Demographics General Population Total Population 1 19,317,568 Rural Population 2 6.3% National Rural Population 2 16% 1. United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. (21-12). County-level data sets. Retrieved from: http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/ county-level-data-sets/#.udg48fmg3zy 2. United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. (213). State fact sheets. Retrieved from: http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/state-factsheets.aspx Student Population Total Enrollment 5 2,643,397 Rural Schools in Florida 6 18.2% Rural Schools Nationally 7 33% 5. U.S. Department of Education, (212). Edfacts state three-year comparison profiles. 6. The Rural School and Community Trust, (212). Why rural matters 211-12: Statistical indicators of the condition of rural education in the 5 states. Retrieved from: http:// www.ruraledu.org/articles.php?id=282 7. Strange, M., Johnson, J., Showalter, D., & Klein, R. Rural School and Community Trust Policy Program, (212). Why rural matters 211-12 - the condition of rural education in the 5 states. Retrieved from website: http://files.ruraledu.org/wrm211-12/ WRM211-12.pdf Florida Student Enrollment (21-211) 3 Economically Disadvantages Students 56% Limited English Proficient Students 9% Children With Disabilities 14% 3. U.S. Department of Education, (212). Edfacts state three-year comparison profiles. Florida K-12 Student Enrollment (21-211) 8 (by Ethnicity) White (44%) Black (23%) Fall 212 PreK-12 Enrollment 4 Hispanic (28%) 4, 35, 354,236 Asian (2%) 3, 25, 26,234 Other (3%) 2, 15, 2,287 183,21 179,494 8. U.S. Department of Education, (212). Edfacts state three-year comparison profiles. 1, 5, MIAMI-DADE BROWARD HILLSBOROUGH ORANGE PALM BEACH 4. Florida Department of Education, (212). Membership in Florida s public schools, fall 212 (Series 213-8D). Retrieved from website: http://www.fldoe.org/eias/eiaspubs/word/pk12mbrshp1213.doc
Education Programs & Enrollment Funding Received From the U.S. Department of Education (212 Estimates) 9 Special Education Grants Improving Teacher Quality Grants Language Acquisition State Grant School Improvement Grants $631,152,474 $19,841,757 $43,1,932 $28,45,7 9. U.S. Department of Education, (212). College- and career-ready students. Retrieved from: http://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/history/sthistbypr1.pdf Pre-K 1 State Pre-K Information (211) Program Type Income Requirement Voluntary, public, & private providers None Total State Program Enrollment 163,388 Districts Participating 1% Total State Spending Per Child $2,422 Total Fall Enrollment in Degree Granting Institutions 15 Florida 1,143,698 15. Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. (212). Digest of education statistics (Table 233). Retrieved from: http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d12/tables/dt12_242.asp Total 4-Year-Old Enrollment (211) 16 1. National Institute for Early Research, State Preschool Yearbook. (n.d.). The State of Preschool 211. Retrieved from: http://nieer.org/sites/nieer/files/211yearbook.pdf Public K-12 Education 11 District and Schools Districts (212) 11 67 Schools (212) 11 3,879 Charter Schools (212) 11 455 Total Per Child Spending (FY 21) 12 $8,867 Core Academic Classes Taught by Highly 95.2% Qualified Teachers 13 State Pre K (76%) Head Start (1%) Special Education (1%) Other/None (13%) 16. National Institute for Early Research, State Preschool Yearbook. (n.d.). The State of Preschool 211. Retrieved from: http://nieer.org/sites/nieer/files/211yearbook.pdf 11. U.S. Department of Education, (212). Edfacts state three-year comparison profiles. 12. Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. (n.d.). Revenues and expenditures for public elementary and secondary education: School year 29 1 (fy 21) (Table C-2). Retrieved from: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs213/expenditures/tables/table_c2.asp 13. U.S. Department of Education, (21-11). Consolidated state performance report: Parts I and II for state formula grant programs under the elementary and secondary education act (Section 1.5.1 ). Retrieved from: http://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/consolidated/sy9-1part1/fl.pdf Institutions of Higher Education 14 Type of Institution Public Private For-Profit 4-Year or Greater 34 6 58 2-Year 9 3 76 Enrollment by Type of School 17 1,5, 1,2, 9, 6, 3, 1,254,372 64,126 784,849 14. Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. (212). Digest of Education Statistics (Table 37). Retrieved from: http://nces.ed.gov/programs/ digest/d12/tables/dt12_37.asp ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL 17. U.S. Department of Education, (212). Edfacts state three-year comparison profiles.
