Snapshot 2014: Distribution Statistics

This information is presented to help readers understand the distribution of values for a particular item. By examining the variance between the high, low, and intermediate values, you may determine whether districts have similar characteristics on some measures, such as pupil/teacher ratios, or very different characteristics on others, such as total number of students.

Charters have been excluded from this analysis because their characteristics differ dramatically from the independent school districts. This causes the charters to appear in disproportionate numbers in the extremes of the distributions, which distorts the high and low values.

Each item is analyzed independently; the district with the highest value for one item is not necessarily the district with the highest value for other items. The terms used are defined as follows:

  • LOWEST (HIGHEST) VALUE For any given item, the lowest (highest) value found among all the districts.

  • XXTH PERCENTILE For any given item, a value at the point in the distribution where XX percent of the school districts are below the value. For example, the 10th percentile means that 10 percent of the school districts have values lower than the value shown.

  • MEDIAN For any given item, the value at the point in the distribution where half of the school districts are below the value, and half are above.
Percentile
Lowest Value
1st Percentile
5th Percentile
10th Percentile
25th Percentile
Median (50th Percentile)
75th Percentile
90th Percentile
95th Percentile
99th Percentile
Highest Value
2. Total Number of Schools
1
1
1
1
2
3
6
15
32
74
279
Students
3. Total Students
13
66
124
173
375
967
2,968
10,305
24,252
64,629
210,716
4. % African American
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
2.2
8.6
18.6
25.9
56.3
84.8
5. % Hispanic
0.7
3.5
6.3
8.8
16.0
31.3
55.5
82.6
93.7
99.2
100.0
6. % White
0.0
0.5
3.3
9.7
30.0
54.5
74.7
84.0
87.6
92.8
96.2
7. % American Indian
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.3
0.6
1.0
1.5
2.4
21.6
8. % Asian
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.8
2.0
3.7
10.9
35.2
9. % Pacific Islander
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.9
17.5
10. % Two or More Races
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.8
1.7
2.7
3.8
4.6
7.2
11.4
11. % Economically Disadvantaged
0.0
10.2
24.9
32.7
45.8
58.1
71.7
81.3
88.1
96.0
100.0
12. % English Language Learners (ELL)
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
2.1
5.2
11.5
21.0
29.3
48.3
71.2
13. % Special Education
0.0
3.0
5.4
6.4
7.5
8.9
10.3
12.0
13.3
16.8
28.7
14. % Bilingual/ESL Education
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
2.0
5.2
11.3
20.3
28.3
46.5
71.0
15. % Career & Technical Education
0.0
0.0
8.6
17.8
22.3
26.1
30.6
35.7
40.0
46.1
89.6
16. % Gifted & Talented Education
0.0
0.0
1.4
2.4
3.9
5.5
7.6
10.0
11.9
17.6
23.0
17. Attendance Rate (2012-13)
91.4
93.6
94.5
95.0
95.5
96.0
96.5
96.9
97.1
97.6
98.4
18. Annual Dropout Rate Gr. 9-12 (2012-13)
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.4
2.3
3.0
4.8
18.8
19. 4-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2013)
63.6
78.6
85.0
87.6
92.0
95.3
98.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
20. 5-Year Longitudinal Graduation Rate (Class of 2012)
50.0
77.8
86.7
89.1
93.1
96.6
99.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
21. Annual Graduate Count (Class of 2013)
1
4
10
15
31
68
200
655
1,471
