THE FACT BOOK MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT of EDUCATION 2006-2007
Maryland State Board of Education Member Residence Term Ends Dunbar Brooks Baltimore County 2009 President Beverly A. Cooper Baltimore City 2008 Vice President Lelia T. Allen Charles County 2010 J. Henry Butta Anne Arundel County 2008 Charlene M. Dukes Prince George s County 2010 Blair G. Ewing Montgomery County 2011 Mary Kay Finan Allegany County 2011 Rosa M. Garcia Montgomery County 2011 Richard L. Goodall Kent County 2009 Karabelle Pizzigati Montgomery County 2009 David F. Tufaro Baltimore City 2008 Renford Freemantle Prince George s County 2008 Student Member THE FACT BOOK 2006-2007 A Statistical Handbook Maryland State Department of Education Nancy S. Grasmick Secretary Treasurer of the Board State Superintendent of Schools A. Skipp Sanders Deputy State Superintendent for Administration JoAnne L. Carter Deputy State Superintendent for Instruction and Academic Acceleration Ronald A. Peiffer Deputy State Superintendent for Academic Policy Stephen A. Brooks Assistant State Superintendent for Business Services Martin O Malley Governor State of Maryland The Maryland State Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, or disability in matters affecting employment or in providing access to programs. For inquiries related to departmental policy, please contact the Equity Assurance and Compliance Branch, Maryland State Department of Education, 200 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore MD 21201, 410-767- 0425 (voice), 410-333-6442 (TTY/TDD), 410-333-2226 (fax). Maryland State Department of Education 200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, Maryland 21201 www.marylandpublicschools.org 410-767-0100
Contents Demographic Data Student Data 1 School Data 7 Staff Data 8 Salary Data 12 Accountability Data Maryland School Assessment Results 14 High School Assessment Results 15 Graduates and Post-Graduation Plans 16 Scholastic Aptitude Test Results 18 GED Testing 19 Dropout and Retention 20 Financial Data Financial Resources 21 Maintenance of Effort 22 Education Effort Index 23 Major State Aid Programs 24 Per Pupil Data 26 Special Populations Title I Program 30 Language-Minority Students 31 Special Education 32 Career and Technology Education 38 Adult Education 40 Correctional Education 41 Other Programs School Library Media Centers 42 Food Services 44 Pupil Transportation 48 Public Library Statistics 50 Vocational Rehabilitation Services 52 General Information Selected Statistics 55 Maryland s Rank Among the States 56 Education Superlatives 57 Local School System Superintendents 58 MSDE Publications 59
Fall Enrollment - Maryland Public Schools: September 30, 2006 Prekindergarten Kindergarten Grades 1-6 Grades 7-12 State 851,640 25,674 56,133 365,468 404,365 Allegany 9,526 439 607 3,938 4,542 Anne Arundel 73,066 1,266 4,842 32,205 34,753 Baltimore City 82,381 3,414 5,797 36,033 37,137 Edison Schools 2,134 89 260 1,785 0 Baltimore 105,839 3,924 7,132 44,614 50,169 Calvert 17,474 362 1,096 7,330 8,686 Caroline 5,611 302 386 2,300 2,623 Carroll 28,616 270 1,854 12,041 14,451 Cecil 16,421 497 1,059 7,109 7,756 Charles 26,623 801 1,477 10,912 13,433 Dorchester 4,667 195 302 1,878 2,292 Frederick 40,224 731 2,744 17,658 19,091 Garrett 4,617 87 280 1,965 2,285 Harford 39,568 902 2,615 17,463 18,588 Howard 49,048 900 2,947 21,397 23,804 Kent 2,356 130 151 936 1,139 Montgomery 137,814 3,027 9,190 59,422 66,175 Prince George s 131,014 5,618 8,163 54,421 62,812 Queen Anne s 7,786 326 472 3,231 3,757 St. Mary s 16,665 754 1,105 7,028 7,778 Somerset 2,941 169 221 1,237 1,314 Talbot 4,398 174 288 1,758 2,178 Washington 21,594 514 1,556 9,642 9,882 Wicomico 14,427 439 1,137 6,509 6,342 Worcester 6,830 344 452 2,656 3,378 1
Maryland Public School Students by Race: September 30, 2006 Region/ Students American Indian/Alaskan Native Number Asian/Pacific Islander Number African American Hispanic White Number Percent Percent Percent Number Number Percent Percent State 851,640 3,379 0.4 46,003 5.4 Baltimore Metropolitan 380,652 1,546 0.4 17,081 4.5 Anne Arundel 73,066 322 0.4 2,645 3.6 Baltimore City 82,381 221 0.3 559 0.7 Edison Schools 2,134 2 0.1 0 0.0 Baltimore 105,839 543 0.5 5,328 5.0 Carroll 28,616 101 0.4 471 1.6 Harford 39,568 234 0.6 1,086 2.7 Howard 49,048 123 0.3 6,992 14.3 National Capital 268,828 1,026 0.4 24,257 9.0 Montgomery 137,814 421 0.3 20,452 14.8 Prince George s 131,014 605 0.5 3,805 2.9 Western Maryland 75,961 230 0.3 2,100 2.8 Allegany 9,526 42 0.4 67 0.7 Frederick 40,224 138 0.3 1,690 4.2 Garrett 4,617 4 0.1 12 0.3 Washington 21,594 46 0.2 331 1.5 Upper Shore 36,572 125 0.3 420 1.1 Caroline 5,611 24 0.4 46 0.8 Cecil 16,421 51 0.3 190 1.2 Kent 2,356 9 0.4 16 0.7 Queen Anne s 7,786 34 0.4 85 1.1 Talbot 4,398 7 0.2 83 1.9 Lower Shore 28,865 77 0.3 628 2.2 Dorchester 4,667 12 0.3 56 1.2 Somerset 2,941 3 0.1 23 0.8 Wicomico 14,427 22 0.2 453 3.1 Worcester 6,830 40 0.6 96 1.4 Southern Maryland 60,762 375 0.6 1,517 2.5 Calvert 17,474 56 0.3 257 1.5 Charles 26,623 221 0.8 840 3.2 St. Mary s 16,665 98 0.6 420 2.5 324,500 38.1 70,997 8.3 406,761 47.8 152,250 40.0 13,976 3.7 195,799 51.4 16,202 22.2 3,946 5.4 49,951 68.4 73,292 89.0 1,809 2.2 6,500 7.9 2,126 99.6 4 0.2 2 0.1 42,051 39.7 3,956 3.7 53,961 51.0 1,013 3.5 633 2.2 26,398 92.2 7,562 19.1 1,209 3.1 29,477 74.5 10,004 20.4 2,419 4.9 29,510 60.2 130,406 48.5 49,168 18.3 63,971 23.8 31,632 23.0 28,599 20.8 56,710 41.1 98,774 75.4 20,569 15.7 7,261 5.5 7,622 10.0 3,794 5.0 62,215 81.9 486 5.1 60 0.6 8,871 93.1 4,595 11.4 2,885 7.2 30,916 76.9 14 0.3 11 0.2 4,576 99.1 2,527 11.7 838 3.9 17,852 82.7 4,818 13.2 1,263 3.5 29,946 81.9 1,069 19.1 278 5.0 4,194 74.7 1,553 9.5 464 2.8 14,163 86.2 598 25.4 111 4.7 1,622 68.8 661 8.5 164 2.1 6,842 87.9 937 21.3 246 5.6 3,125 71.1 10,128 35.1 1,149 4.0 16,883 58.5 1,824 39.1 151 3.2 2,624 56.2 1,385 47.1 133 4.5 1,397 47.5 5,317 36.9 636 4.4 7,999 55.4 1,602 23.5 229 3.4 4,863 71.2 19,276 31.7 1,647 2.7 37,947 62.5 2,910 16.7 325 1.9 13,926 79.7 13,053 49.0 887 3.3 11,622 43.7 3,313 19.9 435 2.6 12,399 74.4 2 3
Fall Enrollment Trends - Prekindergarten through Grade 12: 2001, 2005, 2006 4 Percent Change 2001 2005 2006 Five-Yr. One-Yr. State 860,640 860,021 851,640-1.0-1.0 Allegany 10,180 9,715 9,526-6.4-1.9 Anne Arundel 75,081 73,565 73,066-2.7-0.7 Baltimore City 95,475 85,468 82,381-13.7-3.6 Edison Schools 2,342 2,175 2,134-8.9-1.9 Baltimore 107,212 107,043 105,839-1.3-1.1 Calvert 16,651 17,468 17,474 4.9 0.0 Caroline 5,609 5,570 5,611 0.0 0.7 Carroll 28,127 28,940 28,616 1.7-1.1 Cecil 16,095 16,521 16,421 2.0-0.6 Charles 24,001 26,406 26,623 10.9 0.8 Dorchester 4,884 4,654 4,667-4.4 0.3 Frederick 38,022 39,672 40,224 5.8 1.4 Garrett 4,869 4,668 4,617-5.2-1.1 Harford 39,966 40,212 39,568-1.0-1.6 Howard 46,257 48,596 49,048 6.0 0.9 Kent 2,684 2,440 2,356-12.2-3.4 Montgomery 136,895 139,398 137,814 0.7-1.1 Prince George s 135,039 133,325 131,014-3.0-1.7 Queen Anne s 7,232 7,780 7,786 7.7 0.1 St. Mary s 15,482 16,649 16,665 7.6 0.1 Somerset 3,060 2,915 2,941-3.9 0.9 Talbot 4,516 4,482 4,398-2.6-1.9 Washington 19,961 21,141 21,594 8.2 2.1 Wicomico 14,116 14,491 14,427 2.2-0.4 Worcester 6,884 6,727 6,830-0.8 1.5 Fall Enrollment Trends - Public and Nonpublic Schools: 2001, 2005, 2006 Percent Change 2001 2005 2006 Five-Yr. One-Yr. Pub./ Nonpub. 1,049,733 1,050,627 1,036,523-1.3-1.3 Public 860,640 860,021 851,640-1.0-1.0 Prekindergarten 20,314 24,219 25,674 26.4 6.0 Kindergarten 56,384 56,859 56,133-0.4-1.3 Grade 1 62,917 58,661 59,586-5.3 1.6 Grade 2 63,955 60,342 58,630-8.3-2.8 Grade 3 65,172 61,064 60,287-7.5-1.3 Grade 4 67,448 62,347 61,045-9.5-2.1 Grade 5 68,539 63,983 62,293-9.1-2.6 Grade 6 68,590 65,661 63,627-7.2-3.1 Ungraded Elementary 2,552 0 0-100.0 NA Grade 7 68,600 67,036 65,458-4.6-2.4 Grade 8 66,211 68,400 66,332 0.2-3.0 Grade 9 73,300 79,788 78,874 7.6-1.1 Grade 10 63,530 70,031 68,921 8.5-1.6 Grade 11 57,306 62,864 64,124 11.9 2.0 Grade 12 52,671 58,766 60,656 15.2 3.2 Ungraded Secondary 3,151 0 0-100.0 NA Nonpublic 189,093 190,606 184,883-2.2-3.0 Prekindergarten 43,837 48,626 47,910 9.3-1.5 Kindergarten 16,351 14,433 13,274-18.8-8.0 Grade 1 12,440 11,119 10,574-15.0-4.9 Grade 2 11,676 10,703 10,109-13.4-5.5 Grade 3 11,425 10,546 10,146-11.2-3.8 Grade 4 11,100 10,496 9,887-10.9-5.8 Grade 5 10,805 10,571 10,088-6.6-4.6 Grade 6 11,843 11,291 11,012-7.0-2.5 Ungraded Elementary 1,318 634 657-50.2 3.6 Grade 7 11,375 11,483 11,054-2.8-3.7 Grade 8 10,871 11,334 11,107 2.2-2.0 Grade 9 9,871 10,491 10,379 5.1-1.1 Grade 10 9,030 9,847 9,850 9.1 0.0 Grade 11 8,327 9,181 9,248 11.1 0.7 Grade 12 7,429 8,657 8,727 17.5 0.8 Ungraded Secondary 1,395 1,194 861-38.3-27.9 5
