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Snapshot 2005: Community Type

Districts are classified on a scale ranging from major urban to rural. Factors such as size, growth rates, student economic status, and proximity to urban areas are used to determine the appropriate group. All the charters are grouped together as one community type. The community types are:

  • Major Urban The largest school districts in the state that serve the six metropolitan areas of Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Fort Worth, Austin, and El Paso. Major urban districts are the districts with the greatest membership in counties with populations of 700,000 or more, and more than 35 percent of the students are identified as economically disadvantaged. In some cases, other size threshold criteria may apply.

  • Major Suburban Other school districts in and around the major urban areas. Generally speaking, major suburban districts are contiguous to major urban districts. If the suburban district is not contiguous, it must have a student population that is at least 15 percent of the size of the district designated as major urban. In some cases, other size threshold criteria may apply.

  • Other Central City The major school districts in other large, but not major, Texas cities. Other central city districts are the largest districts in counties with populations between 100,000 and 699,999 and are not contiguous to any major urban districts. In some cases, other size threshold criteria may apply.

  • Other Central City Suburban Other school districts in and around the other large, but not major, Texas cities. Generally speaking, other central city suburban districts are contiguous to other central city districts. If the suburban district is not contiguous, it must have a student population that is at least 15 percent of the largest district enrollment in the county. Its enrollment is greater than 3 percent of the contiguous other central city district. In some cases, other size threshold criteria may apply.

  • Independent Town The largest school districts in counties with populations of 25,000 to 100,000. In some cases, other size threshold criteria may apply.

  • Non-Metro: Fast Growing School districts that are not in any of the above categories and that exhibit a five-year growth rate of at least 20 percent. These districts must have at least 300 students in membership.

  • Non-Metro: Stable School districts that are not in any of the above categories, yet have a number of students in membership that exceeds the state median.

  • Rural School districts that do not meet the criteria for placement into any of the above categories. These districts either have a growth rate less than 20 percent and the number of students in membership is between 300 and the state median, or the number of students in membership is less than 300.

  • Charter Schools The 192 open-enrollment schools granted a charter by the State Board of Education and in operation by the fall of the 2004-05 school year.

