| ENROLLMENT |
Public Elementary School Enrollment (PreK-6) |
922,625 |
Public Secondary School Enrollment (7-12) |
899,269 |
Total Enrollment |
1,821,894 |
Projected Total by the Year
2009-10 |
1,773,440 |
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| PUPILS |
| |
PA |
US |
| Average SAT Score Critical Reading |
493 |
503 |
| Average SAT Score Math |
500 |
518 |
| Average SAT Score Writing |
483 |
497 |
| SAT Participation Rate |
74% |
48% |
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| Number of 2005 Pennsylvania Public High School Graduates |
124,755 |
| Activities of High School Graduates: |
| Attending College |
71.8% |
89,595 |
| Unknown |
8.9 |
11,125 |
| Blue-Collar Workers |
6.0 |
7,422 |
| Service Workers |
4.3 |
5,399 |
| Nondegree Schools |
3.5 |
4,312 |
| Military |
2.5 |
3,174 |
| Unemployed |
1.4 |
1,693 |
| White-Collar Workers |
1.1 |
1,391 |
| Homemakers |
0.3 |
391 |
| Farmers |
0.2 |
253 |
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| TEACHERS |
| Number of Teachers |
123,374 |
| Number of Master's Certified |
52,466 |
| Number with Doctorate Degrees |
617 |
Teachers as Percent of Professional
Full-Time Staff |
82.1% |
| National Ranking - Teacher Salaries 2004-05 |
10th |
Profile of the Typical Teacher: |
| Salary |
$54,043 |
Average Per Year Increase in
Salary From 1996-97 to 2005-06 |
1.6% |
| Average Years of Service |
14.4 |
| Average Level of Education |
4.4 |
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| ADMINISTRATIVE & SUPPORT EMPLOYEES |
| Number of Administrative Employees |
7,178 |
| Average Salary of Administrative Employees |
$86,946 |
| Average Years of Service |
22.4 |
| School Administrators as Percent of Teachers |
5.9% |
| Number of Support Staff: (full and part-time) |
105,196 |
School Administrative Support Staff
(includes clerical and secretarial support of principals and department chairpersons) |
10,008 |
| Instructional Aides |
30,581 |
| All Other Support Services Staff |
55,005 |
| LEA Admin. Support Staff |
7,516 |
| Library/Media Support Staff |
2,086 |
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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 Director Method of Election 2005 |
At large |
60.2% |
| Three-region plan |
31.2% |
| Nine-region plan |
5.2% |
| Combined at-large/regional plan |
3.4% |
| School Directors' Average Length of Service |
6.5 years |
Years of Service:
| 4 years or less |
45%
|
| 5-10 years |
34%
|
| 11- 20 years |
17%
|
| 21 years or more |
4%
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Size of Districts by Number of Pupils:
| Largest (Philadelphia) |
212,732 pupils
|
| 2nd Largest (Pittsburgh) |
37,416
pupils
|
| 10,000-19,500 pupils |
14 districts |
| 5,000-9,999 pupils |
63 districts |
| 2,000-4,999 pupils |
213 districts |
| 1,000-1,999 pupils |
153 districts |
| 1-999 pupils |
56 districts |
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| FINANCES |
2003-04 percent for classroom instruction
(Actual Instructional Expense): |
- Local Government
- State Government
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Public School Revenue |
|
$10,785 |
| State Personal Income
|
|
$112,245 |
| State Market Value
|
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$255,072 |
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| Average Salaries in Pennsylvania |
| Elementary Principal |
$86,845 |
| Secondary Principal |
$89,189 |
| Assistant Secondary Principal |
$79,575 |
| Director of Career & Technical Education |
$93,754 |
| Superintendent |
$114,862 |
| Assistant Superintendent |
$108,534 |
| Assistant to Superintendent - Instruction |
$98,229 |
| Assistant to Superintendent - Business Affairs |
$84,411 |
| Business Manager |
$82,035 |
| Guidance, Secondary |
$58,387 |
| Guidance, Elementary |
$57,633 |
| Classroom Teacher |
$54,043 |
School Nurse |
$54,828 |
| School Psychologist |
$64,366 |
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Career and Technical Education Programs
2004-05 |
| Number of Career & Technical Schools |
82 |
Number of High Schools with Career
& Technical Programs |
300 |
Number of Career and Technical
Education Teachers |
7,309 |
| Total Enrollment in Reimbursable Secondary Career and Technical Education Programs |
100,257 |
| Total Completing Reimbursable Secondary Career and Technical Education Programs |
20,103 |
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| Employment Status of Those Completing Program
2003-04 |
| Employed, Related |
24.0% |
| Employed, Unrelated |
22.9% |
| Pursuing Education |
41.8% |
| Military |
3% |
| Unemployed, Looking |
6.2% |
| Unemployed, Not Looking |
2.1% |
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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, ext. 3364, (717-506-2450 or 800-932-0588). |
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