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: ABILENE ISD                    Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 221901                             Final 1990-91 District Performance
District Group:  13
                                                                 |------------ 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%    69.6%    74.3%    59.1%    63.1%    81.7%    61.5%    64.1%    41.7%    70.1%
               % Academic Recog.         3.1%     4.0%     3.9%     2.3%     1.3%     5.2%     3.8%     1.9%     0.0%     0.9%
    Reading    % Passing                84.8%    88.5%    89.4%    84.7%    83.0%    92.6%    92.3%    85.6%    80.9%    78.7%
               % Academic Recog.        48.3%    51.5%    56.8%    42.7%    43.3%    64.2%    65.4%    47.9%    31.9%    42.6%
    Writing    % Passing                71.0%    75.9%    80.8%    70.8%    73.1%    85.9%    61.5%    72.8%    54.2%    71.0%
               % Academic Recog.         4.6%     5.9%     5.8%     2.3%     2.3%     7.7%     7.7%     3.3%     0.0%     2.2%
    Math       % Passing                86.9%    89.7%    90.0%    82.6%    82.3%    94.4%    88.0%    85.2%    72.3%    85.1%
               % Academic Recog.        33.8%    36.1%    35.3%    20.5%    19.4%    44.4%    24.0%    25.5%    21.3%    28.1%
  TAAS Grd. 5 (Int. Std. 65%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                53.2%    58.4%    65.5%    42.5%    49.1%    74.4%    77.8%    51.3%     9.1%    41.7%
               % Academic Recog.         3.1%     3.5%     6.5%     3.3%     2.5%     8.5%     5.6%     2.5%     0.0%     0.0%
    Reading    % Passing                69.7%    74.3%    80.0%    65.0%    71.5%    84.9%    88.9%    68.7%    22.7%    65.2%
               % Academic Recog.        34.8%    38.9%    40.1%    23.1%    27.0%    46.9%    44.4%    25.0%     4.5%    18.5%
    Writing    % Passing                81.1%    84.3%    93.8%    88.2%    89.6%    95.9%   100.0%    90.0%    68.2%    87.5%
               % Academic Recog.         7.0%     8.6%    16.7%     9.2%     8.6%    20.6%    16.7%     9.8%     0.0%     6.3%
    Math       % Passing                61.8%    67.5%    73.1%    48.3%    59.3%    81.2%    88.9%    59.9%    22.7%    44.4%
               % Academic Recog.        18.1%    19.4%    21.7%     6.8%     8.9%    27.9%    44.4%     9.8%     4.5%     8.3%
  TAAS Grd. 7 (Int. Std. 60%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                48.0%    53.0%    61.9%    44.2%    39.2%    72.9%    60.9%    43.3%    15.0%    14.0%
               % Academic Recog.         2.3%     2.2%     5.2%     0.9%     0.7%     7.5%     4.3%     2.1%     0.0%     0.0%
    Reading    % Passing                60.4%    67.2%    70.4%    55.4%    49.3%    79.8%    82.6%    54.3%    20.0%    40.3%
               % Academic Recog.        20.7%    23.6%    25.4%    12.5%     8.5%    32.8%    43.5%    12.8%     5.0%     5.6%
    Writing    % Passing                73.8%    78.1%    90.0%    84.5%    83.3%    93.2%    95.7%    84.9%    45.0%    60.6%
               % Academic Recog.         5.7%     6.1%    15.2%     6.4%     6.7%    19.8%    13.0%     8.9%     0.0%     1.5%
    Math       % Passing                62.9%    69.1%    74.5%    59.3%    55.9%    83.5%    78.3%    61.4%    25.0%    22.9%
               % Academic Recog.        15.6%    18.0%    18.8%     6.2%    10.0%    23.3%    34.8%    12.0%     5.0%     3.6%
  TAAS Grd. 9 (Int. Std. 60%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                49.2%    58.1%    57.9%    41.0%    45.9%    64.6%    64.3%    39.7%     0.0%     8.0%
               % Academic Recog.         2.0%     2.6%     1.2%     0.0%     0.8%     1.6%     0.0%     0.0%     0.0%     0.0%
    Reading    % Passing                77.8%    83.4%    83.2%    72.9%    74.8%    88.1%    71.4%    76.8%    20.0%    35.3%
               % Academic Recog.        28.0%    34.0%    33.6%    16.7%    15.5%    42.2%    42.9%    13.3%     0.0%     2.9%
    Writing    % Passing                68.0%    75.3%    78.1%    62.5%    74.7%    81.6%    85.7%    72.7%    40.0%    32.2%
