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Snapshot 2004: District Size

 

Districts are grouped by size into nine categories based on the number of students in membership. This is the total number of students in membership in the district on a day in late October. See Item Definitions, #3. Total Students, for a definition of students included in this table.

(Each column heading is a link to see the list of districts included in each category.)

 

District Size
Count of Districts & Charters
14
26
45
72
87
122
133
236
492
2. Total Number of Schools
1,518
1,132
1,078
819
615
626
523
731
771
Students
3. Total Students
1,137,808
895,526
723,697
503,168
330,473
266,158
169,287
169,386
115,999
4. % African American
21
11
14
11
12
9
11
11
13
5. % Hispanic
51
50
47
38
32
35
29
28
32
6. % White
23
34
36
49
54
55
59
61
54
7. % Other
5
5
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
8. % Economically Disadvantaged
59.9
50.4
53.3
46.2
47.8
51.0
48.4
49.9
57.2
9. % Special Education
10
11
11
12
13
13
14
15
14
10. % Bilingual/ESL Education
19
18
14
10
8
7
5
5
7
11. % Career & Technology Ed.
19
18
20
21
21
23
24
23
22
12. % Gifted & Talented Ed.
9
7
8
8
6
7
7
7
6
13. Attendance Rate (2002-03)
95.4
95.9
95.6
95.6
95.4
95.5
95.4
95.7
94.9
14. Annual Dropout Rate Gr. 7-8 (2002-03)
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
15. Four-year Dropout Rate (Class of 2003)
6.4
3.6
4.3
4.0
3.2
3.1
3.6
4.0
7.0
16. Number of Graduates (Class of 2003)
55,836
48,173
37,613
28,836
19,973
16,942
11,355
11,112
8,184
17. % Graduated (Class of 2003)
81.3
85.9
84.0
86.2
88.4
88.1
85.7
82.9
71.7
TAKS % Students Passing - Summed Across All Grades Spring 2004
18. All Tests Taken
65.2
69.2
68.2
70.0
67.8
66.8
67.7
68.9
65.2
19. Reading/ELA
83.3
86.3
85.2
86.4
85.8
85.5
86.5
87.4
85.3
20. Writing
89.1
92.4
91.5
92.2
90.8
90.2
91.5
91.8
89.5
21. Mathematics
73.7
77.1
76.3
77.8
75.9
75.1
75.6
76.9
73.4
22. Science
70.4
73.0
71.8
74.4
72.7
72.6
72.9
74.4
70.1
23. Social Studies
90.1
91.0
90.4
91.2
90.3
90.1
90.9
91.5
89.8
24. African American
53.6
55.7
53.4
52.9
47.5
47.9
47.2
47.2
46.9
25. Hispanic
57.5
59.5
59.2
58.7
56.8
56.0
55.4
56.5
54.0
26. White
84.8
83.6
82.5
80.5
77.3
75.5
75.8
76.5
73.6
27. Other
86.3
84.6
82.8
84.1
79.5
77.9
74.4
78.7
75.0
28. Economically Disadvantaged
55.2
57.7
56.7
57.1
56.2
56.3
56.5
59.0
57.2
29. SDAA Met ARD
81.2
83.6
84.8
86.0
86.0
85.4
85.1
85.4
82.3
SAT/ACT (Class of 2003)
30. Percent Tested
66.5
67.4
58.1
63.2
58.4
57.7
57.3
59.2
46.4
31. Percent At or Above Criterion
28.5
30.4
26.2
30.5
23.9
22.2
20.3
19.3
17.3
32. SAT - Mean Total Score
979
1002
988
1011
980
970
968
965
941
33. ACT - Mean Composite Score
20.0
20.4
19.5
20.3
19.7
19.8
19.7
19.6
19.4
Staff
34. Total Staff FTE
143,146
114,330
94,419
67,289
46,483
38,093
24,843
26,141
18,667
35. Total Teacher FTE
72,590
58,293
47,296
33,156
22,602
18,740
12,630
13,907
9,975
36. % Central Administrative
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
37. % School Administrative
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
38. % Professional Support Staff
9
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
39. % Teachers
51
51
50
49
49
49
51
53
53
40. % Educational Aides
9
9
10
11
11
13
13
13
12
41. % Auxiliary Staff
28
28
29
29
29
27
26
24
24
42. Average Central Administrative Salary
79,520
80,726
78,933
77,324
75,328
71,274
67,973
65,592
60,640
43. Average School Administrative Salary
65,502
63,548
61,549
59,797
57,860
56,334
54,752
54,579
49,462
44. Average Professional Support Staff Salary
52,527
49,241
47,502
46,505
44,784
41,227
40,538
40,575
35,063
45. Average Teacher Salary
43,272
