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(202) 319-1010
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D. C. PUBLIC SCHOOLS: A STATISTICAL PORTRAIT
April 2002
Enrollment and Schools Fall 2001
|
Total DCPS enrollment |
68,944 |
|
Number of schools/buildings |
147 |
|
Early childhood (pre-sch – K) |
9,308 |
|
Elementary (up to gr 6) |
100 |
|
Grades 1-5 |
28,424 |
|
Extended elementary (up to gr 8/9) |
6 |
|
Grades 6-8 |
12,868 |
|
Middle/junior high (gr 5/6-8, 7-9) |
20 |
|
Grades 9-12 |
13,530 |
|
Senior high (gr 9-12) |
17 |
|
Non-graded in DCPS |
1,900 |
|
Special education |
4 |
|
Tuition-special ed private |
2,419 |
|
Additional programs* |
16 |
* Ballou & Spingarn STAY, schools-within-schools, Oak Hill, CHOICE, DHS
& DCPS special ed centers, etc.
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Special education |
10,833 |
15.8% |
|
Language minority |
8,215 |
12.0% |
|
In DCPS |
8,414 |
|
|
Limited English (LEP/NEP) |
5,281 |
7.7% |
|
Tuition/private |
2,419 |
|
|
Race/ethnicity |
|
|
|
Free/reduced lunch eligible |
48,322 |
73% |
|
Black |
58,320 |
84.6% |
|
Elementary schools |
31,039 |
69% |
|
Hispanic |
6,340 |
9.2% |
|
Middle/junior high schs |
5,734 |
59% |
|
White |
3,113 |
4.5% |
|
Senior high schools |
5,934 |
46% |
|
Asian, Native Amer, other |
1,152 |
1.7% |
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Enrollment Trends
|
Fall |
1980 |
1990 |
1995 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
DCPS + Charter Schools |
100,049 |
80,694 |
79,802 |
77,111 |
75,483 |
77,742 |
78,806 |
78,694 |
|
DCPS Total |
100,049 |
80,694 |
79,802 |
77,111 |
71,889 |
70,762 |
68,925 |
68,499 |
|
Special ed/DCPS |
2,416 |
5,912 |
6,408 |
6,610 |
6,688 |
7,806 |
8,455 |
8,414 |
|
Special ed/tuition |
574 |
378 |
673 |
1,076 |
1,490 |
1,948 |
2,062 |
2,419 |
|
Special ed as % enroll |
2.9% |
7.8% |
8.9% |
10.0% |
11.4% |
13.8% |
15.3% |
15.8% |
|
Language minority |
NA |
6,769 |
8,585 |
8,412 |
8,286 |
8,286 |
8,520 |
8,215 |
|
ESL (LEP?NEP) |
NA |
3,732 |
5,001 |
4,911 |
5,228 |
5,345 |
5,589 |
5,281 |
|
LEP/NEP as % enroll |
NA |
4.6% |
6.3% |
6.4% |
7.3% |
7.6% |
8.1% |
7.7% |
|
Free/reduced $ lunch % |
NA |
51% |
69% |
69% |
68% |
63% |
73% |
73% |
|
Adult ed (headcount) |
27,657 |
20,309 |
4,187 |
502 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
DC population
Total DC population |
Census
638,392 |
Census
614,000 |
Estim
559,000 |
Estim
528,752 |
Estim
523,124 |
Estim
519,000 |
Census
572,000 |
Estim
571,822 |
|
DC children 5 - 17 |
109,126 |
80,182 |
75,419 |
73,662 |
69,519 |
67,990 |
82,456 |
NA |
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Enrollment Decline in Elementary Grades
|
Percent gone by: |
1980 |
1985 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
|
2nd grade |
5% |
9% |
12% |
9% |
9% |
9% |
9% |
10% |
12% |
13% |
10% |
8% |
|
3rd grade |
7% |
NA |
18% |
16% |
14% |
16% |
13% |
16% |
23% |
20% |
18% |
14% |
|
4th grade |
12% |
NA |
22% |
21% |
21% |
24% |
25% |
29% |
29% |
25% |
22% |
|
|
5th grade |
16% |
27% |
27% |
27% |
28% |
33% |
36% |
35% |
33% |
29% |
|
|
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Student Outcomes—Stanford 9 READING Percent of students tested:
1998: 79.3% 2001: %
|
Percent |
Below Basic |
Basic |
Proficient & Advanced |
|
Grade |
1998 |
2001 |
Nat’l |
1998 |
2001 |
Nat’l |
1998 |
2001 |
Nat’l |
|
One |
12% |
11% |
12% |
41% |
42% |
47% |
47% |
47% |
41% |
|
Three |
33% |
31% |
25% |
35% |
38% |
33% |
32% |
31% |
42% |
|
Six |
16% |
16% |
21% |
55% |
55% |
45% |
29% |
29% |
34% |
|
Eight |
20% |
19% |
