Petal School District
School Year 1995-1996
District # 1821
| Performance Index: | 5.0 | |
| Prior Year's Performance Index: | 4.7 | |
| Accreditation Level: | 5 | |
| Demographic Information | ||
| 1990 Census | District | State |
| Population : | 14,593 | 2,573,216 |
| White | 92.89% | 63.46% |
| Black | 6.59% | 35.59% |
| Asian | 0.20% | 0.49% |
| Native American | 0.21% | 0.11% |
| Other | 0.12% | 0.34% |
| '95-'96 Enroll. | District | State |
| Students: (K-12) | 3,493 | 503,602 |
| White | 91.07% | 47.83% |
| Black | 8.50% | 51.11% |
| Asian | 0.26% | 0.56% |
| Native American | 0.09% | 0.15% |
| Other | 0.09% | 0.35% |
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% of Students in Lowest Quarter |
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| Battery | % < Q1 | Rank |
| ITBS Grade 4 | 7.0% | 4 |
| ITBS Grade 5 | 10.0% | 8 |
| ITBS Grade 6 | 9.7% | 18 |
| ITBS Grade 7 | 7.8% | 4 |
| ITBS Grade 8 | 6.3% | 3 |
| TAP Grade 9 | 15.1% | 16 |
| FLE Composite | 8.9% | 9 |
| District Information | District | State | Rank | |
| Attendance as % of Enrollment | 97.74% | 96.59% | 22 | |
| % Eligible for Free Lunch | 31.17% | 54.31% | 15 | |
| Number of Carnegie Units Taught | 79.00 | 73.14 | 54 | |
| Classroom Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 16.34 | 16.12 | 92 | |
| Number of Dropouts | 110 | 11,406 | N/A | |
| % Teachers with Advanced Degrees | 43.79% | 34.11% | 13 | |
| % Emergency Certificates | 2.94% | 3.30% | N/A | |
| Number of Gifted Program Teachers | 9.69 | 646.56 | N/A | |
| % Gifted Students (Grades 2-12) | 16.04% | 6.10% | 2 | |
| % Special Education Students | 16.41% | 12.72% | N/A | |
| % Receiving Diplomas | 47.37% | 16.75% | 12 | |
| Federal Special Education Budget | $253,439 | $27,865,463 | 28 | |
| State/Local Special Education Bud. | $1,335,661 | $144,008,806 | 21 | |
| Number of Vocational Teachers | 13.00 | 1,594.21 | 42 | |
| % Students in Voc. Prog. (Gr. 7-8) | 100.00% | 55.74% | 1 | |
| % Students in Voc. Prog. (Gr. 9-12) | 76.18% | 63.76% | 49 | |
| Total Per Pupil Expenditure | $4,266 | $4,402 | 93 | |
| % State and Local Revenue | 90.8% | 86.4% | 17 | |
| % Federal Revenue | 9.2% | 13.6% | 136 | |
| % District Administration Expend. | 3.71% | 3.19% | 88 | |
| Valuation per Student in ADA | $15,491 | $22,702 | 134 | |
| Total Title I Budget | $450,868 | $120,933,951 | 99 | |
| % Used for Classroom Instruction | 76.49% | 71.88% | 45 | |
| Number of Eligible Children | 660 | 232,567 | 112 | |
| % of Eligible Children Served | 100.00% | 95.56% | 1 | |
| Number of Title I Schools | 2 | 678 | 114 | |
| Number of AP Courses Offered | 4 | N/A | N/A | |
| AP Students as % of HS Enrollment | 20.33% | N/A | N/A | |
| Graduation Rate | 86.78% | 73.18% | 10 | |
| Mean ACT Core Composite Score | 21.7 | 19.7 | 13 | |
| IHL (% ACT Core) | 46.7% | 41.0% | 43 | |
| Performance Standards | |||
| District | State | Rank | |
| ITBS Grade 4 Read. | 58.4 | 45.7 | 2 |
| ITBS Grade 4 Lang. | 58.8 | 47.7 | 5 |
| ITBS Grade 4 Math | 57.7 | 48.9 | 7 |
| ITBS Grade 5 Read. | 55.4 | 44.7 | 5 |
| ITBS Grade 5 Lang. | 56.0 | 47.5 | 11 |
| ITBS Grade 5 Math | 58.1 | 47.4 | 2 |
| ITBS Grade 6 Read. | 55.9 | 48.2 | 8 |
| ITBS Grade 6 Lang. | 55.5 | 49.0 | 18 |
| ITBS Grade 6 Math | 57.8 | 49.4 | 7 |
| ITBS Grade 7 Read. | 55.3 | 46.2 | 9 |
| ITBS Grade 7 Lang. | 53.7 | 48.9 | 25 |
| ITBS Grade 7 Math | 55.5 | 46.6 | 7 |
| ITBS Grade 8 Read. | 58.4 | 49.9 | 8 |
| ITBS Grade 8 Lang. | 53.2 | 49.4 | 28 |
| ITBS Grade 8 Math | 56.2 | 46.4 | 6 |
| TAP Grade 9 Read. | 52.7 | 45.2 | 15 |
| TAP Grade 9 Lang. | 54.9 | 48.9 | 13 |
| TAP Grade 9 Math | 51.4 | 44.7 | 12 |
| P.A. Grade 4 Lang. | 510.4 | 473.7 | 9 |
| P.A. Grade 4 Math | 506.9 | 459.1 | 14 |
| P.A. Grade 5 Lang. | 503.5 | 472.7 | 12 |
| P.A. Grade 5 Math | 497.9 | 445.9 | 6 |
| P.A. Grade 6 Lang. | 504.8 | 471.5 | 13 |
| P.A. Grade 6 Math | 471.4 | 457.2 | 54 |
| P.A. Grade 7 Lang. | 497.5 | 460.4 | 9 |
| P.A. Grade 7 Math | 490.4 | 445.2 | 13 |
| P.A. Grade 8 Lang. | 496.7 | 463.8 | 18 |
| P.A. Grade 8 Math | 475.8 | 434.3 | 10 |
| P.A. Grade 9 Lang. | 487.9 | 461.3 | 24 |
| P.A. Grade 9 Math | 470.4 | 432.3 | 25 |
| FLE Reading | 279.4 | 273.2 | 18 |
| FLE Math | 283.2 | 272.1 | 12 |
| FLE Written Comm. | 273.1 | 268.4 | 18 |
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