T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                        Section I - Page 1
District Name: SOUTH TEXAS ISD                Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 031916                                1992-93 District Performance
District Group: 17
Indicator:
__________                                  Region    District                   African
                                    State   I         Group         District     American     Hispanic      White        Other
                                    _____   ______    _____         ________     ________     ________      _____        _____
  TAAS Exit   (1992/93)
  ___________
    Reading   % Passing  {90%}      76.4%    63.1%    89.7%          99.6% (+)      *          99.4% (+)   100.0% (+)      *
              % Mastery             30.4%    19.8%    38.5%          66.7%          *          63.3%        79.5%          *
    Writing   % Passing  {90%}      83.2%    72.7%    93.3%          99.6% (+)      *          99.4% (+)   100.0% (+)      *
              % Mastery             28.6%    18.7%    30.8%          62.3%          *          60.3%        68.9%          *
    Math      % Passing  {90%}      60.7%    46.7%    76.9%          94.2% (+)      *          92.6% (+)   100.0% (+)      *
              % Mastery             18.7%    11.0%    30.8%          46.2%          *          43.8%        57.8%          *
    All Tests % Passing  {90%}      54.4%    38.9%    75.0%          93.8% (+)      *          92.1% (+)   100.0% (+)      *
              % Mastery              8.3%     4.4%    16.7%          28.2%          *          25.3%        40.0%          *
  TAAS Exit   (1991/92)
  ___________
    Reading   % Passing  {90%}      72.0%    55.8%    83.2%          97.0% (+)      *          97.1% (+)    96.3% (+)      *
              % Mastery             26.7%    15.5%    29.5%          47.8%          *          45.7%        55.6%          *
    Writing   % Passing  {90%}      78.2%    68.0%    85.3%          98.5% (+)      *          98.3% (+)   100.0% (+)      *
              % Mastery             21.6%    13.8%    24.9%          48.5%          *          47.7%        51.9%          *
    Math      % Passing  {90%}      56.6%    44.9%    70.6%          81.4% (-)      *          79.9% (-)    92.6% (+)      *
              % Mastery             15.8%     9.2%    16.1%          27.0%          *          23.6%        44.4%          *
    All Tests % Passing  {90%}      48.6%    34.5%    61.3%          80.9% (-)      *          79.3% (-)    92.6% (+)      *
              % Mastery              6.4%     3.2%     5.7%          12.3%          *           9.2%        25.9%          *
 