Preschool Enrollment by Location: 2006-2007 Number of Public and Nonpublic Schools in Maryland: 2006-2007 Judy Centers* Head Start State 8,590 10,929 378 Allegany 399 312 20 Anne Arundel n/a 527 16 Baltimore City 875 3,953 22 Baltimore 479 677 23 Calvert 328 122 11 Caroline 96 189 7 Carroll 98 153 13 Cecil 278 158 5 Charles 310 335 14 Dorchester 127 185 3 Frederick 227 304 20 Garrett 493 278 11 Harford n/a 190 10 Howard 431 285 13 Kent 302 44 3 Montgomery 447 722 86 Prince George s 1,674 1,028 25 Queen Anne s 476 67 7 St. Mary s 315 137 10 Somerset n/a 187 4 Talbot 666 77 13 Washington 130 425 12 Wicomico 214 364 5 Worcester 225 210 13 * Excludes kindergarten enrollment (2,791). ** Number of accreditations for prekindergarten, Head Start, and child care centers. Public Schools Sr. High Accreditations** Elementary Middle Combined Other Public Schools Nonpublic Schools State 826 227 188 55 148 1,444 1,258 Allegany 14 4 4 0 6 28 11 Anne Arundel 77 19 12 0 13 121 121 Baltimore City 83 20 30 30 32 195 131 Edison Schools 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 Baltimore 104 27 21 0 17 169 198 Calvert 12 6 4 0 5 27 13 Caroline 5 2 2 0 1 10 5 Carroll 23 8 6 2 7 46 29 Cecil 17 6 5 0 1 29 17 Charles 20 7 5 1 2 35 24 Dorchester 6 2 2 1 2 13 7 Frederick 36 13 9 0 6 64 36 Garrett 9 2 2 2 1 16 6 Harford 32 8 8 0 4 52 48 Howard 38 18 12 1 3 72 78 Kent 3 0 1 4 0 8 4 Montgomery 129 38 25 0 12 204 260 Prince George s 134 27 22 5 25 213 153 Queen Anne s 8 3 2 0 0 13 11 St. Mary s 16 4 3 0 3 26 32 Somerset 4 1 0 3 1 9 2 Talbot 5 1 1 1 0 8 12 Washington 26 7 6 1 4 44 34 Wicomico 16 3 3 2 1 25 17 Worcester 6 1 3 2 2 14 9 6 7
Full-Time Equivalent Staff Maryland Public Schools: 2006-2007 Grand Instructional Teacher & Therapist Instructional Media, Guidance, & Psych. Personnel Other Professional* Aide State 114,698 78,377 59,797 4,243 2,478 11,860 Allegany 1,423 1,026 755 55 34 182 Anne Arundel 9,046 6,523 5,015 377 240 891 Baltimore City 11,569 7,886 5,851 393 494 1,148 Edison Schools 232 183 115 1 0 67 Baltimore 14,175 9,253 7,605 548 89 1,011 Calvert 2,154 1,528 1,099 75 41 314 Caroline 745 508 380 29 12 87 Carroll 3,482 2,468 1,952 142 32 343 Cecil 2,184 1,559 1,165 81 80 233 Charles 3,111 2,311 1,672 129 146 364 Dorchester 631 422 339 22 4 58 Frederick 5,020 3,448 2,643 172 47 587 Garrett 664 461 367 15 7 72 Harford 5,036 3,742 2,809 188 97 648 Howard 7,094 5,320 3,701 292 237 1,090 Kent 341 239 176 13 5 45 Montgomery 20,096 13,435 9,907 755 548 2,225 Prince George s 17,742 10,986 9,064 597 85 1,240 Queen Anne s 917 675 503 34 36 103 St. Mary s 1,976 1,411 1,026 76 68 242 Somerset 454 321 234 16 10 61 Talbot 592 360 299 24 2 34 Washington 2,660 1,873 1,457 97 68 252 Wicomico 2,206 1,588 1,093 76 42 377 Worcester 1,148 856 574 36 57 189 * Includes staff developers, teacher trainers, athletic coaches, remedial specialists, and other school-level instructional professionals. Non- Instructional Central Office Leadership** Non-Instructional Direct., Coord., Supervisor*** Principal, Vice Prin., Other Sch. Admin. Other Professional^ Support Staff ^^ 36,321 147 2,012 3,611 3,616 26,936 398 2 35 41 11 309 2,523 6 106 294 237 1,879 3,683 19 339 541 604 2,180 50 0 17 8 1 24 4,922 22 220 434 507 3,739 626 3 44 67 39 474 237 2 24 22 25 164 1,014 3 77 101 111 722 626 3 48 64 49 462 801 6 64 93 47 591 209 3 15 25 15 151 1,571 10 77 148 78 1,259 203 2 19 19 13 150 1,295 6 109 136 97 947 1,775 6 147 180 199 1,242 103 2 7 11 2 81 6,661 17 267 491 837 5,049 6,756 14 150 655 509 5,429 242 2 27 22 23 169 565 3 56 62 51 393 134 2 11 12 16 93 232 3 24 17 33 156 787 5 56 80 34 612 618 3 51 59 47 458 293 3 24 29 33 204 ** Includes Superintendents and Assistant Superintendents. *** Also includes pupil personnel workers, school social workers, and other administrators. ^ Includes nurses, admission officers, research specialists, etc. 8 ^^ Includes technicians, service workers, secretaries and clerks, drivers, crafts and trades personnel, laborers, non-instructional aides, etc. 9
Maryland Public School Teachers by Race and Gender: 2006-2007 African American White Other* Grand Percent Male Female Percent Male Female Percent Male Female State 59,322 12,364 20.8 2,846 9,518 Allegany 730 7 1.0 1 6 Anne Arundel 4,975 434 8.7 81 353 Baltimore City 5,810 3,233 55.6 729 2,504 Edison 115 81 70.4 23 58 Baltimore 7,611 882 11.6 219 663 Calvert 1,087 83 7.6 18 65 Caroline 378 26 6.9 10 16 Carroll 1,933 24 1.2 9 15 Cecil 1,144 44 3.8 14 30 Charles 1,640 242 14.8 45 197 Dorchester 342 45 13.2 16 29 Frederick 2,646 82 3.1 18 64 Garrett 363 0 0.0 0 0 Harford 2,762 147 5.3 36 111 Howard 3,604 398 11.0 76 322 Kent 177 17 9.6 5 12 Montgomery 9,961 1,190 11.9 260 930 Prince George s 8,918 5,126 57.5 1,214 3,912 Queen Anne s 493 28 5.7 8 20 St. Mary s 1,009 52 5.2 6 46 Somerset 232 43 18.5 12 31 Talbot 298 19 6.4 4 15 Washington 1,447 13 0.9 7 6 Wicomico 1,084 107 9.9 27 80 Worcester 563 41 7.3 8 33 44,480 75.0 10,234 34,246 2,478 4.2 493 1,985 722 98.9 204 518 1 0.1 0 1 4,454 89.5 836 3,618 87 1.7 19 68 2,163 37.2 670 1,493 414 7.1 98 316 34 29.6 7 27 0 0.0 0 0 6,555 86.1 1,465 5,090 174 2.3 42 132 992 91.3 225 767 12 1.1 0 12 351 92.9 81 270 1 0.3 0 1 1,896 98.1 429 1,467 13 0.7 3 10 1,084 94.8 248 836 16 1.4 1 15 1,368 83.4 358 1,010 30 1.8 7 23 290 84.8 71 219 7 2.0 2 5 2,511 94.9 596 1,915 53 2.0 10 43 363 100.0 98 265 0 0.0 0 0 2,590 93.8 595 1,995 25 0.9 6 19 3,056 84.8 724 2,332 150 4.2 32 118 160 90.4 34 126 0 0.0 0 0 7,933 79.6 1,674 6,259 838 8.4 155 683 3,190 35.8 807 2,383 602 6.8 111 491 460 93.3 105 355 5 1.0 0 5 944 93.6 211 733 13 1.3 3 10 189 81.5 41 148 0 0.0 0 0 275 92.3 56 219 4 1.3 1 3 1,418 98.0 364 1,054 16 1.1 3 13 963 88.8 219 744 14 1.3 0 14 519 92.2 116 403 3 0.5 0 3 * Includes American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Hispanic. 10 11
Average Salaries for Instructional Positions in Public Schools: 2006-2007 Salary Range for Ten-Month Teachers in Public Schools: 2006-2007 Professional Instructional Staff Principal Assistant Principal Teacher* State Average $59,531 $102,448 $86,144 $57,847 Allegany 52,790 82,685 68,252 51,580 Anne Arundel 59,666 106,084 89,771 57,889 Baltimore City 55,646 95,458 82,274 53,382 Edison Schools 48,027 94,833 75,261 45,896 Baltimore 57,933 104,709 84,983 56,155 Calvert 64,149 106,929 89,833 62,516 Caroline 53,102 87,384 74,842 51,647 Carroll 56,606 100,776 81,900 55,063 Cecil 53,636 94,731 79,222 51,958 Charles 56,188 104,942 82,755 54,464 Dorchester 56,348 88,043 71,422 54,745 Frederick 59,329 102,215 88,320 57,562 Garrett 52,999 74,129 70,616 51,998 Harford 56,507 104,438 85,886 54,870 Howard 61,831 115,937 91,769 60,065 Kent 56,420 81,949 77,831 55,021 Montgomery 68,123 111,447 98,907 66,678 Prince George s 59,454 105,831 84,982 57,641 Queen Anne s 51,848 94,270 82,116 50,434 St. Mary s 56,908 95,450 78,190 55,332 Somerset 51,824 78,814 70,821 50,710 Talbot 54,042 89,581 70,863 52,656 Washington 53,642 91,182 74,566 52,195 Wicomico 54,443 86,706 72,527 53,247 Worcester 56,147 99,435 81,727 54,533 * Includes classroom and other teachers, therapists, librarians, guidance counselors, and school psychologists. Beginning (Bachelor s Step 1) Salary Mid-level (Master s & APC - Step 11) Annual Percentage Increase Maximum* Beginning Midlevel State Average $38,826 $54,166 $75,954 6.6 4.6 Allegany 36,050 50,671 65,443 14.2 4.9 Anne Arundel 39,041 56,748 81,330 7.4 6.0 Baltimore City 37,831 54,901 74,134 6.1 6.0 Baltimore 40,000 53,400 77,656 7.5 4.6 Calvert 40,000 64,681 93,793 3.9 3.7 Caroline 38,000 50,617 69,011 8.0 2.7 Carroll 37,133 53,669 75,280 3.0 3.0 Cecil 38,336 51,778 69,986 4.0 3.9 Charles 40,619 55,080 77,916 5.0 5.0 Dorchester 38,000 50,988 70,353 5.0 3.5 Frederick 37,987 54,093 84,614 4.5 4.5 Garrett 37,418 49,628 64,045 16.4 7.6 Harford 38,964 55,553 74,345 7.1 7.1 Howard 40,080 58,571 85,752 6.4 3.5 Kent 38,134 49,922 72,285 8.8 4.0 Montgomery 41,758 65,715 93,247 3.0 3.0 Prince George s 41,410 58,969 84,813 8.1 5.0 Queen Anne s 38,000 50,779 77,169 2.7 1.6 St. Mary s 40,055 55,385 79,854 4.3 4.3 Somerset 38,000 49,550 65,600 16.5 9.6 Talbot 39,600 52,600 72,800 3.9 4.0 Washington 39,217 54,175 68,702 4.0 4.0 Wicomico 38,100 51,070 71,640 7.9 6.0 Worcester 38,086 51,437 73,124 6.1 5.0 * Educational level and years of experience required to reach maximum vary among local units. 12 13
