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Snapshot 2011 Summary Tables
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 775,000 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 774,999 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 over the past five years of 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 199 open-enrollment schools granted a charter by the State Board of Education and in operation by the fall of the 2010-11 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
68
28
213
443
199
2. Total Number of Schools
1,300
1,986
1,103
1,167
514
130
924
920
482
Students
3. Total Students
915,623
1,617,108
755,757
665,505
274,122
65,554
328,626
156,393
133,697
4. % African American
17
16
11
6
12
10
8
5
24
5. % Hispanic
66
44
58
47
43
29
42
32
53
6. % White
13
31
28
42
42
55
47
60
17
7. % Other
4
9
4
4
3
7
3
3
6
8. % Economically Disadvantaged
72.9
49.9
63.3
56.2
62.4
36.8
61.7
57.7
70.7
9. % LEP
26
17
17
15
11
9
9
6
16
10. % Special Education
9
8
9
9
10
8
10
10
7
11. % Bilingual/ESL Education
24
16
17
15
11
8
8
5
16
12. % Career & Technical Education
20
21
21
22
23
21
25
28
8
13. % Gifted & Talented Education
11
8
7
7
7
8
6
6
2
14. Attendance Rate (2009-10)
94.9
95.8
95.4
95.7
95.3
96.1
95.5
96.0
94.4
15. Annual Dropout Rate Gr. 7-8 (2009-10)
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.5
16. Longitudinal Dropout Rate Gr. 9-12 (Class of 2010)
10.2
5.8
6.6
4.6
5.3
2.9
4.9
3.1
26.2
17. Annual Graduate Count (Class of 2010)
46,292
95,559
42,023
38,089
16,511
3,736
20,943
10,687
6,640
18. Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2010)
78.8
87.3
84.9
88.7
87.4
93.4
90.3
93.4
43.5
TAKS % Students Passing - Summed Across All Grades
19. All Tests Taken
72
79
74
78
73
83
73
76
73
20. Reading/ELA
87
92
88
90
88
93
89
91
88
21. Writing
91
94
92
92
90
94
90
92
92
22. Mathematics
82
87
83
86
82
89
82
84
81
23. Science
80
85
81
84
80
88
81
83
79
24. Social Studies
94
96
94
95
93
97
94
95
94
25. African American
62
69
64
66
58
70
59
58
67
26. Hispanic
71
74
70
71
66
76
66
67
72
27. White
88
89
86
86
82
88
81
81
77
28. Other
86
91
85
88
80
90
79
77
88
29. Economically Disadvantaged
67
71
67
69
65
72
66
68
70
30. Exit-Level Cumulative Pass Rate
91
94
91
93
92
96
93
93
74
College Admissions (Class of 2010)
31. Percent Tested
69.5
65.1
58.7
61.4
55.6
69.2
59.3
68.0
23.8
32. Percent At or Above Criterion
20.9
34.3
23.9
24.2
23.5
38.1
18.5
19.0
22.6
33. SAT - Average Score
932
1015
984
984
982
1038
954
950
959
34. ACT - Average Score
19.1
22.1
19.8
20.1
20.1
22.5
19.6
19.8
19.8
Staff
35. Total Staff FTE
117,927
206,469
102,640
92,828
39,939
8,520
51,505
27,885
15,433
36. Total Teacher FTE
59,233
105,834
50,629
45,776
19,631
4,664
25,572
14,821
8,714
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
11
10
9
8
8
8
6
5
10
40. % Teachers
50
51
49
49
49
55
50
53
56
41. % Educational Aides
8
8
10
11
13
9
13
12
8
42. % Auxiliary Staff
27
28
28
28
27
24
27
25
17
43. Average Central Administrative Salary
94,818
94,845
90,461
91,216
86,062
87,685
84,999
76,481
81,642
44. Average School Administrative Salary
75,070
74,055
70,865
69,653
67,140
71,713
66,334
63,332
57,725
45. Average Professional Support Staff Salary
61,527
58,220
56,577
55,372
52,525
55,790
51,045
46,518
46,104
46. Average Teacher Salary
51,909
50,591
48,516
47,278
45,027
48,238
44,639
42,441
41,175
47. % Minority
63
40
52