                                           T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                        Section I - Page 2
District Name: SOUTH TEXAS ISD                Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 031916                                1992-93 District Performance
District Group: 17
Indicator:
__________                                  Region    District                   African
                                    State   I         Group         District     American     Hispanic      White        Other
                                    _____   ______    _____         ________     ________     ________      _____        _____
  % Student Attendance
  ____________________
    (1991/92)           {97%}       95.1%    95.4%    96.9%          95.3% (-)     n/a          n/a          n/a          n/a
  Retention Rate (1991/92)
  ______________
    Grade 7                          3.1%     3.6%     1.8%            *            -            *            -            -
    Grade 8                          2.3%     3.0%     0.0%           0.0%          -           0.0%          *            -
  Annual Dropout Rate
  ___________________
    (1991/92)              {1%}      3.8%     5.5%     0.6%           0.6% (+)     0.0% (+)     0.7% (+)     0.0% (+)     0.0% (+)
    (1990/91)              {1%}      3.9%     5.5%     0.3%           1.3% (-)     0.0% (+)     1.5% (-)     0.0% (+)     0.0% (+)
  % Advanced Courses
  __________________
    (1992/93)                        3.7%     3.7%     3.7%           9.5%         n/a          n/a          n/a          n/a
  Graduation Rate
  _______________
    (Class of 1992)       {99%}     92.2%    91.4%    95.8%          97.2% (-)      *          96.6% (-)   100.0% (+)      *
    (Class of 1991)       {99%}     95.6%    96.6%    98.7%          98.9% (-)      -          98.8% (-)   100.0% (+)      -
  % Graduates with Advanced
  _________________________
  Seal on Transcript
  __________________
    (Class of 1992)                 38.4%    42.5%    38.6%          89.3%          *          90.6%        81.3%          *
    (Class of 1991)                 33.2%    32.1%    46.9%          89.1%          -          88.9%        90.9%          -
  College Prepared
  ________________
    (Class of 1993)                 16.7%     8.8%    17.2%          45.9%          *          40.6%        77.8%          *
  College Admissions Tests
  ________________________
  % At or Above Criterion
    (Class of 1992)       {35%}     16.1%     5.1%    14.2%          10.7% (-)      *           3.5% (-)    43.8% (+)      *
    (Class of 1991)       {35%}     15.6%     4.6%    24.6%          12.0% (-)      -           6.2% (-)    54.5% (+)      -
  % Tested
    (Class of 1992)       {70%}     63.6%    51.1%    88.6%          99.0% (+)      *         100.0% (+)    93.8% (+)      *
    (Class of 1991)       {70%}     62.4%    50.1%    86.0%          91.3% (+)      -          88.9% (+)   100.0% (+)      -
  Average SAT Total Score
    (Class of 1992)                  874      820      895            883           *           861          946           -
    (Class of 1991)                  873      806      906            898           -           833         1066           -
  Average ACT Composite Score
    (Class of 1992)                 19.9     17.3     20.6           19.6           *          19.2         22.4           *
    (Class of 1991)                 19.9     17.2     21.0           19.5           -          18.8         24.9           -
 
                                           T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                        Section I - Page 3
District Name: SOUTH TEXAS ISD                Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 031916                                1992-93 District Performance
District Group: 17
Indicator:
__________                                    Economic                                               ESL/               Special
                                 District     Disadv.      Male      Female     Over Age  Chapter I  Bilingual   LEP    Education
                                 ________     _______      ____      ______     ________  _________  _________   ___    _________
  TAAS Exit   (1992/93)
  ___________
    Reading   % Passing  {90%}    99.6% (+)  100.0% (+)  100.0% (+)   99.2% (+)  100.0%    100.0%       -         -         -
              % Mastery           66.7%       61.7%       62.0%       70.4%       69.2%     62.2%       -         -         -
    Writing   % Passing  {90%}    99.6% (+)  100.0% (+)   99.0% (+)  100.0% (+)  100.0%    100.0%       -         -         -
              % Mastery           62.3%       57.5%       55.4%       68.0%       63.0%     60.5%       -         -         -
    Math      % Passing  {90%}    94.2% (+)   94.4% (+)   97.0% (+)   92.0% (+)   92.6%     95.3%       -         -         -
              % Mastery           46.2%       43.0%       49.0%       44.0%       51.9%     42.5%       -         -         -
    All Tests % Passing  {90%}    93.8% (+)   94.4% (+)   97.0% (+)   91.3% (+)   92.6%     95.3%       -         -         -
              % Mastery           28.2%       23.1%       23.8%       31.7%       29.6%     23.4%       -         -         -
  TAAS Exit   (1991/92)
  ___________
    Reading   % Passing  {90%}    97.0% (+)   96.8% (+)   96.8% (+)   97.2% (+)   91.7%     96.8%       -         -         *
              % Mastery           47.8%       47.9%       45.3%       50.0%       25.0%     48.4%       -         -         *
    Writing   % Passing  {90%}    98.5% (+)  100.0% (+)   97.9% (+)   99.1% (+)   92.0%    100.0%       -         -         *
              % Mastery           48.5%       48.9%       43.2%       53.2%       28.0%     48.4%       -         -         *
    Math      % Passing  {90%}    81.4% (-)   81.9% (-)   84.2% (-)   78.9% (-)   76.0%     81.7%       -         -         *
              % Mastery           27.0%       25.5%       34.7%       20.2%        8.0%     24.7%       -         -         *
    All Tests % Passing  {90%}    80.9% (-)   81.9% (-)   83.2% (-)   78.9% (-)   72.0%     81.7%       -         -         *
              % Mastery           12.3%       11.7%        9.5%       14.7%        0.0%     11.8%       -         -         *
 
