                0.1 - 135.9                                                          0                   144               7,282
              136.0 - 159.9                                                          9                   891              70,785
              160.0 - 184.0                                                          2                   667              97,281
         Teacher Career Ladder Status:
              Teachers at Level II                                                   3                   860              76,212
              Teachers at Level III                                                  0                   168              46,761
         Turnover Rate for Teachers:                                              9.6%                 16.9%               12.9%
 
 
                           * Indicates that the data for this item fell outside a reasonable range.
 
 
     District Name: BENJAMIN ISD            T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                               Section II - 5
     County Name: KNOX                        Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: under 1,000
     District: 138904                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: above average
     District Group: 4                                                                             Economic Disadv.: 40% or over
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     PROGRAM INFORMATION                                         |------District------|               Group               State
                                                                   Count       Percent
         Student Enrollment by Program:
              Special Education                                       11        14.9%                 11.3%                9.6%
              Vocational Education                                    14        18.9%                 17.3%               13.0%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                                  0           -                   5.3%                8.4%
              Gifted and Talented Education                            4         5.4%                  7.3%                6.9%
         Teachers by Program (Population Served):
              Regular Education                                      9.8        87.9%                 78.0%               72.1%
              Special Education                                      0.5         4.5%                  5.9%                9.0%
              Compensatory Education                                 0.0           -                   7.4%                5.6%
              Vocational Education                                   0.8         7.7%                  5.8%                4.1%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                                0.0           -                   1.1%                5.4%
              Gifted and Talented Education                          0.0           -                   1.2%                2.1%
              Other                                                  0.0           -                   0.6%                1.8%
         Instructional Operating Expenditures by Program:
              Regular Education                                 $246,416        76.4%                 72.8%               70.9%
              Special Education                                  $15,596         4.8%                  6.7%               10.5%
              Compensatory Education                             $26,511         8.2%                 12.4%               10.0%
              Vocational Education                               $32,672        10.1%                  5.9%                4.2%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                                 $0           -                   1.2%                2.6%
              Gifted and Talented Education                           $0           -                   1.0%                1.7%
              Other                                               $1,400         0.4%                  0.1%                0.2%
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     COOPERATIVE INFORMATION                                                  District               Group                State
         Staff:
              Professional Staff                                                   0.0                12.6                501.2
              Educational Aides                                                    0.0                 9.3                164.0
              Auxiliary Staff                                                      0.0                 7.8                499.0
         Financial:
              Total Revenues by Source                                              $0          $1,568,972          $83,686,083
                Local                                                               $0            $437,380          $10,746,778
                State                                                               $0            $430,474          $34,391,809
                Federal                                                             $0            $701,118          $38,547,496
              Total Expenditures by Object                                          $0          $2,134,815         $100,460,464
                Operating                                                           $0          $2,068,803          $96,648,368
                Non-Operating                                                       $0             $66,012           $3,812,096
              Instructional Operating Expenditures                                  $0          $1,135,476          $55,663,349
 
 
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