Maryland School Assessment Results: 2005, 2006, 2007 Maryland High School Assessment Results: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Reading* Mathematics** Percent Passing 2007 Basic Basic Grade 3 19.5 60.3 20.2 21.4 53.8 24.8 Grade 4 14.0 61.2 24.8 14.0 48.0 38.0 Grade 5 23.3 43.6 33.1 21.7 57.6 20.7 Grade 6 23.4 43.6 32.9 28.1 48.3 23.6 Grade 7 29.8 40.7 29.5 38.7 43.3 17.9 Grade 8 31.7 44.3 23.9 43.3 31.7 25.0 Grade 10 29.1 41.1 29.8 36.5 38.4 25.1 2006 Basic Basic Grade 3 21.7 63.2 15.1 20.9 54.3 24.8 Grade 4 18.2 58.6 23.2 17.9 49.9 32.2 Grade 5 23.4 42.9 33.7 26.6 54.2 19.2 Grade 6 28.2 37.7 34.2 34.3 46.9 18.7 Grade 7 28.9 45.0 26.1 39.9 44.2 15.9 Grade 8 33.0 43.0 24.0 44.9 32.5 22.5 Grade 10 39.9 36.1 24.0 33.4 40.7 25.9 2005 Basic Basic Proficient Advanced Proficient Advanced Proficient Advanced Proficient Advanced Proficient Advanced Proficient Advanced Grade 3 24.1 58.2 17.6 23.2 51.2 25.6 Grade 4 19.0 63.3 17.7 23.5 49.5 27.0 Grade 5 25.7 44.4 29.9 30.8 51.9 17.3 Grade 6 29.7 39.1 31.2 39.9 45.2 15.0 Grade 7 32.8 39.0 28.2 44.6 41.6 13.8 Grade 8 33.6 42.5 23.9 48.3 32.9 18.8 Grade 10 42.7 34.7 22.6 49.0 33.8 17.2 * Beginning in 2005, the end of course English 2 exam serves as the Grade 10 Reading MSA and the HSA graduation requirement. ** Beginning in 2006, the end of course Algebra/Data Analysis exam serves as the Grade 10 Math MSA and the HSA graduation requirement. Prior to 2006, the end of course Geometry exam served as the Grade 10 Math MSA. 2007 English 2 70.9 2006 2005 2004 2003 Biology 70.3 Government 73.5 Algebra 63.5 English 2 60.1 Biology 67.7 Government 74.2 Algebra 66.6 English 2 57.3 Biology 57.6 Government 66.4 Algebra 53.8 English I 53.0 Biology 60.9 Government 65.9 Algebra 58.8 English I 39.8 Biology 54.3 Government 60.2 Algebra 53.2 Note: Scores reflect percent passing. For disaggregated test scores at the State, local school system, and local school levels, please visit the Maryland Public Schools Report Card website at www.mdreportcard.org. Note: For disaggregated test scores at the State, local school system, and local school levels, please visit the Maryland Public Schools Report Card website at www.mdreportcard.org. 14 15
Post-Graduation Plans - Maryland Public School Graduates: 2007 Number of Graduates Graduation Plans High School Diploma Special Education Completion Early College Admission Graduates* College Fulltime College Parttime Trade/ Bus. School Fulltime Work Fulltime Military Fulltime Other/ NR** State 58,168 57,408 603 157 Allegany 703 690 13 0 Anne Arundel 5,123 5,075 46 2 Baltimore City 4,202 4,118 84 0 Baltimore 7,473 7,413 58 2 Calvert 1,348 1,342 6 0 Caroline 438 434 4 0 Carroll 2,385 2,376 4 5 Cecil 970 944 20 6 Charles 1,976 1,957 19 0 Dorchester 336 329 7 0 Frederick 2,842 2,826 16 0 Garrett 331 321 9 1 Harford 2,821 2,783 29 9 Howard 3,576 3,527 26 23 Kent 176 175 1 0 Montgomery 10,186 10,034 149 3 Prince George s 8,247 8,225 21 1 Queen Anne s 569 563 6 0 St. Mary s 1,036 1,026 10 0 Somerset 169 163 6 0 Talbot 309 301 8 0 Washington 1,471 1,345 34 92 Wicomico 908 881 19 8 Worcester 573 560 8 5 48,343 35,710 4,283 2,333 7,868 1,368 1,795 672 478 9 41 169 24 32 4,450 2,981 482 207 803 154 218 2,786 2,054 228 173 501 50 157 6,042 4,326 649 347 1,006 152 232 1,249 844 168 63 297 50 45 372 231 37 24 86 16 11 2,262 1,650 158 108 455 74 76 920 587 113 54 242 37 25 1,814 1,298 199 99 268 69 43 320 194 47 20 86 9 10 2,668 2,028 214 124 450 63 93 298 170 26 16 90 9 21 2,545 1,844 244 130 461 83 66 3,210 2,816 85 77 293 53 82 161 103 20 12 44 9 4 6,912 5,830 240 197 625 113 275 6,964 5,201 744 420 879 192 211 543 371 50 31 119 22 35 1,011 639 178 55 259 56 32 161 100 31 9 32 14 3 241 153 19 7 58 5 22 1,405 920 186 64 367 54 52 833 532 125 41 208 41 21 504 360 31 14 70 19 29 * Number of students who responded to the MSDE Class of 2007 High School Graduate Questionnaire. ** Students survey responses include homemaker, other, or no response. 16 17
Scholastic Aptitude Test Results* Trends: 2002 to 2006 18 Critical Reading Mathematics Writing Year MD US MD US MD US 2006 503 503 509 518 499 497 Verbal Math Year MD US MD US 2005 511 508 515 520 2004 511 508 515 518 2003 509 507 515 519 2002 507 504 513 516 2006 MD Results by Gender/Ethnic Group (Average Scores) Gender/Ethnic Group Critical Reading Math Writing Male 505 527 493 Female 502 493 504 American Indian/Alaskan Native 470 474 472 Asian/Pacific Islander 528 585 533 African American 430 418 418 Hispanic 486 488 479 White 539 548 535 2006 MD Results Compared to Nearby States (Average Scores) State Critical Reading Math Writing Maryland 503 509 499 Delaware 495 500 484 Pennsylvania 493 500 483 District of Columbia 487 472 482 Virginia 512 513 500 New York 493 510 483 New Jersey 496 515 496 * Scores range from 200 to 800. The new SAT Reasoning Test, administered for the first time in 2005, measures the critical thinking skills students need for college success. This test includes the addition of 3rd-year college preparatory math, enhanced critical reading, and a new writing section. These changes better reflect what students study in high school. 1. New test format used with 2006 tests. 2. Includes public and nonpublic test-takers. Source: College Board GED Testing by Test Center: 2006-2007 Test Center Number Tested Passed Percent Passed* Incomplete Testing Number Not Passed State 10,846 5,720 57.4 886 4,240 Baltimore Metropolitan Area Baltimore 1,390 464 38 183 743 Bel Air 427 232 58 25 170 Catonsville 758 349 52 89 320 Dundalk 383 215 61 29 139 Severn 574 365 69 48 161 Essex** 814 421 56 67 326 Westminster 222 138 65 11 73 Northwest Frederick 255 187 79 18 50 Cumberland 160 107 70 6 47 Hagerstown 163 123 80 10 30 Garrett 27 19 73 1 7 National Capital Area Riverdale 720 310 46 51 359 Rockville 860 437 58 112 311 Southern Maryland St. Mary s 284 190 76 35 59 Waldorf 405 215 61 50 140 Eastern Shore Chesapeake College 200 129 68 9 62 Salisbury 223 152 71 9 62 North East 279 172 66 18 89 Special Testing Correctional Institutions*** 2,039 1,173 60 91 775 Individuals with Disabilities^ 148 73 60 26 49 Job Corps Centers 485 169 36 18 298 Office-MSDE 65 41 70 6 18 Other^^ 112 112 100 0 0 * Pass rate computed without regard to incomplete testing. ** Includes Military Youth Corp program. *** Includes State, local, and juvenile institutions. ^ Individuals who qualified for and tested with reasonable accommodations. ^^ Includes diplomas issued to Maryland residents who tested out-of-state or in the military. NOTE: A Maryland High School Diploma is awarded upon successful completion of the test. 19