                                           T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                        Section I - Page 4
District Name: SOUTH TEXAS ISD                Academic Excellence Indicator System
District #: 031916                                1992-93 District Performance
District Group: 17
Indicator:
__________                                    Economic                                               ESL/               Special
                                 District     Disadv.      Male      Female     Over Age  Chapter I  Bilingual   LEP    Education
                                 ________     _______      ____      ______     ________  _________  _________   ___    _________
  % Student Attendance
  ____________________
    (1991/92)           {97%}     95.3% (-)    n/a         n/a         n/a         n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a
  Retention Rate (1991/92)
  ______________
    Grade 7                         *           *           *           *          n/a        -         -         *         *
    Grade 8                        0.0%        0.0%        0.0%         *          n/a        -         -        0.0%      0.0%
  Annual Dropout Rate
  ___________________
    (1991/92)              {1%}    0.6% (+)    1.1% (-)    0.8% (+)    0.3% (+)    2.2%      0.7%      0.0%      2.0%      2.6%
    (1990/91)              {1%}    1.3% (-)    3.1% (-)    2.1% (-)    0.6% (+)    4.0%       ?        6.3%      6.3%      5.0%
  % Advanced Courses
  __________________
    (1992/93)                      9.5%        n/a         n/a         n/a         n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a
  Graduation Rate
  _______________
    (Class of 1992)       {99%}   97.2% (-)   92.6% (-)  100.0% (+)   95.8% (-)   92.3%     88.6%       -         -         ?
    (Class of 1991)       {99%}   98.9% (-)   96.6% (-)  103.1% (+)   96.7% (-)  112.5%       ?         -         -         ?
  % Graduates with Advanced
  _________________________
  Seal on Transcript
  __________________
    (Class of 1992)               89.3%       88.0%       91.2%       88.4%       83.3%     75.8%       -         -        0.0%
    (Class of 1991)               89.1%       89.3%       84.8%       91.5%       77.8%      0.0%       -         -        0.0%
  College Prepared
  ________________
    (Class of 1993)               45.9%       43.6%       50.5%       41.8%       44.3%     43.0%       -         -         *
  College Admissions Tests
  ________________________
  % At or Above Criterion
    (Class of 1992)       {35%}   10.7% (-)    n/a         5.9% (-)   13.0% (-)    n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a
    (Class of 1991)       {35%}   12.0% (-)    n/a        15.2% (-)   10.2% (-)    n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a
  % Tested
    (Class of 1992)       {70%}   99.0% (+)    n/a          ?         95.7% (+)    n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a
    (Class of 1991)       {70%}   91.3% (+)    n/a        87.9% (+)   93.2% (+)    n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a
  Average SAT Total Score
    (Class of 1992)                883         n/a         822         910         n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a
    (Class of 1991)                898         n/a         989         849         n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a
  Average ACT Composite Score
    (Class of 1992)               19.6         n/a        19.2        19.9         n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a
    (Class of 1991)               19.5         n/a        20.3        19.1         n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a       n/a
 
