Quick Facts

School Year 2000-2001

Intermediate School District (ISD........................... 57

Local Education Agency (LEA)............................ 554

Public School Academy (PSA)............................ 184

Number of public school buildings...................... 4,055

Number of non-public schools.............................. 918*

Students

Number of pupils enrolled in K-12 (headcount)...... 1,666,696

Number of pupils enrolled in special education........... 83,865

Number of pupils enrolled in non-public school......... 185,885

Number of reported pupils home schooled................... 1,914

Number of high school graduates............................ 91,214**

Pupil/teacher ratio............................................. 21.2:1

Staff

Number of administration staff................................... 14,701

Number of teachers................................................. 78,769

Financial

Average teacher salary........................................ $49,044**

Average foundation allowance per pupil .................... $6,328

Amount of operating expenditures per pupil.............. $7,021**

2001 MEAP Scores

*    Represents the total number of non-public schools that comply with state reporting requirements.

        **  These amounts represent school year 1999-2000 data (2000-2001 data not yet available).

*** Beginning in 2001, Writing (replacing Math) was tested in 7^th grade.  Beginning in 2002, Math (replacing Writing) will be tested in 8^th grade.  The 11^th grade results are from the 1999 High School Test.    

Source: Center for Educational Performance and Information (9/01)