High School Dropouts and Retentions, Grades 9-12: 2006-2007 Financial Resources Maryland Public Schools: FY 2006 20 Number of Dropouts* Dropout Rate /Average State 10,294 3.54 Allegany 114 3.47 Anne Arundel 497 1.95 Baltimore City 2,637 9.56 Baltimore 1,291 3.40 Calvert 124 2.02 Caroline 61 3.23 Carroll 151 1.50 Cecil 235 4.40 Charles 279 2.73 Dorchester 82 4.80 Frederick 129 0.96 Garrett 38 2.41 Harford 433 3.16 Howard 201 1.23 Kent 56 6.22 Montgomery 1,342 2.71 Prince George s 1,838 3.82 Queen Anne s 79 2.90 St. Mary s 158 2.73 Somerset 49 5.27 Talbot 61 3.78 Washington 183 2.54 Wicomico 235 4.97 Worcester 21 0.85 * Excludes re-entries. Where the Money Comes From State Where the Money Goes Fixed Charges Operation/ Maintenance Federal Other** Student Transportation Mid-level Administration* Other Sources Administration Special Education Instructional Salaries Other Instructional Costs Local Government Local Government $4,671,560,716 50.09% State $3,985,323,429 42.73% Federal $651,260,798 6.98% Other Sources $18,976,321 0.2% Administration $259,915,937 2.9% Instructional Salaries $3,418,606,940 37.5% Other Instructional Costs $209,485,317 2.3% Special Education $1,132,375,618 12.4% Mid-level Administration* $599,758,679 6.6% Student Transportation $414,585,613 4.6% Operation/Maintenance $756,171,047 8.3% Fixed Charges $1,956,086,607 21.5% Other** $359,575,998 3.9% *Includes Office of the Principal and Instructional Supervision **Includes Student Personnel and Health Services, Adult Education, Community Services, Net Food Service, and current equipment. 21
Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Maryland Public Schools: FY 2007 22 Net Local Appropriation* MOE Required Difference Percent Over Required MOE Allegany 27,380,000 26,408,695 971,305 3.68 Anne Arundel 486,604,350 449,756,285 36,848,065 8.19 Baltimore City 197,848,545 192,303,198 5,545,347 2.88 Baltimore 600,315,484 585,266,101 15,049,383 2.57 Calvert 89,850,095 84,875,067 4,975,028 5.86 Caroline 11,850,000 11,679,296 170,704 1.46 Carroll 140,738,438 132,464,450 8,273,988 6.25 Cecil 63,963,269 61,350,253 2,613,016 4.26 Charles 123,685,000 113,499,940 10,185,060 8.97 Dorchester 16,344,830 15,199,612 1,145,218 7.53 Frederick 193,769,754 181,028,033 12,741,721 7.04 Garrett 19,925,000 18,804,117 1,120,883 5.96 Harford 189,414,800 176,384,318 13,030,482 7.39 Howard 387,931,740 361,830,722 26,101,018 7.21 Kent 15,084,800 13,835,811 1,248,989 9.03 Montgomery 1,375,848,879 1,277,005,379 98,843,500 7.74 Prince George s 538,549,000 500,798,181 37,750,819 7.54 Queen Anne s 39,940,413 38,770,910 1,169,503 3.02 St. Mary s 67,111,906 62,583,558 4,528,348 7.24 Somerset 8,547,712 8,500,283 47,429 0.56 Talbot 29,783,070 27,831,300 1,951,770 7.01 Washington 81,922,119 81,918,130 3,989 0.00 Wicomico 48,329,815 47,690,443 639,372 1.34 Worcester 61,150,026 55,538,073 5,611,953 10.10 * Net Local Appropriation = Operating budget appropriation plus supplemental appropriations, less approved nonrecurring costs, less program shifts between county and board budgets, and less other reconciling items. Education Effort Index: FY 2007 Local Local FY Education 2007 Appropriation Wealth Effort Index State $4,927,146,835 $327,527,421,196 0.01504 1.00 Allegany 27,380,000 1,931,761,293 0.01417 0.94 Anne Arundel 486,604,350 36,218,557,894 0.01344 0.89 Baltimore City 207,940,795 16,679,733,057 0.01247 0.83 Baltimore 606,301,744 41,135,261,393 0.01474 0.98 Calvert 90,378,744 5,888,650,271 0.01535 1.02 Caroline 11,850,000 1,230,927,951 0.00963 0.64 Carroll 144,760,300 9,535,313,583 0.01518 1.01 Cecil 65,715,090 4,697,568,388 0.01399 0.93 Charles 124,006,000 7,833,568,195 0.01583 1.05 Dorchester 16,344,830 1,351,947,297 0.01209 0.80 Frederick 205,380,682 13,503,516,346 0.01521 1.01 Garrett 19,925,000 1,723,337,154 0.01156 0.77 Harford 189,414,800 12,643,742,395 0.01498 1.00 Howard 393,710,890 21,965,423,561 0.01792 1.19 Kent 15,110,000 1,186,196,189 0.01274 0.85 Montgomery 1,380,770,860 84,096,145,955 0.01642 1.09 Prince George s 602,243,300 36,720,832,149 0.01640 1.09 Queen Anne s 39,940,413 3,447,646,199 0.01158 0.77 St. Mary s 67,811,488 4,989,050,509 0.01359 0.90 Somerset 8,925,712 676,232,861 0.01320 0.88 Talbot 29,848,888 3,548,866,059 0.00841 0.56 Washington 83,303,108 6,210,911,739 0.01341 0.89 Wicomico 48,329,815 3,570,979,940 0.01353 0.90 Worcester 61,150,026 6,741,250,818 0.00907 0.60 1. Education effort is calculated by dividing local education appropriation by local wealth and indexing to State average. 2. Local education appropriations reflect actual numbers reported to MSDE by the LEAs in their Annual Budget reports in accordance with Appendix B of the Financial Reporting Manual, Maryland Public Schools. The appropriations include monies received out of funds set aside for school purposes, but do not include funds received by the LEA from other sources, such as gifts and bequests or funds generated by the LEA through rental of LEA facilities, user fees, tuition, earnings from investments, loans, debt proceeds, or sale of assets. 3. Local wealth is the amount used in the Foundation formula (Section 5-202 of the Education Article) and includes county assessable base for fiscal year 2007 (July 1, 2006) and net taxable income for tax year 2005 (September 1, 2006). 23
Major State Aid Programs for Maryland Public Schools: FY 2007 (Thousands of Dollars) BTE Funds Bridge to Excellence (BTE) * Foundation Program Compensatory Education Limited English Proficient State $3,822,382 $2,493,221 $726,653 $88,834 Allegany 67,478 39,625 16,056 33 Anne Arundel 223,505 158,119 29,656 3,003 Baltimore City 707,107 365,803 234,131 6,715 Baltimore 416,918 295,037 68,694 6,736 Calvert 71,425 56,585 5,250 375 Caroline 35,873 22,327 8,093 482 Carroll 120,566 98,057 6,923 410 Cecil 83,339 59,570 11,608 394 Charles 125,843 92,971 16,627 464 Dorchester 24,978 15,745 5,599 269 Frederick 164,735 129,325 12,972 2,773 Garrett 22,624 14,591 4,160 - Harford 180,326 136,960 19,445 1,234 Howard 151,744 117,998 10,452 3,619 Kent 8,745 4,644 1,849 163 Montgomery 323,029 179,886 58,125 28,356 Prince George s 748,340 476,733 154,105 30,079 Queen Anne s 25,442 18,646 2,170 223 St. Mary s 77,014 56,782 8,951 343 Somerset 21,044 11,462 5,530 265 Talbot 9,729 4,828 2,358 328 Washington 108,383 75,339 19,407 945 Wicomico 88,685 54,926 20,275 1,237 Worcester 15,508 7,261 4,213 388 Bridge to Excellence (BTE) * Special Education Formula Extended Elementary Education Transportation Aid Baltimore City Partnership Guaranteed Tax Base $231,835 $19,263 $202,078 $0 $60,498 4,254 348 3,609 0 3,553 14,550 1,295 16,882 0 0 50,240 4,135 15,842 0 30,240 23,043 1,190 22,217 0 0 4,298 454 4,463 0 0 1,969 351 2,036 0 614 7,245 172 7,759 0 0 5,482 810 4,031 0 1,444 5,124 1,070 8,014 0 1,574 1,107 412 1,846 0 0 9,584 812 9,269 0 0 1,256 311 2,305 0 0 12,160 850 9,676 0 0 7,468 255 11,952 0 0 576 280 1,233 0 0 27,097 1,266 28,298 0 0 36,909 1,732 30,955 0 17,828 1,519 351 2,534 0 0 4,857 873 5,010 0 197 1,077 310 1,431 0 969 692 315 1,209 0 0 5,730 599 5,234 0 1,130 4,528 790 3,979 0 2,951 1,070 282 2,293 0 0 * Excludes funding for aging schools. s may not sum due to rounding. 24 25
other instructional materials, other instructional costs, special education, student personnel services, health services, student transportation, operation of plant, maintenance of plant, fixed charges, and state-paid teachers retirement. Expenditures for equipment, tuition payments, and interfund transfers are excluded. NOTE: Cost per pupil reflects the average cost of providing educational and related services to the students in each local school system. Cost per Pupil Belonging* Maryland Public Schools: FY 2006 26 Federal St at e Local 12,647 M o ngt o mery 11,907 Worcest er 11,308 So merset 11,232 11,105 Ho ward Kent 11,004 Dorchest er 10,974 B alt imo re Cit y 10,371 To t al St at e 10,079 B alt imo re 10,063 A llegany 9,814 A nne A rundel 9,800 Garret t 9,745 Calvert 9,699 P rince George' s -2000 1000 4000 7000 10000 13000 Federal State Loc al 9,697 9,692 9,402 9,278 9,267 9,263 9,246 Talbo t Wic o mic o Cec il Carroll Frederic k St. M ary' s Charles 9,213 9,127 9,104 9,035 Queen A nne' s Washingt on Harf ord Caroline 2000 1000 4000 7000 10000 13000 1,000 4,000 7,000 10,000 13,000 * Includes the following expenditure categories: administration, mid-level administration, instructional salaries and wages, textbooks, and 27
