SNAPSHOT '98: 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.

1997-98 District Size Groups (Each column heading is a link to see the list of districts included 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 47 68 84 131 122 212 364

2. Total Number of Schools 1,134 1,090 1,104 744 586 647 485 650 613

3. Number of Regular High Schools 131 108 104 75 90 132 121 197 138

STUDENTS

4. Total Students 817,405 860,794 749,838 447,769 325,693 285,305 156,150 155,484 93,439

5. 5 YR % Change in Total Students 8.8 11.9 9.2 13.4 8.2 8.6 6.9 10.4 12.3

6. % African American 25 13 13 11 12 9 9 7 6

7. % Hispanic 49 35 48 31 27 31 27 23 24

8. % White 23 46 37 57 59 59 64 70 69

9. % Other 3 6 2 2 1 1 1 1 1

10. % Economically Disadvantaged 61.4 40.1 52.8 41.1 43.4 46.4 46.1 43.6 49.2

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

12. % Bilingual/ESL Education 19 12 15 8 6 7 4 4 5

13. % Career & Technology Ed. 15 15 17 17 19 21 22 24 26

14. % Gifted & Talented Ed. 10 7 9 8 7 7 7 8 8

15. Attendance Rate (96-97) 94.4 95.4 95.1 95.4 95.3 95.5 95.7 96.0 96.1

16. Annual Dropout Rate (96-97) 2.1 1.4 1.6 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.4

17. Number of Graduates (Class of 1997) 31,259 40,341 33,875 21,807 16,860 15,063 8,669 8,698 5,241

TAAS
% STUDENTS PASSING - ALL GRADES
SPRING '98

18. All Tests Taken 69.1 82.1 77.2 80.5 78.7 78.3 80.3 82.0 80.2

19. Reading 81.1 90.3 86.4 88.9 87.7 87.0 88.5 89.6 88.8

20. Writing 82.2 90.0 87.2 88.7 87.9 88.1 88.8 90.4 88.8

21. Mathematics 76.5 87.4 83.9 86.5 85.3 85.4 87.2 88.5 86.7

22. African American 59.3 69.1 63.5 62.9 59.5 62.2 60.6 62.5 56.8

23. Hispanic 62.1 72.2 70.1 69.6 68.5 67.3 68.9 70.3 68.7

24. White 87.9 90.2 88.7 88.0 86.1 85.5 86.8 86.8 85.2

25. Other 85.4 90.8 85.8 89.1 87.8 88.1 87.8 84.0 84.5

26. Economically Disadvantaged 59.6 70.5 67.6 67.7 66.8 67.4 69.9 72.5 72.0

COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TESTS
(CLASS OF 1997)

