United States
Number of districts
(CCD, 1999-2000) |
14,979 |
Number of public schools
(CCD, 1999-2000)
| Elementary |
Middle |
High |
Combined |
Other |
| 52,800 |
15,863 |
17,344 |
3,803 |
1,311 |
Number of charter schools
(CCD, 1999-2000) |
1,575 |
Number of FTE teachers
(CCD, 1999-2000)
| Elementary |
Middle |
High |
Combined |
Total |
| 1,303,256 |
535,971 |
718,484 |
72,690 |
27,920 |
Public school enrollment
| |
1999-00 |
K-8
(CCD) |
32,770,397 |
9-12
(CCD) |
13,390,582 |
Pre-K
(by state definition) |
612,771 |
Sources of funding
District average
(CCD, 1998-99)
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Race/ethnicity
(CCD, K-12)
| |
1999-2000 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Natives |
1.2% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
4.0 |
| Black |
16.8 |
| Hispanic |
17.0 |
| White |
61.0 |
Students with disabilities
(OSEP,
K-12)
| 1999-00 |
| 11.3% |
Limited English proficient
(ED/NCBE, K-12)
| 1999-00 |
| 4,343,985 |
Migrant
(OME, K-12)
| 1998-99 |
| 783,867 |
High school dropout rate
(CCD,
event)
| 1998-99 |
| 4.8% |
Postsecondary enrollment
(IPEDS,
High school grads enrolled in college)
| 1998-99 |
| 73% |
All schools by percent of students eligible to participate in the Free Lunch Program*
(CCD, 1999-00)
*Interpret with caution, 16,281 schools did not report.
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Statewide Goal for Schools on State Assessment
35 States have established a goal
Expected School Improvement on Assessment
30 States have set a target
Indicators for School Accountability
50 States are using one or more
indicators
Title I Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Target for Schools
18 States are using the
same goal as the state
Number of Schools Meeting
Title I AYP Goal
34,432 (76%) |
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Title I enrollment
(ED)
| |
1999-2000 |
| K-6 |
10,884,937 |
| 7-12 |
3,524,690 |
| Pre-K |
310,995 |
Race/ethnicity
(ED, K-12)
| |
Schoolwide |
Targeted
Assistance |
| American Indian/Alaskan Natives |
226,985 |
61,193 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
272,930 |
160,602 |
| Black |
3,128,222 |
595,973 |
| Hispanic |
2,928,157 |
1,136,166 |
| White |
3,007,885 |
1,777,778 |
Title I allocation
(Includes Basic, Concentration, and LEA grants, Capital Expenditures, Even Start, Migrant Education, and Neglected & Delinquent, ED, 1999-00) |
$8,332,159,036 |
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NAEP State Results
| |
Grade 4 |
Grade 8 |
| Reading, 1998: |
|
| Proficient level and above |
29% |
30% |
| Basic level and above |
60% |
71% |
| Math, 2000: |
|
| Proficient level and above |
24% |
26% |
| Basic level and above |
66% |
64% |
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