I guess Texas' Comptroller of Public accounts is a bigot too?
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Texas is #49 in verbal SAT scores in the nation (493) and #46 in average math SAT scores (502).Texas is #36 in the nation in high school graduation rates (68%).Texas is #33 in the nation in teacher salaries. Teacher salaries in Texas are not keeping pace with the national average. The gains realized from the last state-funded across-the-board pay raise authorized in 1999, which moved the ranking from 33 to as high as 26th in the nation, have disappeared over the last five years.Texas was the only state in the nation to cut average per pupil expenditures in fiscal year 2005, resulting in a ranking of #40 nationally; down from #25 in fiscal year 1999.Texas is #6 in the nation in student growth. The general student population in Texas public schools grew by 11.1% between school years 1999 and 2005, with the largest percent of growth seen among low income and minority children.Between school years 1999 and 2005, the number of central administrators employed by Texas public schools grew by 32.5%, overall staffing in public schools grew by 15.6%, while the number of teachers grew only 13.3%. From fiscal years 2002 to 2006, average tuition and fees at public universities increased 61.4%. Average tuition and fees at community colleges increased 51.3%.From fiscal years 2002 to 2007, the Texas state budget was cut in terms of real dollar, per-student funding for universities by 19.92%; for community colleges the per-student cut was 35.29%.California has nine nationally recognized research institutions; New York has seven; Pennsylvania has four; while Texas, the second most populous state in the nation, has only three.Out of Texas’ 145 public and private higher education institutions, only one private institution, Rice University, ranked among the nation’s top 50.The number of students attending Texas colleges and universities increased by 23.6% from Fall 1999 to Fall 2005 with the highest growth in community and technical colleges.
 #1 Number of operating public school districts, school year 2004 (1,227)
#2 Public school enrollment, Fall 2005 (4,383,871)
#6 Percentage change in public school enrollment, Fall 2002 to Fall 2003 (1.7 percent)
#50 Percent of Texans with a high school diploma (Only 78.3 percent of Texans 25 years of age and older had a high school diploma in 2004)
Student Demographics:
#11 Percentage of public elementary and secondary students eligible for free or reduced-price meals in school year 2003 (46.2%)
StudentsSchool Year 1999School Year 2005Percent ChangeStudent Enrollment3,945,3674,383,87111.1%African American567,998621,9999.5%Hispanic1,523,7691,961,54928.7%White1,741,6901,653,008-5.1%Native American11,90414,30520.2%Asian/Pacific Islander100,006133,01033.0%Economically Disadvantaged1,914,5472,394,00125.0%Source: Texas Education Agency Academic Excellence Indicator System.
Student Performance:
#14 Percentage of 4th-graders scoring at or above proficient in math in school year 2005 (40 percent)
#20 Percentage of 8th-graders scoring at or above proficient in math in school year 2005 (31 percent)
#35 Number of schools identified as needing improvement based on adequate yearly progress, school year 2004 (199)
#35 Percentage of 8th-graders scoring at or above proficient in reading in school year 2005 (26 percent)
#35 Percentage of 4th-graders scoring at or above proficient in reading in school year 2005 (29 percent)
#36 High school graduation rates in school year 2002 (68 percent)
#46 Average math SAT scores in school year 2005 (502)
#49 Average verbal SAT scores in school year 2005 (493)
Staffing:
#2 Number of teachers in public K-12 schools, school year 2005 (294,547)
StaffingSchool Year 1999School Year 2005Percent ChangeTeachers259,739294,25813.3%Professional Support36,39946,78528.5%Campus Administrators12,86316,21926.1%Central Administrators4,3055,70432.5%Educational Aides51,84459,53914.8%Auxilliary Staff139,960161,25315.2%Total Staff505,111583,75815.6%Source: Texas Education Agency Academic Excellence Indicator System.#26 Student to teacher ratio in public elementary and secondary schools, 2005 school year (14.9:1) (The student to teacher ratio in Texas has not significantly improved since 2000.)
#33 Average salaries of public school teachers, school year 2005 ($41,009)
School YearTexas Ranking*Texas Average SalaryU.S. Average SalaryDifference199933$35,041$40,582($5,541)200028$37,576$41,754($4,187)200126$38,361$43,400($5,039)200232$39,232$44,683($5,451)200332$39,974$45,776($5,802)200432$40,476$46,735($6,259)200533$41,009$47,808($6,799)*Includes the District of Columbia.
Source: National Education Association.
Funding:
#13 Per capita state and local government expenditures for elementary and secondary education in the 2002 school year ($1,476)
#13 Per capita state and local government property tax revenue in the 2002 school year ($1,129)
#13 Percentage of revenue for public K-12 schools from local government, school year 2004 (50.5 percent)
#15 Per pupil public school local funding, school year 2003 ($4,278)
#19 Per pupil public school federal funding, school year 2003 ($800)
#40 Current expenditures for public K-12 schools per student in Fall enrollment, in fiscal year 2005 ($7,142) (According to the National Education Association, Texas was the only state in the nation to cut per pupil spending in fiscal year 2005.)
#40 Percentage of revenue for public K-12 schools from state government, school year 2004 (38.6 percent)
#46 Per-pupil public school state funding, school year 2003 ($3,255)
Fiscal YearTexas Ranking*Texas Avg. Exp. Per PupilU.S. Avg. Exp. Per PupilDifference199925$5,970$6,251($281)200029$6,325$6,824($499)200132$6,581$7,296($715)200232$6,850$7,548($698)200334$7,210$8,065($855)200436$7,214$8,308($1,094)200540$7,142$8,618($1,476)*Includes the District of Columbia.
Source: National Education Association.
 Texas is:
#26 Per capita state and local government expenditures for higher education in fiscal year 2002 ($575)
Conservatively adjusted for inflation costs of 4% through fiscal year 2007, from fiscal years 2002 to 2007, the Texas state budget was cut in terms of real dollar, per-student funding for universities by 19.92%; for community colleges the per-student cut was 35.29%. The number of students attending Texas colleges and universities increased by 23.6% from Fall 1999 to Fall 2005 with the highest growth in community and technical colleges.InstitutionsNo.Fall Headcount 1999Fall Headcount Preliminary 2005Percent ChangePublic
Universities35407,074486,21719.4%Community Colleges50426,519553,08829.7%Health-Related Institutions912,41016,23330.8%Technical College System48,80411,41829.7%State Colleges*3**n/aTotal Public Institutions101854,8071,066,95624.8%Independent
Universities39104,179116,70612.0%Junior Colleges260969814.6%Health-Related Institutions/Chiropractic31,1862,785134.8%Total Independent Institutions44105,974120,18913.4%Total in Texas145960,7811,187,14523.6%*Student headcount included with Community Colleges.
Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.#35 Percentage of population 25 years or older with a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2004 (24.5%)
Texas has three of the largest degree-granting institutions in the nation.Texas institutions among the 20 largest degree-granting colleges and university campuses in the nation: Fall 2001InstitutionRankTotal EnrollmentThe University of Texas at Austin250,616Texas A&M University744,618Houston Community College System1538,175Sources: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (2004), Digest of Education Statistics, 2003 (NCES 2005-025), Table 219.Only six (2 public and 4 private) of Texas’ 145 higher education institutions are ranked among the nation’s top 100. Only one private institution, Rice University, ranked among the nation’s top 50.Texas universities among the 2006 top 100 nationally ranked institutionsRankInstitution17Rice University52University of Texas at Austin60Texas A&M University – College Station71Southern Methodist University78Baylor University97Texas Christian UniversitySource: U S News and World Report: America’s Best Colleges 2006.California has nine nationally recognized research institutions; New York has seven; Pennsylvania has four; while Texas, the second most populous state in the nation, has only three.Research institutions defined as members of the invitation-only Association of American Universities (AAU)Number of UniversitiesState9California7New York4Pennsylvania3Massachusetts3Illinois3Texas (University of Texas-Austin, Texas A&M University, Rice University)Source: Association of American Universities.
Cost of Higher Education:
From fiscal years 1999 to 2006, average tuition and fees at public universities have increased 95.5%. Average tuition and fees at community colleges have increased 71.5%.Texas Resident Tuition and Fees, 30 Semester Credit HoursFiscal YearUniversitiesCommunity Colleges1999$2,489$8652000$2,700$9192001$2,654$8412002$3,016$9802003$3,441$1,1202004$3,782$1,2452005$4,332$1,4532006$4,867$1,483Percent Change 1999 to 200695.54%71.45%Percent Change 2002 to 200661.4%51.3%Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.From fiscal year 2002, just prior to tuition deregulation, to the current fiscal year (2006), average tuition and fees at public universities increased 61.4%. Average tuition and fees at community colleges increased 51.3%.
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