Statistics

The following statistics are for the 2016-17 school year.

Schools and Students

  • 34 Elementary Schools*: 27,479 students
  • 10 Middle Schools: 12,085 students
  • 8 High and Technical Schools: 12,585 students
  • 3 Special Schools: 360 students
  • 55 Total Schools: 52,509 students
    * 12 elementary schools operate on year-round Calendars

Enrollment History

1905: 3,000
1960: 12,000
1970: 24,000
1980: 49,000
1990: 64,000
2000: 71,651
2008: 81,095
2009: 48,621
2010: 50,072
2011: 50,722
2012: 52,037
2013: 52,945
2014: 51,865
2015: 52,324
2016: 52,509

Employees

  • Staff Size
  • Licensed Personnel: 2,832
    • Contracted: 2,690
    • Part Time/Hourly: 113
  • Support Staff: 2,851
    • Full time: 1,023
    • Part Time/Hourly: 1,738
  • Total Employees: 5,683
  • Teacher Training
    • Bachelor’s Degrees: 100%
    • Master’s Degrees: 43%
    • Master’s + Degrees: 11%

Teacher/Pupil Ratios

  • Grade 1: 1 to 22.0
  • Grade 2: 1 to 22.0
  • Grade 3: 1 to 22.0
  • Grades 4, 5, 6: 1 to 26.0
  • Grades 7, 8: 1 to 26.0
  • Grades 9: 1 to 27.0
  • Grades 10, 11, 12: 1 to 27.0

Teacher/pupil ratios used for hiring staff. Actual class sizes vary widely depending on move-in patterns of students, etc.

Breakfast and Lunch Prices

  • Elementary Breakfast: $.80
  • Secondary Breakfast: $1.00
  • Elementary Lunch: $1.75
  • Secondary Lunch: $2.00
  • Adult Breakfast: $2.00
  • Adult Lunch: $3.30

Financial

  • Assessed Valuation: $18.2 billion (projected)
  • Local Tax Rate: 0.006906 (proposed)
  • Revenue: $460.9 million
  • Projected Expenditures
  • General Fund: $337.2 million
  • Capital Projects: $52.2 million
  • Debt Service: $14 million
  • Non K-12: $9.4 million
  • Nutrition Services: $22.3 million
  • Self Insurance: $41.2 million
  • Student Activities: $8 million
  • Total Cost Per Student: $6,274