SNAPSHOT '97: District Size

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.

1996-97 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 46 66 82 134 119 213 366

2. Total Number of Schools 1,106 1,061 1,065 702 574 650 462 643 612

3. Number of High Schools 170 149 159 116 125 186 148 230 177

STUDENTS

4. Total Students 807,451 841,132 728,467 433,894 321,522 293,374 153,366 156,562 93,207

5. 5 YR % Change in Total Students 9.1 12.1 9.7 14.7 8.8 9.9 8.4 11.1 12.6

6. % African American 25 13 13 10 13 9 9 7 6

7. % Hispanic 48 34 48 29 28 31 25 23 24

8. % White 24 47 37 59 58 59 65 70 69

9. % Other 3 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

10. % Economically Disadvantaged 60.3 39.6 53.3 39.5 43.9 46.5 46.0 43.3 49.4

11. % Special Education 10 11 11 12 12 13 15 15 16

12. % Bilingual/ESL Education 19 11 15 7 7 7 4 4 5

13. % Career & Technology Ed. 14.0 16.0 18.0 17.0 20.0 21.0 22.0 23.0 26.0

14. % Gifted & Talented Ed. 10.0 7.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0

15. Attendance Rate (95-96) 94.3 95.3 95.0 95.3 95.2 95.4 95.7 96.0 96.3

16. Annual Dropout Rate (95-96) 2.4 1.8 1.7 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.8

17. Number of Graduates (Class of 1996) 28,730 38,815 32,039 20,115 15,738 14,793 8,167 8,378 5,012

TAAS
% STUDENTS PASSING - ALL GRADES
SPRING '97

18. All Tests Taken 63.8 77.9 72.3 76.4 74.4 74.6 75.3 78.1 75.6

19. Reading 77.4 87.6 83.3 86.2 84.9 84.5 85.2 87.2 85.9

20. Writing 79.5 88.2 84.5 87.1 85.9 86.2 86.8 88.7 87.0

21. Mathematics 71.5 83.7 79.6 82.9 81.4 82.2 82.9 85.1 82.9

22. African American 52.5 62.4 56.6 55.8 54.0 54.8 52.9 55.4 49.1

23. Hispanic 55.8 65.6 64.1 63.1 62.3 62.3 61.7 64.3 61.8

24. White 84.8 87.4 85.7 84.7 83.3 82.7 82.6 83.8 81.5

25. Other 82.0 88.6 83.8 86.0 82.8 83.0 78.4 82.2 80.8

26. Economically Disadvantaged 53.0 64.0 61.3 61.3 61.3 62.3 63.1 67.1 66.2

COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TESTS
(CLASS OF 1996)

27. Percent Tested 64.5 69.2 59.6 67.2 61.3 62.8 64.7 66.0 68.1

28. Percent At Or Above Criterion 16.1 22.9 15.1 19.3 14.2 13.1 13.1 12.3 11.7

29. SAT I: Mean Total Score 962 1,023 991 1,012 989 963 966 967 949

30. ACT: Mean Composite Score 19.7 21.0 19.6 20.4 20.0 19.8 19.9 19.8 19.6

STAFF

31. Total Staff FTE 91,477 99,086 92,183 54,954 41,259 38,928 21,226 22,499 15,263

32. Total Teacher FTE 47,913 52,355 46,103 28,055 21,176 20,064 11,264 12,362 8,358

33. % Central Administrative 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3

34. % Campus Administrative 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3

35. % Professional Support Staff 8 8 7 6 6 5 5 4 3

36. % Teachers 52 53 50 51 51 52 53 55 55

37. % Educational Aides 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 11 11

38. % Auxiliary Staff 30 28 31 30 29 29 27 26 25

39. Average Central Administr. Salary 66,608 67,795 67,135 62,367 56,601 56,907 53,947 53,002 50,325

40. Average Campus Administr. Salary 54,246 53,153 52,643 48,993 47,831 46,578 46,086 45,827 44,548

41. Average Profess. Support Staff Salary 43,142 40,341 40,286 37,118 36,920 36,099 35,786 34,709 32,540

42. Average Teacher Salary 33,951 33,175 32,921 31,573 31,300 31,009 30,848 30,755 29,987

43. % Minority 54 31 46 29 26 26 19 15 15

44. Number of Students Per Total Staff 8.8 8.5 7.9 7.9 7.8 7.5 7.2 7.0 6.1

45. Number of Students Per Teacher 16.9 16.1 15.8 15.5 15.2 14.6 13.6 12.7 11.2

TEACHERS

46. % Teachers With 1 or More Permits 4.0 3.7 4.5 3.7 3.7 4.0 3.6 3.1 3.7

47. % With 5 or Fewer Years Experience 33.0 34.6 34.1 33.9 32.6 32.5 31.0 31.7 34.8

