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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS | ||||
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1987 | ![]() |
1996 | ![]() |
Demographics |
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1,092,982 | ![]() |
1,227,832 | ![]() |
Students in public elementary and secondary schools |
2,246 | 2,279 | Public schools | ||
78,335 | 87,642 | Teachers in public elementary and secondary schools | ||
7,836 | 7,836 | Land area in square miles | ||
139.5 | 156.7 | Public school students per square mile | ||
28.7 | 29.1 | Public schools per 100 square miles | ||
Figure 1 School-age population in public elementary and secondary schools |
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1987 | ![]() |
1996 | ![]() |
Fiscal summary |
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7,671 | ![]() |
8,002 | ![]() |
State population (in thousands) |
$2,717 | $4,481 | State revenue per capita | ||
$2,457 | $3,655 | State expenditure per capita | ||
$398 | $578 | State expenditure for elem. and secondary education per capita | ||
$151,343 | $196,184 | Gross state product per school-age child | ||
AGENCY/SCHOOL INFORMATION | ||||||
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1987 | ![]() |
1996 | ![]() |
Distribution of agencies by type | ||
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100% | 622 | ![]() |
100% | 620 | ![]() |
Total public education agencies |
97.1% | 604 | 98.1% | 608 | Regular school districts | ||
2.4% | 15 | 1.9% | 12 | Regional service agencies | ||
0.5% | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | State-operated agencies | ||
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | Federally operated and other types | ||
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1987 | ![]() |
1996 | ![]() |
Distribution of agencies by number of schools | ||
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0.0% | 0 | ![]() |
0.0% | 0 | ![]() |
100 or more schools |
0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 25 to 99 schools | ||
5.5% | 34 | 5.3% | 33 | 10 to 24 schools | ||
19.1% | 119 | 19.8% | 123 | 5 to 9 schools | ||
69.3% | 431 | 69.5% | 431 | 1 to 4 schools | ||
5.5% | 34 | 4.5% | 28 | No schools reported | ||
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Figure 2 Regular school districts by student membership size |
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1987 | ![]() |
1996 | ![]() |
Distribution of schools by type | ||
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100% | 2,246 | ![]() |
100% | 2,279 | ![]() |
Total public elementary and secondary schools reported |
94.9% | 2,132 | 94.6% | 2,156 | Regular schools | ||
3.2% | 71 | 3.5% | 79 | Special education schools | ||
1.8 % | 41 | 1.9% | 44 | Vocational schools | ||
0.1 % | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | Other and alternative schools | ||
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Figure 3 Distribution of public schools and students by type of locale: 1996-97 |
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Figure 4 Public schools by size of student membership |
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1987 | ![]() |
1996 | ![]() |
Number of public schools by grade span category | ||
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43.3% | 973 | ![]() |
43.8% | 999 | ![]() |
PK, K, 1 to 3, 4, 5, 6 |
13.4% | 302 | 11.5% | 261 | PK, K, 1 to 8 | ||
11.3% | 254 | 13.4% | 306 | 4, 5, 6, to 6, 7, 8 | ||
3.8% | 85 | 3.1% | 70 | 7 to 8, 9 | ||
2.3% | 52 | 2.1% | 47 | 7, 8 to 12 | ||
12.5% | 280 | 11.4% | 259 | 9, 10, 11 to 12 | ||
9.4% | 211 | 9.6% | 218 | Other grades | ||
3.2% | 72 | 5.2% | 118 | Ungraded | ||
0.8% | 17 | 0.0% | 1 | Not reported | ||
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STUDENT INFORMATION | ||||
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1987 | ![]() |
1996 | ![]() |
Public school membership by grade |
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6,320 | ![]() |
9,737 | ![]() |
Prekindergarten |
78,991 | 92,831 | Kindergarten | ||
85,932 | 104,581 | First | ||
80,647 | 99,550 | Second | ||
78,772 | 95,697 | Third | ||
76,156 | 91,665 | Fourth | ||
75,882 | 89,405 | Fifth | ||
73,335 | 88,336 | Sixth | ||
75,804 | 86,283 | Seventh | ||
74,848 | 82,728 | Eighth | ||
81,639 | 87,093 | Ninth | ||
80,864 | 77,752 | Tenth | ||
83,009 | 71,916 | Eleventh | ||
82,653 | 67,460 | Twelfth | ||
58,130 | 82,798 | Ungraded | ||
Figure 5 Public school student membership by racial/ethnic category |
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1987 | ![]() |
1996 | ![]() |
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Students in special education with IEPs |
— | — | School membership eligible for free lunch | ||
— | 15.3% | School-age children below poverty | ||
1987 | ![]() |
1995 | ![]() |
High school completers and dropouts | ||
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87.2% | 79,376 | ![]() |
