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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS | ||||
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1987 | ![]() |
1996 | ![]() |
Demographics |
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1,668,542 | ![]() |
1,804,256 | ![]() |
Students in public elementary and secondary schools |
3,313 | 3,178 | Public schools | ||
103,307 | 106,432 | Teachers in public elementary and secondary schools | ||
45,333 | 45,333 | Land area in square miles | ||
36.8 | 39.8 | Public school students per square mile | ||
7.3 | 7.0 | 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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11,811 | ![]() |
12,040 | ![]() |
State population (in thousands) |
$2,011 | $4,103 | State revenue per capita | ||
$1,806 | $3,269 | State expenditure per capita | ||
$303 | $449 | State expenditure for elem. and secondary education per capita | ||
$109,060 | $155,140 | 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% | 601 | ![]() |
100% | 614 | ![]() |
Total public education agencies |
83.4% | 501 | 81.6% | 501 | Regular school districts | ||
16.3% | 98 | 16.3% | 100 | Regional service agencies | ||
0.3% | 2 | 2.1% | 13 | 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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0.2% | 1 | ![]() |
0.2% | 1 | ![]() |
100 or more schools |
0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 25 to 99 schools | ||
10.5% | 63 | 9.3% | 57 | 10 to 24 schools | ||
35.6% | 214 | 34.7% | 213 | 5 to 9 schools | ||
53.4% | 321 | 51.1% | 314 | 1 to 4 schools | ||
0.2% | 1 | 4.6% | 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% | 3,313 | ![]() |
100% | 3,178 | ![]() |
Total public elementary and secondary schools reported |
95.3% | 3,158 | 96.7% | 3,074 | Regular schools | ||
2.0% | 67 | 0.3% | 11 | Special education schools | ||
2.6% | 86 | 2.6% | 82 | Vocational schools | ||
0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 11 | 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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56.2% | 1,862 | ![]() |
54.6% | 1,735 | ![]() |
PK, K, 1 to 3, 4, 5, 6 |
1.8% | 58 | 1.9% | 61 | PK, K, 1 to 8 | ||
8.8% | 291 | 12.4% | 395 | 4, 5, 6, to 6, 7, 8 | ||
5.5% | 181 | 3.5% | 112 | 7 to 8, 9 | ||
6.3% | 209 | 6.1% | 194 | 7, 8 to 12 | ||
11.4% | 378 | 12.7% | 405 | 9, 10, 11 to 12 | ||
6.0% | 200 | 6.1% | 194 | Other grades | ||
1.3% | 42 | 0.4% | 14 | Ungraded | ||
2.8% | 92 | 2.1% | 68 | Not reported | ||
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STUDENT INFORMATION | ||||
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1987 | ![]() |
1996 | ![]() |
Public school membership by grade |
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— | ![]() |
3,005 | ![]() |
Prekindergarten |
124,471 | 133,608 | Kindergarten | ||
136,411 | 147,895 | First | ||
123,262 | 139,897 | Second | ||
118,902 | 138,776 | Third | ||
114,588 | 136,710 | Fourth | ||
112,801 | 138,106 | Fifth | ||
110,500 | 136,933 | Sixth | ||
118,333 | 136,632 | Seventh | ||
118,544 | 136,746 | Eighth | ||
133,426 | 152,058 | Ninth | ||
133,449 | 136,714 | Tenth | ||
131,877 | 124,788 | Eleventh | ||
130,830 | 114,183 | Twelfth | ||
61,148 | 28,205 | Ungraded | ||
Figure 5 Public school student membership by racial/ethnic category |
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1987 | ![]() |
1996 | ![]() |
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— | ![]() |
10.6% | ![]() |
Students in special education with IEPs |
— | . | School membership eligible for free lunch | ||
— | 15.5% | School-age children below poverty | ||
1987 | ![]() |
1995 | ![]() |
High school completers and dropouts | ||
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100.0% | 121,219 | ![]() |
92.5% | 105,981 | ![]() |
Regular diploma |
— | — | Other diploma | ||||
7.5% | 8,540 | High school equivalency | ||||
— | — | Other completers | ||||
— | 4.0% | Dropouts | ||||
57.7% | Dropouts who were male | |||||
42.5% | Dropouts who were minority | |||||
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Figure 6 Grade 8 1996 Mathematics and Science average scale scores for the state ( ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
did not participate in the NAEP 1996 State Assessment |
Grade 4 | ![]() |
Grade 8 | ![]() |
1996 Mathematics and Science achievement levels | ||
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226.2 | ![]() |
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Average Mathematics scale score [scale 0 to 500] | ||
31.6% | Students below basic level | |||||
68.4% | Students at or above basic level | |||||
20.5% | Students at or above proficient level | |||||
1.4% | 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% | 185,629 | ![]() |
100% | 201,134 | ![]() |
Total education staff |
Instructional staff | ||||||
55.7% | 103,307 | 52.9% | 106,432 | Teachers | ||
5.5% | 10,187 | 8.0% | 16,184 | Instructional aides | ||
Support staff | ||||||
1.7% | 3,169 | 1.8% | 3,707 | Guidance counselors/directors | ||
1.7% | 3,151 | 2.1% | 4,130 | Librarians/library support | ||
6.8% | 12,671 | 7.6% | 15,385 | Administrative support | ||
22.3% | 41,477 | 24.0% | 48,349 | Other support services | ||
Administrators | ||||||
2.1% | 3,859 | 2.0% | 4,063 | School-based | ||
4.2% | 7,808 | 1.4% | 2,884 | 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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1.3 | ![]() |
1.1 | ![]() |
Teacher to all other staff ratio | ||
8.9 | 15.3 | 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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$18,400 | ![]() |
$29,426 | ![]() |
Average beginning teacher salary | ||
$29,177 | $47,147 | 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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0.1% | ![]() |
0.5% | ![]() |
Public school teachers with no degree | ||
48.4% | 46.7% | Public school teachers with a Bachelor's or lower degree | ||||
43.5% | 45.6% | Public school teachers with a Master's degree | ||||
8.0% | 7.2% | 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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$98,411 | ![]() |
$179,671 | ![]() |
National school lunch |
$7,600 | $30,178 | National school breakfast | ||
$213,156 | $309,399 | Title I | ||
$74,880 | $110,172 | Education for the handicapped | ||
$46,983 | $55,995 | Vocational and adult education | ||
$34,674 | $55,344 | School improvement | ||
$3,940 | $3,537 | School assistance (federally affected areas) | ||
$1,338 | $1,585 | Bilingual education | ||
$125 | — | 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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$8,781,585 | ![]() |
$14,441,126 | ![]() |
Revenues (in thousands of dollars) | ||
$5,263 | $8,004 | Revenue per pupil in membership | ||||
$7,679,986 | $12,820,704 | Current expenditures (in thousands of dollars) | ||||
$4,603 | $7,106 | Current expenditure per pupil in membership | ||||
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