Local Wealth* Per Pupil and State Foundation Aid Per Pupil: FY 2007 Baltimore City A llegany Caroline Somers et W ic omic o Princ e George's Cec il W as hington Charles St. Mary 's Dorc hes ter Harf ord Carroll Frederic k Calv ert Garrett State A v erage Baltimore County Queen A nne's How ard A nne A rundel Kent Montgomery Talbot W orc es ter 4,000 4,394 4,288 4,230 4,193 3,978 3,764 3,739 3,678 3,669 3,605 3,572 3,510 3,442 3,353 3,349 3,195 3,013 2,880 2,000 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 2,541 2,486 2,205 2,030 1,330 1,132 1,132 187,071 199,751 206,625 211,073 236,758 262,372 265,315 272,680 273,727 281,435 285,299 292,690 300,918 311,468 311,941 330,409 355,410 368,030 408,597 415,093 448,787 A ID PER PUPIL 469,598 553,347 W EA LTH PER PUPIL 745,744 879,126 * Local wealth includes adjusted real property assessment, public utility operating property, and net taxable income. Source: FY 2007 State Aid Calculation 28 29
Title I Statistics, Maryland Public Schools: 2006-2007 Language Minority Student Populations in Public Schools: 2006 Title I Allocations Number of Schools and Program Types Operated Number of Participants Schoolwide Targeted Assistance Geographic Distribution of Limited English Proficient Students in Maryland Public Schools Number of Students Percent State $162,443,962 137,568 370 317 53 Allegany 2,537,273 3,669 11 11 0 Anne Arundel 8,469,320 4,089 16 10 6 Baltimore City 53,687,530 43,802 122 111 11 Baltimore 18,558,378 24,790 52 49 3 Calvert 1,215,550 453 5 0 5 Caroline 1,063,453 2,043 5 4 1 Carroll 1,209,978 411 5 0 5 Cecil 2,077,255 3,082 7 6 1 Charles 2,747,639 2,747 7 6 1 Dorchester 1,337,905 1,414 4 4 0 Frederick 2,641,589 1,438 3 3 0 Garrett 1,226,241 1,493 7 7 0 Harford 3,771,295 3,097 6 6 0 Howard 1,913,147 929 9 0 9 Kent 485,634 862 4 4 0 Montgomery 19,813,226 9,764 22 22 0 Prince George s 26,836,799 21,091 51 49 2 Queen Anne s 642,254 294 3 0 3 St. Mary s 1,987,640 1,526 4 3 1 Somerset 1,135,817 1,414 4 4 0 Talbot 729,688 1,039 1 1 0 Washington 3,461,637 3,989 8 8 0 Wicomico 3,512,433 2,920 11 6 5 Worcester 1,382,281 1,212 3 3 0 NOTE: Title I is a federally-funded program designed to help disadvantaged children meet challenging content and student performance standards. Number of Students (Thousands) 35,666 100.0 Western Maryland 1,479 4.1 National Capital 24,716 69.3 Southern Maryland 402 1.1 Lower Shore 606 1.7 Upper Shore 547 1.5 Baltimore Metropolitan 7,916 22.2 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 Trends in Populations by Primary Home Language 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 Year Chines e Korean Spanis h V ietnames e Other 30 31
Students Receiving Special Education Services by Location: 2006-2007 Special Education In the Regular Education Classroom 80% or More Regular School* In the Regular Education Classroom 40 to 79% In the Regular Education Classroom Under 40% State 95,946 58,483 13,247 15,380 Allegany 1,254 1,068 38 93 Anne Arundel 7,828 4,897 1,254 898 Baltimore City 12,844 5,348 2,480 3,623 Edison Schools 199 132 10 57 Baltimore 11,884 7,413 1,172 2,140 Calvert 1,839 863 721 146 Caroline 588 466 40 69 Carroll 3,047 2,156 443 250 Cecil 2,064 1,823 71 87 Charles 1,902 1,227 274 292 Dorchester 436 328 61 37 Frederick 4,291 3,391 417 236 Garrett 610 491 47 67 Harford 5,052 3,776 669 203 Howard 4,046 3,148 494 201 Kent 325 239 49 34 Montgomery 15,343 9,068 2,026 2,983 Prince George s 13,565 6,148 2,326 3,438 Queen Anne s 862 791 33 17 St. Mary s 1,888 1,442 249 127 Somerset 337 286 23 26 Talbot 345 269 59 16 Washington 2,403 1,925 128 148 Wicomico 1,575 1,260 135 151 Worcester 615 527 28 41 State Operated 804 1 0 0 * Students with disabilities, ages 6 to 21. Special School** Day Residential Other Location** Public Private Public Private Home Hospital 3,218 4,083 16 250 283 16 0 34 0 6 2 0 388 341 0 13 32 2 580 774 0 9 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 407 440 0 33 94 1 63 34 0 2 4 0 0 3 0 4 4 0 31 108 0 2 3 0 2 59 0 1 12 0 24 51 0 2 14 0 2 3 0 1 3 0 104 89 0 0 18 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 117 131 1 12 7 1 74 105 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 479 573 0 19 19 1 454 1,113 6 34 14 6 2 18 0 0 1 0 0 23 2 8 14 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 81 111 2 2 4 0 0 5 0 3 1 0 9 1 0 0 2 0 400 63 0 95 0 1 ** Students with disabilities, ages 3 to 21. Special School - students receiving special education services more than 50% of the school day in a separate facility. Home/Hospital - students receiving special education services in hospital programs or homebound programs. 32 33
Preschool Students* Receiving Special Education Services: 2006-2007 Home Service Provider Location State 94 2,893 Allegany 17 11 Anne Arundel 6 411 Baltimore City 31 348 Edison Schools 0 0 Baltimore 3 149 Calvert 0 81 Caroline 0 19 Carroll 1 151 Cecil 1 43 Charles 0 16 Dorchester 1 6 Frederick 0 238 Garrett 5 0 Harford 4 157 Howard 8 146 Kent 3 0 Montgomery 4 551 Prince George s 2 243 Queen Anne s 0 45 St. Mary s 0 62 Somerset 1 4 Talbot 0 0 Washington 6 114 Wicomico 1 88 Worcester 0 10 State Operated 0 0 In Early Childhood Program at Least 80% Separate Class In Early Childhood Program 40 to 79% 3,105 2,337 2,952 113 8 14 263 318 33 423 217 33 2 10 1 107 452 1,050 28 54 77 24 18 9 133 84 42 70 0 115 283 24 2 31 6 18 89 58 157 44 0 0 153 114 23 269 100 171 21 3 1 405 649 163 255 137 822 58 21 1 58 3 132 8 2 12 49 0 2 170 10 7 35 12 31 14 17 36 0 20 0 * Students with Disabilities Ages 3-5. 34 35
Conditions of Students* Receiving Special Education Services: 2006-2007 Special Education Mentally Retarded Deaf/ Hearing Impaired Traumatic Brain Injury Autism Speech/ Language State 107,702 5,740 1,251 318 5,764 25,753 Allegany 1,417 100 5 3 34 340 Anne Arundel 8,935 417 50 31 566 2,029 Baltimore City 13,961 1,409 101 42 483 2,786 Edison Schools 212 9 1 1 1 59 Baltimore 13,685 643 92 44 889 3,051 Calvert 2,087 77 22 1 134 622 Caroline 658 41 5 0 37 231 Carroll 3,466 112 26 12 152 1,243 Cecil 2,293 101 16 10 59 619 Charles 2,227 194 13 12 113 733 Dorchester 498 58 4 0 23 122 Frederick 4,847 144 50 18 327 1,490 Garrett 659 28 4 1 5 172 Harford 5,509 201 27 17 226 1,494 Howard 4,744 192 29 9 483 1,499 Kent 353 19 1 2 10 56 Montgomery 17,198 610 247 38 1,059 4,772 Prince George s 15,057 868 133 47 788 2,081 Queen Anne s 987 21 9 2 27 172 St. Mary s 2,143 68 15 9 98 719 Somerset 364 34 1 1 11 47 Talbot 396 42 2 1 15 155 Washington 2,719 159 14 6 117 669 Wicomico 1,742 148 11 10 78 368 Worcester 693 35 4 1 29 216 State Operated 852 10 369 0 0 8 Visually Impaired Emotionally Disturbed Orthopedically Impaired Specific Learning Disability Deaf/ Blind Other Health Impaired Multiple Disabilities Developmental Delay 527 8,964 484 13,686 35,082 4,995 28 5,110 7 85 3 180 534 71 2 53 17 754 15 935 2,858 858 1 404 74 2,125 87 2,292 3,987 313 2 260 0 15 1 37 75 8 0 5 27 1,329 43 1,709 4,470 463 2 923 3 98 1 246 792 50 0 41 1 34 3 21 244 40 0 1 10 186 20 343 1,031 152 0 179 3 92 21 259 887 158 0 68 9 216 8 237 475 79 0 138 6 34 3 11 175 43 0 19 25 364 18 703 1,510 94 0 104 1 86 2 31 264 65 0 0 25 325 18 1,138 1,670 225 0 143 21 246 25 697 1,050 197 1 295 1 19 0 36 173 9 0 27 64 926 78 2,263 5,891 359 0 891 45 1,394 117 1,491 5,488 1,309 5 1,291 1 43 1 69 549 28 0 65 9 96 4 194 837 29 0 65 0 13 2 32 177 25 0 21 1 12 4 26 127 11 0 0 4 282 7 409 922 55 1 74 8 63 3 212 509 289 1 42 2 11 0 92 274 28 0 1 163 116 0 23 113 37 13 0 * Students with disabilities, ages 3 to 21. 36 37