 
     District Name: SOUTH TEXAS ISD         T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                          Section II - Page 1
     County Name: CAMERON                     Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: NA-Spec. Dist.
     District: 031916                                1992-93 District Profile                      Wealth: NA-Spec. Dist.
     District Group: 17                                                                            Economic Disadv.: NA-Spec. Dist.
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     STUDENT INFORMATION                                         |------District------|            District               State
                                                                   Count       Percent                Group
         Total Enrollment:                                         1,303          n/a                 5,264           3,535,742
         Enrollment by Grade Groupings:
              Early Childhood Education                                0          -                    0.5%                0.4%
              Pre-Kindergarten                                         0          -                    2.9%                2.7%
              Kindergarten                                             0          -                    5.9%                7.4%
              Grades 1 - 6                                             7         0.5%                 35.1%               48.6%
              Grades 7 - 8                                            31         2.4%                 12.4%               15.3%
              Grades 9 - 12                                        1,265        97.1%                 43.2%               25.7%
         Ethnic Distribution:
              White                                                  244        18.7%                 52.3%               48.4%
              Hispanic                                             1,039        79.7%                 30.7%               34.9%
              African American                                         6         0.5%                 14.4%               14.3%
              Other                                                   14         1.1%                  2.7%                2.4%
         Economically Disadvantaged                                  597        45.8%                 40.0%               43.6%
         Limited English Proficient (LEP)                            156        12.0%                  4.0%               11.3%
         Class Size by Subject Area:                  |-------Number of Classes-------|       |-------Average Class Size------|
                                                       District     Group        State         District      Group       State
         Elementary (Grades 1-6):                          0           92       63,197            0.0         19.2        20.3
         Secondary: English                               37          107       71,192           16.8         16.4        21.7
                    Foreign Language                      29           56       13,390           19.3         17.7        21.7
                    Mathematics                           40           96       47,197           17.6         16.8        22.1
                    Science                               38          132       50,624           16.1         15.4        22.5
                    Social Studies                        34          115       53,468           18.8         17.5        23.1
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     BUDGETED FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                          District              District               State
         Taxes:                                                                                       Group
             Total Adopted Tax Rate (CED & Local)                              $0.000                $0.890              $1.317
             Standardized Tax Rates (Comptroller Valuation)
                 Maintenance and Operations (CED)                              $0.777                $0.867              $0.819
                 Maintenance and Operations (School District)                  $0.000                $0.000              $0.296
                 Interest and Sinking (School District)
                 ______________________________________                        $0.000                $0.000              $0.165
                 Total Rate (sum of above)                                     $0.777                $0.867              $1.280
             Standardized Local Tax Base (Comptroller Valuation)
                 Value                                                              0                     0    $630,341,836,775
                 Value Per Pupil (Enrollment)                                       0                     0            $178,277
             % Value by Category
                 Business                                                         -                     -                 41.0%
                 Residential                                                      -                     -                 42.9%
                 Land                                                             -                     -                  8.8%
                 Oil and Gas                                                      -                     -                  6.5%
                 Other                                                            -                     -                  0.8%
 
 
     District Name: SOUTH TEXAS ISD         T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                          Section II - Page 2
     County Name: CAMERON                     Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: NA-Spec. Dist.
     District: 031916                                1992-93 District Profile                      Wealth: NA-Spec. Dist.
     District Group: 17                                                                            Economic Disadv.: NA-Spec. Dist.
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     BUDGETED FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Continued)                              District              District               State
                                                                                                      Group
         Revenues:
              Total Revenues                                              $11,815,498           $38,098,930     $16,792,540,056
              Total Revenues per Pupil                                         $9,068                $7,238              $4,749
              % Revenues by Source
                   Local and CED Tax                                            38.1%                 11.8%               48.1%
                   Other Local & Intermediate                                    2.8%                  8.1%                4.2%
                   State                                                        54.8%                 56.1%               40.5%
                   Federal                                                       4.3%                 24.1%                7.2%
         Expenditures:
              Total Expenditures                                          $13,294,748           $39,319,330     $16,880,406,373
              Total Expenditures per Pupil                                    $10,203                $7,469              $4,774
              % Expenditures by Function
                 Operating
                   Instruction                                                  39.2%                 51.7%               51.4%
                   Instructional Administration                                  2.9%                  1.9%                2.0%
                   Campus Administration                                         4.0%                  5.3%                4.8%
                   Central Administration                                        6.7%                  6.6%                4.8%
                   Support                                                       7.9%                  6.7%                5.3%
                   Plant Services                                               10.2%                  9.7%               10.1%
                   Other                                                        10.7%                  8.8%                9.9%
                 Non-Operating
                   Debt Service                                                  0.4%                  0.3%                7.1%
                   Capital Outlay                                               18.0%                  9.1%                4.4%
                   Community Services                                             -                     -                  0.2%
              % Expenditures by Object
                 Operating
                   Payroll                                                      62.8%                 71.1%               71.7%
                   Other Operating                                              18.8%                 19.5%               16.8%
                 Non-Operating                                                  18.4%                  9.4%               11.5%
              Operating Expenditures                                      $10,849,254           $35,615,621     $14,897,922,893
              Operating Expenditures per Pupil                                 $8,326                $6,766              $4,214
              Instructional Operating Expenditures                         $5,216,186           $20,333,778      $8,678,868,610
              Instructional Operating Expenditures
                per Pupil                                                      $4,003                $3,863              $2,455
         Exclusions:
              Total Capital Projects Fund
                 Revenues                                                           0               $20,000         $97,517,417
                 Expenditures                                                       0              $385,000      $1,570,716,436
              Adult Basic Education                                                 0                     0          $7,246,290
 