27. Percent Tested 62.3 68.4 58.7 64.6 60.4 62.3 63.4 67.5 68.1

28. Percent At Or Above Criterion 15.8 23.2 14.3 18.6 14.8 12.6 13.2 13.1 11.9

29. SAT I: Mean Total Score 961 1,025 985 1,010 987 963 974 968 948

30. ACT: Mean Composite Score 19.8 21.2 19.4 20.4 20.2 19.6 20.0 19.8 19.4

STAFF

31. Total Staff FTE 93,055 103,161 95,893 58,346 42,471 38,592 22,242 22,716 15,482

32. Total Teacher FTE 48,527 54,380 47,997 29,569 21,669 19,755 11,739 12,489 8,434

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

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

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

36. % Teachers 52 53 50 51 51 51 53 55 54

37. % Educational Aides 7 9 10 11 12 13 13 12 12

38. % Auxiliary Staff 30 28 29 29 28 27 25 24 25

39. Average Central Administr. Salary 69,747 70,158 69,595 64,424 61,670 59,739 55,810 54,571 52,479

40. Average Campus Administr. Salary 54,975 54,565 53,886 50,731 49,289 48,020 47,360 47,567 45,393

41. Average Profess.Support Staff Salary 43,464 41,644 41,178 38,642 38,381 37,545 37,080 35,809 33,594

42. Average Teacher Salary 34,895 34,251 33,825 32,690 32,561 32,397 32,258 32,129 31,503

43. % Minority 54 32 46 30 25 27 19 15 16

44. Number of Students Per Total Staff 8.8 8.3 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.4 7.0 6.8 6.0

45. Number of Students Per Teacher 16.8 15.8 15.6 15.1 15.0 14.4 13.3 12.5 11.1

TEACHERS

46. % Teachers With 1 or More Permits 3.9 3.7 4.9 3.7 4.1 4.5 3.9 3.3 3.7

47. % With 5 or Fewer Years Experience 33.3 35.8 34.3 34.3 31.5 31.6 30.2 31.2 34.4

48. Average Years of Experience 12.4 11.3 11.7 11.5 12.1 12.0 12.3 11.8 11.5

49. % With Advanced Degrees 32.0 28.5 24.5 25.5 24.2 21.4 20.8 19.6 17.7

50. Teacher Turnover Rate 12.7 12.9 12.6 13.4 13.8 14.2 14.7 13.6 17.6

51. % African American 22 5 7 4 5 3 3 2 2

52. % Hispanic 18 15 27 15 9 13 7 5 6

53. % White 58 79 65 81 86 84 90 93 92

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

55. % Regular Education 68 69 70 73 73 73 76 78 79

56. % Special Education 9 11 9 10 9 9 9 8 7

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

58. % Bilingual/ESL Education 12 7 9 5 3 3 2 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 3 2 1

TAXES AND BUDGETED REVENUES

61. Taxable Value Per Pupil 210,989 177,146 159,504 179,941 175,108 162,543 196,355 172,318 245,499

62. Equalized Total Tax Rate 1.467 1.588 1.531 1.563 1.490 1.422 1.229 1.379 1.337

63. State Aid Per Pupil 1,723 2,100 2,577 2,341 2,351 2,773 3,082 3,599 3,663

64. Total Revenue 4,336,298,719 4,876,287,762 4,021,542,155 2,426,879,341 1,734,849,716 1,546,682,427 909,366,724 966,981,318 664,175,331

65. Total Revenue Per Pupil 5,305 5,665 5,363 5,420 5,327 5,421 5,824 6,219 7,108

66. % State 36 40 50 46 46 54 57 59 54

67. % Local and Other 60 57 46 51 51 43 39 38 44

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

FUND BALANCES

69. Fund Balance (End of 96-97) 526,119,741 872,129,396 764,526,948 444,440,818 352,370,714 397,323,927 292,327,467 309,770,990 257,592,116

70. % Fund Balance (of 97-98 Budget) 13 21 20 20 22 27 32 33 38

BUDGETED EXPENDITURES

71. Total Expenditures 4,536,211,109 4,772,213,394 4,135,212,788 2,477,524,835 1,747,538,225 1,567,878,106 914,353,102 971,240,625 661,746,131

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

73. % Central Administrative 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 9

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

75. % Plant Services 11 10 11 10 10 10 10 9 10

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

77. % Non-Operating 10 12 11 13 10 10 9 10 9

78. Total Operating Expenditures 4,098,208,752 4,215,478,235 3,699,645,375 2,163,460,633 1,568,835,339 1,407,719,047 833,461,169 876,145,876 602,330,594

79. Total Operating Expend. Per Pupil 5,014 4,897 4,934 4,832 4,817 4,934 5,338 5,635 6,446

BUDGETED INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES

80. Total Instructional Expenditures 2,370,299,829 2,462,008,248 2,121,549,468 1,247,576,563 895,058,333 811,056,269 483,424,652 513,201,646 341,636,200