Career and Technology Education Programs in Public Schools: 2006-2007 Career & Technology Education Consumer Services, Hosp. & Tourism Health & Bio Sciences Business Mgmt., Mktg. & Finance Arts, Media, & Communication Environmental & Human Resources Resource Natural Services Systems Manufacturing, Engineering & Technology Transportation Technologies Construction & Development Information Technology Co-op State 119,865 14,987 2,480 45,052 3,298 Allegany 1,781 366 39 410 48 Anne Arundel 15,391 3,695 232 2,295 102 Baltimore City 4,810 418 517 1,206 532 Baltimore 17,379 611 450 8,882 1,057 Calvert 2,379 309 56 930 95 Caroline 748 36 47 189 45 Carroll 8,679 1,320 149 2,440 538 Cecil 1,667 23 56 635 0 Charles 2,612 65 29 1,671 11 Dorchester 560 40 34 19 0 Frederick 7,051 196 49 1,207 54 Garrett 1,213 24 26 365 0 Harford 2,665 548 11 559 5 Howard 3,947 131 119 753 63 Kent 485 47 80 51 61 Montgomery 14,663 592 278 6,780 164 Prince George s 22,771 5,873 45 12,523 34 Queen Annes s 1,869 46 88 554 372 St. Mary s 1,906 42 38 936 55 Somerset 318 49 42 56 0 Talbot 597 73 0 94 0 Washington 4,820 399 32 1,783 53 Wicomico 955 30 29 421 0 Worcester 599 54 34 293 9 19,302 5,571 5,472 2,351 5,505 9,166 6,681 222 49 41 48 107 427 24 2,699 0 259 314 552 3,674 1,569 773 3 114 139 411 697 0 3,548 342 267 218 704 0 1,300 551 0 7 123 261 47 0 82 135 88 46 80 0 0 1,264 1,709 122 166 854 87 30 178 32 394 34 140 54 121 76 0 139 64 75 306 176 0 25 0 115 152 175 0 1,619 1,724 278 116 484 909 415 63 133 179 119 177 127 0 1,301 173 18 0 41 9 0 434 0 639 22 13 1,061 712 0 28 59 57 31 71 0 2,780 72 2,051 334 182 736 694 2,565 0 140 118 85 414 974 9 174 314 33 143 136 0 227 22 42 67 106 100 271 43 25 0 28 40 35 0 18 51 92 39 214 0 16 601 843 165 46 483 57 358 169 16 41 66 137 25 21 80 15 23 39 33 19 0 38 39
Adult Education and Literacy Services Program Participation: 2006-2007 Education Programs in Maryland Correctional Institutions: 2006-2007 Program Participation Number Completing Programs English Proficiency* State 41,200 2,806 754 3,789 2,929 59 Allegany 504 117 0 0 0 0 Anne Arundel 2,125 267 15 10 24 0 Baltimore City 5,058 148 35 194 146 0 Baltimore 3,924 297 21 162 260 1 Calvert 479 89 7 10 8 0 Caroline 191 17 11 3 2 0 Carroll 856 68 7 48 33 0 Cecil 712 89 2 10 13 0 Charles 1,340 216 32 97 27 1 Dorchester 266 31 3 5 0 0 Frederick 1,219 118 69 205 135 1 Garrett 131 22 0 0 0 0 Harford 1,363 254 27 19 33 0 Howard 2,410 126 98 237 340 30 Kent 221 11 13 10 3 1 Montgomery 5,560 61 147 1,613 1,106 0 Prince George s 7,347 120 228 1,019 644 17 Queen Anne s 313 22 11 32 21 3 St. Mary s 369 52 2 4 12 0 Somerset 223 33 2 9 8 0 Talbot 110 15 5 0 3 0 Washington 862 82 6 54 60 5 Wicomico 493 52 4 27 38 0 Worcester 285 46 5 17 12 0 Correctional Education 4,839 453 4 4 1 0 * Includes high school diplomas earned through GED and Maryland Adult High School External Diploma Program. High School Diploma** Preliteracy Beginning Intermediate Advanced Enrollment 7/1/2007 Number Completing Programs Literacy Certificates High School Diploma Occupational Certificates Maryland House of Correction* & Jessup Correctional Institution 132 126 23 NA Maryland Correctional Institution - Jessup 152 188 46 37 Maryland Correctional Institution - Hagerstown 336 228 39 48 Maryland Correctional Institution for Women 197 153 41 111 Maryland Correctional Training Center 597 447 139 218 Maryland Correctional Pre-Release System 431 394 134 51 Patuxent Institution 153 39 19 66 Roxbury Correctional Institution 317 273 50 123 Eastern Correctional Institution - East 268 262 56 83 West 361 210 36 68 Western Correctional Institution 211 199 59 NA Occ. Skills Training Center 168 56 25 135 Metropolitan Transition Center 94 96 28 39 * Maryland House of Correction closed in March 2007. ** These numbers represent only the English as a Second Language (ESL) learners who completed an educational level. An additional 25% continued instruction. 40 41
School Library Media Centers in Maryland Public Schools: 2006-2007 Percent of Schools Meeting Staffing Number of Standards* Central Library Media Centers Professional Clerical/ Technical Office Professional** State 1,319 74.0 40.4 15.30 Allegany 22 77.3 0.0 0.80 Anne Arundel 113 82.3 37.2 1.00 Baltimore City 164 37.8 4.3 1.00 Baltimore 158 82.3 13.3 1.00 Calvert 21 90.5 100.0 0.40 Caroline 9 88.9 11.1 0.20 Carroll 40 95.0 30.0 1.00 Cecil 28 46.4 0.0 0.80 Charles 33 96.9 93.9 1.00 Dorchester 11 81.8 0.0 0.20 Frederick 61 88.5 59.0 1.00 Garrett 14 14.3 57.1 0.70 Harford 48 97.9 77.1 1.00 Howard 72 98.6 88.9 0.40 Kent 8 12.5 100.0 0.00 Montgomery 198 96.9 80.8 1.00 Prince George s 191 60.2 17.3 1.00 Queen Anne s 13 92.3 30.8 0.40 St. Mary s 24 91.6 50.0 0.40 Somerset 7 42.9 0.0 0.40 Talbot 9 66.6 11.1 0.40 Washington 40 92.5 0.0 0.60 Wicomico 24 50.0 62.5 0.40 Worcester 11 90.9 45.4 0.20 * Full report, Facts About Maryland s School Library Media Programs 2006-2007, available winter 2008 at http://www.marylandpublicschools. org/msde/programs/technology/library_media. Materials Collection *** Centers Meeting Number of Collection Guidelines Items at the Central Number Percent Office Internet Connections Percent of Centers with Connections Central Office 426 32.2 514,469 99.2 100.0 4 18.2 4,390 100.0 Yes 33 29.2 431,069 100.0 Yes 2 1.2 22 88.2 Yes 61 38.6 2,836 100.0 Yes 6 28.6 27 100.0 Yes 4 44.4 11 100.0 Yes 13 32.5 2,671 100.0 Yes 2 7.1 18,683 100.0 Yes 17 51.5 25 100.0 Yes 3 27.3 11 100.0 Yes 31 50.8 7,539 100.0 Yes 0 0.0 2,282 92.9 Yes 23 47.9 4,355 100.0 Yes 50 69.4 3,296 100.0 Yes 0 0.0 11 100.0 Yes 111 56.1 22,844 99.5 Yes 25 13.1 8,997 100.0 Yes 5 38.5 1,051 100.0 Yes 19 79.2 11 100.0 Yes 0 0.0 14 100.0 Yes 2 22.2 663 100.0 Yes 6 15.0 3,639 100.0 Yes 7 29.2 11 100.0 Yes 2 18.2 11 100.0 Yes *** Includes print and nonprint materials; i.e., books, periodicals, videocassettes/dvds, CDs, microcomputer software, etc. **Full-time equivalent; 62.5% of the system level school library media administrators are certified educational media administrators. 42 43
Meals Served in Maryland Public Schools: 2006-2007 School Lunch Paid Free Reduced Price State 71,739,755 35,879,225 28,300,267 7,560,263 Allegany 1,150,630 501,463 504,705 144,462 Anne Arundel 5,244,073 3,474,523 1,338,864 430,686 Baltimore City 8,035,318 748,169 6,595,483 691,666 Baltimore 8,594,327 4,009,149 3,413,209 1,171,969 Calvert 1,012,248 719,741 221,222 71,285 Caroline 599,461 268,084 252,328 79,049 Carroll 2,093,319 1,693,340 285,420 114,559 Cecil 1,420,653 853,427 443,808 123,418 Charles 2,596,529 1,848,146 562,904 185,479 Dorchester 493,040 182,370 261,612 49,058 Frederick 2,660,555 1,829,364 597,421 233,770 Garrett 490,378 230,267 179,858 80,253 Harford 3,651,405 2,540,489 815,730 295,186 Howard 3,402,566 2,624,457 571,635 206,474 Kent 261,417 129,485 101,417 30,515 Montgomery 9,442,508 4,911,128 3,257,024 1,274,356 Prince George s 13,718,816 5,672,384 6,329,657 1,716,775 Queen Anne s 579,667 428,565 110,337 40,765 St. Mary s 1,571,596 1,085,573 371,937 114,086 Somerset 315,039 89,235 197,472 28,332 Talbot 391,925 233,620 126,585 31,720 Washington 2,180,145 1,164,338 743,931 271,876 Wicomico 1,268,481 366,069 784,813 117,599 Worcester 565,659 275,839 232,895 56,925 School Breakfast Paid Free Reduced Price Summer Food After School Care Snacks 21,971,075 6,690,005 12,639,511 2,641,559 873,746 1,175,025 512,592 178,783 273,269 60,540 0 31,837 1,328,094 521,882 660,957 145,255 0 22,194 3,211,274 451,230 2,478,628 281,416 375,806 472,555 2,697,267 711,000 1,589,190 397,077 145,757 35,812 159,047 66,773 77,604 14,670 0 0 211,611 58,002 128,265 25,344 0 13,740 196,181 93,868 83,649 18,664 0 0 509,148 233,422 229,111 46,615 0 400 612,327 316,532 241,119 54,676 22,358 8,497 295,084 85,698 180,792 28,594 4,074 2,996 556,549 201,054 281,557 73,938 0 0 261,530 114,308 103,490 43,732 0 5,801 847,799 354,577 390,852 102,370 28,404 52,092 219,161 48,760 147,441 22,960 0 0 131,793 53,412 62,378 16,003 8,315 23,723 2,808,208 933,187 1,444,663 430,358 219,148 63,908 4,538,973 1,187,268 2,792,082 559,623 0 212,929 79,932 26,534 43,866 9,532 1,415 59,588 460,095 208,983 201,015 50,097 0 42,941 231,266 70,681 144,647 15,938 2,832 11,790 163,100 82,949 66,340 13,811 0 0 1,100,456 448,628 489,688 162,140 0 28,652 606,973 155,656 404,781 46,536 44,721 42,069 232,615 86,818 124,127 21,670 20,916 43,501 44 45