100.0% | 67,516 | ![]() |
Regular diploma |
— | 1.3% | — | Other diploma | |||
5.9% | 374 | — | High school equivalency | |||
0.3% | 19 | 0.9% | — | Other completers | ||
— | — | Dropouts | ||||
Dropouts who were male | ||||||
Dropouts who were minority | ||||||
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Figure 6 Grade 8 1996 Mathematics and Science average scale scores for the state ( ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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did not meet the initial participation rate standard for public schools and results cannot be reported |
Grade 4 | ![]() |
Grade 8 | ![]() |
1996 Mathematics and Science achievement levels | ||
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227.2 | ![]() |
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Average Mathematics scale score [scale 0 to 500] | ||
32.2% | — | Students below basic level | ||||
67.8% | — | Students at or above basic level | ||||
24.9% | — | Students at or above proficient level | ||||
2.5% | — | Students at advanced level | ||||
— | 151.8 | Average Science scale score [scale 0 to 300] | ||||
36.3% | Students below basic level | |||||
63.7% | Students at or above basic level | |||||
29.7% | Students at or above proficient level | |||||
2.9% | Students at advanced level | |||||
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STAFF INFORMATION | ||||||
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1987 | ![]() |
1996 | ![]() |
Educational staff | ||
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100% | 141,257 | ![]() |
100% | 163,102 | ![]() |
Total education staff |
Instructional staff | ||||||
55.5% | 78,335 | 53.8% | 87,642 | Teachers | ||
5.8% | 8,193 | 8.9% | 14,494 | Instructional aides | ||
Support staff | ||||||
2.0% | 2,778 | 1.9% | 3,136 | Guidance counselors/directors | ||
1.5% | 2,121 | 1.5% | 2,468 | Librarians/library support | ||
24.2% | 34,249 | 8.8% | 14,281 | Administrative support | ||
6.1% | 8,594 | 20.7% | 33,802 | Other support services | ||
Administrators | ||||||
3.6% | 5,119 | 2.7% | 4,339 | School-based | ||
1.3% | 1,868 | 1.8% | 32,940 | School district officials/administrators | ||
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Figure 7 Average number of students per teacher, by grade level |
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1987 | ![]() |
1996 | ![]() |
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1.2 | ![]() |
1.2 | ![]() |
Teacher to all other staff ratio | ||
11.2 | 12.0 | Teacher to administrator ratio | ||||
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Figure 8 Average salary of full-time teachers by years of experience |
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1987 | ![]() |
1996 | ![]() |
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$19,900 | ![]() |
$28,039 | ![]() |
Average beginning teacher salary | ||
$30,778 | $49,786 | Average teacher salary | ||||
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Figure 9 Distribution of public school teachers by age |
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1987 | ![]() |
1993 | ![]() |
Preparation of teachers: highest degree earned | ||
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0.3% | ![]() |
0.4% | ![]() |
Public school teachers with no degree | ||
57.9% | 56.4% | Public school teachers with a Bachelor's or lower degree | ||||
32.4% | 37.4% | Public school teachers with a Master's degree | ||||
9.4% | 5.9% | Public school teachers with a degree beyond Master's | ||||
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FISCAL INFORMATION | ||||
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FY88 | ![]() |
FY97 | ![]() |
Federal aid to
education under selected programs (in thousands of current dollars) |
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$57,063 | ![]() |
$114,651 | ![]() |
National school lunch |
$5,404 | $14,108 | National school breakfast | ||
$131,269 | $146,043 | Title I | ||
$57,329 | $140,031 | Education for the handicapped | ||
$24,351 | $31,417 | Vocational and adult education | ||
$22,062 | $46,930 | School improvement | ||
$12,328 | $14,896 | School assistance (federally affected areas) | ||
$2,028 | $2,020 | Bilingual education | ||
$70 | — | Indian education | ||
Figure 10 Revenues by source |
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Figure 11 Current expenditures by function |
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FY88 | ![]() |
FY97 | ![]() |
Revenues and expenditures (in current dollars) | ||
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$7,250,514 | ![]() |
$12,376,750 | ![]() |
Revenues (in thousands of dollars) | ||
$6,634 | $10,244 | Revenue per pupil in membership | ||||
$6,621,860 | $11,771,941 | Current expenditures (in thousands of dollars) | ||||
$6,059 | $9,744 | Current expenditure per pupil in membership | ||||
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