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Snapshot 2008: State Totals

Summary Level
All
Charters
State of Texas
(excl. Charters)
State of Texas
(incl. Charters)
2. Total Number of Schools
374
7,821
8,195
Students
3. Total Students
89,829
4,561,687
4,651,516
4. % African American
30
14
14
5. % Hispanic
49
47
47
6. % White
17
35
35
7. % Other
3
4
4
8. % Economically Disadvantaged
69.9
55.0
55.3
9. % LEP
14
17
17
10. % Special Education
9
10
10
11. % Bilingual/ESL Education
13
16
16
12. % Career & Technical Education
13
21
21
13. % Gifted & Talented Education
2
8
8
14. Attendance Rate (2006-07)
92.9
95.5
95.5
15. Annual Dropout Rate Gr. 7-8 (2006-07)
1.6
0.3
0.4
16. Longitudinal Dropout Rate Gr. 9-12 (Class of 2007)
30.1
10.6
11.4
17. Annual Graduate Count (Class of 2007)
5,147
236,022
241,193
18. Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2007)
32.7
79.9
78.0
TAKS % Students Passing - Summed Across All Grades
19. All Tests Taken
62
72
72
20. Reading/ELA
86
91
91
21. Writing
90
93
93
22. Mathematics
71
81
80
23. Science
61
74
74
24. Social Studies
83
92
91
25. African American
53
59
58
26. Hispanic
62
65
65
27. White
70
84
84
28. Other
88
89
89
29. Economically Disadvantaged
58
63
63
30. Exit-Level Cumulative Pass Rate
53
87
86
College Admissions (Class of 2007)
31. Percent Tested
19.9
69.3
68.2
32. Percent At or Above Criterion
17.8
27.0
27.0
33. SAT - Mean Total Score
924
992
992
34. ACT - Mean Composite Score
18.5
20.3
20.2
Staff
35. Total Staff FTE
10,323
623,023
633,347
36. Total Teacher FTE
5,619
316,111
321,730
37. % Central Administrative
3
1
1
38. % School Administrative
5
3
3
39. % Professional Support Staff
10
8
8
40. % Teachers
54
51
51
41 % Educational Aides
8
10
10
42. % Auxiliary Staff
19
27
27
43. Average Central Administrative Salary
74,336
83,937
83,529
44. Average School Administrative Salary
52,922
67,868
67,397
45. Average Professional Support Staff Salary
39,284
54,860
54,543
46. Average Teacher Salary
37,957
46,325
46,179
47. % Minority
60
43
43
48. Number of Students Per Total Staff
8.7
7.3
7.3
49. Number of Students Per Teacher
16.0
14.4
14.5
Teachers
50. % With 5 or Fewer Years of Experience
69.7
37.1
37.7
51. Average Years of Experience
5.0
11.4
11.3
52. % With Advanced Degrees
16.0
21.6
21.5
53. Teacher Turnover Rate
41.1
14.8
15.2
54. % African American
30
9
10
55. % Hispanic
20
21
21
56. % White
46
68
67
57. % Other
4
1
1
58. % Regular Education
85
70
71
59. % Special Education
7
10
10
60. % Compensatory Education
2
4
4
61. % Bilingual/ESL Education
4
7
7
62. % Career & Technical Education
2
4
4
63. % Other Education (Includes G & T)
1
5
5
Taxes and Actual Revenues
64. Taxable Value Per Pupil
0
333,420
333,420
65. Locally Adopted Tax Rate
0.000
1.188
1.187
66. Total Revenue (2006-07)
681,478,913
42,283,305,777
42,964,784,690
67. Total Revenue Per Pupil
8,485
9,403
9,388
68. % State
80
37
38
69. % Local and Other
8
53
52
70. % Federal
12
10
10
Fund Balances
71. Fund Balance (End of 2006-07)
129,235,783
6,799,320,153
6,928,555,936
72. % Fund Balance (of 2007-08 Budget)
21
19
19
Actual Expenditures
73. Total Expenditures (2006-07)
623,799,661
45,884,733,759
46,508,533,420
74. Total Operating Expenditures (2006-07)
610,144,007
35,207,774,647
35,817,918,654
75. Total Operating Expenditures Per Pupil
7,597
7,830
7,826
76. % Instructional
52
58
58
77. % Central Administrative
14
6
6
78. % School Leadership
8
6
6
79. % Plant Services
15
12
12
80. % Other Operating
11
19
19
81. Total Instructional Expenditures
316,118,127
20,278,593,095
20,594,711,222
82. Total Instructional Expenditures Per Pupil
3,936
4,510
4,500
83. % Regular Education
62
59
59
84. % Special Education
14
16
16
85. % Accelerated Education
20
12
12
86. % Bilingual/ESL Education
2
4
4
87. % Career & Technology Education
2
3
3
88. % Gifted & Talented Education
0
1
2
89. % Athletics/Related Activities
1
2
2
90. % Other Expenditures
0
1
1

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