 
     District Name: SOUTH TEXAS ISD         T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                          Section II - Page 3
     County Name: CAMERON                     Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: NA-Spec. Dist.
     District: 031916                                1992-93 District Profile                      Wealth: NA-Spec. Dist.
     District Group: 17                                                                            Economic Disadv.: NA-Spec. Dist.
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                                                                 |-----District------|             District               State
                                                                                                      Group
     STAFF INFORMATION                                             Count       Percent
         Professional Staff:                                       144.0        46.9%                 61.2%               62.3%
              Teachers                                             117.0        38.1%                 51.2%               52.3%
              Professional Support                                  19.0         6.2%                  5.5%                6.6%
              Campus Administration                                  5.0         1.6%                  2.7%                2.5%
              Central Administration                                 3.0         1.0%                  1.7%                1.0%
         Educational Aides:                                         49.7        16.2%                 11.6%                8.8%
         Auxiliary Staff:                                          113.6        37.0%                 27.2%               28.9%
         Total Staff:                                              307.3          n/a                 871.5           419,589.7
         Total Minority Staff:                                     215.1        70.0%                 37.5%               33.8%
         Teachers by Ethnicity and Sex:
              Males                                                 54.0        46.1%                 31.6%               21.6%
              Females                                               63.0        53.9%                 68.4%               78.4%
              African-American                                       0.0          -                    2.3%                8.3%
              Hispanic                                              38.0        32.5%                 12.3%               13.9%
              White                                                 78.0        66.7%                 84.2%               77.2%
              Other                                                  1.0         0.9%                  1.1%                0.5%
 
         Teachers by Highest Degree Held:
              No Degree                                              5.0         4.3%                  1.8%                1.0%
              Bachelors                                             76.0        65.0%                 67.3%               69.5%
              Masters                                               36.0        30.8%                 30.6%               29.0%
              Doctorate                                              0.0          -                    0.2%                0.4%
         Teachers by Years of Experience:
              Beginning Teachers                                     4.0         3.4%                  3.2%                6.5%
              1-5 Years Experience                                  43.0        36.7%                 28.0%               24.7%
              6-10 Years Experience                                 29.0        24.8%                 19.9%               20.0%
              11-20 Years Experience                                33.0        28.2%                 32.6%               32.6%
              Over 20 Years Experience                               8.0         6.8%                 16.2%               16.2%
         Student/Teacher Ratio                                      11.1          n/a                 11.8                16.1
 
