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: CARTHAGE ISD                   Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 183902                             Final 1990-91 District Performance
District Group:  11
                                                                 |------------ 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%    71.1%    62.3%    41.5%    16.7%    70.6%      -      41.8%    20.0%      *
               % Academic Recog.         3.1%     3.0%     3.0%     0.0%     0.0%     4.1%      -       0.0%     0.0%      *
    Reading    % Passing                84.8%    89.3%    88.8%    82.8%    66.7%    91.5%      -      83.1%    60.0%      *
               % Academic Recog.        48.3%    53.3%    53.3%    34.4%    16.7%    60.8%      -      33.8%    20.0%      *
    Writing    % Passing                71.0%    77.6%    68.7%    54.0%    66.7%    73.7%      -      51.3%    60.0%      *
               % Academic Recog.         4.6%     4.1%     3.9%     0.0%     0.0%     5.3%      -       0.0%     0.0%      *
    Math       % Passing                86.9%    91.4%    84.7%    62.5%    40.0%    93.2%      -      68.8%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.        33.8%    36.3%    30.7%     7.8%     0.0%    39.1%      -      16.9%      *        *
  TAAS Grd. 5 (Int. Std. 65%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                53.2%    62.0%    42.5%    20.3%    33.3%    51.7%      -      24.5%      -       0.0%
               % Academic Recog.         3.1%     4.3%     0.8%     0.0%     0.0%     1.2%      -       0.0%      -       0.0%
    Reading    % Passing                69.7%    78.6%    66.5%    39.1%    50.0%    78.2%      -      44.1%      -      33.3%
               % Academic Recog.        34.8%    41.8%    31.4%    11.6%    16.7%    40.0%      -      11.8%      -       0.0%
    Writing    % Passing                81.1%    85.8%    64.3%    47.8%    66.7%    71.0%      -      47.9%      -      33.3%
               % Academic Recog.         7.0%     8.9%     4.5%     2.9%     0.0%     5.3%      -       2.1%      -       0.0%
    Math       % Passing                61.8%    70.5%    48.8%    24.6%    33.3%    59.1%      -      29.8%      -       0.0%
               % Academic Recog.        18.1%    20.5%     7.7%     0.0%     0.0%    11.1%      -       1.1%      -       0.0%
  TAAS Grd. 7 (Int. Std. 60%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                48.0%    52.7%    52.7%    37.3%      *      58.4%      *      44.6%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.         2.3%     2.8%     2.1%     0.0%      *       2.8%      *       0.0%      *        *
    Reading    % Passing                60.4%    65.9%    65.8%    45.6%      *      73.3%      *      50.8%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.        20.7%    24.5%    23.6%     7.0%      *      29.0%      *      12.7%      *        *
    Writing    % Passing                73.8%    79.2%    77.3%    67.2%      *      80.7%      *      70.3%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.         5.7%     6.5%     4.6%     3.4%      *       4.5%      *       3.1%      *        *
    Math       % Passing                62.9%    70.8%    62.1%    49.2%      *      67.2%      *      50.8%      *        -
               % Academic Recog.        15.6%    20.3%    15.0%     3.4%      *      19.2%      *       7.7%      *        -
  TAAS Grd. 9 (Int. Std. 60%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                49.2%    58.3%    57.4%    29.5%      *      64.0%      *      28.9%      -      44.4%
               % Academic Recog.         2.0%     2.4%     3.7%     2.3%      *       4.1%      *       2.6%      -       0.0%
    Reading    % Passing                77.8%    83.9%    83.1%    63.6%      *      87.7%      *      63.2%      -      83.3%
               % Academic Recog.        28.0%    32.9%    31.8%    11.4%      *      36.9%      *      10.5%      -       0.0%
    Writing    % Passing                68.0%    79.6%    84.2%    75.0%      *      86.6%      *      78.9%      -      83.3%
               % Academic Recog.         4.8%     5.6%    10.0%     2.3%      *      11.9%      *       2.6%      -       0.0%
    Math       % Passing                59.1%    67.2%    62.6%    36.4%      *      68.9%      *      36.8%      -        *
               % Academic Recog.        11.1%    14.1%    12.3%     2.3%      *      14.8%      *       2.6%      -        *
 
