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Districts are grouped by size into nine categories based on the number of
students in membership. This is the total number of students in membership
in the district on a day in late October. It does not include students who
are served by the district but who are not in membership there. 
1995-96 District Size Groups (Each column heading is a link to see the list of districts in each category.)
| District Size | 50,000 and Over | 25,000 to 49,999 | 10,000 to 24,999 | 5,000 to 9,999 | 3,000 to 4,999 | 1,600 to 2,999 | 1,000 to 1,599 | 500 to 999 | Under 500 | 
| Count of Districts | 9 | 24 | 44 | 67 | 80 | 135 | 118 | 203 | 364 | 
| 2. Total Number of Schools | 1,082 | 1,040 | 1,003 | 689 | 548 | 636 | 430 | 603 | 612 | 
| 3. Number of Regular High Schools | 174 | 146 | 152 | 117 | 115 | 171 | 138 | 208 | 172 | 
STUDENTS  | 
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| 4. Total Students | 789,576 | 816,490 | 695,776 | 436,178 | 311,759 | 293,919 | 151,782 | 150,034 | 94,746 | 
| 5. 5 YR % Change in Total Students | 9.0 | 12.0 | 10.5 | 14.6 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 8.4 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 
| 6. % African American | 25 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 
| 7. % Hispanic | 47 | 34 | 48 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 
| 8. % White | 25 | 49 | 38 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 65 | 70 | 71 | 
| 9. % Other | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| 10. % Economically Disadvantaged | 59.0 | 37.1 | 52.9 | 39.2 | 42.1 | 45.8 | 45.3 | 43.1 | 48.4 | 
| 11. % Special Education | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 
| 12. % Bilingual/ESL Education | 18 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 
| 13. % Career & Technology Ed. | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 
| 14. % Gifted & Talented Ed. | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 
| 15. Attendance Rate (94-95) | 94.2 | 95.4 | 95.2 | 95.2 | 95.2 | 95.5 | 95.8 | 96.1 | 96.4 | 
| 16. Annual Dropout Rate (94-95) | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 
| 17. Number of Graduates (Class of 1995) | 29,462 | 37,273 | 30,966 | 19,902 | 15,006 | 14,899 | 8,048 | 7,986 | 5,338 | 
|  TAAS % STUDENTS PASSING-ALL GRADES SPRING '96  | 
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| 18. All Tests Taken | 58.4 | 72.2 | 65.9 | 69.5 | 67.9 | 67.1 | 68.4 | 72.1 | 70.5 | 
| 19. Reading | 73.9 | 84.5 | 79.3 | 82.4 | 81.3 | 80.1 | 81.5 | 83.8 | 83.2 | 
| 20. Writing | 77.1 | 85.8 | 82.2 | 84.1 | 83.9 | 83.0 | 84.2 | 86.8 | 85.1 | 
| 21. Mathematics | 66.0 | 78.4 | 73.1 | 76.4 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 75.9 | 79.5 | 78.1 | 
| 22. African American | 45.5 | 52.2 | 48.0 | 44.7 | 43.8 | 44.3 | 43.8 | 46.1 | 43.0 | 
| 23. Hispanic | 49.7 | 57.6 | 56.1 | 54.6 | 54.8 | 52.5 | 52.8 | 56.2 | 55.1 | 
| 24. White | 80.4 | 83.4 | 80.8 | 79.5 | 77.3 | 76.5 | 76.8 | 78.5 | 76.4 | 
| 25. Other | 78.4 | 84.3 | 79.4 | 80.9 | 77.3 | 79.0 | 75.6 | 82.7 | 76.9 | 
| 26. Economically Disadvantaged | 46.5 | 55.8 | 53.5 | 52.4 | 53.2 | 52.8 | 54.8 | 59.0 | 59.9 | 
|  COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TESTS (CLASS OF 1995)  | 
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| 27. Percent Tested | 63.2 | 69.7 | 60.3 | 66.4 | 62.2 | 62.3 | 66.9 | 66.5 | 70.2 | 
| 28. Percent At Or Above Criterion | 17.3 | 24.8 | 15.4 | 19.6 | 15.4 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 12.7 | 
| 29. SAT: Mean Total Score | 861 | 924 | 890 | 910 | 879 | 865 | 857 | 860 | 852 | 
| 30. ACT: Mean Composite Score | 19.8 | 20.9 | 19.4 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.5 | 
STAFF  | 
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| 31. Total Staff FTE | 89,139 | 94,978 | 87,667 | 54,679 | 39,568 | 38,263 | 20,532 | 21,262 | 15,736 | 
| 32. Total Teacher FTE | 47,127 | 50,464 | 43,376 | 27,860 | 20,464 | 19,795 | 10,965 | 11,690 | 8,630 | 
| 33. % Central Administrative | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 
| 34. % Campus Administrative | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 
| 35. % Professional Support Staff | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 
| 36. % Teachers | 53 | 53 | 49 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 
| 37. % Educational Aides | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 
| 38. % Auxiliary Staff | 29 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 
| 39. Average Central Administr. Salary | 65,006 | 66,188 | 65,061 | 60,717 | 56,988 | 54,073 | 51,596 | 51,357 | 48,885 | 
| 40. Average Campus Administr. Salary | 53,207 | 51,200 | 51,469 | 47,993 | 46,386 | 44,840 | 44,261 | 44,304 | 42,637 | 
| 41. Average Profess.Support Staff Salary | 40,945 | 39,121 | 39,306 | 36,307 | 36,177 | 34,462 | 33,726 | 32,739 | 31,018 | 
| 42. Average Teacher Salary | 33,400 | 32,163 | 31,903 | 30,671 | 30,143 | 29,615 | 29,305 | 29,147 | 28,612 | 
