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Monroe County School District Spending vs. Student Achievement. John R. Dick School Board District 4. Comparison of Monroe to 19 “A" rated Districts in Florida.
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Monroe County School District Spending vs. Student Achievement John R. Dick School Board District 4
Comparison of Monroe to 19 “A" rated Districts in Florida • The following graphs on slides 3 & 4 show the percent passing on both the Reading & Math FCAT for the past 7 years. The line with the numbered data points represents Monroe County. • Over the past 7 years all of the districts have experienced an upward trend and the district placements have been fairly consistent with Monroe in the lower half.
Current Expenditures per FTE • The graph on slide 6 shows the 19 “A” rated districts current spending per FTE for a 6 year period ending in 2007. • Monroe consistently has the highest student expenditures with $12,267 for the 2006-07 school year.
Average Class Size • The graph on slide 8 shows the class size average of the 19 “A” rated districts for the last 6 years. • All districts have experienced a downward trend. Monroe County is the line shown with the numbered data points. • Monroe County has remained consistently in the middle of the districts.
Administrative & Non Classroom Teacher Positions • The graph on slide 10 shows the number of positions in the district office administrator, school administrator, & other professional staff categories. • These positions have significantly increased during the 04-05 school year which is the same year voters approved the half mil referendum.
Achievement Gap • Slides 12 & 13 show the achievement gap between Monroe County and the State Average for the last 5 years. • Monroe County is shown with the numbered data points. • Monroe County Reading levels have not kept up with the state average.
SAT Scores • Slides 15 & 16 shows student performance on the SAT from 2001-2006.
Free & Reduced / District Grades • Slide 18 shows the 67 districts in Florida with their District grade for the last 5 years. • The districts are sorted in ascending order by the percentage of Free & Reduced students. • The spreadsheet reveals a definite correlation between poverty and student performance.
District Grades Source: http://schoolgrades.fldoe.org/xls/0708/districtgrades20072008.xls Free & Reduced Source: http://www.fldoe.org/eias/eiaspubs/pdf/frplunch.pdf
Summary • All districts have had a similar increase in student achievement during the period. • All districts have decreased class size at the same rate. • Monroe County has dramatically increased per student spending. • The spending has increased by 66% while the average teacher salary has only increased 28% in the same period.
Summary • For the 2006-07 school year Sarasota County had the highest average teacher salary of the 19 “A” rated districts at $52,348. Monroe County was next at $50,775. • The average teacher salary of all the districts excluding Monroe was $44,313. • The average spending per student of all the districts excluding Monroe was $8,462.
Summary • Monroe County spending per student was 44.9% higher than the average of the other districts. • Monroe County teacher salary was only 14.5% higher than the average of the other districts. • Shouldn’t we re-evaluate how we are spending our financial resources?