               % Academic Recog.         4.8%     6.1%     3.7%     1.0%     1.3%     4.7%    14.3%     0.0%     0.0%     0.0%
    Math       % Passing                59.1%    66.0%    69.4%    50.0%    58.2%    76.2%    71.4%    51.7%    20.0%    21.7%
               % Academic Recog.        11.1%    13.6%    13.3%     3.1%     4.2%    17.8%    21.4%     3.8%     0.0%     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: ABILENE ISD                    Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 221901                             Final 1990-91 District Performance
District Group:  13
                                                                 |------------ 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%    69.0%    63.5%    43.1%    46.7%    72.1%    77.8%    47.1%    30.0%    18.5%
               % Academic Recog.         2.1%     1.9%     0.4%     0.0%     0.0%     0.6%     0.0%     0.0%     0.0%     0.0%
    Reading    % Passing                88.3%    90.6%    87.7%    80.0%    76.0%    92.4%   100.0%    81.6%    50.0%    68.0%
               % Academic Recog.        35.3%    39.4%    35.8%    18.0%    23.4%    43.0%    33.3%    17.3%     0.0%     8.0%
    Writing    % Passing                81.6%    84.2%    76.0%    72.7%    57.2%    82.4%    77.8%    67.7%    30.0%    30.4%
               % Academic Recog.         4.7%     3.6%     1.1%     0.0%     0.6%     1.5%     0.0%     1.0%     0.0%     0.0%
    Math       % Passing                75.5%    79.1%    75.6%    52.0%    64.8%    82.6%    94.4%    61.0%    40.0%    30.8%
               % Academic Recog.        18.6%    20.2%    20.0%     6.1%    11.5%    24.3%    50.0%     7.0%     0.0%     3.8%
  % Student Attendance
  ____________________                  95.6%    96.0%    96.4%     n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a
  Drop-out Rate
  _____________
    Current Year (89/90)                 5.1%     3.8%     3.2%     2.6%     6.6%     2.2%     0.9%     n/a      n/a      n/a
    Prior Year (88/89)                   6.1%     5.0%     2.8%     3.1%     3.4%     2.5%     5.7%     n/a      n/a      n/a
  % Advanced Courses
  __________________                     3.4%     3.1%     2.0%     n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a
  Expected Graduation Rate
  ________________________              98.9%    99.5%    94.7%    94.4%    96.0%    94.3%    94.4%     n/a      n/a      n/a
  % Graduates to Receive
  ______________________
  Advanced Seal on Transcript
  ___________________________           26.7%    35.0%    35.3%    16.5%    20.1%    42.3%    64.7%     n/a      n/a      n/a
  College Admissions Tests
  ________________________
    Scholastic Apt. Test (SAT)
      Current Year (89/90)
        Average SAT Total                872      885      888      722      807      911      908      n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 1000              26.6%    27.6%    25.8%     3.8%     3.1%    30.9%    28.6%     n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        40.0%    44.3%    44.4%    32.1%    22.7%    48.1%      ?       n/a      n/a      n/a
      Prior Year (88/89)
        Average SAT Total                876      897      873      727      730      913      848      n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 1000              26.4%    29.7%    26.1%    10.3%     4.5%    32.5%    15.6%     n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        38.3%    39.6%    40.0%    29.0%    22.9%    40.4%      ?       n/a      n/a      n/a
    Enhanced American College
    Testing (ACT) Assessment
      Current Year (89/90)
        Average ACT Composite           19.8     20.5     20.7     16.0     19.3     21.2     20.4      n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 25                15.3%    18.8%    21.8%     0.0%     6.3%    25.3%    40.0%     n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        26.6%    21.6%    27.2%    14.8%    22.7%    26.0%    38.5%     n/a      n/a      n/a
  Texas Academic Skills Prgm.
