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: MERKEL ISD                     Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 221904                             Final 1990-91 District Performance
District Group:  5
                                                                 |------------ 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%    67.2%    44.6%      -      20.0%    47.6%      -      27.5%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.         3.1%     2.1%     1.1%      -       0.0%     1.2%      -       0.0%      *        *
    Reading    % Passing                84.8%    87.1%    73.6%      -      60.0%    75.3%      -      59.0%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.        48.3%    51.2%    34.1%      -      10.0%    37.0%      -      20.5%      *        *
    Writing    % Passing                71.0%    73.8%    52.7%      -      22.2%    56.1%      -      35.0%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.         4.6%     3.6%     1.1%      -       0.0%     1.2%      -       0.0%      *        *
    Math       % Passing                86.9%    88.9%    73.3%      -      50.0%    76.3%      -      71.8%      *        *
               % Academic Recog.        33.8%    33.7%    20.0%      -       0.0%    22.5%      -       7.7%      *        *
  TAAS Grd. 5 (Int. Std. 65%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                53.2%    55.2%    66.7%      -      66.7%    66.7%      -      65.0%      *      25.0%
               % Academic Recog.         3.1%     1.9%     1.0%      -       0.0%     1.2%      -       0.0%      *       0.0%
    Reading    % Passing                69.7%    73.3%    80.8%      -      73.3%    82.1%      -      75.0%      *      50.0%
               % Academic Recog.        34.8%    35.7%    33.3%      -      26.7%    34.5%      -      20.0%      *       0.0%
    Writing    % Passing                81.1%    82.6%    90.6%      -      93.3%    90.1%      -      94.9%      *      42.9%
               % Academic Recog.         7.0%     5.1%     2.1%      -       6.7%     1.2%      -       2.6%      *       0.0%
    Math       % Passing                61.8%    63.7%    71.7%      -      80.0%    70.2%      -      72.5%      *      75.0%
               % Academic Recog.        18.1%    17.6%    18.2%      -      20.0%    17.9%      -      15.0%      *      25.0%
  TAAS Grd. 7 (Int. Std. 60%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                48.0%    51.5%    65.6%      *      44.4%    68.7%      -      52.6%      -        *
               % Academic Recog.         2.3%     1.6%     6.5%      *      11.1%     6.0%      -       5.3%      -        *
    Reading    % Passing                60.4%    65.7%    80.2%      *      55.6%    82.7%      -      68.4%      -        *
               % Academic Recog.        20.7%    22.5%    36.3%      *      33.3%    35.8%      -      36.8%      -        *
    Writing    % Passing                73.8%    77.9%    92.5%      *      88.9%    94.0%      -     100.0%      -        *
               % Academic Recog.         5.7%     5.0%    14.0%      *      11.1%    14.5%      -      10.5%      -        *
    Math       % Passing                62.9%    66.7%    77.4%      *      66.7%    78.3%      -      57.9%      -        *
               % Academic Recog.        15.6%    15.5%    21.5%      *      22.2%    21.7%      -      10.5%      -        *
  TAAS Grd. 9 (Int. Std. 60%)
  ___________
    All Tests  % Passing                49.2%    55.7%    50.6%      -      40.0%    52.8%      -      47.6%      -        *
               % Academic Recog.         2.0%     1.2%     0.0%      -       0.0%     0.0%      -       0.0%      -        *
    Reading    % Passing                77.8%    84.3%    81.6%      -      73.3%    83.3%      -      76.2%      -        *
               % Academic Recog.        28.0%    31.5%    26.4%      -      26.7%    26.4%      -      23.8%      -        *
    Writing    % Passing                68.0%    73.1%    61.6%      -      40.0%    66.2%      -      52.4%      -        *
               % Academic Recog.         4.8%     3.3%     0.0%      -       0.0%     0.0%      -       0.0%      -        *
    Math       % Passing                59.1%    66.2%    66.7%      -      80.0%    63.9%      -      66.7%      -        *
               % Academic Recog.        11.1%     9.8%     6.9%      -      13.3%     5.6%      -       4.8%      -        *
 
