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Snapshot 2010: 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 750,000 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 749,999 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 99,999. 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 207 open-enrollment schools granted a charter by the State Board of Education and in operation by the fall of the 2009-10 school year.

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

Community Type
Count of Districts
10
78
38
151
71
30
217
435
207
2. Total Number of Schools
1,291
1,958
1,093
1,133
525
143
931
898
463
Students
3. Total Students
904,494
1,588,847
740,979
648,918
278,889
68,989
324,542
149,983
119,137
4. % African American
18
17
12
7
13
10
9
6
26
5. % Hispanic
65
42
56
45
41
28
40
31
53
6. % White
14
33
30
45
45
58
49
62
17
7. % Other
3
7
2
3
1
4
1
1
4
8. % Economically Disadvantaged
72.2
50.5
62.8
55.8
61.2
36.1
61.1
57.5
70.6
9. % LEP
26
17
17
15
11
9
8
6
16
10. % Special Education
9
9
9
9
10
8
10
10
8
11. % Bilingual/ESL Education
24
16
17
15
11
8
8
6
15
12. % Career & Technical Education
20
20
22
23
22
22
25
29
10
13. % Gifted & Talented Education
10
8
7
7
7
8
6
6
2
14. Attendance Rate (2008-09)
95.2
95.9
95.5
95.8
95.4
96.1
95.6
96.2
94.3
15. Annual Dropout Rate Gr. 7-8 (2008-09)
0.5
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.1
1.1
16. Longitudinal Dropout Rate Gr. 9-12 (Class of 2009)
13.2
7.2
8.8
6.8
7.0
3.4
6.1
4.7
29.7
17. Annual Graduate Count (Class of 2009)
43,731
89,280
39,641
35,405
16,422
3,895
20,125
9,734
6,024
18. Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2009)
74.4
84.2
81.1
85.1
84.1
91.1
87.5
91.3
36.2
TAKS % Students Passing - Summed Across All Grades
19. All Tests Taken
72
80
75
78
74
84
74
76
71
20. Reading/ELA
88
92
89
91
89
94
90
91
88
21. Writing
92
95
93
94
92
95
92
93
92
22. Mathematics
81
86
83
86
82
89
82
83
79
23. Science
80
86
82
85
82
89
82
83
77
24. Social Studies
95
97
95
96
94
97
95
95
92
25. African American
62
69
65
67
60
74
60
58
63
26. Hispanic
70
74
70
71
67
75
67
67
70
27. White
89
90
87
86
84
89
82
81
77
28. Other
89
93
88
91
87
93
84
79
92
29. Economically Disadvantaged
67
71
68
70
66
73
67
68
68
30. Exit-Level Cumulative Pass Rate
88
92
89
91
90
93
90
91
63
College Admissions (Class of 2009)
31. Percent Tested
67.9
64.0
58.2
59.6
55.3
67.9
58.9
68.5
19.3
32. Percent At or Above Criterion
21.0
34.6
23.8
24.0
23.7
33.7
19.1
18.5
20.6
33. SAT - Average Total Score
928
1019
983
982
989
1027
952
956
955
34. ACT - Average Composite Score
19.5
22.0
19.7
20.0
20.0
22.2
19.7
19.6
19.6
Staff
35. Total Staff FTE
118,669
205,718
101,900
91,419
41,348
9,034
51,392
26,940
13,401
36. Total Teacher FTE
59,041
106,127
50,299
45,168
20,099
4,985
25,541
14,276
7,471
37. % Central Administrative
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
38. % School Administrative
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
39. % Professional Support Staff
11
9
9
8
8
7
6
5
11
40. % Teachers
50
52
49
49
49
55
50
53
56
41 % Educational Aides
8
8
10
11
13
9
13
12
9
42. % Auxiliary Staff
28
27
28
28
27
24
27
25
16
43. Average Central Administrative Salary
89,844
93,121
88,521
89,485
85,391
88,010
82,771
74,101
77,814
44. Average School Administrative Salary
75,377
73,641
70,299
68,494
66,371
71,114
64,353
62,000
56,404
45. Average Professional Support Staff Salary
61,184
57,779
55,875
54,942
51,797
55,533
49,729
45,877
42,518
46. Average Teacher Salary
51,789
50,137
47,961
46,835
44,588