81. Total Instructional Expend.Per Pupil 2,900 2,860 2,829 2,786 2,748 2,843 3,096 3,301 3,656

82. % Regular Education 66 71 72 74 72 72 70 71 72

83. % Special Education 12 13 11 12 12 11 12 12 11

84. % Compensatory Education 10 7 7 6 7 9 10 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 2 2 2 2 2 2 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	47	68	84	131	122	212	364
2. Total Number of Schools	1,134	1,090	1,104	744	586	647	485	650	613
3. Number of Regular High Schools	131	108	104	75	90	132	121	197	138
STUDENTS
4. Total Students	817,405	860,794	749,838	447,769	325,693	285,305	156,150	155,484	93,439
5. 5 YR % Change in Total Students	8.8	11.9	9.2	13.4	8.2	8.6	6.9	10.4	12.3
6. % African American	25	13	13	11	12	9	9	7	6
7. % Hispanic	49	35	48	31	27	31	27	23	24
8. % White	23	46	37	57	59	59	64	70	69
9. % Other	3	6	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
10. % Economically Disadvantaged	61.4	40.1	52.8	41.1	43.4	46.4	46.1	43.6	49.2
11. % Special Education	11	12	11	12	13	13	15	15	15
12. % Bilingual/ESL Education	19	12	15	8	6	7	4	4	5
13. % Career & Technology Ed.	15	15	17	17	19	21	22	24	26
14. % Gifted & Talented Ed.	10	7	9	8	7	7	7	8	8
15. Attendance Rate (96-97)	94.4	95.4	95.1	95.4	95.3	95.5	95.7	96.0	96.1
16. Annual Dropout Rate (96-97)	2.1	1.4	1.6	1.1	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.4
17. Number of Graduates (Class of 1997)	31,259	40,341	33,875	21,807	16,860	15,063	8,669	8,698	5,241
TAAS % STUDENTS PASSING - ALL GRADES SPRING '98
18. All Tests Taken	69.1	82.1	77.2	80.5	78.7	78.3	80.3	82.0	80.2
19. Reading	81.1	90.3	86.4	88.9	87.7	87.0	88.5	89.6	88.8
20. Writing	82.2	90.0	87.2	88.7	87.9	88.1	88.8	90.4	88.8
21. Mathematics	76.5	87.4	83.9	86.5	85.3	85.4	87.2	88.5	86.7
22. African American	59.3	69.1	63.5	62.9	59.5	62.2	60.6	62.5	56.8
23. Hispanic	62.1	72.2	70.1	69.6	68.5	67.3	68.9	70.3	68.7
24. White	87.9	90.2	88.7	88.0	86.1	85.5	86.8	86.8	85.2
25. Other	85.4	90.8	85.8	89.1	87.8	88.1	87.8	84.0	84.5
26. Economically Disadvantaged	59.6	70.5	67.6	67.7	66.8	67.4	69.9	72.5	72.0
COLLEGE ADMISSIONS TESTS (CLASS OF 1997)
27. Percent Tested	62.3	68.4	58.7	64.6	60.4	62.3	63.4	67.5	68.1
28. Percent At Or Above Criterion	15.8	23.2	14.3	18.6	14.8	12.6	13.2	13.1	11.9
29. SAT I: Mean Total Score	961	1,025	985	1,010	987	963	974	968	948
30. ACT: Mean Composite Score	19.8	21.2	19.4	20.4	20.2	19.6	20.0	19.8	19.4
STAFF
31. Total Staff FTE	93,055	103,161	95,893	58,346	42,471	38,592	22,242	22,716	15,482
32. Total Teacher FTE	48,527	54,380	47,997	29,569	21,669	19,755	11,739	12,489	8,434
33. % Central Administrative	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3
34. % Campus Administrative	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3
35. % Professional Support Staff	8	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	3
36. % Teachers	52	53	50	51	51	51	53	55	54
37. % Educational Aides	7	9	10	11	12	13	13	12	12
38. % Auxiliary Staff	30	28	29	29	28	27	25	24	25
39. Average Central Administr. Salary	69,747	70,158	69,595	64,424	61,670	59,739	55,810	54,571	52,479
40. Average Campus Administr. Salary	54,975	54,565	53,886	50,731	49,289	48,020	47,360	47,567	45,393
41. Average Profess.Support Staff Salary	43,464	41,644	41,178	38,642	38,381	37,545	37,080	35,809	33,594
42. Average Teacher Salary	34,895	34,251	33,825	32,690	32,561	32,397	32,258	32,129	31,503
