Schools and Students
The following statistics are for the 2023-24 school year.
- 41 elementary schools, 28,018 students
- 13 middle schools, 13,761 students
- 10 high and technical schools, 15,227
- 3 special schools, 429 students
- 67 total schools, 57,435 students
Enrollment History
The following statistics are for the 2023-24 school year.
1905: 3,000
1960: 12,000
1970: 24,000
1980: 49,000
1990: 64,000
2000: 71,651
2008: 81,095
2009: 48,411
2010: 49,729
2011: 50,640
2012: 52,043
2013: 52,856
2014: 51,806
2015: 52,324
2016: 52,509
2017: 53,519
2018: 54,865
2019: 56,339
2020: 56,102
2021: 57,840
2022: 57,829
2023: 57,893
2024: 57,435
Employees
The following statistics are for the 2023-24 school year.
- Licensed Personnel: 3,394
- Contracted: 3,339
- Hourly: 55
- Support Staff: 3,319
- Full-time: 1,230
- Hourly: 2,089
- Total Employees: 6,713
- Teacher Training
- Bachelor’s Degree: 100%
- Master’s Degree: 42.9%
- Doctorate Degree: 1.2%
Teacher/Pupil Ratios
The following statistics are for the 2023-24 school year.
- Grade 1 – 3: 1 to 22.0
- Grades 4 – 8: 1 to 26.0
- Grades 9 – 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
The following statistics are for the 2023-24 school year.
- Elementary Breakfast: $1.05
- Secondary Breakfast: $1.25
- Elementary Lunch: $2.00
- Secondary Lunch: $2.25
- Adult Breakfast: $2.50
- Adult Lunch: $4.10
Financial
The following statistics are for the 2023-24 school year.
- Assessed Valuation: $42.1 billion (projected)
- Local Tax Rate: 0.005737 (projected)
- Revenue: $763.3 million
Projected Expenditures
- General Fund: $611.7 million
- Capital Projects: $67.7 million
- Debt Service: $19.8 million
- Nutrition Services: $26.8 million
- Self Insurance: $57.4 million
- Student Activities: $25.2million
- Total Cost Per Student: $10,477