                                           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: MERKEL ISD                     Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 221904                             Final 1990-91 District Performance
District Group:  5
                                                                 |------------ 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%    69.1%    72.7%      -      85.7%    70.8%      -      81.8%      -        *
               % Academic Recog.         2.1%     1.1%     1.1%      -       0.0%     1.4%      -       0.0%      -        *
    Reading    % Passing                88.3%    91.5%    93.2%      -      92.9%    93.1%      -      90.9%      -        *
               % Academic Recog.        35.3%    36.2%    29.5%      -      14.3%    31.9%      -      18.2%      -        *
    Writing    % Passing                81.6%    85.4%    93.2%      -      85.7%    94.4%      -      90.9%      -        *
               % Academic Recog.         4.7%     2.9%     1.1%      -       0.0%     1.4%      -       0.0%      -        *
    Math       % Passing                75.5%    78.7%    75.9%      -      92.3%    73.6%      -      80.0%      -        *
               % Academic Recog.        18.6%    16.9%    18.4%      -      30.8%    15.3%      -      20.0%      -        *
  % Student Attendance
  ____________________                  95.6%    96.3%    96.3%     n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a      n/a
  Drop-out Rate
  _____________
    Current Year (89/90)                 5.1%     2.4%     0.5%     0.0%     0.0%     0.6%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
    Prior Year (88/89)                   6.1%     3.1%     3.2%    12.5%     2.7%     3.2%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
  % Advanced Courses
  __________________                     3.4%     2.5%     2.3%     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%    25.7%    32.5%      *      22.2%    33.3%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
  College Admissions Tests
  ________________________
    Scholastic Apt. Test (SAT)
      Current Year (89/90)
        Average SAT Total                872      859      939       -        -       939       -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 1000              26.6%    20.2%    25.0%      -        -      25.0%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        40.0%    29.8%     8.4%      *       0.0%     9.5%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
      Prior Year (88/89)
        Average SAT Total                876      853      834       -        *       827       -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 1000              26.4%    20.0%    10.0%      -        *       0.0%      -       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        38.3%    28.7%    11.2%      *      10.0%     9.5%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
    Enhanced American College
    Testing (ACT) Assessment
      Current Year (89/90)
        Average ACT Composite           19.8     19.6     19.2       -      16.3     19.8       *       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % at or Above 25                15.3%    12.5%     9.8%      -       0.0%    13.6%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
        % Tested                        26.6%    25.0%    64.2%      *      66.7%    52.4%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
  Texas Academic Skills Prgm.
  ___________________________
    % Passing on 1st Attempt            69.3%    66.7%    44.4%      *        *      53.3%      *       n/a      n/a      n/a
 
 
     District Name: MERKEL 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: 1,000 to 2,999
     District: 221904                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 5                                                                             Economic Disadv.: under 40%
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     STUDENT INFORMATION                                         |------District------|               Group               State
                                                                   Count       Percent
         Total Enrollment:                                         1,371          n/a               161,858           3,378,318
         Enrollment by Grade Groupings:
              Early Childhood Education                                1         0.1%                  0.3%                0.3%
              Pre-Kindergarten                                        31         2.3%                  1.3%                2.3%
              Kindergarten                                            99         7.2%                  7.5%                7.6%
              Grades 1 - 6                                           647        47.2%                 48.8%               49.1%
              Grades 7 - 8                                           218        15.9%                 15.3%               14.9%
              Grades 9 - 12                                          375        27.4%                 26.7%               25.8%
         Ethnic Distribution:
              White                                                1,141        83.2%                 82.4%               49.5%
              Hispanic                                               207        15.1%                  8.7%               33.9%
              African American                                        20         1.5%                  8.3%               14.4%
              Other                                                    3         0.2%                  0.6%                2.2%
         Mobility                                                    101        22.1% (a)             23.6% (a)           24.3% (a)
         Economically Disadvantaged                                  522        38.1%                 26.1%               39.1%
         Limited English Proficient (LEP)                             16         1.2%                  1.3%                9.4%
         Class Size by Subject Area:                  |-------Number of Classes-------|       |-------Average Class Size------|
                                                       District     Group        State         District      Group       State
         Elementary (Grades 1-6):                         29        2,611       55,159           17.8         20.8        20.4
         Secondary: English                               49        3,827       67,224           15.5         19.4        20.1
                    Foreign Language                       5          616       12,935           16.8         18.7        20.6
                    Mathematics                           34        2,571       45,021           13.3         19.3        20.7
                    Science                               32        2,811       47,382           16.3         20.2        20.9
                    Social Studies                        48        3,160       53,438           14.3         20.6        21.5
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     FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                   District                 Group               State
         Taxes:
             Total Adopted Tax Rate                                            $1.150                $1.131              $1.065
             Standardized Tax Rates (SPTB Basis)
                 Maintenance and Operations                                    $1.035                $0.872              $0.890
                 Interest and Sinking                                          $0.121                $0.261              $0.156
                 Total Rate                                                    $1.155                $1.133              $1.045
             Standardized Local Tax Base (SPTB)
                 Value                                                   $102,049,006       $18,720,776,186    $630,232,670,791
                 Value Per Pupil (Enrollment)                                 $74,433              $115,662            $186,552
             % Value by Category
                 Business                                                       33.4%                 27.8%               40.2%
                 Residential                                                    31.3%                 41.8%               41.5%
                 Land                                                           23.7%                 22.7%               10.5%
                 Oil and Gas                                                     8.7%                  6.7%                7.2%
                 Other                                                           2.9%                  1.0%                0.6%
          (a) The denominator for this calculation uses only students who reported mobility information on the TAAS reports.
 