  ___________________________
    % Passing on 1st Attempt            69.3%    73.2%    70.2%    30.0%    55.6%    78.3%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
 
 
     District Name: ABILENE 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: TAYLOR                      Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: over 10,000
     District: 221901                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 13                                                                            Economic Disadv.: under 40%
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     STUDENT INFORMATION                                         |------District------|               Group               State
                                                                   Count       Percent
         Total Enrollment:                                        18,205          n/a               590,431           3,378,318
         Enrollment by Grade Groupings:
              Early Childhood Education                              139         0.8%                  0.3%                0.3%
              Pre-Kindergarten                                       539         3.0%                  1.9%                2.3%
              Kindergarten                                         1,465         8.0%                  7.5%                7.6%
              Grades 1 - 6                                         9,247        50.8%                 49.7%               49.1%
              Grades 7 - 8                                         2,520        13.8%                 14.8%               14.9%
              Grades 9 - 12                                        4,295        23.6%                 25.7%               25.8%
         Ethnic Distribution:
              White                                               11,504        63.2%                 58.2%               49.5%
              Hispanic                                             4,513        24.8%                 24.3%               33.9%
              African American                                     1,928        10.6%                 13.0%               14.4%
              Other                                                  260         1.4%                  4.4%                2.2%
         Mobility                                                  1,301        24.2% (a)             30.5% (a)           24.3% (a)
         Economically Disadvantaged                                7,039        38.7%                 26.8%               39.1%
         Limited English Proficient (LEP)                            349         1.9%                  4.8%                9.4%
         Class Size by Subject Area:                  |-------Number of Classes-------|       |-------Average Class Size------|
                                                       District     Group        State         District      Group       State
         Elementary (Grades 1-6):                        378       10,271       55,159           20.2         21.2        20.4
         Secondary: English                              395       10,586       67,224           21.2         22.4        20.1
                    Foreign Language                      63        2,163       12,935           19.1         22.6        20.6
                    Mathematics                          281        7,215       45,021           20.0         22.3        20.7
                    Science                              276        7,541       47,382           21.7         22.9        20.9
                    Social Studies                       305        8,659       53,438           22.6         22.8        21.5
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     FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                   District                 Group               State
         Taxes:
             Total Adopted Tax Rate                                            $1.203                $1.201              $1.065
             Standardized Tax Rates (SPTB Basis)
                 Maintenance and Operations                                    $1.010                $0.947              $0.890
                 Interest and Sinking                                          $0.148                $0.221              $0.156
                 Total Rate                                                    $1.158                $1.168              $1.045
             Standardized Local Tax Base (SPTB)
                 Value                                                 $2,076,243,083       $89,059,287,721    $630,232,670,791
                 Value Per Pupil (Enrollment)                                $114,047              $150,838            $186,552
             % Value by Category
                 Business                                                       43.6%                 34.9%               40.2%
                 Residential                                                    51.7%                 51.8%               41.5%
                 Land                                                            4.3%                  9.0%               10.5%
                 Oil and Gas                                                       -                   3.1%                7.2%
                 Other                                                           0.3%                  1.2%                0.6%
          (a) The denominator for this calculation uses only students who reported mobility information on the TAAS reports.