Food Service Revenue in Maryland Public Schools: FY 2006 Local Revenue Sales* Other* State Revenue State $108,359,603 $41,044,692 $5,955,530 Allegany 1,167,240 827,314 141,535 Anne Arundel 11,404,607 382,124 331,934 Baltimore City 3,049,844 0 945,893 Baltimore 10,316,361 6,731,759 821,289 Calvert 1,361,536 2,811,456 34,774 Caroline 988,228 13,684 47,621 Carroll 3,371,109 1,107,624 46,633 Cecil 2,335,168 417,587 176,181 Charles 4,563,574 740,030 135,697 Dorchester 760,653 30,686 63,731 Frederick 6,419,156 208,205 130,349 Garrett 439,256 684,723 88,278 Harford 7,666,372 111,891 257,235 Howard 7,650,481 1,474,311 80,836 Kent 513,085 12,000 44,092 Montgomery 21,314,053 715,815 801,840 Prince George s 16,362,961 20,294,780 1,281,612 Queen Anne s 713,650 879,971 18,268 St. Mary s 1,972,325 892,505 33,008 Somerset 364,961 329 57,686 Talbot 403,912 517,792 80,854 Washington 3,857,848 403,472 124,898 Wicomico 795,443 1,207,357 175,653 Worcester 567,781 579,278 35,632 School Lunch School Breakfast Federal Revenue Summer Food Snacks U.S.D.A. Commodities Issued $88,608,611 $22,282,920 $1,864,019 $705,466 $13,784,155 1,534,531 479,531 19,351 17,952 211,082 4,686,409 1,159,305 0 14,766 797,947 17,986,837 4,390,533 746,705 338,536 1,865,253 11,171,645 2,790,184 256,800 24,660 1,704,486 760,199 117,291 0 0 211,280 804,950 211,962 0 7,288 103,286 1,204,165 151,583 0 0 403,151 1,410,005 410,348 4,768 0 259,899 2,107,685 421,635 45,372 0 372,563 757,511 280,288 12,428 2,947 83,300 2,055,170 432,182 0 0 408,919 636,887 239,944 0 2,706 109,291 3,049,471 756,964 79,380 18,965 715,284 2,218,142 227,039 0 0 838,585 343,547 126,057 27,757 14,902 63,731 10,543,280 2,642,817 512,691 38,929 1,991,972 19,470,472 4,872,169 0 131,573 2,340,894 419,297 71,512 12,440 11,365 60,835 1,319,127 357,716 0 11,294 316,662 565,195 261,593 7,699 7,311 100,370 412,851 139,419 0 0 82,256 2,352,194 803,315 39,513 15,461 415,847 2,098,255 708,316 49,342 30,436 249,841 700,787 231,217 49,773 16,376 77,421 NOTE: Information for nonprofit private schools and State institutions are excluded. NOTE: Special Milk - Queen Anne s served half-pints in value of $3,580.32. * Local sales & local revenue are from school year 2005-2006. 46 47
Maryland Pupil Transportation: 2006-2007 Number of Vehicles Miles Traveled Publicly- Owned Contract Regular Disabled State 3,792 3,315 79,824,076 41,385,119 Allegany 21 98 1,301,994 347,274 Anne Arundel 59 446 6,041,974 3,534,773 Baltimore City 31 287 305,000 2,270,700 Baltimore 749 81 8,650,776 5,719,665 Calvert 0 142 2,373,298 724,669 Caroline 9 45 928,927 239,835 Carroll 7 293 3,559,289 1,799,100 Cecil 10 145 2,090,648 417,198 Charles 0 264 4,663,285 1,455,948 Dorchester 6 50 858,078 133,482 Frederick 334 15 5,072,052 1,679,082 Garrett 0 74 1,066,541 74,417 Harford 74 331 5,150,849 1,808,072 Howard 0 466 3,612,243 1,503,160 Kent 0 28 522,601 94,137 Montgomery 1,122 0 9,603,867 8,797,869 Prince George s 1,201 4 12,444,896 8,475,078 Queen Anne s 11 74 1,723,903 537,840 St. Mary s 8 168 3,095,046 687,335 Somerset 0 34 651,783 93,168 Talbot 40 0 545,130 49,878 Washington 109 72 2,673,252 506,700 Wicomico 1 125 1,647,720 246,060 Worcester 0 73 1,240,924 189,679 Regular Pupils Eligible for Transportation Disabled* Percent** *** Expenditures^ Per Pupil State Aid 580,621 24,636 605,257 71 $497,316,742 $822 $187,123,542 6,124 207 6,331 66 5,389,731 851 3,359,363 53,512 1,597 55,109 75 36,231,351 657 15,663,989 23,820 3,682 27,502 33 31,282,582 1,137 15,476,979 60,052 2,872 62,924 59 50,260,823 799 20,591,329 13,137 283 13,420 77 10,047,923 749 4,119,616 4,619 108 4,727 84 3,208,248 679 1,859,200 27,274 560 27,834 97 16,775,017 603 7,119,697 14,921 248 15,169 92 8,282,647 546 3,752,554 23,902 449 24,351 91 17,056,799 700 7,327,552 4,332 82 4,414 95 2,915,720 661 1,715,942 31,727 877 32,604 81 20,384,576 625 8,402,484 4,511 46 4,557 99 3,823,777 839 2,140,780 34,066 757 34,823 88 22,612,770 649 8,903,660 39,923 1,131 41,054 84 27,253,701 664 10,982,673 2,040 44 2,084 88 1,729,682 830 1,145,818 90,560 5,151 95,711 69 92,691,187 968 25,920,075 83,246 5,323 88,569 68 107,137,363 1,210 28,767,028 7,716 74 7,790 100 5,169,727 664 2,330,613 16,133 348 16,481 99 10,889,401 661 4,573,074 2,879 65 2,944 100 2,164,638 735 1,327,544 3,164 14 3,178 72 2,080,578 655 1,121,133 14,407 371 14,778 68 9,123,632 617 4,754,749 12,262 286 12,548 87 6,474,499 516 3,643,895 6,294 61 6,355 93 4,330,371 681 2,123,795 * Count includes disabled students in nonpublic schools as of 2006. ** Percent of 2006 enrollment. *** Includes expenditures for equipment and fixed charges. ^ Expenditure data is from school year 2005-2006. 48 49
Public Library Statistics: 2006-2007 Staff Librarians Staff Professional Associate Other Professional Clerical and Other* State 3,246 655 582 163 1,846 Allegany 40 1 0 2 37 Anne Arundel 298 58 51 8 181 Baltimore City 476 114 33 17 312 Baltimore 474 62 96 40 276 Calvert 45 8 28 1 8 Caroline 23 5 7 0 11 Carroll 145 20 38 4 83 Cecil 53 8 22 4 19 Charles 56 3 19 8 26 Dorchester 15 4 4 0 7 Frederick 124 25 42 4 53 Garrett 22 3 4 2 13 Harford 246 42 34 19 151 Howard 241 38 59 7 137 Kent 19 4 4 0 11 Montgomery 413 135 36 16 226 Prince George s 329 85 60 9 175 Queen Anne s 21 7 0 0 14 St. Mary s 43 7 9 0 27 Somerset 13 2 1 1 9 Talbot 23 6 4 1 12 Washington 58 11 11 3 33 Wicomico 36 5 13 4 14 Worcester 33 2 7 13 11 All personnel figures are rounded to the nearest whole number. * Includes clerical and circulation staff. Income Amount Per Capita** Operating Income Source Federal Special*** State Local 242,327,249 43.57 2,315,040 29,037,523 27,331,626 183,643,060 1,801,762 24.19 20,027 320,051 626,684 835,000 19,132,052 37.67 50,122 1,497,859 1,735,771 15,848,300 27,561,418 43.33 322,600 7,802,441 5,427,213 14,009,164 35,764,486 45.62 313,000 5,338,006 3,366,324 26,747,156 2,784,440 33.03 6,500 360,883 330,436 2,086,621 1,762,936 54.24 89,000 177,534 221,402 1,275,000 8,688,628 50.81 395,626 1,282,845 789,937 6,220,220 4,038,770 43.27 25,700 530,981 533,756 2,948,333 3,210,250 23.92 28,063 19,949 811,350 2,350,888 879,799 27.55 36,383 126,306 198,588 518,522 8,204,577 38.34 12,850 677,673 930,005 6,584,049 1,156,796 38.40 3,000 164,414 148,882 840,500 15,908,506 68.26 59,146 1,512,549 1,231,030 13,105,781 13,937,170 51.88 227,567 1,343,870 634,236 11,731,497 662,609 33.44 4,500 112,018 86,068 460,023 58,266,258 63.14 245,983 3,367,262 2,205,314 52,447,699 24,380,112 28.70 311,364 2,509,119 5,496,826 16,062,803 1,491,254 32.88 41,125 192,826 112,681 1,144,622 2,666,646 28.71 4,000 377,104 504,400 1,781,142 661,597 25.68 8,244 81,784 226,186 345,383 1,238,574 35.64 3,000 206,385 91,044 938,145 3,501,647 25.54 8,500 395,306 889,393 2,208,448 2,148,129 23.77 71,131 153,048 615,050 1,308,900 2,478,833 49.42 27,609 487,310 119,050 1,844,864 ** Excludes federal revenue. *** Includes State contributions to retirement. 50 51
Rehabilitation Services: 2006-2007 Characteristics of Persons Served in the Vocational Rehabilitation Program: 2007 52 Number of Persons Served Rehabilitated State 21,953 3,097 Allegany 601 77 Anne Arundel 1,394 171 Baltimore City 4,303 632 Baltimore 3,139 384 Calvert 298 66 Caroline 178 16 Carroll 879 114 Cecil 457 72 Charles 437 68 Dorchester 226 16 Frederick 1,027 157 Garrett 156 26 Harford 499 84 Howard 740 110 Kent 54 12 Montgomery 2,273 269 Prince George s 2,474 348 Queen Anne s 91 14 St. Mary s 433 89 Somerset 101 24 Talbot 176 20 Washington 862 128 Wicomico 776 132 Worcester 196 30 Unknown, Out-of-State 183 38 Gender Number Percent Male 11,782 59 Female 10,171 41 Not Identified 0 0 Race White 11,192 49 African American 10,233 45 Other 1,235 5 Not Identified 66 1 Age at Referral Younger than 20 5,225 24 20 to 21 1,668 8 22 to 34 4,461 20 35 to 44 4,407 20 45 to 64 5,944 27 65 and older 248 1 Years of Education Attained at Referral 1-8 826 4 9-11 5,884 27 12 7,911 36 13-15 4,044 18 16 or more 1,572 7 Special Education 1,560 7 Not Identified 56 <1 Referral Sources Individual Self Referral 6,627 30 Educational Institutions 4,778 22 Community Rehabilitation Programs 3,003 13 Physicians, Other Medical Personnel 1,701 8 Federal/State Public Assistance 1,062 5 One-Stop Centers 595 3 Other Sources, Unknown 4,187 19 NOTE: The Workforce Technology Center (WTC) provides multidisciplinary services to address the needs of persons who require multiple rehabilitation services over an extended period of time to achieve independence and employment. 53