 
     District Name: MERKEL 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: 1,000 to 2,999
     District: 221904                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 5                                                                             Economic Disadv.: under 40%
     ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
     FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)                                       District                 Group               State
         Revenues:
              Total Revenues                                               $5,218,517          $614,791,606     $13,990,551,507
              Total Revenues per Pupil                                         $3,806                $3,798              $4,141
              % Revenues by Source
                   Local Tax                                                    22.4%                 34.0%               46.4%
                   Other Local & Intermediate                                    3.8%                  5.9%                5.0%
                   State                                                        69.4%                 55.0%               41.4%
                   Federal                                                       4.3%                  5.1%                7.3%
         Expenditures:
              Total Expenditures                                           $5,353,392          $615,575,896     $14,189,795,292
              Total Expenditures per Pupil                                     $3,905                $3,803              $4,200
              % Expenditures by Function
                 Operating
                   Instruction                                                  57.5%                 51.7%               51.7%
                   Instructional Administration                                    -                   0.9%                2.1%
                   Campus Administration                                         6.4%                  4.9%                4.8%
                   Central Administration                                        5.8%                  5.7%                5.1%
                   Support                                                       5.0%                  3.8%                5.3%
                   Plant Services                                                8.1%                  9.0%               10.0%
                   Other                                                        11.0%                 11.7%               10.0%
                 Non-Operating
                   Debt Service                                                  2.3%                  7.9%                7.6%
                   Capital Outlay                                                3.9%                  4.2%                3.1%
                   Community Services                                              -                   0.1%                0.2%
              % Expenditures by Object
                 Operating
                   Payroll                                                      76.6%                 69.8%               73.1%
                   Other Operating                                              17.2%                 18.1%               16.2%
                 Non-Operating                                                   6.2%                 12.1%               10.8%
              Operating Expenditures                                       $5,024,098          $540,508,119     $12,627,810,276
              Operating Expenditures per Pupil                                 $3,665                $3,339              $3,738
              Instructional Operating Expenditures                         $3,077,872          $318,416,785      $7,333,971,842
              Instructional Operating Expenditures
                per Pupil                                                      $2,245                $1,967              $2,171
         Exclusions:
              Total Capital Projects Fund
                 Revenues                                                          $0              $754,477         $52,587,083
                 Expenditures                                                      $0           $10,381,402      $1,085,811,069
              Tuition Transfers                                                    $0              $503,609          $9,185,735
              Adult Basic Education                                                $0                $5,500          $4,712,199
 
 
     District Name: MERKEL 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: 1,000 to 2,999
     District: 221904                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 5                                                                             Economic Disadv.: under 40%
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                                                                 |-----District------|                Group               State
     STAFF INFORMATION                                             Count       Percent
         Professional Staff:                                       124.9        68.9%                 64.7%               62.6%
              Teachers                                             106.5        58.7%                 55.7%               52.7%
              Professional Support                                   6.5         3.6%                  4.3%                5.4%
              Campus Administration                                  7.0         3.8%                  3.0%                2.7%
              Central Administration                                 5.0         2.8%                  1.7%                1.7%
         Educational Aides:                                         20.4        11.3%                  8.2%                8.0%
         Auxiliary Staff:                                           35.9        19.8%                 27.0%               29.4%
         Total Staff by Ethnicity and Sex:                         181.2          n/a              18,109.6           390,203.5
              White Male                                            47.1        26.0%                 20.7%               14.8%
              White Female                                         125.0        69.0%                 70.8%               52.3%
              Hispanic Male                                          0.0           -                   0.8%                6.3%
              Hispanic Female                                        9.1         5.0%                  2.0%               14.6%
              African American Male                                  0.0           -                   1.5%                3.0%
              African American Female                                0.0           -                   4.0%                8.5%
              Other Male                                             0.0           -                   0.1%                0.2%
              Other Female                                           0.0           -                   0.2%                0.3%
         Teachers by Highest Degree Held:
              No Degree                                              0.0           -                   0.7%                1.4%
              Bachelors                                             87.3        82.0%                 71.0%               67.5%
              Masters                                               18.1        17.0%                 28.1%               30.7%
              Doctorate                                              0.0           -                   0.2%                0.4%
         Teachers by Years of Experience:
              Beginning Teachers                                     6.9         6.5%                  6.5%                6.3%
              1-5 Years Experience                                  27.0        25.4%                 24.6%               24.4%
              6-10 Years Experience                                 23.4        22.0%                 22.3%               20.7%
              11-20 Years Experience                                35.9        33.7%                 32.3%               33.8%
              Over 20 Years Experience                              13.2        12.4%                 14.3%               14.8%
         Student/Teacher Ratio                                       n/a        12.9                  16.1                16.4
 