 
 
     District Name: ABILENE 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: TAYLOR                      Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: over 10,000
     District: 221901                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 13                                                                            Economic Disadv.: under 40%
     ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
     FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)                                       District                 Group               State
         Revenues:
              Total Revenues                                              $72,010,630        $2,264,086,070     $13,990,551,507
              Total Revenues per Pupil                                         $3,956                $3,835              $4,141
              % Revenues by Source
                   Local Tax                                                    33.4%                 45.5%               46.4%
                   Other Local & Intermediate                                    4.7%                  5.8%                5.0%
                   State                                                        55.8%                 43.7%               41.4%
                   Federal                                                       6.1%                  5.1%                7.3%
         Expenditures:
              Total Expenditures                                          $72,095,974        $2,282,900,368     $14,189,795,292
              Total Expenditures per Pupil                                     $3,960                $3,866              $4,200
              % Expenditures by Function
                 Operating
                   Instruction                                                  59.1%                 52.0%               51.7%
                   Instructional Administration                                  3.2%                  2.1%                2.1%
                   Campus Administration                                         4.4%                  4.6%                4.8%
                   Central Administration                                        3.8%                  4.3%                5.1%
                   Support                                                       5.5%                  5.5%                5.3%
                   Plant Services                                                8.3%                 10.0%               10.0%
                   Other                                                         9.1%                  9.6%               10.0%
                 Non-Operating
                   Debt Service                                                  4.4%                  9.5%                7.6%
                   Capital Outlay                                                2.2%                  2.3%                3.1%
                   Community Services                                            0.1%                  0.1%                0.2%
              % Expenditures by Object
                 Operating
                   Payroll                                                      79.4%                 73.3%               73.1%
                   Other Operating                                              14.0%                 15.0%               16.2%
                 Non-Operating                                                   6.6%                 11.7%               10.8%
              Operating Expenditures                                      $67,273,472        $2,012,517,559     $12,627,810,276
              Operating Expenditures per Pupil                                 $3,695                $3,409              $3,738
              Instructional Operating Expenditures                        $42,578,207        $1,187,360,258      $7,333,971,842
              Instructional Operating Expenditures
                per Pupil                                                      $2,339                $2,011              $2,171
         Exclusions:
              Total Capital Projects Fund
                 Revenues                                                          $0            $4,145,962         $52,587,083
                 Expenditures                                                      $0          $161,114,072      $1,085,811,069
              Tuition Transfers                                                    $0              $507,163          $9,185,735
              Adult Basic Education                                                $0              $398,616          $4,712,199
 
 
     District Name: ABILENE 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: TAYLOR                      Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: over 10,000
     District: 221901                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 13                                                                            Economic Disadv.: under 40%
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                                                                 |-----District------|                Group               State
     STAFF INFORMATION                                             Count       Percent
         Professional Staff:                                     1,536.8        64.6%                 63.3%               62.6%
              Teachers                                           1,309.5        55.0%                 53.5%               52.7%
              Professional Support                                 147.3         6.2%                  5.7%                5.4%
              Campus Administration                                 47.0         2.0%                  2.7%                2.7%
              Central Administration                                33.0         1.4%                  1.4%                1.7%
         Educational Aides:                                        196.1         8.2%                  6.4%                8.0%
         Auxiliary Staff:                                          646.9        27.2%                 30.2%               29.4%
         Total Staff by Ethnicity and Sex:                       2,379.8          n/a              63,517.9           390,203.5
              White Male                                           454.4        19.1%                 16.0%               14.8%
              White Female                                       1,534.0        64.5%                 63.7%               52.3%
              Hispanic Male                                         85.2         3.6%                  3.5%                6.3%
              Hispanic Female                                      177.9         7.5%                  9.0%               14.6%
              African American Male                                 38.8         1.6%                  1.8%                3.0%
              African American Female                               79.6         3.3%                  5.3%                8.5%
              Other Male                                             1.0           -                   0.2%                0.2%
              Other Female                                           8.9         0.4%                  0.6%                0.3%
         Teachers by Highest Degree Held:
              No Degree                                             15.0         1.1%                  0.9%                1.4%
              Bachelors                                            947.5        72.4%                 67.7%               67.5%
              Masters                                              346.0        26.4%                 31.1%               30.7%
              Doctorate                                              1.0         0.1%                  0.3%                0.4%
         Teachers by Years of Experience:
              Beginning Teachers                                    92.0         7.0%                  6.3%                6.3%
              1-5 Years Experience                                 347.0        26.5%                 24.7%               24.4%
              6-10 Years Experience                                272.0        20.8%                 21.6%               20.7%
              11-20 Years Experience                               400.5        30.6%                 34.1%               33.8%
