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

Alabama
http://www.alsde.edu/

School and Teacher Demographics

Per Pupil Expenditures
(CCD, 1998-1999)

$5,188

Number of districts
(CCD, 1999-2000)

128

Number of public schools
(CCD, 1999-2000)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Total
700	235	269	157	1,367

Number of charter schools
(CCD, 1999-2000)

Number of FTE teachers
(CCD, 1999-2000)
Elementary	Middle	High	Combined	Total
21,904	7,695	11,505	5,641	46,929

Public school enrollment
	1993-94	1999-2000
K-8 (CCD)	527,373	528,003
9-12 (CCD)	198,651	201,985
Total (CCD)	734,288	729,988
Pre-K (by state definition)	8,264	n/a

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

State 62%, Local 29%, Federal 9%, Intermediate, *

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Student Demographics

Race/ethnicity
(CCD, K-12)
	1993-94	1999-2000
American Indian/Alaskan Natives	5,906	5,141
	1%	1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4,320	5,195
	1%	1%
Black	259,700	265,300
	36%	36%
Hispanic	2,781	7,994
	*	1%
White	453,268	445,852
	62%	61%
Other	n/a	n/a
	—	—

Students with disabilities
(OSEP)
1993-94	1999-2000
85,369	87,165
12%	12%

Students with Limited English Proficiency
(ED/NCBE, K-12)
1993-94	1999-2000
3,214	7,260
*	1%

Migratory students
(OME, K-12)
1993-94	1999-2000
6,822	n/a
1%	—

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

For 0 to 34%, 381 schools; 35% to 39%, 320 schools; 50% to 74%, 390 schools; 75% to 100%, 257 schools

*19 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
> 50 percent of students at or above 40th percentile on NRT (Reading, Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies)

Expected School Improvement on Assessment
Two percent gain per year for schools not attaining proficient level Academic Clear. Academic Alert schools are required to improve 5 percent/year.

Indicators for School Accountability
Test scores

Title I Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for Schools
Same as statewide goal

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Title I

Title I
(ED Consolidated Report, 1999-2000)
	School Wide Programs	Targeted Assistance	Totals
Number of Schools	571	244	815
	70%	30%	100%
Schools Meeting AYP Goal	516	239	755
	90%	98%	92%
School in Need of Improvement	55	5	60
	10%	2%	7%

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

$136,377,511

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NAEP State Results
	Grade 4	Grade 8
Reading, 1998:
Proficient level and above	24%	21%
Basic level and above	56%	66%
Math, 2000:
Proficient level and above	14%	16%
Basic level and above	57%	52%

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Assessment Information
Assessment Reported	Stanford Achievement Test 9th Edition, used since 1996
State Definition of "Proficient"	Meets academic content standards

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Student Achievement 1999-2000

Percentage of students meeting state proficiency levels

Grade 4

Reading/Language Arts
				Proficient
	Below Basic	Basic	\|	Proficient	Advanced
All Students	18%	18%	\|	36%	28%
Title I Schools	21	20	\|	36	23
High Poverty Schools	32	25	\|	33	11
			\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	19	19	\|	47	15
Migratory students	47	26	\|	22	4
Students with Disabilities	53	19	\|	21	8

Mathematics
				Proficient
	Below Basic	Basic	\|	Proficient	Advanced
All Students	15%	15%	\|	38%	32%
Title I Schools	17	17	\|	39	27
High Poverty Schools	24	21	\|	38	17
			\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	8	19	\|	45	29
Migratory students	30	24	\|	32	14
Students with Disabilities	48	18	\|	24	9

Grade 6

Reading/Language Arts
				Proficient
	Below Basic	Basic	\|	Proficient	Advanced
All Students	17%	18%	\|	39%	26%
Title I Schools	20	21	\|	39	20
High Poverty Schools	29	27	\|	35	8
			\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	23	22	\|	44	11
Migratory Students	54	24	\|	17	6
Students with Disabilities	54	22	\|	19	5

Mathematics
				Proficient
	Below Basic	Basic	\|	Proficient	Advanced
All Students	14%	13%	\|	37%	35%
Title I Schools	16	15	\|	39	29
High Poverty Schools	23	19	\|	41	16
			\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	10	15	\|	36	39
Migratory Students	30	23	\|	36	11
Students with Disabilities	51	17	\|	23	9

Grade 9

Reading/Language Arts
				Proficient
	Below Basic	Basic	\|	Proficient	Advanced
All Students	25%	22%	\|	37%	16%
Title I Schools	34	24	\|	32	9
High Poverty Schools	48	27	\|	21	3
			\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	62	18	\|	21	0
Migratory Students	77	17	\|	6	0
Students with Disabilities	68	15	\|	13	3

Mathematics
				Proficient
	Below Basic	Basic	\|	Proficient	Advanced
All Students	15%	19%	\|	39%	27%
Title I Schools	19	24	\|	39	18
High Poverty Schools	26	29	\|	36	9
			\|
Students with Limited English Proficiency	31	26	\|	28	15
Migratory Students	35	35	\|	25	5
Students with Disabilities	46	28	\|	20	6

High School Indicators
	1994-95	1998-99
	1993-94	1998-99
High school dropout rate (CCD, event)	6%	4%
Postsecondary enrollment (IPEDS, High school grads enrolled in college)	24,757	24,489
	72%	64%

Sources

[National Summary] | [Alaska]