48. Average Years of Experience 12.3 11.4 11.6 11.5 11.8 11.8 12.0 11.7 11.4

49. % With Advanced Degrees 32.5 29.2 26.9 26.3 24.7 22.0 21.6 20.7 18.8

50. Teacher Turnover Rate 11.6 12.9 11.4 13.2 12.9 13.6 13.3 13.9 15.9

51. % African American 23 5 7 4 5 3 3 2 2

52. % Hispanic 18 14 27 14 10 12 6 5 5

53. % White 59 80 65 82 85 84 91 93 92

54. % Other 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0

55. % Regular Education 68 70 70 73 73 74 77 78 78

56. % Special Education 10 10 9 10 9 9 9 8 8

57. % Compensatory Education 2 4 4 5 5 6 5 5 5

58. % Bilingual/ESL Education 12 7 9 4 3 3 2 1 1

59. % Career & Technology Education 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 7

60. % Other Education (Includes G&T) 4 6 4 4 4 3 3 2 1

TAXES AND BUDGETED REVENUES

61. Taxable Value Per Pupil 202,917 169,349 151,108 169,857 157,834 156,252 190,148 158,397 220,409

62. Equalized Total Tax Rate 1.436 1.587 1.553 1.538 1.526 1.464 1.246 1.414 1.385

63. State Aid Per Pupil 1,632 2,024 2,487 2,210 2,308 2,615 2,956 3,427 3,529

64. Total Revenue 4,011,411,011 4,355,385,835 3,747,685,483 2,193,763,413 1,611,093,800 1,495,201,826 834,756,599 914,581,237 616,908,337

65. Total Revenue Per Pupil 4,968 5,178 5,145 5,056 5,011 5,097 5,443 5,842 6,619

66. % State 34 41 49 45 46 51 56 58 53

67. % Local and Other 62 56 47 52 51 45 41 38 44

68. % Federal 5 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3

FUND BALANCES

69. Fund Balance (End of 95-96) 533,505,401 806,220,961 685,681,482 384,170,754 315,349,623 387,704,056 269,140,224 298,847,622 248,176,383

70. % Fund Balance (of 96-97 Budget) 14 21 20 19 21 27 33 33 40

BUDGETED EXPENDITURES

71. Total Expenditures 4,192,573,017 4,444,507,164 3,819,466,873 2,229,346,690 1,643,354,793 1,513,000,187 839,506,997 920,688,572 621,958,726

72. % Instructional 53 52 52 50 51 51 53 53 51

73. % Central Administrative 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 10

74. % School Leadership 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

75. % Plant Services 11 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 10

76. % Other Operating 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 16 15

77. % Non-Operating 10 11 11 13 11 11 9 10 9

78. Total Operating Expenditures 3,779,954,193 3,935,520,453 3,418,215,275 1,945,275,489 1,469,779,466 1,353,454,230 761,550,192 831,432,630 566,830,728

79. Total Operating Expend. Per Pupil 4,681 4,679 4,692 4,483 4,571 4,613 4,966 5,311 6,081

BUDGETED INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES

80. Total Instructional Expenditures 2,203,488,350 2,311,494,777 1,973,067,766 1,114,089,876 838,106,373 775,788,230 441,256,372 487,027,299 318,690,582

81. Total Instructional Expend. Per Pupil 2,729 2,748 2,709 2,568 2,607 2,644 2,877 3,111 3,419

82. % Regular Education 66 73 71 74 72 73 71 72 71

83. % Special Education 12 12 11 12 12 11 12 12 12

84. % Compensatory Education 10 6 8 7 7 8 9 9 9

85. % Bilingual/ESL Education 7 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1

86. % Career & Technology Education 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 7

87. % Gifted & Talented Education 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1