School & Student Performance School Performance (21-211) 18 Title I Schools 1,85 (47%) Schools Making AYP 327 (9.6%) 18. U.S. Department of Education, (212). Edfacts state three-year comparison profiles. Teacher Experience 19 Less Than 3 Years (14.8%) 3 to 9 Years (35%) 1 to 2 Years (27.4%) Over 2 years (22.8%) 19. Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. (212). Digest of education statistics (Table 79). Retrieved from: http://nces.ed.gov/programs/ digest/d12/tables/dt12_79.asp Student Performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (211) 2 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 All Students Economically Disadvantaged Children With Dissabilities 4 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 27 29 211 6 5 4 White Black Hispanic 3 2 1 2. U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 211 Reading and Math Assessments. Retrieved from: http://nationsreportcard.gov/reading_211/state_g4.aspx?subtab_id=tab_5&tab_id=tab1#chart
State Academic Assessments Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test 21 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 4TH GRADE 4TH GRADE 8TH GRADE 8TH GRADE 29 21 211 State vs NAEP Assessment Performance 211 21 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 State Assessment NAEP Achievement Gaps Reading and Math 21 (4th Grade) Achievement by Group Percent of Students Scoring at or Above Proficient Reading 29 21 211 White 84 81 81 Black, non-hispanic 59 56 55 Hispanic 69 69 68 Economically disadvantaged 65 63 63 Math White 83 83 82 Black, non-hispanic 61 59 61 Hispanic 72 71 73 Economically disadvantaged 66 66 67 Achievement Gaps Reading and Math 21 (8th Grade) Achievement by Group Percent of Students Scoring at or Above Proficient Reading 29 21 211 White 66 66 67 Black, non-hispanic 35 38 37 Hispanic 47 51 51 Economically disadvantaged 41 44 44 Math White 77 79 77 Black, non-hispanic 45 48 51 Hispanic 61 65 66 Economically disadvantaged 54 57 58 21. U.S. Department of Education, (212). Edfacts state three-year comparison profiles.
Student Outcomes Beyond Academics Absenteeism, Retention, and Dropout Rates (27) Missed More Than 11 Days of School Per Year State Nation Age 6-11 22 5% 5% Age 12-17 22 8% 7% Repeated One or More 16% 11% Grades Since Kindergarten 22 Dropout Rate 23 2.3% 3.4% Student Advanced Placement 24 AP Participation 26 21 211 Nation (211) Took at Least One Exam Scored a "3" or Higher on an AP Exam 31.4 43% 47% 3% 17.3 22% 24% 18% 24. College Board, (212). The 8th Annual AP report to the Nation (Appendix A). Retrieved from: http://research.collegeboard.org/programs/ap/data/nation/212 22. The Annie E. Casey Foundation, KIDS COUNT. (212). Kids Count National Profile (Rankings/Maps/Trends by Topic). Retrieved from: http://datacenter.kidscount.org/ data/acrossstates/rankings.aspx?ind=522 23. National Center for Education Statistics, (213). Public school graduates and dropouts from the common core of data: School year 29 1(NCES 213-39rev). Retrieved from: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs213/21339rev.pdf Education Attainment (211) 25 High School (No Diploma) (8%) Some College (No Degree) (21%) Associates Degree (9%) Bachelor's Degree (17%) Advanced Degree (9%) 25. U.S. Census Bureau, (211). 211 American Community Survey 1-year estimates - Educational Attainment. Retrieved from: http://www.census.gov/acs/www/