43. % Minority	54	32	46	30	25	27	19	15	16
44. Number of Students Per Total Staff	8.8	8.3	7.8	7.7	7.7	7.4	7.0	6.8	6.0
45. Number of Students Per Teacher	16.8	15.8	15.6	15.1	15.0	14.4	13.3	12.5	11.1
TEACHERS
46. % Teachers With 1 or More Permits	3.9	3.7	4.9	3.7	4.1	4.5	3.9	3.3	3.7
47. % With 5 or Fewer Years Experience	33.3	35.8	34.3	34.3	31.5	31.6	30.2	31.2	34.4
48. Average Years of Experience	12.4	11.3	11.7	11.5	12.1	12.0	12.3	11.8	11.5
49. % With Advanced Degrees	32.0	28.5	24.5	25.5	24.2	21.4	20.8	19.6	17.7
50. Teacher Turnover Rate	12.7	12.9	12.6	13.4	13.8	14.2	14.7	13.6	17.6
51. % African American	22	5	7	4	5	3	3	2	2
52. % Hispanic	18	15	27	15	9	13	7	5	6
53. % White	58	79	65	81	86	84	90	93	92
54. % Other	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1
55. % Regular Education	68	69	70	73	73	73	76	78	79
56. % Special Education	9	11	9	10	9	9	9	8	7
57. % Compensatory Education	2	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	4
58. % Bilingual/ESL Education	12	7	9	5	3	3	2	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	3	2	1
TAXES AND BUDGETED REVENUES
61. Taxable Value Per Pupil	210,989	177,146	159,504	179,941	175,108	162,543	196,355	172,318	245,499
62. Equalized Total Tax Rate	1.467	1.588	1.531	1.563	1.490	1.422	1.229	1.379	1.337
63. State Aid Per Pupil	1,723	2,100	2,577	2,341	2,351	2,773	3,082	3,599	3,663
64. Total Revenue	4,336,298,719	4,876,287,762	4,021,542,155	2,426,879,341	1,734,849,716	1,546,682,427	909,366,724	966,981,318	664,175,331
65. Total Revenue Per Pupil	5,305	5,665	5,363	5,420	5,327	5,421	5,824	6,219	7,108
66. % State	36	40	50	46	46	54	57	59	54
67. % Local and Other	60	57	46	51	51	43	39	38	44
68. % Federal	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	3
FUND BALANCES
69. Fund Balance (End of 96-97)	526,119,741	872,129,396	764,526,948	444,440,818	352,370,714	397,323,927	292,327,467	309,770,990	257,592,116
70. % Fund Balance (of 97-98 Budget)	13	21	20	20	22	27	32	33	38
BUDGETED EXPENDITURES
71. Total Expenditures	4,536,211,109	4,772,213,394	4,135,212,788	2,477,524,835	1,747,538,225	1,567,878,106	914,353,102	971,240,625	661,746,131
72. % Instructional	52	52	51	50	51	52	53	53	52
73. % Central Administrative	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	9
74. % School Leadership	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
75. % Plant Services	11	10	11	10	10	10	10	9	10
76. % Other Operating	16	15	17	16	17	17	17	16	15
77. % Non-Operating	10	12	11	13	10	10	9	10	9
78. Total Operating Expenditures	4,098,208,752	4,215,478,235	3,699,645,375	2,163,460,633	1,568,835,339	1,407,719,047	833,461,169	876,145,876	602,330,594
79. Total Operating Expend. Per Pupil	5,014	4,897	4,934	4,832	4,817	4,934	5,338	5,635	6,446
BUDGETED INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES
80. Total Instructional Expenditures	2,370,299,829	2,462,008,248	2,121,549,468	1,247,576,563	895,058,333	811,056,269	483,424,652	513,201,646	341,636,200
81. Total Instructional Expend.Per Pupil	2,900	2,860	2,829	2,786	2,748	2,843	3,096	3,301	3,656
82. % Regular Education	66	71	72	74	72	72	70	71	72
83. % Special Education	12	13	11	12	12	11	12	12	11
84. % Compensatory Education	10	7	7	6	7	9	10	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	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1