Rehabilitated Persons Served: 2006-2007 Selected Statistics About Maryland s Educational Community: 2006-2007 Persons Rehabilitated by Primary Disability Number Rehabilitated Psychiatric Disability 1,082 Cognitive Disability 867 Orthopedic 252 Deaf & Hard of Hearing 269 Other Physical Disabilities 354 Blind & Visual Impairments 223 Communication Disabilities 33 Respiratory Impairments 17 3,097 Persons Rehabilitated by Occupation at Case Closure Service 1,355 Clerical, Sales 682 Professional, Technical, Managerial 505 Production, Construction, Operating, Materials Handling 315 Homemaker 185 Farming, Fishery, & Forestry 42 Unpaid Family Worker 5 Vending Operator/Worker 7 Miscellaneous, NEC 1 3,097 NOTE: The Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) provides statewide rehabilitative services to assist Maryland citizens in becoming employed. Persons Rehabilitated refers to those individuals who have achieved gainful employment as a result of DORS services. Population of Maryland, July 1, 2006 (estimated) 5,615,727 Local operating budget from federal, state, and local sources (includes state-paid retirement) $8.7 Billion Cost per pupil belonging $10,371 Average 10-month teacher salary $56,927 Percent of teachers with: 5 years or less experience 38.7 6-10 years experience 21.9 11-15 years experience 11.2 16-20 years experience 8.4 more than 20 years experience 19.8 Standard Professional Certificate (SPC) 32.3 Advanced Professional Certificate (APC) 57.0 Less than Bachelor s Degree.5 Bachelor s Degree 55.1 Master s or Master s Equivalent 30.0 Master s Degree + 30 hours or more 14.4 Minimum number of required school days 180 Average Daily Membership (ADM) 846,627.2 Average Daily Attendance (ADA) 795,472.6 Percent Promoted, PreK - 12 96.3 Average Percent Attending 94.0 54 55
Maryland s Rank Among the States Education Superlatives Category Population per Square Mile of Land Area, 2004 Population Age 5-17 as Percent of Population, 2004 Average Daily Attendance as Percent of Fall Enrollment 2005-2006 Pupils Enrolled per Teacher in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools, Fall 2005 Average Salaries of Public School Teachers, 2005-2006 Percent Change in Average Salaries of Public School Teachers, 2004-2005 to 2005-2006 MD Amount U. S. Avg. Rank 569 83 6 18.3 18.1 *15 93.1 93.3 24 14.9 15.6 *23 $54,333 $49,026 10 3.8 2.9 *16 Per Capita Personal Income, 2004 $39,629 $33,041 5 Percent of Revenue, by Source, for Public Elementary/Secondary Schools, 2005-2006 Local Government 54.3 43.7 10 State Government 38.6 47.3 40 Federal Government 7.1 9.0 *39 Per Capita State Government Expenditures for All Education, 2003-2004 Per Capita Expenditures of State and Local Government for all Education, 2003-2004 $1,325 $1,465 37 $2,251 $2,232 *23 Current Expenditures for Public Elementary/Secondary Schools per pupil in: Average Daily Attendance, 2004-2005 $9,781 $9,349 21 (revised) Fall Enrollment, 2005-2006 $9,771 $9,100 19 * Tied with other states. Source: National Education Association Maryland is #1 in the country in improving Advanced Placement (AP) performance, and #2 in AP performance overall. Maryland is second only to New York in the percentage of graduating seniors who have taken and passed at least one AP exam. Maryland also leads the nation in improving the number of exams scored 3-5 over the last six years (2000-2006). Maryland is #2 nationwide in the number of AP exams taken per 1,000 11th and 12th graders, and #3 in increasing the number of exams taken over 2005. AP participation is up among minorities as well. The number of African-American students taking the AP exam has more than doubled in just four years. Maryland s SAT scores rank #1 in the College Board s Middle States region, and #5 among states with a 70% or higher test-participation rate. Maryland is #1 in the nation in providing supplemental educational services. In Maryland, 69 percent of students eligible for no-cost services such as tutoring and after-school programs receive them. The national participation rate is only 19 percent. Maryland is among the top 7 states in preparing students for college. The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education gives Maryland an A- in college preparation, a grade bested by just three other states; an A in college participation; a B in college completion; and an A in the economic and societal benefits of having a highly educated population. Maryland ranks #3 in the US for the number of nationally accredited family child care providers, and #3 in child care standards and oversight. Last year, Maryland sponsored the country s most family child care providers to earn national accreditation. Maryland ranks #5 in the US in children s chances for adult success. Indicators used in the Education Week report include family income; parent education, employment, and English fluency; preschool and kindergarten enrollment; elementary school reading and middle school math scores; high school graduation rate; post-secondary participation; educational attainment; annual income; and steady employment. The DC and Baltimore metro area ranks #1 and #3, respectively, for the best public secondary school systems among those enrolling 250,000+ students. Expansion Management magazine annually publishes its Education Quotient, ranking 2,800 secondary school districts nationwide. (The DC metro area includes suburban Maryland schools.) For the second consecutive year, the Maryland State Department of Education ranked in the top 5 in the country for increasing the number of children participating in Summer Nutrition Programs from 2005 to 2006. 56 57
Maryland Local School System Superintendents Superintendent Telephone Allegany Dr. William J. AuMiller 301-759-2037 Anne Arundel Dr. Kevin M. Maxwell 410-222-5303 Baltimore City Dr. Andrés Alonso, CEO 410-396-8803 Baltimore Dr. Joe A. Hairston 410-887-4281 Calvert Mr. Jack R. Smith 410-535-7207 Caroline Dr. Edward W. Shirley 410-479-1460 Carroll Dr. Charles I. Ecker 410-751-3128 Cecil Dr. Carl D. Roberts 410-996-5499 Charles Mr. James E. Richmond 301-934-7223 Dorchester Dr. Frederic Hildenbrand 410-221-1111 Frederick Dr. Linda D. Burgee 301-696-6910 Garrett Dr. Wendell D. Teets 301-334-8902 Harford Dr. Jacqueline C. Haas 410-588-5204 Howard Dr. Sydney L. Cousin 410-313-6677 Kent Mr. Anthony D. Pack 410-778-7113 Montgomery Dr. Jerry Dean Weast 301-279-3383 Prince George s Dr. John E. Deasey 301-952-6008 Queen Anne s Dr. Bernard J. Sadusky 410-758-2403 St. Mary s Dr. Michael J. Martirano 301-475-5511 Somerset Dr. Karen-Lee Brofee 410-621-6226 Talbot Dr. Karen Salmon 410-822-0330 Washington Dr. Elizabeth M. Morgan 301-766-2815 Wicomico Mr. Thomas B. Field Interim Superintendent 410-677-4596 Worcester Dr. Jon Andes 410-632-2582 Maryland State Department of Education Publications Division of Certification and Accreditation Maryland Teacher Staffing Report Division of Instruction Facts About Maryland s School Library Media Programs Division of Library Development and Services Maryland Public Library Statistics Division of Accountability and Assessment Analysis of Professional Salaries Characteristics of Professional Staff Grade Organization: Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity and Professional Staff at School Levels Maryland Adolescent Survey Maryland Public School Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity and Gender and Number of Schools Maryland Special Education Census Data Maryland School Performance Report Nonpublic School Enrollment Professional Salary Schedules Professional Staff by Assignment, Race and Gender Staff Employed at School and Central Office Levels Summary of Attendance Suspensions, Expulsions, and Health-Related Exclusions Division of Business Services Selected Financial Data, Part 1 - Revenue, Wealth, & Effort Selected Financial Data, Part 2 - Expenditures Selected Financial Data, Part 3 - Analysis of Costs Selected Financial Data, Part 4 - Ten-Year Summary Other publications can be found at marylandpublicschools.org This Fact Book contains the latest data available as of December 5, 2007. For updated data, please visit the Maryland State Department of Education s website at www.marylandpublicschools.org. Click on Newsroom, Publications, then the Fact Book icon. 58 59
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