The achievement of students at the Science Academy of Austin, an academy located within a high school, is profiled. A study was conducted to compare Science Academy students to other high-achieving students in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) and to predict levels of achievement. The results of this study indicate that Academy…

Prepared to assist Pennsylvania community colleges in analyzing their financial performance in relation to their peers, this report contains financial data for the years 1984-85 to 1991-92. Section I examines reimbursement requests for 1989-90 in terms of enrollments, operating reimbursements for operating and stipend expenses, and capital…

This document provides an overview of important financial statistics for Pennsylvania community colleges from the time they began operation in 1964 through the last completed audit of the colleges in 1983-84. The document is divided into eight major sections. Section I provides statewide institutional data for 1964-65 to 1983-84 on reimbursements…

This report was prepared to assist Pennsylvania community colleges in analyzing their financial performance in relation to their peers, and contains financial data for the years 1983-84 to 1989-90. This report is divided into 15 sections. Sections I through VII examine reimbursement requests, by year, for 1983-84 to 1989-90, in terms of…

Beginning with institutional data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and demographic data and projections from the Bureau of the Census, total enrollment is projected using expected enrollment rates. Tables show the 1977-88 data, the 1988-89 estimates, and the 1999-2000 projections, along with percent changes between these…

This sourcebook describes methods of dealing with dropouts in Oregon school districts. "At-risk youth" and "dropout" are defined and survey results of 98 percent of superintendents concerning program offerings are summarized. Data suggest that medium-size districts require greatest assistance. Despite increases in single-parent…

The evaluation process and results of the 1989-1990 secondary school (grades 6 through 12) English language arts program of the Des Moines (Iowa) Independent Community School District are presented. This evaluation gathers, focuses, and communicates information that is useful for continuously monitoring the quality of the language arts program.…

In 1989, a study was conducted of the status of student assessment and developmental education in Michigan's 29 public community colleges and three public four-year colleges which serve in a community college capacity. The study sought to to determine: (1) the number of community college students in need of and actually enrolled in developmental…

This is the fifth volume in an annual series reporting on the Rochester City School District's Data Base, originated in 1981-82. The recent edition of the Data Base is meant to serve two purposes: (1) to present a core of relevant information about the District, including information on enrollment, achievement and attendance; and (2) to provide an…

The 1984 edition of the United States Virgin Islands School Statistical Summary presents narratives, 48 tables, and 7 graphic illustrations of education in public and private elementary and secondary schools during the 1983-84 school year. Tables provide data on the U.S. Virgin Islands demography and economy, enrollment and average daily…

This guide provides statistical information concerning services to handicapped children provided by the public schools of South Carolina in 1986-87. Statewide data are reported on the number of teachers and students by category of handicapping condition and program model (self-contained, resource room, itinerant, and other). In addition, data for…

This report presents detailed tabulations of data from the Current Population Survey on school enrollment in October 1986, and summary time series of data collected since the inception of the survey in 1946. School enrollment data are shown by the following personal and school characteristics: (1) age; (2) race; (3) Hispanic origin; (4) sex; (5)…

On account of concern about declining achievement levels of high school graduates and proposed state legislation increasing graduation requirements to address this concern, this report analyzes current and proposed high school graduation requirements in Illinois, based on data compiled from local school documents, and compares the data to…

This report contains state and district statistical summaries for South Carolina elementary and secondary public schools from 1969-70 through 1981-82. During that 12-year period, while enrollment for grades kindergarten through 12 declined by about 7 percent and for grades 1 through 12 by approximately 12 percent, public kindergarten enrollment…

This building profile provides standard information about one of the 129 schools of the Cleveland Public Schools (Ohio) in 1986-87. Information for the Central Intermediate School (CIS), serving grades 7 and 8, is presented along with comparative data for the school cluster and for the district as a whole. In 1986-87, 404 Black students and 237…