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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	46	66	82	134	119	213	366
2. Total Number of Schools	1,106	1,061	1,065	702	574	650	462	643	612
3. Number of High Schools	170	149	159	116	125	186	148	230	177
STUDENTS
4. Total Students	807,451	841,132	728,467	433,894	321,522	293,374	153,366	156,562	93,207
5. 5 YR % Change in Total Students	9.1	12.1	9.7	14.7	8.8	9.9	8.4	11.1	12.6
6. % African American	25	13	13	10	13	9	9	7	6
7. % Hispanic	48	34	48	29	28	31	25	23	24
8. % White	24	47	37	59	58	59	65	70	69
9. % Other	3	5	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
10. % Economically Disadvantaged	60.3	39.6	53.3	39.5	43.9	46.5	46.0	43.3	49.4
11. % Special Education	10	11	11	12	12	13	15	15	16
12. % Bilingual/ESL Education	19	11	15	7	7	7	4	4	5
13. % Career & Technology Ed.	14.0	16.0	18.0	17.0	20.0	21.0	22.0	23.0	26.0
14. % Gifted & Talented Ed.	10.0	7.0	9.0	8.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	8.0	8.0
15. Attendance Rate (95-96)	94.3	95.3	95.0	95.3	95.2	95.4	95.7	96.0	96.3
16. Annual Dropout Rate (95-96)	2.4	1.8	1.7	1.2	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.1	0.8
17. Number of Graduates (Class of 1996)	28,730	38,815	32,039	20,115	15,738	14,793	8,167	8,378	5,012
TAAS % STUDENTS PASSING - ALL GRADES SPRING '97
18. All Tests Taken	63.8	77.9	72.3	76.4	74.4	74.6	75.3	78.1	75.6
19. Reading	77.4	87.6	83.3	86.2	84.9	84.5	85.2	87.2	85.9
20. Writing	79.5	88.2	84.5	87.1	85.9	86.2	86.8	88.7	87.0
21. Mathematics	71.5	83.7	79.6	82.9	81.4	82.2	82.9	85.1	82.9
22. African American	52.5	62.4	56.6	55.8	54.0	54.8	52.9	55.4	49.1
23. Hispanic	55.8	65.6	64.1	63.1	62.3	62.3	61.7	64.3	61.8
24. White	84.8	87.4	85.7	84.7	83.3	82.7	82.6	83.8	81.5
25. Other	82.0	88.6	83.8	86.0	82.8	83.0	78.4	82.2	80.8
26. Economically Disadvantaged	53.0	64.0	61.3	61.3	61.3	62.3	63.1	67.1	66.2
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TESTS (CLASS OF 1996)
27. Percent Tested	64.5	69.2	59.6	67.2	61.3	62.8	64.7	66.0	68.1
28. Percent At Or Above Criterion	16.1	22.9	15.1	19.3	14.2	13.1	13.1	12.3	11.7
29. SAT I: Mean Total Score	962	1,023	991	1,012	989	963	966	967	949
30. ACT: Mean Composite Score	19.7	21.0	19.6	20.4	20.0	19.8	19.9	19.8	19.6
STAFF
31. Total Staff FTE	91,477	99,086	92,183	54,954	41,259	38,928	21,226	22,499	15,263
32. Total Teacher FTE	47,913	52,355	46,103	28,055	21,176	20,064	11,264	12,362	8,358
33. % Central Administrative	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3
34. % Campus Administrative	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
35. % Professional Support Staff	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	3
36. % Teachers	52	53	50	51	51	52	53	55	55
37. % Educational Aides	7	8	9	10	10	11	12	11	11
38. % Auxiliary Staff	30	28	31	30	29	29	27	26	25
39. Average Central Administr. Salary	66,608	67,795	67,135	62,367	56,601	56,907	53,947	53,002	50,325
40. Average Campus Administr. Salary	54,246	53,153	52,643	48,993	47,831	46,578	46,086	45,827	44,548
41. Average Profess. Support Staff Salary	43,142	40,341	40,286	37,118	36,920	36,099	35,786	34,709	32,540
42. Average Teacher Salary	33,951	33,175	32,921	31,573	31,300	31,009	30,848	30,755	29,987
43. % Minority	54	31	46	29	26	26	19	15	15
44. Number of Students Per Total Staff	8.8	8.5	7.9	7.9	7.8	7.5	7.2	7.0	6.1
45. Number of Students Per Teacher	16.9	16.1	15.8	15.5	15.2	14.6	13.6	12.7	11.2