41,407
40,946
39,640
38,538
37,701
37,035
36,455
34,852
46. % Minority
53
44
45
34
27
27
23
21
26
47. Number of Students Per Total Staff
7.9
7.8
7.7
7.5
7.1
7.0
6.8
6.5
6.2
48. Number of Students Per Teacher
15.7
15.4
15.3
15.2
14.6
14.2
13.4
12.2
11.6
Teachers
49. % With 5 or Fewer Years of Experience
37.6
37.5
36.2
34.2
32.7
29.8
30.3
30.2
37.9
50. Average Years of Experience
11.7
11.3
11.7
11.8
12.2
12.8
12.4
12.3
11.1
51. % With Advanced Degrees
28.3
23.4
21.4
21.3
19.7
17.9
17.5
15.8
14.4
52. Teacher Turnover Rate
13.4
13.1
13.5
14.3
15.2
15.1
16.2
16.4
22.7
53. % African American
19
5
7
4
5
3
5
5
8
54. % Hispanic
19
27
24
17
11
12
8
7
9
55. % White
59
67
67
78
83
84
86
87
82
56. % Other
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
57. % Regular Education
64
68
70
71
72
74
77
78
80
58. % Special Education
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
59. % Compensatory Education
2
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
3
60. % Bilingual/ESL Education
14
10
8
6
4
3
2
2
1
61. % Career & Technology Education
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
62. % Other Education (Includes G & T)
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
2
1
Taxes and Actual Revenues
63. Taxable Value Per Pupil
293,710
222,078
227,603
254,679
237,347
217,783
216,861
226,725
336,270
64. Adopted Total Tax Rate
0.120
0.065
0.037
0.023
0.019
0.013
0.013
0.007
0.004
65. Total Revenue
8,866,408,581
6,756,478,250
5,467,139,256
3,851,957,217
2,552,311,913
2,060,647,440
1,412,996,833
1,444,446,106
1,068,193,138
66. Total Revenue Per Pupil
7,850
7,721
7,771
7,815
7,797
7,807
8,465
8,645
9,557
67. % State
31
42
42
40
44
48
54
54
54
68. % Local and Other
60
49
49
51
47
42
37
37
37
69. % Federal
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
Fund Balances
70. Fund Balance (End of 2002-03)
826,997,466
915,762,378
726,287,728
509,670,979
341,628,499
333,674,781
249,865,904
320,525,695
277,994,922
71. % Fund Balance (of 2003-04 Budget)
11
16
16
16
16
19
22
25
29
Actual Expenditures
72. Total Expenditures
8,940,912,383
6,656,096,332
5,403,585,979
3,785,740,304
2,527,210,511
2,040,895,490
1,343,849,291
1,414,517,690
1,039,715,232
73. % Instructional
53
52
51
51
51
51
50
52
50
74. % Central Administrative
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
11
75. % School Leadership
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
76. % Plant Services
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
77. % Other Operating
17
16
17
17
18
18
18
18
15
78. % Non-Operating
11
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
79. Total Operating Expenditures
7,962,389,204
5,868,425,442
4,780,162,921
3,334,334,405
2,249,993,187
1,841,673,421
1,219,647,505
1,294,934,146
957,272,832
80. Total Operating Expenditures Per Pupil
7,050
6,707
6,794
6,765
6,873
6,977
7,307
7,750
8,564
Actual Instructional Expenditures
81. Total Instructional Expenditures
4,747,764,857
3,479,721,149
2,778,154,810
1,913,454,971
1,277,894,212
1,042,049,112
673,742,743
732,626,621
520,241,062
82. Total Instructional Expenditures Per Pupil
4,204
3,977
3,949
3,882
3,904
3,948
4,036
4,385
4,654
83. % Regular Education
61
65
65
66
65
64
65
65
65
84. % Special Education
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
85. % Compensatory Education
9
10
11
11
12
14
14
13
15
86. % Bilingual/ESL Education
8
5
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
87. % Career & Technology Education
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
88. % Gifted & Talented Education
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1

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