Per Pupil Expenditures
(CCD, 1998-1999) |
$4,565 |
Number of districts
(CCD, 1999-2000) |
152 |
Number of public schools
(CCD, 1999-2000)
| Elementary |
Middle |
High |
Combined |
Total |
| 436 |
172 |
182 |
62 |
875 |
Number of charter schools
(CCD, 1999-2000) |
1 |
Number of FTE teachers
(CCD, 1999-2000)
| Elementary |
Middle |
High |
Combined |
Total |
| 13,036 |
5,813 |
7,623 |
2,735 |
29,625 |
Public school enrollment
| |
1993-94 |
1999-2000 |
K-8
(CCD) |
357,016 |
354,431 |
9-12
(CCD) |
131,112 |
129,342 |
Total
(CCD) |
505,907 |
500,716 |
Pre-K
(by state definition) |
2,197 |
1,549 |
Sources of funding
District average
(CCD, 1998-99)
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Race/ethnicity
(CCD, K-12)
| |
1993-94 |
1999-2000 |
| American Indian/Alaskan Natives |
2,102 |
742 |
| |
* |
* |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
2,612 |
3,135 |
| |
* |
1% |
| Black |
257,372 |
255,729 |
| |
51% |
51% |
| Hispanic |
1,561 |
2,950 |
| |
* |
1% |
| White |
242,260 |
238,160 |
| |
48% |
48% |
| Other |
n/a |
n/a |
| |
— |
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Students with disabilities
(OSEP)
| 1993-94 |
1999-2000 |
| 55,360 |
52,759 |
| 11% |
10% |
Students with Limited English Proficiency
(ED/NCBE, K-12)
| 1993-94 |
1999-2000 |
| 1,910 |
1,799 |
| * |
* |
Migratory students
(OME, K-12)
| 1993-94 |
1999-2000 |
| 4,021 |
n/a |
| 1% |
— |
All schools by percent of students eligible to participate in the Free Lunch Program*
(CCD, 1999-2000)
*6 schools did not report.
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Statewide Goal for Schools on State Assessment
District goal: Accredited (no performance criteria). School performance criteria to be established for 2003-04.
Expected School Improvement on Assessment
n/a
Indicators for School Accountability
Currently: state process standards. The Mississippi Curriculum Test and Subject Area Tests will be the primary assessment measures for school performance in 2003-04.
Title I Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for Schools
Transition: Decrease percentage of students scoring in lowest quarter on state assessments.
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Title I
(ED Consolidated Report, 1999-2000)
| |
School Wide Programs |
Targeted Assistance |
Totals |
| Number of Schools |
577 |
104 |
681 |
| |
85% |
15% |
100% |
| Schools Meeting AYP Goal |
453 |
103 |
556 |
| |
79% |
99% |
82% |
| School in Need of Improvement |
124 |
1 |
125 |
| |
21% |
1% |
18% |
Title I allocation
(Includes Basic, Concentration, and LEA grants, Capital Expenditures, Even Start, Migrant Education, and Neglected & Delinquent, ED, 1999-00) |
$130,728,596 |
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NAEP State Results
| |
Grade 4 |
Grade 8 |
| Reading, 1998: |
|
| Proficient level and above |
18% |
19% |
| Basic level and above |
48% |
61% |
| Math, 2000: |
|
| Proficient level and above |
9% |
8% |
| Basic level and above |
45% |
41% |
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Assessment Information
| Assessment Reported |
Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills, Version 5 |
| State Definition of "Proficient" |
There is no definition of proficient for 1999-2000 |
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Percentage of students meeting state proficiency levels
Elementary School
Grade 4
Reading/Language Arts
| |
Mean
NCE Score |
| All Students |
50% |
| Title I Schools |
48 |
| High Poverty Schools |
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
47 |
| Migratory students |
47 |
| Students with Disabilities |
42 |
Mathematics
| |
Mean
NCE Score |
| All Students |
48% |
| Title I Schools |
46 |
| High Poverty Schools |
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
44 |
| Migratory students |
46 |
| Students with Disabilities |
41 |
Middle School
Grade 8
Reading/Language Arts
| |
Mean
NCE Score |
| All Students |
50% |
| Title I Schools |
46 |
| High Poverty Schools |
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
48 |
| Migratory students |
42 |
| Students with Disabilities |
34 |
Mathematics
| |
Mean
NCE Score |
| All Students |
46% |
| Title I Schools |
42 |
| High Poverty Schools |
|
| |
|
|
| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
44 |
| Migratory students |
43 |
| Students with Disabilities |
31 |
High School
Grade 10
Reading/Language Arts
| |
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Proficient |
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| All Students |
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| Title I Schools |
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| High Poverty Schools |
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| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
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| Migratory Students |
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| Students with Disabilities |
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Mathematics
| |
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Proficient |
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| All Students |
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| Title I Schools |
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| High Poverty Schools |
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| Students with Limited English Proficiency |
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| Migratory Students |
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| Students with Disabilities |
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High School Indicators
| |
1993-94 |
1998-99 |
High school dropout rate
(CCD, event) |
6% |
5% |
| |
1994-95 |
1998-99 |
Postsecondary enrollment
(IPEDS, High school grads enrolled in college) |
18,711 |
16,858 |
| 80% |
69% |
Sources
 [Minnesota] | [Missouri] 
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