                                           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: CARTHAGE ISD                   Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 183902                             Final 1990-91 District Performance
District Group:  11
                                                                 |------------ 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%    71.5%    71.0%    50.0%      *      78.0%      *      31.8%      -        *
               % Academic Recog.         2.1%     2.4%     7.7%     0.0%      *      10.6%      *       0.0%      -        *
    Reading    % Passing                88.3%    91.8%    89.3%    75.0%      *      94.3%      *      68.2%      -        *
               % Academic Recog.        35.3%    39.1%    37.5%    27.3%      *      41.8%      *      18.2%      -        *
    Writing    % Passing                81.6%    87.3%    91.1%    81.8%      *      94.3%      *      77.3%      -        *
               % Academic Recog.         4.7%     4.4%    11.8%     2.3%      *      15.4%      *       0.0%      -        *
    Math       % Passing                75.5%    82.4%    74.6%    54.5%      *      81.3%      *      40.9%      -        *
               % Academic Recog.        18.6%    21.9%    21.9%     6.8%      *      27.6%      *       4.5%      -        *
  % Student Attendance
  ____________________                  95.6%    96.0%    96.7%     n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a
  Drop-out Rate
  _____________
    Current Year (89/90)                 5.1%     3.5%     2.7%     0.8%    25.0%     3.3%     0.0%     n/a      n/a      n/a
    Prior Year (88/89)                   6.1%     4.2%     4.0%     3.7%    14.3%     4.1%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
  % Advanced Courses
  __________________                     3.4%     3.2%     3.0%     n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a
  Expected Graduation Rate
  ________________________              98.9%   100.0%   100.0%   100.0%      *     100.0%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
  % Graduates to Receive
  ______________________
  Advanced Seal on Transcript
  ___________________________           26.7%    18.9%    26.1%    11.8%      *      32.0%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
  College Admissions Tests
  ________________________
    Scholastic Apt. Test (SAT)
      Current Year (89/90)
        Average SAT Total                872      889      886       -        -       865       -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 1000              26.6%    28.1%    35.7%      -        -      30.8%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        40.0%    45.6%     7.1%     0.0%      -       9.5%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
      Prior Year (88/89)
        Average SAT Total                876      893    1,150       -        -     1,150       -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 1000              26.4%    29.3%    77.8%      -        -      77.8%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        38.3%    42.0%     4.4%     0.0%      *       6.8%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
    Enhanced American College
    Testing (ACT) Assessment
      Current Year (89/90)
        Average ACT Composite           19.8     20.7     19.8     16.8       *      20.6       -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 25                15.3%    19.6%    13.7%     4.3%      *      15.3%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        26.6%    23.1%    52.0%    40.4%      -      52.6%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
  Texas Academic Skills Prgm.
  ___________________________
    % Passing on 1st Attempt            69.3%    74.5%    52.9%      *        *      69.2%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
 
 
     District Name: CARTHAGE 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: PANOLA                      Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
     District: 183902                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: above average
     District Group: 11                                                                            Economic Disadv.: Under 40%
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     STUDENT INFORMATION                                         |------District------|               Group               State
                                                                   Count       Percent
         Total Enrollment:                                         3,325          n/a               175,859           3,378,318
         Enrollment by Grade Groupings:
              Early Childhood Education                                9         0.3%                  0.3%                0.3%
              Pre-Kindergarten                                        29         0.9%                  1.2%                2.3%
              Kindergarten                                           218         6.6%                  7.7%                7.6%
              Grades 1 - 6                                         1,652        49.7%                 49.4%               49.1%
              Grades 7 - 8                                           527        15.8%                 15.1%               14.9%
              Grades 9 - 12                                          890        26.8%                 26.2%               25.8%
         Ethnic Distribution:
              White                                                2,373        71.4%                 74.5%               49.5%
              Hispanic                                                61         1.8%                 13.9%               33.9%
              African American                                       884        26.6%                  9.7%               14.4%
              Other                                                    7         0.2%                  1.9%                2.2%
         Mobility                                                    188        16.4% (a)             26.2% (a)           24.3% (a)
         Economically Disadvantaged                                1,083        32.6%                 20.1%               39.1%
         Limited English Proficient (LEP)                             27         0.8%                  2.0%                9.4%
         Class Size by Subject Area:                  |-------Number of Classes-------|       |-------Average Class Size------|
                                                       District     Group        State         District      Group       State
         Elementary (Grades 1-6):                         40        3,237       55,159           18.8         20.5        20.4
         Secondary: English                               94        3,930       67,224           14.7         20.6        20.1
                    Foreign Language                       5          747       12,935           16.2         20.2        20.6
                    Mathematics                           58        2,519       45,021           18.4         21.0        20.7
                    Science                               59        2,668       47,382           18.4         20.9        20.9
                    Social Studies                        52        2,938       53,438           20.2         22.0        21.5
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     FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                   District                 Group               State
         Taxes:
             Total Adopted Tax Rate                                            $0.990                $1.043              $1.065
             Standardized Tax Rates (SPTB Basis)
                 Maintenance and Operations                                    $0.878                $0.881              $0.890
                 Interest and Sinking                                          $0.067                $0.143              $0.156
                 Total Rate                                                    $0.945                $1.024              $1.045
             Standardized Local Tax Base (SPTB)
                 Value                                                 $1,093,143,059       $53,536,652,577    $630,232,670,791
                 Value Per Pupil (Enrollment)                                $328,764              $304,429            $186,552
             % Value by Category
                 Business                                                       15.8%                 44.3%               40.2%
                 Residential                                                    12.2%                 37.7%               41.5%
                 Land                                                            9.1%                  9.0%               10.5%
                 Oil and Gas                                                    62.2%                  8.5%                7.2%
                 Other                                                           0.7%                  0.5%                0.6%
          (a) The denominator for this calculation uses only students who reported mobility information on the TAAS reports.
 