| 43. % Minority | 53 | 30 | 46 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 
| 44. Number of Students Per Total Staff | 8.9 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 
| 45. Number of Students Per Teacher | 16.8 | 16.2 | 16.0 | 15.7 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 12.8 | 11.0 | 
TEACHERS  | 
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| 46. % Teachers With 1 or More Permits | 1.8 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 
| 47. % With 5 or Fewer Years Experience | 32.0 | 34.0 | 34.1 | 33.5 | 32.8 | 33.2 | 31.9 | 32.2 | 35.3 | 
| 48. Average Years of Experience | 12.4 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 
| 49. % With Advanced Degrees | 33.3 | 29.6 | 25.8 | 26.9 | 25.5 | 22.9 | 22.8 | 20.9 | 19.0 | 
| 50. Teacher Turnover Rate | 11.0 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 16.4 | 
| 51. % African American | 23 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 
| 52. % Hispanic | 17 | 14 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 
| 53. % White | 59 | 80 | 66 | 81 | 86 | 85 | 90 | 94 | 93 | 
| 54. % Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 
| 55. % Regular Education | 66 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 
| 56. % Special Education | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 
| 57. % Compensatory Education | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 
| 58. % Bilingual/ESL Education | 13 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| 59. % Career & Technology Education | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 
| 60. % Other Education (Includes G&T) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 
TAXES AND BUDGETED REVENUES  | 
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| 61. Taxable Value Per Pupil | 206,785 | 173,403 | 153,159 | 170,938 | 160,176 | 162,218 | 193,737 | 166,986 | 236,875 | 
| 62. Equalized Total Tax Rate | 1.361 | 1.494 | 1.449 | 1.437 | 1.433 | 1.392 | 1.242 | 1.339 | 1.318 | 
| 63. State Aid Per Pupil | 1,605 | 2,067 | 2,460 | 2,225 | 2,253 | 2,467 | 2,885 | 3,276 | 3,381 | 
| 64. Total Revenue | 3,952,388,259 | 4,262,306,288 | 3,667,410,381 | 2,255,175,045 | 1,584,164,152 | 1,513,002,287 | 824,176,491 | 860,124,106 | 636,449,503 | 
| 65. Total Revenue Per Pupil | 5,006 | 5,220 | 5,271 | 5,170 | 5,081 | 5,148 | 5,430 | 5,733 | 6,717 | 
| 66. % State | 32 | 40 | 47 | 44 | 45 | 49 | 54 | 56 | 51 | 
| 67. % Local and Other | 59 | 53 | 44 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 39 | 38 | 43 | 
| 68. % Federal | 9 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 
FUND BALANCES  | 
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| 69. Fund Balance (End of 94-95) | 469,581,060 | 663,073,232 | 543,198,223 | 360,199,149 | 278,862,502 | 340,730,162 | 246,421,321 | 252,346,833 | 240,976,046 | 
| 70. % Fund Balance (of 95-96 Budget) | 14 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 38 | 
BUDGETED EXPENDITURES  | 
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| 71. Total Expenditures | 4,169,084,027 | 4,327,730,906 | 3,742,354,643 | 2,290,481,889 | 1,623,862,784 | 1,522,393,835 | 832,678,701 | 871,998,492 | 659,087,171 | 
| 72. % Instructional | 53 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 51 | 
| 73. % Central Administrative | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 
| 74. % School Leadership | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 
| 75. % Plant Services | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 
| 76. % Other Operating | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 
| 77. % Non-Operating | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 
| 78. Total Operating Expenditures | 3,750,262,794 | 3,823,935,738 | 3,329,957,460 | 1,989,171,634 | 1,441,195,365 | 1,354,042,282 | 742,140,585 | 778,795,375 | 580,666,672 | 
| 79. Total Operating Expend. Per Pupil | 4,750 | 4,683 | 4,786 | 4,560 | 4,623 | 4,607 | 4,890 | 5,191 | 6,129 | 
BUDGETED INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES  | 
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| 80. Total Instructional Expenditures | 2,208,341,749 | 2,263,798,231 | 1,938,863,381 | 1,162,276,897 | 838,715,433 | 790,863,824 | 433,612,957 | 461,133,971 | 333,037,867 | 
| 81. Total Instructional Expend.Per Pupil | 2,797 | 2,773 | 2,787 | 2,665 | 2,690 | 2,691 | 2,857 | 3,074 | 3,515 | 
| 82. % Regular Education | 62 | 70 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 
| 83. % Special Education | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 
| 84. % Compensatory Education | 15 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 
| 85. % Bilingual/ESL Education | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| 86. % Career & Technology Education | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 
| 87. % Gifted & Talented Education | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |