TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Department of Planning and Assessment
District Profile for 1997-98
Executive Summary
| 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | |
· Enrollment |
62,447 |
63,237 |
63,335 |
· Percent minority |
53.3% |
54.6% |
55.2% |
· Number of teachers |
3,416 |
3,394 |
3,746 |
· Number of support staff |
2,835 |
3,174 |
3,273 |
· Number of administrators |
206 |
206 |
203 |
· Revenues (in millions) |
$306.7 |
$322.3 |
$324.8 |
· Expenditures (in millions) |
$303.9 |
$316.7 |
$321.1 |
· Educational cost per student |
- |
- |
$4936 |
· Student attendance rate |
92% |
92% |
92% |
· Promotion rate (grades K - 8) |
99.0% |
99.0% |
99.1% |
· Dropout rate (grades 7 - 12) |
7.4% |
6.2% |
5.9% |
· Total number of suspensions |
6,787 |
6,861 |
5,924 |
· Mobility rate |
37% |
33% |
30% |
· Stability rate |
81% |
85% |
84% |
· Students per classroom teacher |
20.8 |
21.3 |
20.8 |
· Percent receiving Free/Reduced lunch |
55% |
56% |
57% |
· Number of volunteers |
24,758 |
29,751 |
31,388 |
· Total hours volunteers served |
177,823 |
212,369 |
248,532 |
· American College Testing (ACT) : Composite |
21.2 |
21.7 |
21.8 |
· Percent satisfied with school: Student |
78% |
78% |
78% |
Parent |
90% |
91% |
91% |
Teacher/Admin. |
86% |
87% |
86% |
Support Staff |
86% |
86% |
85% |