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2009 Facts and Figures


2008–09 Demographics

The Houston Independent School District, with more than 200,200 students and encompassing 301 square miles within greater Houston, is the seventh-largest public-school system in the nation and the largest in Texas. HISD schools are organized within five geographic regions (North, East, South, West, and Central) by feeder patterns composed of specific elementary, middle, and high schools; an Alternative and Charter Schools Office oversees those types of schools. Each regional office is managed by a regional superintendent who coordinates a team of executive principals to ensure the quality of instruction throughout the region's feeder patterns. Regional managers serve to strengthen the district's outreach to parents by handling parental concerns and working to improve parent, volunteer, and business-partner programs. Each of the five regions manages four or five of HISD's 23 feeder patterns.

HISD's organization is designed to emphasize teaching and learning, align school goals and programs for sustained improvement, eliminate duplicated services, and provide greater oversight of data and compliance with state laws and regulations.

Campuses and Enrollment
Academic Level # of Schools Enrollment % of All Students
Elementary 179 108,725 54.3
Middle 39 34,235 17.1
High 43 46,317 23.1
Combined/Other 35 10,948 5.5
Total 296 200,225 100.0
Students by Ethnicity
Ethnicity # of Students % of All Students
African American 55,582 27.8
Asian 6,501 3.2
Hispanic 122,278 61.1
Native American 157 0.1
White 15,707 7.8
Total 200,225 100.0
Students by Grade Level
Grade Level # of Students % of All Students
Kindergarten & Earlier 33,482 16.80
Elementary 1–5 80,549 39.75
Middle School 6–8 38,546 19.76
High School 9–12 47,648 23.69
Total 199,534 100.0
Students by Program
Program # of Students % of All Students
LEP 61,813 30.87
ESL 16,600 8.29
Bilingual 40,736 20.35
At Risk 135,257 67.55
Title I 186,493 93.14
Special Education 16,918 8.45
Gifted/Talented 24,986 12.48
Economically Disadvantaged* 161,933 80.88
*Meets federal criteria for free and reduced-price lunches.

HISD operates under the auspices of the Texas Education Agency, using a core curriculum based on state guidelines for prekindergarten through twelfth grade. Instructional offerings include Magnet and Vanguard programs, charter schools, and alternative programs that use innovative instruction to help students who are at risk of dropping out of school. Also offered are programs in early-childhood education, Special Education, multilingual education, career and technology/ vocational education, and dual credit/advanced academics.

Academic Achievement

The Texas Education Agency Accountability System is a method for evaluating school districts and campuses with regard to their performance on certain "base indicators." Districts and schools may be rated as Exemplary, Recognized, Academically Acceptable, or Academically Unacceptable. Classification is based upon student performance indicators using passing rates from the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) and the State-Developed Alternative Assessment (SDAA) and dropout and four-year completion rates. These indicators are used to provide 36 possible performance measures for all students and for African American, Hispanic, White, and Economically Disadvantaged student groups. The school district's state accountability rating is determined by the indicator on which the lowest rating is achieved. Since 1996, TEA has rated HISD districtwide as Academically Acceptable. No ratings were given in 2003 due to the change from TAAS to TAKS.

TEA Accountability System Campus Rating (2008)
Academic Level Exemplary Recognized Acceptable Unacceptable
Elementary 28 107 45 4
Middle School 5 8 32 3
High School 5 4 19 6
Total 38 119 96 13
Percent Passing TAKS*, Grades 3–11 (2008)
  HISD State
Reading/ELA 86 91
Math 75 80
Writing 90 93
Science 70 74
Social Studies 89 91
All Tests** 65 72
  *The percent passing TAKS at state standard.
**The percent of students passing all the tests they took.
Percent of Grades 1–11 With an Average National Percentile Rank in the "At or Above Average Range" on Stanford*
Year Reading Math Language
Spring 2002 73 91 100
Spring 2003 82 100 100
Spring 2004 100 100 100
Spring 2005 100 100 100
Spring 2006 100 100 100
Spring 2007 100 100 100
*The average range is NPR ? 40; Results are for non-Special Education students
SAT/ACT Results by Ethnicity (Class of 2007)
Ethnicity % At or Above Criterion* % Tested SAT Mean ACT Mean
African American 8.6 79.0 856 16.7
Asian 53.6 97.1 1122 22.6
Hispanic 11.3 55.9 888 18.8
White 60.6 91.8 1141 24.4
Total 24.3 74.4 953 19.6
*The criterion is 1110 on the SATI and 24 on the ACT.
School Completion (Class of 2007)
Student Status District AA A H W
% Graduated 64.3 66.7 87.8 55.6 86.9
% Received GED 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.8 2.5
% Continued HS 12.5 9.6 6.4 16.8 3.8
% Dropped Out (4 year) 22.1 22.6 5.1 26.8 6.7
Abbreviation Key: AA = African American, A = Asian, H = Hispanic,
W = White
Adequate Yearly Progress (2008)
Academic Level AYP Missed AYP
Elementary 179 4
Middle School 25 22
High School 17 19
Combined 1 5
Total 222 50
TAKS/TAKS-I/SDAA II/TAKS-Alt Participation, Grades 3–11 (Spring 2008)
  % Tested % Not Tested Total
District 96.7 3.3 122,037
African American 98.1 1.9 35,925
Hispanic 95.9 4.1 71,156
White 98.7 1.3 10,283
Economically Disadvantaged 96.6 3.4 92,107