3,940
9,475
22. Annual RHSP/DAP Graduate Count (Class of 2013)
1
3
8
11
24
53
157
555
1,231
3,286
7,560
STAAR % at Phase-in Satisfactory Standard
23. All Subjects
43
53
61
64
71
77
84
88
91
95
100
24. Reading/ELA
46
55
61
65
71
79
85
90
93
97
100
25. Writing
26
43
53
57
65
73
81
88
91
98
100
26. Mathematics
33
47
58
63
71
78
85
89
92
96
100
27. Science
31
48
60
64
71
78
85
90
92
97
100
28. Social Studies
29
45
56
61
68
75
82
88
91
96
100
29. African American
29
41
50
55
61
69
78
87
94
100
100
30. Hispanic
32
47
56
61
66
73
80
85
88
95
100
31. White
36
61
67
72
78
83
88
92
94
98
100
32. American Indian
30
42
55
61
71
80
89
100
100
100
100
33. Asian
43
57
71
79
86
92
100
100
100
100
100
34. Pacific Islander
46
50
60
66
75
85
100
100
100
100
100
35. Two or More Races
33
46
59
64
73
82
88
94
100
100
100
36. Economically Disadvantaged
40
49
57
60
66
72
78
83
85
92
98
College Admissions (Class of 2013)
37. Percent Tested
0.0
21.6
35.8
40.5
50.0
59.6
70.0
80.6
87.5
100.0
100.0
38. Percent At or Above Criterion
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.0
11.1
19.6
27.7
36.4
42.3
56.3
79.6
39. SAT - Average Score
1104
1147
1214
1262
1346
1416
1479
1534
1588
1684
1790
40. ACT - Average Score
14.0
15.5
16.8
17.5
19.0
20.2
21.4
22.5
23.1
25.0
27.1
Staff
41. Total Staff FTE
4.3
15.6
25.5
32.5
63.2
148.5
411.4
1,334.1
2,937.1
8,096.5
23,110.8
42. Total Teacher FTE
1.2
8.0
14.0
18.2
34.8
77.5
206.1
640.3
1,542.7
4,113.2
11,336.5
43. % Central Administrative
0.0
0.1
0.6
0.8
1.1
1.6
2.5
3.9
5.2
7.3
23.5
44. % School Administrative
0.0
0.0
0.9
1.7
2.4
2.9
3.6
4.3
4.8
7.0
10.0
45. % Professional Support Staff
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.6
3.7
5.8
8.1
10.0
11.0
14.5
19.9
46. % Teachers
27.9
40.3
43.7
45.7
49.0
52.2
55.5
59.3
62.3
69.3
100.0
47. % Educational Aides
0.0
0.0
4.4
6.3
8.6
11.1
13.8
16.7
18.8
23.2
53.4
48. % Auxiliary Staff
0.0
9.6
16.2
18.7
22.1
25.3
28.9
31.8
33.7
38.3
49.8
49. Average Central Administrative Salary
35,378
49,350
65,317
70,833
79,562
90,060
99,810
111,016
120,000
139,690
183,544
50. Average School Administrative Salary
14,000
39,870
55,351
58,800
64,656
69,230
73,686
79,032
82,104
93,561
145,616
51. Average Professional Support Staff Salary
8,364
23,656
38,471
42,485
47,649
52,390
56,963
61,126
63,458
69,198
93,190
52. Average Teacher Salary
33,388
36,282
38,528
39,888
42,052
44,387
47,669
51,215
53,251
56,051
63,884
53. % Minority
0.0
0.0
2.7
4.8
9.5
18.5
34.2
62.6
84.3
96.7
98.6
54. Number of Students Per Total Staff
1.9
3.4
4.5
5.0
5.8
6.6
7.5
8.2
8.7
9.5
14.0
55. Number of Students Per Teacher
3.3
6.0
8.4
9.5
11.0
12.8
14.7
16.0
16.6
17.5
25.6
Teachers
56. % With 5 or Fewer Years of Experience
0.0
6.9
13.5
17.1
22.5
29.3
36.7
44.7
50.2
58.1
70.2
57. Average Years of Experience
3.6
7.0
8.7
9.6
10.9
12.6
14.0
15.5
16.6
18.7
21.0
58. % With Advanced Degrees
0.0
0.0
5.0
7.8
11.8
16.9
22.2
27.5
30.6
39.3
72.7
59. Teacher Turnover Rate
0.0
0.0
7.1
9.1
12.8
17.3
23.4
29.7
34.0
46.0
72.0
60. % African American
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
3.5
9.4
14.3
36.1
73.0
61. % Hispanic
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.1
5.7
13.9
35.4
75.2
95.1
100.0
62. % White
0.0
3.6
19.7
48.2
77.3
89.6
94.9
98.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
63. % Other
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
2.4
4.2
6.0
10.3
25.0
64. % Regular Education
32.2
54.8
64.3
67.5
73.1
78.1
82.7
86.7
90.0
98.8
100.0
65. % Special Education
