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Comparison of Fayette County Schools
to
Neighboring School Systems
2006-2007 |
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Fayette |
Hardeman |
Haywood |
Tipton |
Shelby |
Memphis |
Statewide |
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Value |
Rank |
Value |
Rank |
Value |
Rank |
Value |
Rank |
Value |
Rank |
Value |
Rank |
Value |
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Rankings based on 136 systems |
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Director of Schools Salary |
$103,717 |
38 |
$104,353 |
35 |
$89,286 |
73 |
$108,934 |
26 |
$171,184 |
3 |
$219,098 |
1 |
$94,361 |
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Average Principal Salary |
$52,753 |
127 |
$61,125 |
87 |
$62,725 |
76 |
$71,780 |
31 |
$90,154 |
2 |
$80,953 |
8 |
$70,835 |
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Average Classroom Teacher |
$37,564 |
132 |
$40,168 |
68 |
$39,616 |
80 |
$42,777 |
31 |
$50,690 |
5 |
$50,824 |
4 |
$43,815 |
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Average Instructional Staff |
$39,166 |
134 |
$41,875 |
64 |
$41,485 |
73 |
$44,556 |
31 |
$52,567 |
4 |
$52,367 |
5 |
$45,503 |
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Funding |
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Local % |
26.0% |
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21.7% |
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24.4% |
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21.2% |
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48.2% |
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47.5% |
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43.1% |
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Federal % |
22.0% |
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15.2% |
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14.9% |
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11.3% |
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5.9% |
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13.7% |
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11.1% |
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State % |
52.0% |
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63.2% |
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60.8% |
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67.6% |
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46.0% |
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38.8% |
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45.9% |
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School System Statistics |
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Average Daily Membership |
3,578 |
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4,195 |
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3,282 |
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11,535 |
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45,897 |
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110,753 |
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925,898 |
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Expenditures per Pupil |
$8,490 |
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$8,010 |
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$7,892 |
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$6,705 |
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$7,357 |
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$9,254 |
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$7,794 |
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# of Schools in System |
10 |
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9 |
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7 |
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13 |
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49 |
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194 |
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1,714 |
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# of Teachers |
235 |
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293 |
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213 |
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721 |
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2,588 |
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6,438 |
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60,889 |
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# of Administrators |
17 |
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26 |
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19 |
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48 |
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153 |
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359 |
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3,866 |
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Average # Students per Teacher |
15.2 |
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14.3 |
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15.4 |
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16.0 |
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17.7 |
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17.2 |
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15.2 |
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# Core courses by HQ teachers |
1,071 |
97.2% |
951 |
94.9% |
775 |
98.9% |
1,981 |
90.1% |
8,140 |
97.0% |
16,817 |
92.5% |
97.4% |
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# Core courses not HQ teachers |
31 |
2.8% |
51 |
5.1% |
9 |
1.1% |
217 |
9.9% |
248 |
3.0% |
1,362 |
7.5% |
2.6% |
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Graduation Rate |
71.5% |
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79.8% |
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71.8% |
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90.2% |
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94.0% |
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69.6% |
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81.8% |
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Dropout Rate |
20.8% |
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10.1% |
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15.4% |
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3.8% |
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1.7% |
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14.7% |
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9.6% |
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Student Demographics |
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African American |
2,295 |
59.2% |
2,420 |
53.8% |
2,358 |
65.1% |
3,036 |
24.9% |
15,209 |
32.0% |
105,490 |
85.1% |
24.8% |
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White |
1,447 |
37.3% |
1,990 |
44.2% |
1,071 |
29.6% |
8,849 |
72.7% |
28,290 |
59.6% |
10,345 |
8.3% |
68.8% |
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Hispanic |
109 |
2.8% |
52 |
1.2% |
188 |
5.2% |
178 |
1.5% |
1,718 |
3.6% |
6,467 |
5.2% |
4.65% |
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Limited English Proficient |
94 |
2.4% |
36 |
0.8% |
76 |
2.1% |
29 |
0.2% |
994 |
2.1% |
5,657 |
4.6% |
2.9% |
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Students with Disabilities |
588 |
16.4% |
839 |
20.0% |
576 |
17.6% |
1,853 |
16.1% |
7,773 |
16.9% |
15,530 |
14.0% |
15.4% |
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Economically Disadvantaged |
2,962 |
78.4% |
3,289 |
78.7% |
2,727 |
80.5% |
5,685 |
51.5% |
12,396 |
27.9% |
84,320 |
82.7% |
54,7% |
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Title I |
3,908 |
100.9% |
3,034 |
67.4% |
2,052 |
56.7% |
5,478 |
45.0% |
5,102 |
10.8% |
109,378 |
88.2% |
38.6% |
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Sources: Tennessee Department of Education Report
Cards
http://www.tennessee.gov/education/reportcard/
Tennessee Education Association
http://www.teateachers.org |
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Terminology for 2006-2007 Chart
Administrators:
Directors of schools, principals, supervisors, assistant principals, etc.
Average Daily Membership (ADM):
Average daily count of students enrolled. Used to determine the amount of
state funding each system receives.
Average Number of Students
per Teacher: A comparison ratio used only in this chart and calculated
by dividing the ADM by the number of teachers.
Classroom Teacher:
Includes vocational teachers, home/hospital instruction, special
education, and grades K-12 teachers.
Core Course: Core
academic class required under NCLB to be taught by a highly qualified
teacher.
Dropout Rate: Based on
students who enter the ninth grade and drop out by the end of the 12th
grade.
Economically
Disadvantaged: Student who qualifies for the free or reduced lunch
program.
Expenditures per Pupil:
Total current operating expenditures (local, state and federal) on a per
pupil basis. Examples include instructional materials, maintenance and
transportation.
Graduation Rate: The
percent of “on-time” graduates with a regular high school diploma. GED and
Special Education diplomas are not counted. Graduation rate is a federally
required benchmark,
Highly Qualified Teacher:
A teacher who holds at least a Bachelor’s Degree, is fully licensed in
Tennessee, and submits the required documents to demonstrate competency in
the content area(s) being taught.
Instructional Staff:
Includes principals, assistant principals, attendance teachers,
supervisors, school psychologists, school social workers, librarians,
vocational teachers, home/hospital instruction, special education, and
grades K-12 teachers.
Title I: Federally
funded programs in high poverty schools that target children with low
achievement.
Sources for Chart Data
Most data may be found in the
Report Cards produced by the Tennessee Department of Education. Report
Cards for the previous school year are made available each fall. The most
current Report Card available is for 2006-2007.
The salary information and
statewide rankings may be found on the website of the Tennessee Education
Association. The TEA attributed the salary data to an unpublished report
for August 2007 from the TN Dept of Education. The salaries and rankings
currently available are for 2006-2007. |
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