47,725
44,052
42,266
40,529
47. % Minority
63
40
51
41
31
22
30
19
58
48. Number of Students Per Total Staff
7.6
7.7
7.3
7.1
6.7
7.6
6.3
5.6
8.9
49. Number of Students Per Teacher
15.3
15.0
14.7
14.4
13.9
13.8
12.7
10.5
15.9
Teachers
50. % With 5 or Fewer Years of Experience
35.5
40.3
35.0
34.9
34.2
34.5
31.5
29.3
73.2
51. Average Years of Experience
11.7
10.4
11.7
11.7
12.2
11.1
12.9
13.2
4.6
52. % With Advanced Degrees
28.9
24.3
20.3
16.8
19.2
21.1
15.8
13.9
16.6
53. Teacher Turnover Rate
9.7
11.4
10.3
11.2
13.1
11.7
14.0
15.3
32.3
54. % African American
19
11
6
3
5
3
3
2
23
55. % Hispanic
31
16
34
27
14
10
14
8
22
56. % White
47
70
59
69
80
85
82
90
50
57. % Other
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
4
58. % Regular Education
65
71
70
72
72
77
75
80
86
59. % Special Education
10
11
10
9
9
8
9
6
6
60. % Compensatory Education
4
3
3
3
6
3
5
4
2
61. % Bilingual/ESL Education
12
6
9
6
5
3
3
1
4
62. % Career & Technical Education
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
7
2
63. % Other Education (Includes G & T)
6
6
6
5
4
5
3
1
0
Taxes and Actual Revenues
64. Taxable Value Per Pupil
429,778
354,211
295,147
320,080
320,999
386,078
375,365
571,817
0
65. Locally Adopted Tax Rate
1.278
1.372
1.305
1.304
1.246
1.334
1.224
1.144
0.000
66. Total Revenue (2008-09)
8,825,467,687
15,066,308,481
6,955,165,988
6,407,471,072
2,701,741,157
740,444,138
3,507,433,291
1,920,296,152
980,377,618
67. Total Revenue Per Pupil
9,872
9,686
9,563
10,106
9,761
11,240
10,841
12,905
9,657
68. % State
35
40
46
46
44
40
48
49
81
69. % Local and Other
54
52
42
43
44
53
40
42
8
70. % Federal
12
7
12
10
12
7
11
9
11
Fund Balances
71. Fund Balance (End of 2008-09)
792,646,742
2,397,970,644
1,074,029,070
1,021,972,899
468,445,474
150,402,299
723,678,600
478,388,342
171,914,341
72. % Fund Balance (of 2009-10 Budget)
11
20
19
20
22
25
24
26
20
Actual Expenditures
73. Total Expenditures (2008-09)
9,780,360,715
17,711,036,854
8,233,112,867
7,892,531,602
3,228,053,369
910,552,212
3,972,322,010
2,043,749,255
908,708,977
74. Total Operating Expenditures (2008-09)
7,953,008,053
12,682,503,321
6,113,530,415
5,380,218,649
2,352,777,217
575,973,310
2,972,934,674
1,607,255,056
884,804,823
75. Total Operating Expenditures Per Pupil
8,896
8,154
8,406
8,486
8,500
8,743
9,189
10,802
8,715
76. % Instructional
59
59
58
57
57
58
57
56
52
77. % Central Administrative
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
9
14
78. % School Leadership
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
8
79. % Plant Services
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
14
80. % Other Operating
19
18
20
20
20
18
20
18
12
81. Total Instructional Expenditures
4,671,620,939
7,527,812,628
3,553,295,687
3,058,531,571
1,341,597,554
332,674,192
1,682,921,382
894,065,779
459,861,349
82. Total Instructional Expenditures Per Pupil
5,226
4,840
4,886
4,824
4,847
5,050
5,202
6,009
4,530
83. % Regular Education
57
60
60
62
58
67
57
59
65
84. % Special Education
15
17
15
15
16
15
16
14
12
85. % Accelerated Education
14
9
13
13
14
7
15
15
19
86. % Bilingual/ESL Education
7
6
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
87. % Career & Technical Education
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
2
88. % Gifted & Talented Education
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
89. % Athletics/Related Activities
1
2
3
3
4
3
4
5
1
90. % Other Expenditures
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0

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