FWISD - Fast Facts: 1999-2000 District Profile

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2001-2002 FWISD PROFILE

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 122 schools, including eleven special schools
79,661

100%

Early Childhood Education
159

0.2%

Pre-Kindergarten
3,028

3.8%

Kindergarten
6,349

8.0%

Grades 1-5 (74 elementary schools)
32,659

41.1%

Grades 6-8 (24 middle & 6th grade schools)
17,655

22.2%

Grades 9-12 (13 high schools)
19,811

24.8%

Ethnic Breakdown

African American
24,622

30.9%

Hispanic
38,186

45.4%

White
17,023

21.4%

Asian or Pacific Islander
1,643

2.1%

Native American
187

0.2%

Enrollment Breakouts

Special Education Enrollment
8,075

10.1%

Career & Technology Education Enrollment
11,375

14.3%

Bilingual /ESL Enrollment
19,368

24.3%

Gifted & Talented Education Enrollment
8,494

10.7%

Economically Disadvantaged
45,153

56.7%

Staff

Total support personnel, teachers, administrators
9,875

100%

Number of teachers

4,746

48.1%

Number with 11+ years experience

1,968

41.5%

Number with advanced degrees

1,134

24.1%

Salary range (2001-2002)

$36,250 - $59,541

Administration/Support Personnel Data

Administrators - Campus

283

2.9%

Administrators - Central

68

0.7%

Professional Support

850

8.6%

Auxiliary Staff

3,158

32.0%

Educational Aide

768

7.8%

Other Facts

Accreditation

District - Texas Education Agency
High schools - Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

College Board Advanced Placement Test

No. of Advanced Placement exams taken increased from 779 in 1994 to 1,908 in 2000
859 grades of 3 or higher on AP exams taken in 1999-00
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Districtwide average was 945

2000-2001 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists 17

2000-2001 Budget (Maintenance and Operations) $456 million

Operating expenditures per pupil $6,501

2000-2001 tax rate 1.642 per $100 valuation

Bus Transportation

Transportation is available for students living two or more miles from their home schools, and for others as follows:
· Special Interest Programs (SIP) - Students enrolled in a special interest program may catch an FWISD bus from their neighborhood elementary school to the SIP school.
· Applied Learning Schools - Limited transportation is available from designated elementary schools.
· Special Education - Eligible students receive door-to-door transportation.
· Career and Technology - Eligible students may be provided transportation if classes are held at a different school than they attend.
For more information, contact the Transportation Department at (817) 531-6400.

Before-and after-school care

Before- and after-school care is provided on a sliding fee scale by non-profit organizations at most elementary schools. Please contact individual schools for information.

For more information, contact the
FORT WORTH ISD - Office of Communications
100 North University Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76107-1360
817-871-2453
FAX: 817-871-2460

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Enrollment
Total enrollment: 122 schools, including eleven special schools	79,661	100%
Early Childhood Education	159	0.2%
Pre-Kindergarten	3,028	3.8%
Kindergarten	6,349	8.0%
Grades 1-5 (74 elementary schools)	32,659	41.1%
Grades 6-8 (24 middle & 6th grade schools)	17,655	22.2%
Grades 9-12 (13 high schools)	19,811	24.8%

Ethnic Breakdown
African American	24,622	30.9%
Hispanic	38,186	45.4%
White	17,023	21.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander	1,643	2.1%
Native American	187	0.2%

Enrollment Breakouts
Special Education Enrollment	8,075	10.1%
Career & Technology Education Enrollment	11,375	14.3%
Bilingual /ESL Enrollment	19,368	24.3%
Gifted & Talented Education Enrollment	8,494	10.7%
Economically Disadvantaged	45,153	56.7%

Staff
Total support personnel, teachers, administrators	9,875	100%
Number of teachers	4,746	48.1%
Number with 11+ years experience	1,968	41.5%
Number with advanced degrees	1,134	24.1%
Salary range (2001-2002)	$36,250 - $59,541
Administration/Support Personnel Data
Administrators - Campus	283	2.9%
Administrators - Central	68	0.7%
Professional Support	850	8.6%
Auxiliary Staff	3,158	32.0%
Educational Aide	768	7.8%

Other Facts
Accreditation District - Texas Education Agency High schools - Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
College Board Advanced Placement Test No. of Advanced Placement exams taken increased from 779 in 1994 to 1,908 in 2000 859 grades of 3 or higher on AP exams taken in 1999-00 Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Districtwide average was 945
2000-2001 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists	17
2000-2001 Budget (Maintenance and Operations)	$456 million
Operating expenditures per pupil	$6,501
2000-2001 tax rate	1.642 per $100 valuation

Bus Transportation
Transportation is available for students living two or more miles from their home schools, and for others as follows: · Special Interest Programs (SIP) - Students enrolled in a special interest program may catch an FWISD bus from their neighborhood elementary school to the SIP school. · Applied Learning Schools - Limited transportation is available from designated elementary schools. · Special Education - Eligible students receive door-to-door transportation. · Career and Technology - Eligible students may be provided transportation if classes are held at a different school than they attend. For more information, contact the Transportation Department at (817) 531-6400.
Before-and after-school care
Before- and after-school care is provided on a sliding fee scale by non-profit organizations at most elementary schools. Please contact individual schools for information.