Per Pupil Expenditures
(CCD, 1998-1999) |
$4,956 |
Number of districts
(CCD, 1999-2000) |
310 |
Number of public schools
(CCD, 1999-2000)
| Elementary |
Middle |
High |
Combined |
Total |
| 574 |
188 |
327 |
4 |
1,119 |
Number of charter schools
(CCD, 1999-2000) |
0 |
Number of FTE teachers
(CCD, 1999-2000)
| Elementary |
Middle |
High |
Combined |
Total |
| 13,386 |
6,519 |
10,098 |
125 |
31,381 |
Public school enrollment
| |
1993-94 |
1999-2000 |
K-8
(CCD) |
314,617 |
315,269 |
9-12
(CCD) |
125,801 |
132,874 |
Total
(CCD) |
444,271 |
450,984 |
Pre-K
(by state definition) |
1,248 |
1,425 |
Sources of funding
District average
(CCD, 1998-99)
 Top
Race/ethnicity
(CCD, K-12)
| |
1993-94 |
1999-2000 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Natives |
1,432 |
2,099 |
| |
* |
* |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
2,957 |
3,834 |
| |
1% |
1% |
| Black |
105,595 |
105,771 |
| |
24% |
23% |
| Hispanic |
3,955 |
13,651 |
| |
1% |
3% |
| White |
330,332 |
325,630 |
| |
74% |
72% |
| Other |
n/a |
n/a |
| |
— |
— |
Students with disabilities
(OSEP)
| 1993-94 |
1999-2000 |
| 43,956 |
49,220 |
| 10% |
11% |
Students with Limited English Proficiency
(ED/NCBE, K-12)
| 1993-94 |
1999-2000 |
| 4,002 |
10,599 |
| 1% |
2% |
Migratory students
(OME, K-12)
| 1993-94 |
1999-2000 |
| 11,344 |
n/a |
| 3% |
— |
All schools by percent of students eligible to participate in the Free Lunch Program*
(CCD, 1999-2000)
Top
Statewide Goal for Schools on State Assessment
100 percent students proficient in 10 years
Expected School Improvement on Assessment
Yearly progress to meet 100% in 10 years
Indicators for School Accountability
CRT scores
Title I Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for Schools
Same as statewide
|
Top
Title I
(ED Consolidated Report, 1999-2000)
| |
School Wide Programs |
Targeted Assistance |
Totals |
| Number of Schools |
394 |
389 |
783 |
| |
50% |
50% |
100% |
| Schools Meeting AYP Goal |
127 |
151 |
278 |
| |
32% |
39% |
36% |
| School in Need of Improvement |
267 |
238 |
505 |
| |
68% |
61% |
64% |
Title I allocation
(Includes Basic, Concentration, and LEA grants, Capital Expenditures, Even Start, Migrant Education, and Neglected & Delinquent, ED, 1999-2000) |
$86,475,611 |
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NAEP State Results
| |
Grade 4 |
Grade 8 |
| Reading, 1998: |
|
| Proficient level and above |
23% |
23% |
| Basic level and above |
55% |
68% |
| Math, 2000: |
|
| Proficient level and above |
14% |
14% |
| Basic level and above |
57% |
52% |
Top
Assessment Information
| Assessment Reported |
Arkansas Benchmark Exam |
| State Definition of "Proficient" |
None Provided |
|---|
Top
Percentage of students meeting state proficiency levels
Grade 4
Reading
| |
At or Above Proficient |
| All Students |
47% |
| Title I Schools |
|
| High Poverty Schools |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
|
| Migratory students |
|
| Students with Disabilities |
|
Mathematics
| |
At or Above Proficient |
| All Students |
41% |
| Title I Schools |
|
| High Poverty Schools |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
|
| Migratory students |
|
| Students with Disabilities |
|
Middle School
Grade 8
Reading
| |
At or Above Proficient |
| All Students |
24% |
| Title I Schools |
|
| High Poverty Schools |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
|
| Migratory students |
|
| Students with Disabilities |
|
Mathematics
| |
At or Above Proficient |
| All Students |
16% |
| Title I Schools |
|
| High Poverty Schools |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
|
| Migratory students |
|
| Students with Disabilities |
|
High School
Reading
| |
At or Above Proficient |
| All Students |
% |
| Title I Schools |
|
| High Poverty Schools |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
|
| Migratory students |
|
| Students with Disabilities |
|
Mathematics
| |
At or Above Proficient |
| All Students |
% |
| Title I Schools |
|
| High Poverty Schools |
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
|
| Migratory students |
|
| Students with Disabilities |
|
High School Indicators
| |
1993-94 |
1998-99 |
High school dropout rate
(CCD, event) |
5% |
6% |
| |
1994-95 |
1998-99 |
Postsecondary enrollment
(IPEDS, High school grads enrolled in college) |
12,535 |
15,083 |
| 50% |
56% |
Sources
 [Arizona] | [California] 
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