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
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Indicator:
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African Economic Special
State Group District American Hispanic White Other Disadv. LEP Education
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TAAS Grd. 3 (Int. Std. 65%)
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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%)
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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%)
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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%)
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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:
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African Economic Special
State Group District American Hispanic White Other Disadv. LEP Education
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TAAS Exit (Int. Std. 60%)
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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
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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
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Advanced Seal on Transcript
___________________________ 26.7% 25.7% 32.5% * 22.2% 33.3% * n/a n/a n/a
College Admissions Tests
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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.
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% 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%
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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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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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