 
     District Name: SOUTH TEXAS ISD         T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                          Section II - Page 4
     County Name: CAMERON                     Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: NA-Spec. Dist.
     District: 031916                                1992-93 District Profile                      Wealth: NA-Spec. Dist.
     District Group: 17                                                                            Economic Disadv.: NA-Spec. Dist.
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     STAFF INFORMATION (Continued)                                            District              District               State
                                                                                                       Group
         Average Years Experience of Teachers:                                     9.0                  11.5                11.4
         Average Years Experience of Teachers with District:                       3.2                   5.7                 7.7
         Average Teacher Salary by Years of Experience:
              Beginning Teachers                                               $22,546               $21,143             $21,365
              1-5 Years Experience                                             $25,315               $23,893             $23,441
              6-10 Years Experience                                            $30,145               $29,132             $27,113
              11-20 Years Experience                                           $32,300               $32,823             $30,836
              Over 20 Years Experience                                         $35,661               $35,992             $35,466
         Average Actual Salaries (excluding supplements):
              Teachers                                                         $29,096               $29,728             $28,398
              Professional Support                                             $36,605               $37,299             $35,374
              Campus Administration                                            $48,971               $48,466             $45,558
              Central Administration                                           $56,879               $56,190             $54,024
         Teaching Permits by Type:
              Temporary Classroom Assignment                                         0                     1               1,340
              Emergency Teaching                                                     0                     2               2,733
              Special Assignment                                                     0                     0               2,940
              Vocational                                                             7                     7                 548
              Non-renewable                                                          0                     4               1,292
         Turnover Rate for Teachers:                                             15.2%                 17.2%               12.9%
         Teacher Career Ladder Status:
              Teachers at Level II                                                  31                   125              68,401
              Teachers at Level III                                                 13                   124              64,454
 
 
 
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     District Name: SOUTH TEXAS ISD         T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y                          Section II - Page 5
     County Name: CAMERON                     Academic Excellence Indicator System                 Enrollment: NA-Spec. Dist.
     District: 031916                                1992-93 District Profile                      Wealth: NA-Spec. Dist.
     District Group: 17                                                                            Economic Disadv.: NA-Spec. Dist.
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     PROGRAM INFORMATION                                         |------District------|            District               State
                                                                   Count       Percent                Group
         Student Enrollment by Program:
              Special Education                                      257        19.7%                 15.1%               10.3%
              Vocational Education                                 1,147        88.0%                 31.3%               13.6%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                                 73         5.6%                  2.4%                9.7%
              Gifted and Talented Education                          231        17.7%                 12.1%                7.0%
         Teachers by Program (Population Served):
              Regular Education                                     44.7        38.2%                 64.1%               71.1%
              Special Education                                     50.0        42.7%                 19.5%                9.2%
              Compensatory Education                                 0.0          -                    6.1%                5.7%
              Vocational Education                                  16.0        13.7%                  5.8%                3.9%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                                0.2         0.2%                  0.3%                6.0%
              Gifted and Talented Education                          1.7         1.5%                  2.5%                2.2%
              Other                                                  4.4         3.7%                  1.8%                1.9%
         Budgeted Instructional Operating Expenditures by Program:
              Regular Education                               $1,883,900        36.1%                 62.8%               68.5%
              Special Education                               $1,559,660        29.9%                 17.3%               10.9%
              Compensatory Education                            $704,876        13.5%                 10.7%               11.5%
              Vocational Education                            $1,024,150        19.6%                  7.1%                4.0%
              Bilingual/ESL Education                                  0          -                    0.2%                3.2%
              Gifted and Talented Education                      $43,600         0.8%                  1.9%                1.8%
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     COOPERATIVE INFORMATION                                                  District            District                State
                                                                                                     Group
         Staff:
              Professional Staff                                                   0.0                 3.3                652.1
              Educational Aides                                                    0.0                 0.0                209.6
              Auxiliary Staff                                                      0.0                 9.2                516.8
         Budgeted Financial:
              Total Revenues by Source                                               0             $34,500          $90,372,768
                Local                                                                0                $100          $10,125,133
                State                                                                0             $34,400          $44,396,237
                Federal                                                              0                   0          $35,851,398
              Total Expenditures by Object                                           0            $827,855         $109,973,893
                Operating                                                            0            $827,855         $106,672,298
                Non-Operating                                                        0                   0           $3,301,595
              Instructional Operating Expenditures                                   0            $571,200          $61,289,821
 
 
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