| ENROLLMENT |
Public Elementary School Enrollment (K-6) |
934,544 |
Public Secondary School Enrollment (7-12) |
893,545 |
Total Enrollment |
1,828,089 |
Projected Total by the Year 2008-09 |
1,768,900 |
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| PUPILS |
| Average Pennsylvania SAT Score |
1,004 |
| Average National SAT Score |
1,028 |
| Number of 2004 Pennsylvania Public
High School Graduates |
123,473 |
| Activities of High School Graduates: |
| Attending College |
72.1% |
88,991 |
| Unknown |
7.9% |
9,798 |
| Blue-Collar Workers |
6.2% |
67,669 |
| Service Workers |
4.3% |
5,274 |
| Military |
3.4% |
4,177 |
| Nondegree Schools |
3.1% |
3,804 |
| Unemployed |
1.3% |
1,605 |
| White-Collar Workers |
1.2% |
1,455 |
| Homemakers |
0.3% |
420 |
| Farmers |
0.2% |
280 |
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| TEACHERS |
| Number of Teachers |
122,173 |
| Number of Master's Certified |
52,504 |
| Number with Doctorate Degrees |
641 |
Teachers as Percent of Professional
Full-Time Staff |
82.3% |
| National Ranking - Teacher Salaries 2003-04 |
9th |
| Profile of the Typical Teacher: |
|
| Salary |
$53,281 |
Average Per Year Increase in
Salary From 1993-94 to 2004-05 |
1.8% |
| Average Years of Service |
14.9 |
| Average Level of Education |
4.4 |
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| ADMINISTRATIVE & SUPPORT EMPLOYEES |
| Number of Administrative Employees |
7,055 |
| Average Salary of Administrative Employees |
$84,806 |
| Average Years of Service |
23.1 |
| School Administrators as Percent of Teachers |
5.8% |
| Number of Support Staff: (full and part-time) |
103,571 |
School Administrative Support Staff
(includes clerical and secretarial
support of principals and
department chairpersons) |
9,857 |
| Instructional Aides |
30,157 |
| All Other Support Services Staff |
54,480 |
| LEA Admin. Support Staff |
6,964 |
| Library/Media Support Staff |
2,113 |
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| SCHOOL DISTRICTS |
Number of School Districts
Urban (26); Suburban (207); Rural (268) |
501 |
| Number of PSBA-Member Districts |
501 |
| Number of School Directors in Pennsylvania |
4,509
|
| School Directors' Average Length of Service |
6.9 years
|
Years of Service:
| 4 years or less |
46%
|
| 5-10 years |
35%
|
| 11- 20 years |
15%
|
| 21 years or more |
4%
|
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Size of Districts by Enrollment:
| Largest (Philadelphia) |
212,299 pupils
|
| 2nd Largest (Pittsburgh) |
37,846 pupils
|
| 10,000-17,000 pupils |
14 districts |
| 5,000-9,999 pupils |
62 districts |
| 2,000-4,999 pupils |
217 districts |
| 1,000-1,999 pupils |
154 districts |
| 1-999 pupils |
52 districts |
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| FINANCES |
| Public School Revenue |
|
|
$10,168 |
| State Personal Income |
|
|
$105,126 |
| State Market Value |
|
|
$232,861 |
| 2002-03 Percent of Actual Instructional Expense |
|
66.31%
|
|
33.87%
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| Average Salaries in Pennsylvania |
| Elementary Principal |
$84,080 |
| Secondary Principal |
$86,441 |
| Assistant Secondary Principal |
$77,795 |
| Director of Career&Technical Education |
$91,196 |
| Superintendent |
$111,418 |
| Assistant Superintendent |
$105,216 |
| Assistant to Superintendent - Instruction |
$91,932 |
| Assistant to Superintendent - Business Affairs |
$82,844 |
| Business Manager |
$78,260 |
| Guidance, Secondary |
$57,564 |
| Guidance, Elementary |
$56,918 |
| Classroom Teacher |
$53,281 |
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Career and Technical Education Programs
2003-04 |
| Number of Career & Technical Schools |
81 |
Number of High Schools with Career
& Technical Programs |
297 |
Number of Career and Technical
Education Teachers |
7,312 |
| Total Enrollment in Reimbursable Secondary Career and Technical Education Programs |
96,388 |
| Total Completing Reimbursable Secondary Career and Technical Education Programs |
20,359 |
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| Employment Status of Those Completing Program 2002-03 |
| Employed, Related |
22.8% |
| Employed, Unrelated |
24.1% |
| Pursuing Education |
40.7% |
| Military |
3.9% |
| Unemployed, Looking |
6.6% |
| Unemployed, Not Looking |
1.9% |
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| Sources: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education; Digest of Education Statistics, from the US Department of Education and the Pennsylvania School Boards Association. For questions or comments, please contact Anne Herald at (717) 506-2450 or (800) 932-0588, ext. 3364. |
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