Lawrence County School District
School Year 1995-1996
District # 3900

Performance Index: 3.0
Prior Year's Performance Index: 3.0
Accreditation Level: 3
Demographic Information
1990 Census District State
Population : 12,458 2,573,216
White 66.54% 63.46%
Black 33.19% 35.59%
Asian 0.15% 0.49%
Native American 0.05% 0.11%
Other 0.06% 0.34%
'95-'96 Enroll. District State
Students: (K-12) 2,552 503,602
White 55.45% 47.83%
Black 44.44% 51.11%
Asian 0.04% 0.56%
Native American 0.00% 0.15%
Other 0.08% 0.35%

% of Students in Lowest Quarter
Battery % < Q1 Rank
ITBS Grade 4 30.8% 91
ITBS Grade 5 31.8% 77
ITBS Grade 6 21.8% 81
ITBS Grade 7 13.4% 19
ITBS Grade 8 18.3% 55
TAP Grade 9 27.7% 75
FLE Composite 32.2% 112



District Information District State Rank
Attendance as % of Enrollment 97.75% 96.59% 21
% Eligible for Free Lunch 57.99% 54.31% 77
Number of Carnegie Units Taught 77.00 73.14 57
Classroom Pupil/Teacher Ratio 15.41 16.12 48
Number of Dropouts 50 11,406 N/A
% Teachers with Advanced Degrees 18.13% 34.11% 149
% Emergency Certificates 0.63% 3.30% N/A
Number of Gifted Program Teachers 2.70 646.56 N/A
% Gifted Students (Grades 2-12) 4.11% 6.10% 91
% Special Education Students 9.61% 12.72% N/A
% Receiving Diplomas 18.18% 16.75% 62
Federal Special Education Budget $171,855 $27,865,463 59
State/Local Special Education Bud. $568,132 $144,008,806 96
Number of Vocational Teachers 13.33 1,594.21 41
% Students in Voc. Prog. (Gr. 7-8) 100.00% 55.74% 1
% Students in Voc. Prog. (Gr. 9-12) 75.67% 63.76% 50
Total Per Pupil Expenditure $4,559 $4,402 55
% State and Local Revenue 86.2% 86.4% 69
% Federal Revenue 13.8% 13.6% 84
% District Administration Expend. 3.71% 3.19% 88
Valuation per Student in ADA $25,343 $22,702 9
Total Title I Budget $638,197 $120,933,951 73
% Used for Classroom Instruction 67.03% 71.88% 118
Number of Eligible Children 1,070 232,567 86
% of Eligible Children Served 100.00% 95.56% 1
Number of Title I Schools 5 678 35
Number of AP Courses Offered 1 N/A N/A
AP Students as % of HS Enrollment 3.21% N/A N/A
Graduation Rate 72.72% 73.18% 91
Mean ACT Core Composite Score 20.9 19.7 30
IHL (% ACT Core) 30.8% 41.0% 115



Performance Standards
District State Rank
ITBS Grade 4 Read. 45.8 45.7 66
ITBS Grade 4 Lang. 43.6 47.7 116
ITBS Grade 4 Math 43.3 48.9 124
ITBS Grade 5 Read. 43.6 44.7 79
ITBS Grade 5 Lang. 46.1 47.5 81
ITBS Grade 5 Math 47.9 47.4 63
ITBS Grade 6 Read. 46.4 48.2 82
ITBS Grade 6 Lang. 46.9 49.0 96
ITBS Grade 6 Math 45.9 49.4 106
ITBS Grade 7 Read. 53.5 46.2 16
ITBS Grade 7 Lang. 51.6 48.9 36
ITBS Grade 7 Math 48.1 46.6 54
ITBS Grade 8 Read. 53.7 49.9 42
ITBS Grade 8 Lang. 49.4 49.4 68
ITBS Grade 8 Math 47.4 46.4 65
TAP Grade 9 Read. 45.4 45.2 69
TAP Grade 9 Lang. 48.8 48.9 70
TAP Grade 9 Math 44.0 44.7 83
P.A. Grade 4 Lang. 476.3 473.7 70
P.A. Grade 4 Math 452.1 459.1 87
P.A. Grade 5 Lang. 472.4 472.7 68
P.A. Grade 5 Math 456.0 445.9 52
P.A. Grade 6 Lang. 478.8 471.5 56
P.A. Grade 6 Math 445.6 457.2 95
P.A. Grade 7 Lang. 479.6 460.4 35
P.A. Grade 7 Math 469.8 445.2 35
P.A. Grade 8 Lang. 476.4 463.8 61
P.A. Grade 8 Math 443.7 434.3 60
P.A. Grade 9 Lang. 453.8 461.3 86
P.A. Grade 9 Math 415.1 432.3 97
FLE Reading 275.3 273.2 48
FLE Math 264.1 272.1 129
FLE Written Comm. 266.7 268.4 94

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