Table of contents
•Title page
•Introduction
•Acknowledgments
•National Summary
State Profiles
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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

Pennsylvania
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/

School and Teacher Demographics

Per Pupil Expenditures
(CCD, 1998-1999)

$7,450

Number of districts
(CCD, 1999-2000)

501

Number of public schools
(CCD, 1999-2000)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Total
1,934	564	598	28	3,164

Number of charter schools
(CCD, 1999-2000)

Number of FTE teachers
(CCD, 1999-2000)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Total
48,545	23,402	33,555	732	107,344

Public school enrollment
	1993-94	1999-2000
K-8 (CCD)	1,211,113	1,244,200
9-12 (CCD)	496,382	541,172
Total (CCD)	1,744,082	1,816,716
Pre-K (by state definition)	4,181	2,620

Sources of funding
District average
(CCD, 1998-99)

State 38%, Local 56%, Federal 6%, Intermediate, *

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Student Demographics

Race/ethnicity
(CCD, K-12)
	1993-94	1999-2000
American Indian/Alaskan Natives	1,683	2,191
	*	*
Asian/Pacific Islander	30,414	35,098
	2%	2%
Black	239,902	270,582
	14%	15%
Hispanic	57,438	76,863
	3%	4%
White	1,414,645	1,431,977
	81%	79%
Other	n/a	n/a
	—	—

Students with disabilities
(OSEP)
1993-94	1999-2000
175,867	198,718
9%	10%

Students with Limited English Proficiency
(ED/NCBE, K-12)
1993-94	1999-2000
n/a	28,540
*	2%

Migratory students
(OME, K-12)
1993-94	1999-2000
8,424	17,796
*	1%

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

For 0 to 34%, 2,099 schools; 35% to 49%, 457 schools; 50% to 74%, 319 schools; 75% to 100%, 287 schools

*2 schools did not report.

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

Statewide Goal for Schools on State Assessment
None

Expected School Improvement on Assessment
Rewards=Increase 50 points on CRT (PSSA)

Indicators for School Accountability
CRT (PSSA), graduation, attendance

Title I Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for Schools
Move 5 percent of students up one proficiency level in reading, math (4 levels: Advanced, Proficient, Basic, Below Basic)

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Title I

Title I
(ED Consolidated Report, 1999-2000)
	School Wide Programs	Targeted Assistance	Totals
Number of Schools	446	1,352	1,798
	25%	75%	100%
Schools Meeting AYP Goal	198	1,299	1,497
	44%	96%	83%
School in Need of Improvement	248	53	301
	56%	4%	17%

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

$358,981,327

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NAEP State Results
	Grade 4	Grade 8
Reading, 1998:
Proficient level and above	n/a	n/a
Basic level and above	n/a	n/a
Math, 2000:
Proficient level and above	n/a	n/a
Basic level and above	n/a	n/a

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Assessment Information
Assessment Reported	Pennsylvania System of Student Assessment
State Definition of "Proficient"	Test results placed in quartiles, (proficient level in 2000-01)

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Student Achievement 1999-2000

Percentage of students meeting state proficiency levels

Grade 5

Reading
	Low	Low Middle	High Middle	Top
All Students	22%	23%	26%	29%
Title I Schools	46	31	16	7
High Poverty Schools

Students with Limited English Proficiency	65	21	8	5
Migratory students	50	32	12	6
Students with Disabilities	55	19	9	8

Mathematics
	Low	Low Middle	High Middle	Top
All Students	22%	26%	25%	27%
Title I Schools	45	34	15	6
High Poverty Schools

Students with Limited English Proficiency	55	26	10	8
Migratory students	52	32	10	6
Students with Disabilities	57	24	11	8

Grade 8

Reading
	Low	Low Middle	High Middle	Top
All Students	24%	23%	29%	25%
Title I Schools	50	28	16	7
High Poverty Schools

Students with Limited English Proficiency	66	20	10	4
Migratory students	52	30	15	3
Students with Disabilities	70	18	8	4

Mathematics
	Low	Low Middle	High Middle	Top
All Students	23%	26%	27%	25%
Title I Schools	51	31	13	5
High Poverty Schools

Students with Limited English Proficiency	50	27	16	7
Migratory students	42	37	15	6
Students with Disabilities	68	21	7	4

Grade 11

Reading
	Low	Low Middle	High Middle	Top
All Students	26%	25%	25%	25%
Title I Schools	74	19	5	2
High Poverty Schools

Students with Limited English Proficiency	81	12	7	1
Migratory students	69	14	14	4
Students with Disabilities	74	15	6	5

Mathematics
	Low	Low Middle	High Middle	Top
All Students	25%	23%	26%	25%
Title I Schools	72	20	7	2
High Poverty Schools

Students with Limited English Proficiency	56	11	18	8
Migratory students	48	22	21	10
Students with Disabilities	76	14	5	5

High School Indicators
	1994-95	1998-99
	1993-94	1998-99
High school dropout rate (CCD, event)	n/a	4%
Postsecondary enrollment (IPEDS, High school grads enrolled in college)	68,571	80,065
	67%	72%

Sources

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