41
32
22
30
19
53
48. Number of Students Per Total Staff
7.8
7.8
7.4
7.2
6.9
7.7
6.4
5.6
8.7
49. Number of Students Per Teacher
15.5
15.3
14.9
14.5
14.0
14.1
12.9
10.6
15.3
Teachers
50. % With 5 or Fewer Years of Experience
34.8
38.6
33.6
33.5
33.0
34.6
31.1
29.4
74.1
51. Average Years of Experience
11.7
10.6
11.8
11.8
12.3
11.0
12.9
13.1
4.5
52. % With Advanced Degrees
29.2
25.3
20.6
17.4
19.6
21.8
16.2
14.0
16.2
53. Teacher Turnover Rate
10.2
11.6
10.3
11.2
13.0
10.7
13.9
15.9
30.3
54. % African American
19
11
6
3
5
4
3
2
21
55. % Hispanic
33
18
35
28
15
11
15
8
23
56. % White
44
68
57
67
78
83
80
88
50
57. % Other
4
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
6
58. % Regular Education
73
71
72
73
72
77
76
81
87
59. % Special Education
9
10
9
8
9
8
9
6
6
60. % Compensatory Education
2
3
3
3
5
3
4
4
2
61. % Bilingual/ESL Education
6
6
7
6
4
3
3
1
3
62. % Career & Technical Education
4
3
4
4
5
4
5
7
2
63. % Other Education (Includes G & T)
6
6
6
5
5
5
3
1
0
Taxes and Actual Revenues
64. Taxable Value Per Pupil
409,958
337,355
290,551
310,657
315,979
369,007
382,232
576,757
0
65. Locally Adopted Tax Rate
1.290
1.387
1.318
1.318
1.257
1.342
1.240
1.158
0.000
66. Total Revenue (2009-10)
9,334,981,578
15,897,169,398
7,385,360,577
6,796,008,139
2,753,949,929
708,071,460
3,693,783,339
2,042,961,106
1,171,930,455
67. Total Revenue Per Pupil
10,321
10,005
9,967
10,447
10,110
11,250
11,240
13,035
10,161
68. % State
34
40
45
46
43
39
47
48
80
69. % Local and Other
52
51
41
42
43
52
39
42
7
70. % Federal
14
9
14
12
14
9
14
11
14
Fund Balances
71. Fund Balance (End of 2009-10)
878,355,707
2,452,428,299
1,122,697,568
1,024,570,903
431,484,633
118,823,771
658,118,218
464,791,795
204,205,095
72. % Fund Balance (of 2010-11 Budget)
12
20
20
19
21
21
22
24
20
Actual Expenditures
73. Total Expenditures (2009-10)
10,254,159,823
17,972,683,251
8,393,895,788
7,787,454,852
3,056,674,947
801,872,954
4,103,513,332
2,214,687,916
1,062,586,390
74. Total Operating Expenditures (2009-10)
8,168,247,702
13,268,147,151
6,415,123,817
5,691,750,335
2,388,021,705
565,522,578
3,148,052,682
1,746,797,934
1,032,533,219
75. Total Operating Expenditures Per Pupil
9,031
8,351
8,658
8,749
8,767
8,985
9,579
11,145
8,952
76. % Instructional
59
60
58
57
57
59
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
11
11
11
12
12
14
80. % Other Operating
19
18
20
20
20
19
20
18
12
81. Total Instructional Expenditures
4,829,005,323
7,948,881,273
3,749,194,702
3,256,044,954
1,368,545,411
331,121,314
1,788,507,318
979,888,870
539,675,289
82. Total Instructional Expenditures Per Pupil
5,339
5,003
5,060
5,005
5,024
5,261
5,442
6,252
4,679
83. % Regular Education
54
60
59
60
56
65
54
57
61
84. % Special Education
16
17
15
15
17
15
17
14
12
85. % Accelerated Education
17
10
14
13
15
8
16
16
21
86. % Bilingual/ESL Education
7
5
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
87. % Career & Technical Education
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
6
2
88. % Gifted & Talented Education
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
89. % Athletics/Related Activities
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
5
1
90. % High School Allotment
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
91. % Other Expenditures
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0

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