 
     District Name: CARTHAGE 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: PANOLA                      Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
     District: 183902                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: above average
     District Group: 11                                                                            Economic Disadv.: Under 40%
     ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
     FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)                                       District                 Group               State
         Revenues:
              Total Revenues                                              $14,950,490          $772,444,977     $13,990,551,507
              Total Revenues per Pupil                                         $4,496                $4,392              $4,141
              % Revenues by Source
                   Local Tax                                                    66.7%                 70.3%               46.4%
                   Other Local & Intermediate                                    5.6%                  6.1%                5.0%
                   State                                                        22.2%                 19.9%               41.4%
                   Federal                                                       5.5%                  3.7%                7.3%
         Expenditures:
              Total Expenditures                                          $15,298,884          $792,898,754     $14,189,795,292
              Total Expenditures per Pupil                                     $4,601                $4,509              $4,200
              % Expenditures by Function
                 Operating
                   Instruction                                                  53.6%                 49.6%               51.7%
                   Instructional Administration                                  2.3%                  1.9%                2.1%
                   Campus Administration                                         3.6%                  4.3%                4.8%
                   Central Administration                                        4.4%                  5.1%                5.1%
                   Support                                                       4.1%                  5.0%                5.3%
                   Plant Services                                               10.6%                 10.8%               10.0%
                   Other                                                        10.7%                  9.7%               10.0%
                 Non-Operating
                   Debt Service                                                  4.9%                 10.4%                7.6%
                   Capital Outlay                                                5.9%                  2.9%                3.1%
                   Community Services                                              -                   0.2%                0.2%
              % Expenditures by Object
                 Operating
                   Payroll                                                      72.1%                 69.5%               73.1%
                   Other Operating                                              17.1%                 17.1%               16.2%
                 Non-Operating                                                  10.8%                 13.4%               10.8%
              Operating Expenditures                                      $13,648,884          $685,051,425     $12,627,810,276
              Operating Expenditures per Pupil                                 $4,105                $3,895              $3,738
              Instructional Operating Expenditures                         $8,207,051          $393,180,807      $7,333,971,842
              Instructional Operating Expenditures
                per Pupil                                                      $2,468                $2,236              $2,171
         Exclusions:
              Total Capital Projects Fund
                 Revenues                                                          $0            $2,558,500         $52,587,083
                 Expenditures                                                      $0           $72,789,874      $1,085,811,069
              Tuition Transfers                                                    $0              $139,122          $9,185,735
              Adult Basic Education                                                $0               $24,098          $4,712,199
 
 
     District Name: CARTHAGE 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: PANOLA                      Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
     District: 183902                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: above average
     District Group: 11                                                                            Economic Disadv.: Under 40%
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                                                                 |-----District------|                Group               State
     STAFF INFORMATION                                             Count       Percent
         Professional Staff:                                       230.0        56.1%                 65.4%               62.6%
              Teachers                                             200.9        49.0%                 55.0%               52.7%
              Professional Support                                  15.0         3.7%                  5.7%                5.4%
              Campus Administration                                 10.1         2.5%                  2.8%                2.7%
              Central Administration                                 4.0         1.0%                  1.9%                1.7%
         Educational Aides:                                         30.0         7.3%                  7.0%                8.0%
         Auxiliary Staff:                                          150.1        36.6%                 27.6%               29.4%
         Total Staff by Ethnicity and Sex:                         410.1          n/a              19,611.8           390,203.5
              White Male                                            66.9        16.3%                 18.6%               14.8%
              White Female                                         271.6        66.2%                 68.9%               52.3%
              Hispanic Male                                          1.0         0.2%                  1.9%                6.3%
              Hispanic Female                                        1.0         0.2%                  3.9%               14.6%
              African American Male                                 18.0         4.4%                  1.7%                3.0%
              African American Female                               51.6        12.6%                  4.5%                8.5%
              Other Male                                             0.0           -                   0.2%                0.2%
              Other Female                                           0.0           -                   0.3%                0.3%
         Teachers by Highest Degree Held:
              No Degree                                              2.0         1.0%                  1.2%                1.4%
              Bachelors                                             91.9        45.7%                 61.8%               67.5%
              Masters                                              106.0        52.8%                 36.5%               30.7%
              Doctorate                                              1.0         0.5%                  0.4%                0.4%
         Teachers by Years of Experience:
              Beginning Teachers                                    10.0         5.0%                  4.5%                6.3%
              1-5 Years Experience                                  21.0        10.5%                 21.9%               24.4%
              6-10 Years Experience                                 35.9        17.9%                 21.4%               20.7%
              11-20 Years Experience                                86.0        42.8%                 36.0%               33.8%
              Over 20 Years Experience                              48.0        23.9%                 16.2%               14.8%
         Student/Teacher Ratio                                       n/a        16.6                  16.3                16.4
 
