NEA Rankings And Estimates - ed

& Rankings

Estimates

Rankings of the States 2008 and Estimates of School Statistics 2009

NEA RESEARCH DECEMBER 2008

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Contents

Foreword ........................................................................................................................................................... vii Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................ix

Part I. Rankings of the States 2008 Highlights............................................................................................ix Part II. Estimates of School Statistics 2009 Highlights ...............................................................................xi Glossary ........................................................................................................................................................... xiii

RANKINGS 2008 ..................................................................................................................1

Technical Notes ...................................................................................................................................................2 Series A--Population...........................................................................................................................................3 Series B--Enrollment and Attendance ................................................................................................................9 Series C--Faculty ..............................................................................................................................................14 Series D--General Financial Resources ............................................................................................................24 Series E--Governmental Revenue.....................................................................................................................30 Series F--School Revenue ................................................................................................................................37 Series G--Government Expenditures................................................................................................................44 Series H--School Expenditures.........................................................................................................................50 Index to Rankings Tables...................................................................................................................................59

ESTIMATES 2009...............................................................................................................63

Technical Notes .................................................................................................................................................64 Highlights of Significant Developments in Public School Statistics .................................................................65 1. General Administration..................................................................................................................................69

School Districts...........................................................................................................................................69 2. Students..........................................................................................................................................................71

Fall Enrollment in Public Schools ..............................................................................................................71 Average Daily Attendance..........................................................................................................................72 High School Graduates ...............................................................................................................................72 3. Instructional Staff...........................................................................................................................................74 Total Instructional Staff..............................................................................................................................74 Classroom Teachers....................................................................................................................................74 Instructional Staff Salaries..........................................................................................................................75

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Rankings & Estimates 2008?2009

Classroom Teacher Salaries ....................................................................................................................... 76 4. Revenues ....................................................................................................................................................... 80

Total Receipts............................................................................................................................................. 80 Revenue Receipts ....................................................................................................................................... 80 Increases in School Revenue...................................................................................................................... 81 5. Expenditures .................................................................................................................................................. 83 Total Expenditures ..................................................................................................................................... 83 Current Expenditures ................................................................................................................................. 83 Current Expenditure per Student in ENR................................................................................................... 84 Capital Outlay ............................................................................................................................................ 84 Interest on School Debt.............................................................................................................................. 84 State Notes for Rankings and Estimates............................................................................................................ 97 References ....................................................................................................................................................... 100 Framework for Developing State Profiles and Comparisons .......................................................................... 103 Framework for Developing State Statistical Highlights of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools......... 107 User Feedback Form........................................................................................................................................ 111

Tables and Figures for Rankings

Note: Listings of the numerous figure and table titles for Rankings are provided in the introductory matter for each series (e.g., in the section, Series A--Population, the titles for Figure A and Tables A-1 to A-11 are shown on page 3). A comprehensive subject index to the Rankings tables begins on page 59.

Tables and Figures for Estimates

Highlights Table 1. 2008?09 versus 2007?08 Estimates for 50 States and D.C. Statistics of Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts .................................................................... 66

Highlights Table 2. Summary of Selected Estimates Data for 2008?09 .......................................................... 67

Table 1.1 Table 1.2 Table 2.1 Table 2.2 Table 2.3 Table 2.4 Table 3.1 Table 3.2 Table 3.3

Ten-Year Trend in Total Number of School Districts, 1999?2009............................................. 69 Regional Totals for Operating School Districts, 2008?09 .......................................................... 70 Ten-Year Trend in Total Public School Enrollment, 1999?2009 ............................................... 71 Ten-Year Trend in Total Public Elementary School Enrollment, 1999?2009 ............................ 71 Ten-Year Trend in Total Public Secondary School Enrollment, 1999?2009.............................. 72 Ten-Year Trend in Average Daily Attendance, 1999?2009 ....................................................... 73 Total Instructional Staff, 2007?08 and 2008?09......................................................................... 74 Ten-Year Trend in Total Instructional Staff, 1999?2009............................................................ 75 Ten-Year Trend in Total Number of Classroom Teachers, 1999?2009...................................... 75

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Table 3.4 Table 3.5

Table 3.6

Table 4.1 Table 4.2 Table 5.1 Table 5.2 Table 5.3

Ten-Year Trend in Average Instructional Staff Salary, 1999?2009............................................76 Ten-Year Trend in Average Annual Salaries for Public School Classroom Teachers, 1999?2009 ...................................................................................................................................78 Ten-Year Trend in Percentage Change in Average Annual Salaries for Public School Classroom Teachers, 1999?2009.....................................................................................79 Total Revenue Receipts, 1999?2009 ...........................................................................................80 Total Revenue Receipts, 1999?2009, by Source of Government Contribution...........................81 Ten-Year Trend in Total Expenditures for Public Schools, 1999?2009......................................83 Ten-Year Trend in Total Current Expenditures for Public Schools, 1999?2009 ........................84 Ten-Year Trend in Expenditures per Student, 1999?2009 ..........................................................85

Summary Table A. Estimated Number of Public Elementary and Secondary Districts, 2007?08 (Revised) and 2008?09 ................................................................................................................86

Summary Table B. Estimated Fall Enrollment, Elementary and Secondary Public Schools, 2007? 08 (Revised) and 2008?09 ...........................................................................................................87

Summary Table C. Estimated ADM and ADA in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools and Number of Public High School Graduates, 2007?08 (Revised) ..................................................88

Summary Table D. Estimated ADM and ADA in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools and Number of Public High School Graduates, 2008?09...................................................................89

Summary Table E. Estimated Number of Instructional Staff Members in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools by Type of Position, 2007?08 (Revised)......................................................90

Summary Table F. Estimated Number of Instructional Staff Members in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools by Type of Position, 2008?09 ......................................................................91

Summary Table G. Estimated Average Annual Salaries of Total Instructional Staff and of Classroom Teachers, 2007?08 (Revised) and 2008?09...............................................................92

Summary Table H. Estimated Revenue and Nonrevenue Receipts, 2007?08 (Revised)..................................93 Summary Table I. Estimated Revenue and Nonrevenue Receipts, 2008?09....................................................94 Summary Table J. Estimated Expenditures for Public Schools, 2007?08 (Revised) ......................................95 Summary Table K. Estimated Expenditures for Public Schools, 2008?09.......................................................96

Higlights Figure 1. Ten-Year Trends in Public Education Data, 1999?2009 ..................................................68

Figure 2.1 Figure 2.2 Figure 3.1 Figure 3.2

Annual Enrollment Changes, 1999?2009 ....................................................................................72 High School Graduates, 1999?2009 ............................................................................................73 Average Classroom Teacher Salary, 1989?2009.........................................................................77 Distribution of Average Classroom Teacher Salaries, 2009........................................................78

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