| ENROLLMENT |
Public Elementary School Enrollment (PreK-6) |
929,253 |
Public Secondary School Enrollment (7-12) |
892,130 |
Total Enrollment |
1,821,383 |
Projected Total by the Year
2009-10 |
1,761,820 |
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| PUPILS |
| |
PA |
US |
| Average SAT Score Critical Reading |
493 |
502 |
| Average SAT Score Math |
499 |
515 |
| Average SAT Score Writing |
482 |
494 |
| SAT Participation Rate |
75% |
48% |
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| Number of 2006 Pennsylvania Public High School Graduates |
126,929 |
| Activities of High School Graduates: |
| Attending College |
72.1% |
91,536 |
| Unknown |
9.8 |
12,449 |
| Blue-Collar Workers |
5.9 |
7,512 |
| Service Workers |
4.1 |
5,248 |
| Nondegree Schools |
3.0 |
3,776 |
| Military |
2.5 |
3,207 |
| Unemployed |
1.0 |
1,285 |
| White-Collar Workers |
1.0 |
1,245 |
| Homemakers |
0.4 |
440 |
| Farmers |
0.2 |
228 |
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| TEACHERS |
| Number of Teachers |
124,083 |
| Number of Master's Certified |
54,242 |
| Number with Doctorate Degrees |
597 |
Teachers as Percent of Professional
Full-Time Staff |
81.9% |
Profile of the Typical Teacher: |
| Salary |
$54,977 |
Average Per Year Increase in
Salary From 1997-98 to 2006-07 |
1.5% |
| Average Years of Service |
14.1 |
| Average Level of Education |
4.4 |
| Gender: Male |
28% |
| Gender: Female |
72% |
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| ADMINISTRATIVE & SUPPORT EMPLOYEES |
| Number of Administrative Employees |
7,199 |
| Average Salary of Administrative Employees |
$88,931 |
| Average Years of Service |
21.8 |
| School Administrators as Percent of Teachers |
5.9% |
| Number of Support Staff: (full and part-time) |
105,731 |
School Administrative Support Staff
(includes clerical and secretarial support of principals and department chairpersons) |
10,315 |
| Instructional Aides |
30,772 |
| All Other Support Services Staff |
55,408 |
| LEA Admin. Support Staff |
7,152 |
| Library/Media Support Staff |
2,084 |
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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 2007 |
At large |
62.2% |
| Three-region plan |
29.9% |
| Nine-region plan |
4.7% |
| Combined at-large/regional plan |
3.2% |
| School Directors' Average Length of Service |
7.3 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) |
211,059 pupils
|
| 2nd Largest (Pittsburgh) |
33,661
pupils
|
| 10,000-19,500 pupils |
14 districts |
| 5,000-9,999 pupils |
64 districts |
| 2,000-4,999 pupils |
214 districts |
| 1,000-1,999 pupils |
146 districts |
| 1-999 pupils |
61 districts |
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| FINANCES |
2005-06 percent for classroom instruction
(Actual Instructional Expense): |
- Local Government
- State Government
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|
Public School Revenue |
|
$11,426 |
| State Personal Income
|
|
$114,245 |
| State Market Value
|
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$259,355 |
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| Average Salaries in Pennsylvania |
| Elementary Principal |
$88,535 |
| Secondary Principal |
$91,551 |
| Assistant Secondary Principal |
$80,958 |
| Director of Career & Technical Education |
$96,568 |
| Superintendent |
$118,665 |
| Assistant Superintendent |
$111,867 |
| Assistant to Superintendent - Instruction |
$92,518 |
| Assistant to Superintendent - Business Affairs |
$99,351 |
| Business Manager |
$84,583 |
| Guidance, Secondary |
$59,180 |
| Guidance, Elementary |
$58,802 |
| Classroom Teacher |
$54,977 |
School Nurse |
$56,188 |
| School Psychologist |
$65,561 |
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Career and Technical Education Programs
2005-06 |
| Number of Career & Technical Schools |
84 |
Number of High Schools with Career
& Technical Programs |
288 |
Number of Career and Technical
Education Teachers |
7,390 |
| Total Enrollment in Reimbursable Secondary Career and Technical Education Programs |
100,594 |
| Total Completing Reimbursable Secondary Career and Technical Education Programs |
20,463 |
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| Employment Status of Those Completing Program
2004-05 |
| Employed, Related |
22.9% |
| Employed, Unrelated |
22.8% |
| Pursuing Education |
43.2% |
| Military |
3.3% |
| Unemployed, Looking |
5.9% |
| 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, ext. 3364, (717-506-2450 or 800-932-0588). |
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