Kemper County School District
School Year 1995-1996
District # 3500

Performance Index: 2.6
Prior Year's Performance Index: 1.9
Accreditation Level: 2
Demographic Information
1990 Census District State
Population : 10,356 2,573,216
White 42.54% 63.46%
Black 55.39% 35.59%
Asian 0.16% 0.49%
Native American 0.00% 0.11%
Other 1.91% 0.34%
'95-'96 Enroll. District State
Students: (K-12) 1,561 503,602
White 8.33% 47.83%
Black 90.90% 51.11%
Asian 0.00% 0.56%
Native American 0.77% 0.15%
Other 0.00% 0.35%

% of Students in Lowest Quarter
Battery % < Q1 Rank
ITBS Grade 4 33.7% 99
ITBS Grade 5 26.7% 64
ITBS Grade 6 32.2% 122
ITBS Grade 7 50.7% 142
ITBS Grade 8 25.0% 88
TAP Grade 9 41.8% 125
FLE Composite 37.5% 129



District Information District State Rank
Attendance as % of Enrollment 97.09% 96.59% 59
% Eligible for Free Lunch 78.48% 54.31% 117
Number of Carnegie Units Taught 57.50 73.14 108
Classroom Pupil/Teacher Ratio 15.04 16.12 34
Number of Dropouts 44 11,406 N/A
% Teachers with Advanced Degrees 27.84% 34.11% 109
% Emergency Certificates 4.12% 3.30% N/A
Number of Gifted Program Teachers 0.95 646.56 N/A
% Gifted Students (Grades 2-12) 1.47% 6.10% 135
% Special Education Students 11.49% 12.72% N/A
% Receiving Diplomas 0.00% 16.75% 94
Federal Special Education Budget $62,005 $27,865,463 135
State/Local Special Education Bud. $309,841 $144,008,806 132
Number of Vocational Teachers 10.17 1,594.21 66
% Students in Voc. Prog. (Gr. 7-8) 100.00% 55.74% 1
% Students in Voc. Prog. (Gr. 9-12) 100.00% 63.76% 1
Total Per Pupil Expenditure $5,179 $4,402 13
% State and Local Revenue 80.4% 86.4% 124
% Federal Revenue 19.6% 13.6% 29
% District Administration Expend. 4.47% 3.19% 122
Valuation per Student in ADA $18,011 $22,702 71
Total Title I Budget $700,035 $120,933,951 70
% Used for Classroom Instruction 74.61% 71.88% 53
Number of Eligible Children 1,625 232,567 53
% of Eligible Children Served 100.00% 95.56% 1
Number of Title I Schools 4 678 55
Number of AP Courses Offered 0 N/A N/A
AP Students as % of HS Enrollment 0.00% N/A N/A
Graduation Rate 67.61% 73.18% 115
Mean ACT Core Composite Score 16.4 19.7 134
IHL (% ACT Core) 40.0% 41.0% 68



Performance Standards
District State Rank
ITBS Grade 4 Read. 37.7 45.7 127
ITBS Grade 4 Lang. 47.8 47.7 65
ITBS Grade 4 Math 43.4 48.9 122
ITBS Grade 5 Read. 44.3 44.7 69
ITBS Grade 5 Lang. 54.7 47.5 15
ITBS Grade 5 Math 46.5 47.4 76
ITBS Grade 6 Read. 39.3 48.2 134
ITBS Grade 6 Lang. 46.9 49.0 96
ITBS Grade 6 Math 41.5 49.4 135
ITBS Grade 7 Read. 34.5 46.2 137
ITBS Grade 7 Lang. 41.6 48.9 137
ITBS Grade 7 Math 35.2 46.6 146
ITBS Grade 8 Read. 46.3 49.9 97
ITBS Grade 8 Lang. 44.5 49.4 125
ITBS Grade 8 Math 46.5 46.4 72
TAP Grade 9 Read. 40.0 45.2 104
TAP Grade 9 Lang. 45.4 48.9 114
TAP Grade 9 Math 39.3 44.7 122
P.A. Grade 4 Lang. 438.0 473.7 130
P.A. Grade 4 Math 393.5 459.1 146
P.A. Grade 5 Lang. 475.8 472.7 62
P.A. Grade 5 Math 466.1 445.9 40
P.A. Grade 6 Lang. 450.5 471.5 112
P.A. Grade 6 Math 424.6 457.2 123
P.A. Grade 7 Lang. 416.4 460.4 133
P.A. Grade 7 Math 361.3 445.2 145
P.A. Grade 8 Lang. 421.8 463.8 128
P.A. Grade 8 Math 428.2 434.3 85
P.A. Grade 9 Lang. 443.7 461.3 109
P.A. Grade 9 Math 393.5 432.3 118
FLE Reading 267.4 273.2 124
FLE Math 262.8 272.1 130
FLE Written Comm. 258.6 268.4 146

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