Bond Program

Committed to providing Houston's children with safe, comfortable, attractive, inspiring schools, HISD created a districtwide facilities-to-standard program to repair, renovate, and build schools with funds from bond issues. Approved by voters in November 2007, the $805-million bond issue is the third in a series of three that started in 1998. The program calls for major safety and security upgrades at every school, construction of 24 brand new schools and renovations at 134 others, as well as new and improved science labs at every middle and high school in the district.

Personnel

HISD is among the largest employers in Houston, with approximately 29,280 full- and part-time employees. Most HISD personnel are assigned to schools and deliver services directly to students on a day-to-day basis.

Employment as of January 2008
Position Number Employed
Teachers 12,730
Principals 264
Assistant Principals 370
Counselors 202
Librarians 166
Nurses and Psychologists 312
Teaching Assistants/Clerks/Aides 3,977
Police Officers/Security Personnel 307

HISD also employs approximately 123 administrators in its central and district offices and nearly 10,829 full- and part-time employees who serve as substitute teachers or furnish specialized support services, such as technology, transportation, food services, and crafts and trades.

Teachers’ Salaries (10 months)
Degree Salary Range
Bachelor’s Degree $44,027–$65,222
Master’s Degree $45,057–$68,590
Doctorate $46,087–$71,960

Budgeting and Financial Planning

General Fund Budgeted Sources of Revenue in 2008–2009
Source Amount %
Local $1,057,469,446 64.8
State $540,465,943 33.2
Other $27,775,000 1.7
Federal $5,163,139 0.3
Total General Fund Revenue $1,630,873,528 100.0
General Fund Budgeted Expenditures in 2008–2009
Item Amount %
Salaries $1,173,219,677 69.6
Contracted Services $324,814,400 9.3
Supplies and Materials $46,340,535 2.7
Other Operating Expenses $54,856,980 3.3
Debt Service $39,500 0.0
Capital Outlay $20,275,295 2.5
Other Uses $66,022,544 3.9
Total General Fund Expenditures* $1,685,568,931 100.0
*Excludes Medicaid and Food Services
General Fund Summary
Tax Rate Per $100 of Value $1.1567
Total Revenue $1,630,873,528
Total Revenue Per Pupil $8,145
Total Expenditures $1,685,568,931
Total Expenditures Per Pupil $8,418
Total Operating Expenditures Per Pupil $7,109

Per-pupil figures are based on an enrollment of 199,534 from the 2007–2008 PEIMS Fall Collection, Resubmission.

  • Total taxable property value: $105,131,879,310 (anticipated 2008-2009)
  • Homestead tax exemption: $15,000 + 20% of assessed value; additional exemption of $15,000 for homeowners age 65 or older

Thanks to exceptional fiscal management, HISD has long maintained the lowest property tax rate among school districts in Harris County and currently has the second-lowest property tax rate among the 13 largest school districts in Texas.

For detailed information about the district’s finances, visit the Budgeting and Financial Planning Web site.

SOURCES:
Demographic Data: TEA Public Education Information Management System
Academic Achievement Data: TEA 2007–2008 AEIS Report and HISD Office of Research and Accountability
Personnel Data: HISD Office of Human Resources
Finance Data: HISD Department of Budgeting and Financial Planning, 2007–2008 Adopted Budget.

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