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

Community Type
Count of Districts
10
77
41
144
71
30
238
426
192
2. Total Number of Schools
1,271
1,719
1,099
997
533
99
1,028
866
296
Students
3. Total Students
884,909
1,381,621
713,151
533,750
280,259
29,835
354,836
139,437
66,073
4. % African American
20
16
12
7
13
3
10
6
37
5. % Hispanic
61
37
54
41
37
33
35
28
43
6. % White
17
40
33
50
49
63
53
65
18
7. % Other
3
7
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
8. % Economically Disadvantaged
70.8
42.3
60.5
50.7
54.7
44.7
55.0
53.5
68.2
9. % LEP
23
15
19
12
9
8
7
5
11
10. % Special Education
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
15
12
11. % Bilingual/ESL Education
21
14
18
11
9
7
7
5
10
12. % Career & Technology Ed.
18
19
21
22
22
19
23
26
16
13. % Gifted & Talented Ed.
10
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
1
14. Attendance Rate (2003-04)
95.3
96.2
95.6
95.9
95.5
96.2
95.8
96.3
91.0
15. Annual Dropout Rate Gr. 7-8 (2003-04)
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.6
16. Longitudinal Dropout Rate Gr. 9-12 (Class of 2004)
6.4
2.6
4.4
3.1
3.3
2.7
2.3
1.7
11.2
17. Annual Graduate Count (Class of 2004)
42,900
76,416
38,234
29,552
16,789
1,467
23,477
9,376
5,785
18. Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2004)
80.3
87.9
84.0
87.1
87.0
91.8
89.5
92.3
38.6
TAKS % Students Passing - Summed Across All Grades
19. All Tests Taken
55
67
61
65
62
68
61
63
44
20. Reading/ELA
78
86
82
85
83
87
83
85
72
21. Writing
86
92
90
91
89
92
89
90
82
22. Mathematics
65
76
70
75
71
77
70
73
53
23. Science
59
71
64
68
65
70
64
67
41
24. Social Studies
84
91
86
89
87
90
87
89
74
25. African American
43
51
46
49
45
53
40
39
40
26. Hispanic
51
55
52
55
50
52
50
52
41
27. White
79
81
77
74
73
76
70
69
57
28. Other
79
84
80
79
78
84
73
71
76
29. Economically Disadvantaged
48
53
50
54
50
54
50
54
39
30. SDAA II Examinations Met ARD
77
80
75
80
80
78
80
82
76
College Admissions (Class of 2004)
31. Percent Tested
65.3
67.3
58.5
59.9
57.5
58.0
59.5
66.3
9.1
32. Percent At or Above Criterion
22.0
35.3
24.6
23.5
23.8
21.8
19.4
17.9
21.3
33. SAT - Mean Total Score
933
1027
982
980
987
957
958
945
924
34. ACT - Mean Composite Score
19.3
21.4
19.4
19.7
19.7
19.8
19.6
19.5
17.9
Staff
35. Total Staff FTE
112,142
171,877
96,632
73,846
40,082
4,178
53,259
24,027
7,716
36. Total Teacher FTE
56,100
89,874
47,413
36,055
19,254
2,186
26,552
12,757
4,070
37. % Central Administrative
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
38. % School Administrative
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
39. % Professional Support Staff
10
8
9
7
7
6
6
4
12
40. % Teachers
50
52
49
49
48
52
50
53
53
41 % Educational Aides
9
8
11
12
13
12
13
12
10
42. % Auxiliary Staff
28
27
28
29
28
26
27
25
17
43. Average Central Administrative Salary
79,955
83,016
78,371
75,582
73,790
72,147
70,606
65,958
62,475
44. Average School Administrative Salary
66,033
65,032
61,923
59,325
57,911
60,028
56,204
54,257
45,134
45. Average Professional Support Staff Salary
53,482
50,743
47,866
46,321
44,831
42,333
42,733
40,116
29,757
46. Average Teacher Salary
44,062
42,691
40,647
39,303
38,270
37,811
37,646
36,315
32,628
47. % Minority
61
34
50
37
30
24
28
17
63
48. Number of Students Per Total Staff
7.9
8.0
7.4
7.2
7.0
7.1
6.7
5.8
8.6
49. Number of Students Per Teacher
15.8
15.4
15.0
14.8
14.6
13.7
13.4
10.9
16.2
Teachers
50. % With 5 or Fewer Years of Experience
37.5
39.7
35.8
34.2
31.7
36.7
28.9
28.6
71.4
51. Average Years of Experience
11.8
10.6
11.6
11.7
12.3
10.4
12.8
12.7
4.9
52. % With Advanced Degrees
28.1
24.3
19.7
16.7
19.8
16.0
17.3
14.2
14.6
53. Teacher Turnover Rate
14.0
16.3
14.1
15.4
16.6
18.5
17.8
19.9
43.2
54. % African American
20
9
5
2
5
1
4
2
37
55. % Hispanic
27
13
32
23
12
13
12
7
18
56. % White
51
77
62
74
82
85
84
91
42
57. % Other
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
3
58. % Regular Education
63
71
66
72
70
79
74
79
82
59. % Special Education
11
11
10
9
10
9
10
8
9
60. % Compensatory Education
1
3
3
3
5
3
5
4
3
61. % Bilingual/ESL Education
16
7
11
6
5
3
3
1
3
62. % Career & Technology Education
3
3
4
4
5
4
5
7
3
63. % Other Education (Includes G & T)
5
5
6
5
4
3
4
1
1
Taxes and Actual Revenues
64. Taxable Value Per Pupil
298,318
284,105
205,124
231,376
211,431
236,799
241,574
335,134
0
65. Locally Adopted Tax Rate
1.699
1.737
1.645
1.627
1.604
1.637
1.543
1.486
0.000
66. Total Revenue (2003-04)
7,050,649,656
10,682,700,619
5,596,292,326
4,252,919,262
2,211,653,043
254,483,482
3,055,884,395
1,402,988,507
414,204,389
67. Total Revenue Per Pupil
7,958
7,950
7,982
8,213
7,943
9,086
8,590
10,033
6,918
68. % State
28
33
44
44
43
51
46
47
82
69. % Local and Other
60
60
43
45
45
41
41
44
3
70. % Federal
12
7
13
11
12
8
12
10
14
Fund Balances
71. Fund Balance (End of 2003-04)
581,234,813
1,571,356,309
801,514,833
635,180,620
327,085,819
50,323,143
543,451,072
313,641,917
75,277,621
72. % Fund Balance (of 2004-05 Budget)
10
17
18
18
19
23
21
24
20
Actual Expenditures
73. Total Expenditures (2003-04)
7,859,986,030
12,195,039,582
6,050,729,443
4,627,486,077
2,375,331,695
309,977,337
3,197,136,633
1,415,703,008
402,453,209
74. Total Operating Expenditures (2003-04)
6,433,926,648
9,068,699,783
4,930,845,675
3,664,840,580
1,935,537,355
206,319,009
2,663,408,387
1,237,810,747
395,371,280
75. Total Operating Expenditures Per Pupil
7,261
6,749
7,033
7,077
6,951
7,366
7,487
8,852
6,604
76. % Instructional
58
59
58
57
57
57
57
56
50
77. % Central Administrative
6
6
6
7
7
8
7
10
15
78. % School Leadership
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
79. % Plant Services
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
15
80. % Other Operating
18
18
20
20
20
18
20
17
12
81. Total Instructional Expenditures
3,751,921,068
5,384,334,982
2,862,998,470
2,070,659,186
1,098,779,619
118,459,110
1,508,024,669
697,700,485
196,410,686
82. Total Instructional Expenditures Per Pupil
4,235
4,007
4,084
3,999
3,946
4,229
4,239
4,989
3,281
83. % Regular Education
55
62
59
60
58
62
56
58
65
84. % Special Education
16
17
15
15
17
15
18
15
14
85. % Accelerated Education
14
8
13
13
14
12
15
15
17
86. % Bilingual/ESL Education
7
5
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
87. % Career & Technology Education
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
6
3
88. % Gifted & Talented Education
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
89. % Athletics/Related Activities
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
0
90. % Other Expenditures
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0

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