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•Title page
•Introduction
•Acknowledgments
•National Summary
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•Sources
•Appendix A
•Appendix B
•Appendix C
•Full report in PDF format (1,601K)

State Education Indicators with a Focus on Title I

Georgia
http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/

School and Teacher Demographics

Per Pupil Expenditures
(CCD, 1998-1999)

$6,092

Number of districts
(CCD, 1999-2000)

180

Number of public schools
(CCD, 1999-2000)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Total
1,170	356	295	62	1,887

Number of charter schools
(CCD, 1999-2000)

Number of FTE teachers
(CCD, 1999-2000)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Total
45,759	18,993	20,704	2,936	88,578

Public school enrollment
	1993-94	1999-2000
K-8 (CCD)	904,891	1,012,780
9-12 (CCD)	324,879	378,799
Total (CCD)	1,235,304	1,422,762
Pre-K (by state definition)	5,534	31,362

Sources of funding
District average
(CCD, 1998-1999)

Stae, 49%, Local, 44%, Federal 7%

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Student Demographics

Race/ethnicity
(CCD, K-12)
	1993-94	1999-2000
American Indian/Alaskan Natives	1,882	2,182
	*	*
Asian/Pacific Islander	17,431	30,033
	1%	2%
Black	457,192	540,823
	37%	38%
Hispanic	18,978	56,480
	2%	4%
White	739,821	776,763
	60%	55%
Other	n/a	n/a
	—	—

Students with disabilities
(OSEP)
1993-94	1999-2000
106,852	143,357
9%	11%

Students with Limited English Proficiency
(ED/NCBE, K-12)
1993-94	1999-2000
11,731	50,961
1%	4%

Migratory students
(OME, K-12)
1993-94	1999-2000
13,373	n/a
1%	—

All schools by percent of students eligible to participate in the Free Lunch Program*
(CCD, 1999-2000)

For 0 to 34%. 614 schools; 35% to 49%, 368 schools; 50% to 74%, 552 schools; 75% to 100%, 353 schools.

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Statewide Accountability Information
(Collected from States, January 2002 for 2001-2002 school year)

Statewide Goal for Schools on State Assessment
Use of letter grades A-F scale with test scores.

Expected School Improvement on Assessment
Under development.

Indicators for School Accountability
Performance on state-developed Criterion Reference Competency Test.

Title I Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for schools.
Reduce by 5% the percent of students not meeting proficient.

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Title I

Title I
(ED Consolidated Report, 1999-2000)
	School Wide Programs	Targeted Assistance	Totals
Number of Schools	669	363	1,032
	65%	35%	100%
Schools Meeting AYP Goal	379	201	580
	57%	56%	56%
School in Need of Improvement	472	186	658
	71%	51%	64%

Title I allocation
(Includes Basic, Concentration, and LEA grants, Capital Expenditures, Even Start, Migrant Education, and Neglected & Delinquent, ED, 1999-00)

$222,465,639

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NAEP State Results
	Grade 4	Grade 8
Reading, 1998:
Proficient level and above	24%	25%
Basic level and above	55%	68%
Math, 2000:
Proficient level and above	18%	19%
Basic level and above	58%	56%

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Assessment Information
Assessment Reported	See below
State Definition of "Proficient"	Grade 4 and 8-Scores >300, Grade 11- Score of > 500

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Student Achievement 1999-2000

Percentage of students meeting state proficiency levels

Elementary School

Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Test
Grade 4

Reading/Language Arts
				Proficient
	Did Not Meet	\|	Meet Standards	Exceed Standards
All Students	35%	\|	37%	28%
Title I Schools	54	\|	34	9
High Poverty Schools		\|
		\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	78	\|	20	3
Migratory students		\|
Students with Disabilities	71	\|	22	7

Mathematics
				Proficient
	Did Not Meet	\|	Meet Standards	Exceed Standards
All Students	38%	\|	51%	11%
Title I Schools	61	\|	37	2
High Poverty Schools		\|
		\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	68	\|	30	2
Migratory students		\|
Students with Disabilities	74	\|	24	3

Middle School

Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Test
Grade 8

Reading/Language Arts
				Proficient
	Did Not Meet	\|	Meet Standards	Exceed Standards
All Students	25%	\|	37%	38%
Title I Schools	39	\|	40	22
High Poverty Schools		\|
		\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	72	\|	23	5
Migratory students		\|
Students with Disabilities	68	\|	24	8

Mathematics
				Proficient
	Did Not Meet	\|	Meet Standards	Exceed Standards
All Students	46%	\|	43%	11%
Title I Schools	68	\|	27	5
High Poverty Schools		\|
		\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	76	\|	21	3
Migratory students		\|
Students with Disabilities	87	\|	12	1

High School

Georgia Graduation Test
Grade 11

Reading/Language Arts
				Proficient
	Did Not Meet	\|	Meet Standards	Exceed Standards
All Students	7%	\|	39%	54%
Title I Schools	8	\|	47	45
High Poverty Schools	13	\|	46	41
		\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	50	\|	51	(meet or exceed)
Migratory students		\|
Students with Disabilities	32	\|	68	(meet or exceed)

Mathematics
				Proficient
	Did Not Meet	\|	Meet Standards	Exceed Standards
All Students	10%	\|	43%	47%
Title I Schools	10	\|	51	39
High Poverty Schools	20	\|	45	36
		\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	28	\|	72	(meet or exceed)
Migratory students		\|
Students with Disabilities	44	\|	56	(meet or exceed)

High School Indicators
	1994-95	1998-99
	1993-94	1998-99
High school dropout rate (CCD, event)	9%	7%
Postsecondary enrollment (IPEDS, High school grads enrolled in college)	36,792	38,771
	65%	66%

Sources

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