22% |
51% |
50% |
36% |
30% |
31% |
42% |
|
Eleven |
46% |
47% |
36% |
40% |
38% |
40% |
14% |
15% |
24% |
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Student Outcomes—Stanford 9 MATH Percent of students tested: 1998:
80.9% 2001: %
|
Percent |
Below Basic |
Basic |
Proficient & Advanced |
|
Grade |
1998 |
2001 |
Nat’l |
1998 |
2001 |
Nat’l |
1998 |
2001 |
Nat’l |
|
One |
13% |
11% |
11% |
42% |
39% |
48% |
45% |
50% |
41% |
|
Three |
31% |
21% |
25% |
40% |
46% |
43% |
30% |
33% |
32% |
|
Six |
40% |
33% |
43% |
38% |
40% |
33% |
22% |
27% |
24% |
|
Eight |
59% |
53% |
42% |
30% |
32% |
35% |
12% |
15% |
23% |
|
Eleven |
76% |
72% |
75% |
12% |
19% |
18% |
12% |
11% |
7% |
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Student Outcomes—Other Measures
*OLD SCALE. New scale started in 1992
|
SAT Scores |
1981* |
1992 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
SAT Verbal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DCPS |
323 |
413 |
419 |
417 |
412 |
411 |
416 |
414 |
402 |
|
National |
424 |
502 |
504 |
505 |
505 |
505 |
505 |
505 |
506 |
|
SAT Math |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DCPS |
359 |
399 |
406 |
404 |
399 |
400 |
397 |
408 |
396 |
|
National |
466 |
503 |
506 |
508 |
511 |
512 |
511 |
514 |
514 |
|
Rates of: |
1981 |
1990 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
|
Promotion |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Elementary |
84.0% |
88.7% |
93.4% |
93.2% |
90.9% |
82.9% |
89.4% |
92.3% |
93.2% |
|
Secondary |
NA |
82.0% |
84.5% |
84.3% |
82.0% |
82.8% |
86.4% |
86.1% |
86.6% |
|
Attendance |
86.8% |
90.1% |
|
|
89.1% |
91.4% |
91.7% |
92.0% |
92.2% |
|
Elementary |
|
92.5% |
|
|
94.0% |
94.2% |
93.8% |
93.6% |
93.4% |
|
MS/JHS |
|
87.0% |
|
|
90.9% |
91.1% |
90.7% |
92.5% |
92.9% |
|
SHS |
|
84.9% |
|
|
87.1% |
85.2% |
86.8% |
85.8% |
88.9% |
|
SHS attrition* |
NA |
42.3% |
47.2% |
51.7% |
45.3% |
45.8% |
47.8% |
45.0% |
42.4% |
*Dropout rate is annual for grades 7-12; adds up to about 33% over
four years. Attrition is enrollment decrease over four years, including
transfers in and out of the system.
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Annual Dropout Percentages by Grade Level, Gender, Race & Ethnicity
|
Year |
7th |
8th |
9th |
10th |
11th |
12th |
Male |
Fem |
Black |
Hisp |
White |
Total |
|
1990 |
3.7% |
6.0% |
8.6% |
18.3% |
15.8% |
9.4% |
11.3% |
9.2% |
10.0% |
16.5% |
6.2% |
10.4% |
|
1993 |
5.4% |
4.9% |
7.6% |
11.5% |
11.6% |
9.3% |
10.4% |
7.9% |
8.3% |
6.8% |
4.5% |
8.2% |
|
1995 |
4.6% |
5.4% |
7.0% |
10.9% |
11.9% |
9.4% |
9.4% |
6.9% |
7.7% |
12.2% |
7.9% |
8.1% |
|
1998 |
3.4% |
4.2% |
11.4% |
14.8% |
12.0% |
8.3% |
10.4% |
8.8% |
9.9% |
10.0% |
3.9% |
9.6% |
|
2000 |
4.9% |
5.4% |
8.5% |
8.2% |
7.8% |
6.4% |
7.4% |
6.4% |
6.8% |
7.9% |
4.7% |
6.8% |
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Where DCPS Graduates Go Next
|
Year |
No. of
seniors |
No. of
non-grads |
No. of
grads |
|
College |
Bus/tech
school |
Work |
Military |
Other |
|
2000 |
2,871 |
433 |
2,438 |
|
74% |
7% |
9% |
3% |
7% |
|
2001 |
2,849 |
447 |
2,402 |
|
80% |
3% |
11% |
2% |
4% |
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Revised Local Funds Budget FY 2002 as of Spring 2002 $$
in thousands
|
LOCAL/DCPS SCHOOLS |
$$ |
|
STATE |
$$ |
TOTAL |
|
General education & overhead |
|
Special education |
|
|
|
Local schools instructional program |
$372,486 |
Tuition, CFSA, DMH |
$93,698 |
|
|
Local schools non-instructional |
$52,535 |
|
Transportation |
$36,726 |
+ $12 M |
|
Central offices & services |