TEACHERS
46. % Teachers With 1 or More Permits	4.0	3.7	4.5	3.7	3.7	4.0	3.6	3.1	3.7
47. % With 5 or Fewer Years Experience	33.0	34.6	34.1	33.9	32.6	32.5	31.0	31.7	34.8
48. Average Years of Experience	12.3	11.4	11.6	11.5	11.8	11.8	12.0	11.7	11.4
49. % With Advanced Degrees	32.5	29.2	26.9	26.3	24.7	22.0	21.6	20.7	18.8
50. Teacher Turnover Rate	11.6	12.9	11.4	13.2	12.9	13.6	13.3	13.9	15.9
51. % African American	23	5	7	4	5	3	3	2	2
52. % Hispanic	18	14	27	14	10	12	6	5	5
53. % White	59	80	65	82	85	84	91	93	92
54. % Other	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
55. % Regular Education	68	70	70	73	73	74	77	78	78
56. % Special Education	10	10	9	10	9	9	9	8	8
57. % Compensatory Education	2	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5
58. % Bilingual/ESL Education	12	7	9	4	3	3	2	1	1
59. % Career & Technology Education	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	7
60. % Other Education (Includes G&T)	4	6	4	4	4	3	3	2	1
TAXES AND BUDGETED REVENUES
61. Taxable Value Per Pupil	202,917	169,349	151,108	169,857	157,834	156,252	190,148	158,397	220,409
62. Equalized Total Tax Rate	1.436	1.587	1.553	1.538	1.526	1.464	1.246	1.414	1.385
63. State Aid Per Pupil	1,632	2,024	2,487	2,210	2,308	2,615	2,956	3,427	3,529
64. Total Revenue	4,011,411,011	4,355,385,835	3,747,685,483	2,193,763,413	1,611,093,800	1,495,201,826	834,756,599	914,581,237	616,908,337
65. Total Revenue Per Pupil	4,968	5,178	5,145	5,056	5,011	5,097	5,443	5,842	6,619
66. % State	34	41	49	45	46	51	56	58	53
67. % Local and Other	62	56	47	52	51	45	41	38	44
68. % Federal	5	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
FUND BALANCES
69. Fund Balance (End of 95-96)	533,505,401	806,220,961	685,681,482	384,170,754	315,349,623	387,704,056	269,140,224	298,847,622	248,176,383
70. % Fund Balance (of 96-97 Budget)	14	21	20	19	21	27	33	33	40
BUDGETED EXPENDITURES
71. Total Expenditures	4,192,573,017	4,444,507,164	3,819,466,873	2,229,346,690	1,643,354,793	1,513,000,187	839,506,997	920,688,572	621,958,726
72. % Instructional	53	52	52	50	51	51	53	53	51
73. % Central Administrative	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	10
74. % School Leadership	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
75. % Plant Services	11	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10
76. % Other Operating	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	15
77. % Non-Operating	10	11	11	13	11	11	9	10	9
78. Total Operating Expenditures	3,779,954,193	3,935,520,453	3,418,215,275	1,945,275,489	1,469,779,466	1,353,454,230	761,550,192	831,432,630	566,830,728
79. Total Operating Expend. Per Pupil	4,681	4,679	4,692	4,483	4,571	4,613	4,966	5,311	6,081
BUDGETED INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES
80. Total Instructional Expenditures	2,203,488,350	2,311,494,777	1,973,067,766	1,114,089,876	838,106,373	775,788,230	441,256,372	487,027,299	318,690,582
81. Total Instructional Expend. Per Pupil	2,729	2,748	2,709	2,568	2,607	2,644	2,877	3,111	3,419
82. % Regular Education	66	73	71	74	72	73	71	72	71
83. % Special Education	12	12	11	12	12	11	12	12	12
84. % Compensatory Education	10	6	8	7	7	8	9	9	9
85. % Bilingual/ESL Education	7	4	4	2	2	2	1	1	1
86. % Career & Technology Education	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	7
87. % Gifted & Talented Education	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1