0.0
0.0
1.8
3.1
5.5
7.6
9.6
11.5
13.2
17.6
36.5
66. % Compensatory Education
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
3.4
6.0
8.6
10.2
16.5
37.0
67. % Bilingual/ESL Education
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
2.4
6.8
10.6
21.0
43.2
68. % Career & Technical Education
0.0
0.0
1.0
3.0
4.2
5.6
7.4
9.6
10.9
13.8
18.0
69. % Other Education (Includes G & T)
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.8
4.3
6.5
8.3
11.0
39.1
Taxes and Actual Revenues
70. Taxable Value Per Pupil (2011 Tax Year)
29,591
67,529
115,804
150,694
216,785
312,749
504,874
898,593
1,573,836
3,709,622
12,076,169
71. Locally Adopted Tax Rate (2012 Tax Year)
0.650
0.937
1.040
1.040
1.125
1.237
1.360
1.465
1.530
1.650
1.670
72. Total Revenue (2012-13)
529,470
938,869
1,726,503
2,366,243
4,937,255
10,887,428
31,227,059
97,714,934
234,979,374
590,862,929
1,888,535,642
73. Total Revenue Per Pupil
5,366
8,324
8,862
9,180
9,725
10,873
12,530
15,461
19,766
34,372
103,756
74. % State
1.1
4.8
9.5
14.3
27.4
44.7
57.1
66.5
70.3
76.8
87.1
75. % Local and Other
1.4
9.0
17.4
21.5
31.7
44.7
63.9
78.3
84.6
91.8
98.0
76. % Federal
0.0
1.7
3.1
4.2
5.9
8.7
12.4
16.8
19.4
27.1
51.9
Fund Balance and Net Assets
77. Fund Balance (for ISDs)
-357,535
6,522
269,795
466,806
1,064,861
2,590,729
6,723,574
19,596,818
42,263,262
124,747,892
276,796,499
78. Net Assets (Charter Schools)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Actual Expenditures
79. Total Expenditures (2012-13)
289,421
937,555
1,708,892
2,296,082
4,674,374
10,866,556
31,347,694
108,785,031
241,857,228
625,140,136
2,188,854,557
80. Total Operating Expenditures (2012-13)
287,826
875,550
1,533,155
1,977,014
3,940,183
9,106,723
26,023,062
84,134,385
196,559,619
504,237,809
1,663,389,695
81. Total Operating Expenditures Per Pupil
5,533
6,910
7,512
7,741
8,269
9,234
10,735
12,883
14,662
22,457
44,896
82. % Instructional
17.0
42.7
48.4
49.9
52.8
55.3
57.5
59.6
61.0
62.9
67.6
83. % Central Administrative
3.4
4.0
4.7
5.3
6.3
7.8
10.1
12.9
14.9
19.0
68.0
84. % School Leadership
0.0
1.8
3.6
4.2
5.0
5.6
6.2
6.9
7.5
9.0
14.5
85. % Plant Services
0.1
6.7
8.3
9.0
10.2
11.3
12.7
14.2
15.6
20.0
42.8
86. % Other Operating
3.6
10.2
14.0
15.6
17.7
19.6
21.2
22.6
23.4
25.6
32.6
87. Total Instructional Expenditures
179,102
479,153
834,924
1,070,506
2,105,576
5,001,925
14,249,655
45,688,974
118,623,131
306,623,094
966,811,280
88. Total Instructional Expenditures Per Pupil
2,769
3,891
4,173
4,328
4,627
5,070
5,784
6,782
7,588
11,333
16,841
89. % Regular Education
27.7
33.6
43.3
48.0
53.7
58.7
64.0
68.6
71.7
79.9
100.0
90. % Special Education
0.0
4.6
6.2
7.5
9.9
13.2
16.4
21.0
25.6
39.8
47.9
91. % Accelerated Education
0.0
2.0
4.3
5.7
8.3
11.9
16.0
20.8
24.7
34.3
56.0
92. % Bilingual/ESL Education
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.5
1.4
2.8
4.0
7.7
21.8
93. % Career & Technical Education
0.0
0.0
0.5
2.6
3.6
4.7
6.3
8.1
9.1
11.6
23.0
94. % Gifted & Talented Education
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.4
0.8
2.0
3.0
5.4
14.0
95. % Athletics/Related Activities
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.9
3.2
4.4
5.7
6.8
7.8
9.4
11.5
96. % High School Allotment
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.6
1.1
1.4
1.8
2.3
3.8
5.5
97. % Prekindergarten
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.4
1.3
2.3
3.5
4.5
7.0
9.9
98. % Other Expenditures
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
1.0
1.6
2.2
3.6
18.7