$62,452 |
|
Medicaid shortfall |
$20,821
$13,867 |
Medicaid |
| |
|
Attorney fees |
|
Special education (within DCPS) |
$70,721 |
|
Special ed SEA |
$4,893 |
|
|
Language minority/ESL |
$14,891 |
Other SEA |
$6,354 |
|
|
TOTAL |
$573,085 |
TOTAL |
$176,359 |
$750,324 |
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Revised Local Funds Budget FY 2002 as of Spring 2002 -- $$ Per Pupil
Specifically Served by Funds
|
Category |
|
Total |
|
|
General education & overhead for all DCPS pupils (includes
DCPS special ed and ESL) |
$7,135 |
$7,135 |
Special education
tuition/transportation |
|
Local schools instructional program |
$6,448 |
|
|
|
Local schools non-instructional |
$797 |
|
|
|
Central offices & services |
$988 |
|
|
|
Language minority/ESL ESL pupils only |
$2,820 |
$9,955 |
|
|
Special education services within DCPS spec ed pupils only |
$7,795 |
$14,930 |
Tuition pupils only
Including CFSA, DMH $38,734 |
|
Special ed transportation bussed pupils only |
|
|
$11,171 |
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Budget FY 2002 - DC and Suburbs $$ Per Pupil Local/State/Federal Funds*
|
District |
% low income |
$$ Per Pupil |
|
District |
% low income |
$$ Per Pupil |
|
District of Columbia |
73% |
$9,919 |
|
Fairfax |
21% |
$8,938 |
|
Alexandria |
49% |
$10,862 |
|
Montgomery |
22% |
$9,645 |
|
Arlington |
41% |
$11,756 |
|
Prince George’s |
43% |
$6,072 |
*For all districts, excludes non-comparable and data-unavailable items
such as transportation, food service, summer school, capital, special education
tuition, DCPS state agency; includes teacher retirement, most federal
funds.
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Teacher and Principal Salaries FY 2001
|
Sch District |
DC |
Sub Aver |
Alex’dria |
Arling’n |
Fairfax |
Mont’y |
Pr. Geo’s |
|
Teachers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minimum |
$33,581 |
$34,000 |
$33,000 |
$34,297 |
$34,069 |
$35,087 |
$33,548 |
|
Top |
$65,850 |
$74,877 |
$70,953 |
$79,156 |
$79,915 |
$76,624 |
$70,.739 |
|
Principals |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minimum |
$70,633 |
$66,322 |
$66,411 |
$63,721 |
$59,873 |
$77,104 |
$64,502 |
|
Maximum |
$90,386 |
$105,648 |
$108,105 |
$109,077 |
$102,223 |
$110,391 |
$93,445 |
Local Funding –Long Term Expenditure History $$ in
millions
FY 2002 is budget and FY 2003 proposed budget rather
than expenditures)
|
Year |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
|
Formula |
$494.0 |
NA |
NA |
$515.7 |
$491.7 |
$469.6 |
$435.8 |
NA |
$455.0 |
$498.2 |
$553.7 |
$574.0 |
$576.1 |
|
State |
$23.6 |
NA |
NA |
$30.0 |
$27.8 |
$28.7 |
$42.9 |
NA |
$100.3 |
$106.0 |
$173.9 |
$176.4 |
$197.4 |
|
Total |
$517.6 |
$519.6 |
$515.3 |
$545.7 |
$519.5 |
$498.4 |
$478.7 |
$520.1 |
$556.4 |
$599.6 |
$652.9 |
$750.4 |
$773.5 |
|
Capital |
$32.4 |
$32.4 |
$23.2 |
$10.0 |
$11.6 |
$0 |
$92.2 |
$54.0 |
$55.0 |
$60.0 |
$164.9 |
$169.3 |
$183.5 |
Per pupil adjusted for inflation 2001 dollars (all pupils, including
private tuition)
|
Year |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
|
Formula |
$7,961 |
NA |
NA |
$7,639 |
$7,103 |
$6,643 |
$6,114 |
NA |
$6,728 |
$7,240 |
$8,027 |
$8,173 |
$7,996 |
|
State |
$380 |
NA |
NA |
$444 |
$401 |
$406 |
$602 |
NA |
$1,483 |
$1,541 |
$2,521 |
$2,511 |
$2,740 |
|
Tota.l |
$8,341 |
$8,136 |
$7,803 |
$8,082 |
$7,503 |
$7,049 |
$6,716 |
$7,328 |
$8,211 |
$8,781 |
$10,548 |
$10,684 |
$10,736 |
|
Capital |
$525 |
$510 |
$353 |
$149 |
$169 |
-0- |
$1,309 |
$772 |
$831 |
$897 |
$2,144 |
2,498 |
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