              Over 20 Years Experience                             198.0        15.1%                 13.2%               14.8%
         Student/Teacher Ratio                                       n/a        13.9                  17.4                16.4
 
 
     District Name: ABILENE 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: TAYLOR                      Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: over 10,000
     District: 221901                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 13                                                                            Economic Disadv.: under 40%
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     STAFF INFORMATION (Continued)                                            District                 Group               State
         Average Experience of Teachers:                                          11.0                  10.9                11.3
         Average Experience of Teachers with District:                             7.8                   7.2                 7.6
         Average Teacher Salary by Years of Experience:
              Beginning Teachers                                               $18,562               $21,033             $20,259
              1-5 Years Experience                                             $20,986               $22,783             $22,421
              6-10 Years Experience                                            $24,248               $25,400             $25,289
              11-20 Years Experience                                           $27,931               $29,446             $29,332
              Over 20 Years Experience                                         $32,542               $34,218             $33,422
         Average Actual Salaries:
              Teachers                                                         $25,365               $27,019             $26,840
              Professional Support                                             $31,129               $32,765             $32,522
              Campus Administration                                            $41,568               $43,186             $42,167
              Central Administration                                           $44,262               $50,494             $47,384
         Teaching Permits by Type:
              Temporary                                                              0                   189               1,718
              Emergency                                                              9                   225               2,685
              Other                                                                 12                   851               4,176
         Distribution of Teacher Appraisal Scores:
                0.1 - 135.9                                                         23                   951               7,282
              136.0 - 159.9                                                        651                11,471              70,785
              160.0 - 184.0                                                        505                16,628              97,281
         Teacher Career Ladder Status:
              Teachers at Level II                                                 621                12,382              76,212
              Teachers at Level III                                                336                 8,215              46,761
         Turnover Rate for Teachers:                                             10.1%                 12.7%               12.9%
 
 
                           * Indicates that the data for this item fell outside a reasonable range.
 
 
     District Name: ABILENE 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: TAYLOR                      Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: over 10,000
     District: 221901                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 13                                                                            Economic Disadv.: under 40%
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     PROGRAM INFORMATION                                         |------District------|               Group               State
                                                                   Count       Percent
         Student Enrollment by Program:
              Special Education                                    2,952        16.2%                  9.2%                9.6%
              Vocational Education                                 1,627         8.9%                 11.9%               13.0%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                                346         1.9%                  4.1%                8.4%
              Gifted and Talented Education                          750         4.1%                  7.6%                6.9%
         Teachers by Program (Population Served):
              Regular Education                                    984.3        75.2%                 74.6%               72.1%
              Special Education                                    180.1        13.8%                  9.3%                9.0%
              Compensatory Education                                44.4         3.4%                  5.6%                5.6%
              Vocational Education                                  56.2         4.3%                  3.5%                4.1%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                               22.0         1.7%                  2.4%                5.4%
              Gifted and Talented Education                         19.8         1.5%                  2.6%                2.1%
              Other                                                  2.7         0.2%                  2.0%                1.8%
         Instructional Operating Expenditures by Program:
              Regular Education                              $39,079,407        91.8%                 75.3%               70.9%
              Special Education                               $2,189,380         5.1%                 11.0%               10.5%
              Compensatory Education                            $980,400         2.3%                  6.2%               10.0%
              Vocational Education                              $264,510         0.6%                  3.4%                4.2%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                            $12,400           -                   1.9%                2.6%
              Gifted and Talented Education                      $52,110         0.1%                  1.7%                1.7%
              Other                                                   $0           -                   0.5%                0.2%
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     COOPERATIVE INFORMATION                                                  District               Group                State
         Staff:
              Professional Staff                                                   0.0                 3.3                501.2
              Educational Aides                                                    0.0                 0.0                164.0
              Auxiliary Staff                                                      0.2                14.7                499.0
         Financial:
              Total Revenues by Source                                        $253,318          $2,164,302          $83,686,083
                Local                                                               $0            $229,820          $10,746,778
                State                                                         $253,318          $1,133,495          $34,391,809
                Federal                                                             $0            $800,987          $38,547,496
              Total Expenditures by Object                                    $253,318          $2,433,223         $100,460,464
                Operating                                                     $253,318          $2,420,409          $96,648,368
                Non-Operating                                                       $0             $12,814           $3,812,096
              Instructional Operating Expenditures                            $253,318          $1,840,599          $55,663,349
 
 
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