 
     District Name: MERKEL 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: 1,000 to 2,999
     District: 221904                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 5                                                                             Economic Disadv.: under 40%
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     STAFF INFORMATION (Continued)                                            District                 Group               State
         Average Experience of Teachers:                                          10.3                  11.0                11.3
         Average Experience of Teachers with District:                             6.2                   6.7                 7.6
         Average Teacher Salary by Years of Experience:
              Beginning Teachers                                               $17,267               $18,562             $20,259
              1-5 Years Experience                                             $19,789               $20,922             $22,421
              6-10 Years Experience                                            $22,446               $23,992             $25,289
              11-20 Years Experience                                           $25,304               $27,220             $29,332
              Over 20 Years Experience                                         $28,158               $30,329             $33,422
         Average Actual Salaries:
              Teachers                                                         $23,111               $24,830             $26,840
              Professional Support                                             $30,917               $29,182             $32,522
              Campus Administration                                            $36,848               $38,754             $42,167
              Central Administration                                           $36,879               $45,346             $47,384
         Teaching Permits by Type:
              Temporary                                                              2                   153               1,718
              Emergency                                                              0                   199               2,685
              Other                                                                  6                   180               4,176
         Distribution of Teacher Appraisal Scores:
                0.1 - 135.9                                                          1                   250               7,282
              136.0 - 159.9                                                         23                 3,946              70,785
              160.0 - 184.0                                                         67                 4,564              97,281
         Teacher Career Ladder Status:
              Teachers at Level II                                                  31                 4,109              76,212
              Teachers at Level III                                                 31                 1,747              46,761
         Turnover Rate for Teachers:                                             12.9%                 14.6%               12.9%
 
 
                           * Indicates that the data for this item fell outside a reasonable range.
 
 
     District Name: MERKEL 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: 1,000 to 2,999
     District: 221904                             Final 1990-91 District Profile                   Wealth: below average
     District Group: 5                                                                             Economic Disadv.: under 40%
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     PROGRAM INFORMATION                                         |------District------|               Group               State
                                                                   Count       Percent
         Student Enrollment by Program:
              Special Education                                      142        10.4%                 10.9%                9.6%
              Vocational Education                                   279        20.4%                 15.4%               13.0%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                                 16         1.2%                  1.2%                8.4%
              Gifted and Talented Education                           63         4.6%                  6.8%                6.9%
         Teachers by Program (Population Served):
              Regular Education                                     87.0        81.7%                 76.7%               72.1%
              Special Education                                      6.7         6.3%                  8.4%                9.0%
              Compensatory Education                                 7.0         6.6%                  6.3%                5.6%
              Vocational Education                                   5.7         5.4%                  5.2%                4.1%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                                0.0           -                   0.4%                5.4%
              Gifted and Talented Education                          0.0           -                   1.9%                2.1%
              Other                                                  0.0           -                   1.1%                1.8%
         Instructional Operating Expenditures by Program:
              Regular Education                               $2,373,242        77.1%                 73.4%               70.9%
              Special Education                                 $233,907         7.6%                 10.0%               10.5%
              Compensatory Education                            $284,991         9.3%                  8.5%               10.0%
              Vocational Education                              $171,969         5.6%                  5.6%                4.2%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                             $2,021         0.1%                  0.3%                2.6%
              Gifted and Talented Education                      $11,742         0.4%                  1.8%                1.7%
              Other                                                   $0           -                   0.3%                0.2%
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     COOPERATIVE INFORMATION                                                  District               Group                State
         Staff:
              Professional Staff                                                   0.0               123.8                501.2
              Educational Aides                                                    0.0                41.2                164.0
              Auxiliary Staff                                                      3.9               104.4                499.0
         Financial:
              Total Revenues by Source                                        $303,902         $14,619,799          $83,686,083
                Local                                                           $4,700          $2,459,071          $10,746,778
                State                                                         $184,800          $3,820,921          $34,391,809
                Federal                                                       $114,402          $8,339,807          $38,547,496
              Total Expenditures by Object                                    $332,841         $17,882,679         $100,460,464
                Operating                                                     $331,518         $17,205,339          $96,648,368
                Non-Operating                                                   $1,323            $677,340           $3,812,096
              Instructional Operating Expenditures                            $145,410          $9,536,190          $55,663,349
 
 
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