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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS | ||||
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1987 | ![]() |
1996 | ![]() |
Demographics |
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1,793,431 | ![]() |
1,844,698 | ![]() |
Students in public elementary and secondary schools |
3,743 | 3,876 | Public schools | ||
99,708 | 108,515 | Teachers in public elementary and secondary schools | ||
41,222 | 41,222 | Land area in square miles | ||
43.5 | 44.8 | Public school students per square mile | ||
9.1 | 9.4 | 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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10,760 | ![]() |
11,163 | ![]() |
State population (in thousands) |
$2,374 | $4,045 | State revenue per capita | ||
$1,981 | $3,344 | State expenditure per capita | ||
$350 | $534 | State expenditure for elem. and secondary education per capita | ||
$100,279 | $146,124 | 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% | 797 | ![]() |
100% | 776 | ![]() |
Total public education agencies |
88.2% | 703 | 85.2% | 661 | Regular school districts | ||
11.5% | 92 | 11.5% | 89 | Regional service agencies | ||
0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | State-operated agencies | ||
0.0% | 0 | 3.0% | 23 | Federally operated and other types | ||
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1987 | ![]() |
1996 | ![]() |
Distribution of agencies by number of schools | ||
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0.3% | 2 | ![]() |
0.3% | 2 | ![]() |
100 or more schools |
0.9% | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 25 to 99 schools | ||
5.9% | 47 | 7.2% | 56 | 10 to 24 schools | ||
30.5% | 243 | 30.5% | 237 | 5 to 9 schools | ||
45.8% | 365 | 46.5% | 361 | 1 to 4 schools | ||
16.7% | 133 | 14.6% | 113 | 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% | 3,743 | ![]() |
100% | 3,876 | ![]() |
Total public elementary and secondary schools reported |
96.2% | 3,602 | 96.4% | 3,737 | Regular schools | ||
0.6% | 23 | 1.0% | 37 | Special education schools | ||
2.2% | 84 | 2.1% | 83 | Vocational schools | ||
0.9% | 34 | 0.5% | 19 | 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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51.8% | 1,940 | ![]() |
49.4% | 1,914 | ![]() |
PK, K, 1 to 3, 4, 5, 6 |
3.5% | 130 | 2.1% | 81 | PK, K, 1 to 8 | ||
10.7% | 399 | 12.5% | 483 | 4, 5, 6, to 6, 7, 8 | ||
6.8% | 253 | 4.7% | 183 | 7 to 8, 9 | ||
4.1% | 153 | 4.3% | 166 | 7, 8 to 12 | ||
15.2% | 568 | 13.6% | 528 | 9, 10, 11 to 12 | ||
5.9% | 219 | 9.5% | 367 | Other grades | ||
0.0% | 0 | 0.1% | 3 | Ungraded | ||
2.2% | 81 | 3.9% | 151 | Not reported | ||
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STUDENT INFORMATION | ||||
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1987 | ![]() |
1996 | ![]() |
Public school membership by grade |
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21,389 | ![]() |
Prekindergarten |
141,049 | 140,234 | Kindergarten | ||
151,204 | 149,391 | First | ||
141,458 | 142,298 | Second | ||
136,024 | 139,260 | Third | ||
130,374 | 137,737 | Fourth | ||
129,788 | 139,087 | Fifth | ||
126,543 | 141,386 | Sixth | ||
133,476 | 140,015 | Seventh | ||
130,062 | 140,248 | Eighth | ||
148,565 | 160,489 | Ninth | ||
142,339 | 140,557 | Tenth | ||
145,422 | 127,743 | Eleventh | ||
137,127 | 117,161 | Twelfth | ||
— | 7,703 | Ungraded | ||
Figure 5 Public school student membership by racial/ethnic category |
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1987 | ![]() |
1996 | ![]() |
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— | ![]() |
3.7% | ![]() |
Students in special education with IEPs |
— | 24.7% | School membership eligible for free lunch | ||
— | 14.3% | School-age children below poverty | ||
1987 | ![]() |
1995 | ![]() |
High school completers and dropouts | ||
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97.7% | 121,121 | ![]() |
94.4% | 102,098 | ![]() |
Regular diploma |
0.6% | 723 | — | Other diploma | |||
1.7% | 2,168 | 5.6% | 6,004 | High school equivalency | ||
— | — | Other completers | ||||
— | 5.4% | Dropouts | ||||
60.2% | Dropouts who were male | |||||
33.8% | 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 participate in the NAEP 1996 State Assessment |
Grade 4 | ![]() |
Grade 8 | ![]() |
1996 Mathematics and Science achievement levels | ||
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Average Mathematics scale score [scale 0 to 500] | ||
Students below basic level | ||||||
Students at or above basic level | ||||||
Students at or above proficient level | ||||||
Students at advanced level | ||||||
— | — | Average Science scale score [scale 0 to 300] | ||||
Students below basic level | ||||||
Students at or above basic level | ||||||
Students at or above proficient level | ||||||
Students at advanced level | ||||||
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STAFF INFORMATION | ||||||
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1987 | ![]() |
1996 | ![]() |
Educational staff | ||
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100% | 184,130 | ![]() |
100% | 196,994 | ![]() |
Total education staff |
Instructional staff | ||||||
54.2% | 99,708 | 55.1% | 108,515 | Teachers | ||
3.9% | 7,178 | 5.4% | 10,571 | Instructional aides | ||
Support staff | ||||||
1.6% | 2,918 | 1.6% | 3,245 | Guidance counselors/directors | ||
2.1% | 3,958 | 1.8% | 3,639 | Librarians/library support | ||
9.8% | 18,056 | 10.5% | 20,643 | Administrative support | ||
23.0% | 42,321 | 22.2% | 43,714 | Other support services | ||
Administrators | ||||||
2.6% | 4,738 | 0.5% | 1,005 | School-based | ||
2.9% | 5,253 | 2.9% | 5,662 | 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 | ||
10.0 | 16.3 | 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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$16,374 | ![]() |
$22,146 | ![]() |
Average beginning teacher salary | ||
$27,606 | $38,944 | 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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0.4% | ![]() |
1.0% | ![]() |
Public school teachers with no degree | ||
55.8% | 53.6% | Public school teachers with a Bachelor's or lower degree | ||||
39.8% | 41.8% | Public school teachers with a Master's degree | ||||
4.0% | 3.5% | 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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$112,593 | ![]() |
$167,524 | ![]() |
National school lunch |
$15,984 | $30,412 | National school breakfast | ||
$145,829 | $291,106 | Title I | ||
$69,529 | $127,823 | Education for the handicapped | ||
$43,809 | $43,059 | Vocational and adult education | ||
$34,436 | $63,775 | School improvement | ||
$4,852 | $3,300 | School assistance (federally affected areas) | ||
$1,088 | $782 | Bilingual education | ||
$43 | $15 | 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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$6,611,187 | ![]() |
$12,587,117 | ![]() |
Revenues (in thousands of dollars) | ||
$3,686 | $6,825 | Revenue per pupil in membership | ||||
$6,446,903 | $10,948,074 | Current expenditures (in thousands of dollars) | ||||
$3,595 | $5,936 | Current expenditure per pupil in membership | ||||
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