 
     District Name: CARTHAGE 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: PANOLA                      Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
     District: 183902                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: above average
     District Group: 11                                                                            Economic Disadv.: Under 40%
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     STAFF INFORMATION (Continued)                                            District                 Group               State
         Average Experience of Teachers:                                          14.7                  12.0                11.3
         Average Experience of Teachers with District:                            14.0                   7.5                 7.6
         Average Teacher Salary by Years of Experience:
              Beginning Teachers                                               $19,310               $20,801             $20,259
              1-5 Years Experience                                             $22,992               $22,862             $22,421
              6-10 Years Experience                                            $25,836               $25,503             $25,289
              11-20 Years Experience                                           $28,808               $29,675             $29,332
              Over 20 Years Experience                                         $32,321               $33,917             $33,422
         Average Actual Salaries:
              Teachers                                                         $28,036               $27,582             $26,840
              Professional Support                                             $28,600               $32,032             $32,522
              Campus Administration                                            $42,336               $43,519             $42,167
              Central Administration                                           $54,660               $49,934             $47,384
         Teaching Permits by Type:
              Temporary                                                              0                    58               1,718
              Emergency                                                              0                    92               2,685
              Other                                                                  0                   125               4,176
         Distribution of Teacher Appraisal Scores:
                0.1 - 135.9                                                          2                   197               7,282
              136.0 - 159.9                                                         98                 3,682              70,785
              160.0 - 184.0                                                         76                 5,244              97,281
         Teacher Career Ladder Status:
              Teachers at Level II                                                 175                 4,689              76,212
              Teachers at Level III                                                  0                 2,226              46,761
         Turnover Rate for Teachers:                                             20.6%                 12.5%               12.9%
 
 
                           * Indicates that the data for this item fell outside a reasonable range.
 
 
     District Name: CARTHAGE 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: PANOLA                      Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: 3,000 to 9,999
     District: 183902                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: above average
     District Group: 11                                                                            Economic Disadv.: Under 40%
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     PROGRAM INFORMATION                                         |------District------|               Group               State
                                                                   Count       Percent
         Student Enrollment by Program:
              Special Education                                      400        12.0%                  9.7%                9.6%
              Vocational Education                                   676        20.3%                 13.4%               13.0%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                                 27         0.8%                  1.8%                8.4%
              Gifted and Talented Education                          210         6.3%                  7.5%                6.9%
         Teachers by Program (Population Served):
              Regular Education                                    164.8        82.1%                 79.7%               72.1%
              Special Education                                     17.0         8.5%                  8.6%                9.0%
              Compensatory Education                                 4.2         2.1%                  3.9%                5.6%
              Vocational Education                                  11.5         5.7%                  4.0%                4.1%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                                1.0         0.5%                  0.9%                5.4%
              Gifted and Talented Education                          2.3         1.2%                  1.5%                2.1%
              Other                                                  0.0           -                   1.4%                1.8%
         Instructional Operating Expenditures by Program:
              Regular Education                               $6,489,105        79.1%                 76.2%               70.9%
              Special Education                                 $781,455         9.5%                 10.7%               10.5%
              Compensatory Education                            $357,510         4.4%                  6.0%               10.0%
              Vocational Education                              $436,879         5.3%                  4.2%                4.2%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                            $22,687         0.3%                  0.8%                2.6%
              Gifted and Talented Education                      $54,415         0.7%                  2.0%                1.7%
              Other                                              $65,000         0.8%                  0.1%                0.2%
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     COOPERATIVE INFORMATION                                                  District               Group                State
         Staff:
              Professional Staff                                                   0.0                20.1                501.2
              Educational Aides                                                    0.0                 1.0                164.0
              Auxiliary Staff                                                      0.0                16.3                499.0
         Financial:
              Total Revenues by Source                                              $0          $2,674,187          $83,686,083
                Local                                                               $0             $87,000          $10,746,778
                State                                                               $0            $960,827          $34,391,809
                Federal                                                             $0          $1,626,360          $38,547,496
              Total Expenditures by Object                                          $0          $4,532,962         $100,460,464
                Operating                                                           $0          $4,398,515          $96,648,368
                Non-Operating                                                       $0            $134,447           $3,812,096
              Instructional Operating Expenditures                                  $0          $2,609,334          $55,663,349
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