ERIC ED537743: Education: Fingertip Facts 2010-11

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UTAH STATE OFFICE OF
EDUCATION
FINGERTIPFacts
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250 East 500 South
Larry K. Shumway, Ed.D. P.O. Box 144200
State Superintendent Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200
of Public Instruction www.schools.utah.gov
CORE CRT LANGUAGE ARTS
TESTING, 2010
Demographic # Students Percentage
Tested Passing
Total 417,693 81.0
Female 203,574 84.6
Male 214,119 77.7
African American 6,340 64.8
Asian 7,711 82.8
Caucasian 328,930 85.3
Hispanic 59,900 62.2
Native American 5,867 59.3
Pacifi c Islander 6,697 72.7
Econ. Disadvantaged 157,659 70.0
Non-Economically
Disadvantaged 260,034 87.7
Limited English Prof. 28,514 40.6
Native English Ability 389,179 84.0
Students With
Disabilities 52,374 47.7
Students Without
Disabilities 365,319 85.8
CORE CRT MATHEMATICS
TESTING, 2010
Demographic # Students Percentage
Tested Passing
Total 390,286 67.6
Female 190,878 67.2
Male 199,408 67.9
African American 6,069 45.3
Asian 7,247 71.2
Caucasian 305,831 72.6
Hispanic 57,130 46.2
Native American 5,399 43.4
Pacifi c Islander 6,443 54.9
Econ. Disadvantaged 149,877 57.1
Non-Economically
Disadvantaged 240,409 74.1
Limited English Prof. 27,801 35.5
Native English Ability 362,485 70.0
Students With
Disabilities 47,014 44.6
Students Without
Disabilities 343,272 70.7
2010 PUBLIC EDUCATION
GENERAL FUND
Funding by Source
12.38% Federal
2.46% Local Tuition, Fees,
and Investments
20.23% Property Taxes
State
64.93% 22.69% Total Local
Total Revenue =
$3,379,638,369
Expenditures by Function
8.25% Support Services
(Students and Staff)
10.45% District and School
Administration
9.99% Plant Operation and
Maintenance
67.78% 3.40% Student Transporta-
Instruction tion
.13% Other
Total Expenditures =
$3,345,421,691
2009–10 Public School
ENROLLMENT DEMOGRAPHICS
Demographic Number Percent
American Indian 7,582 1.3%
Asian 10,486 1.8%
Black/African American 8,353 1.4%
Hispanic/Latino 86,301 15.0%
Multi-race 4,455 0.8%
Pacifi c Islander 9,077 1.6%
White 449,991 78.1%
Total 576,245 100.0%
PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY
GRADE LEVEL, 2009–10
Type of School Number
Pre-K 7
Elementary Schools 562
Middle/Junior High Schools 164
High Schools 142
K–12 1
Alternative Schools 48
Special Education Schools 85
Virtual Schools 10*
Vocational Schools 72
Youth in Custody Schools 3
Total 1,084
* Virtual schools were excluded
from the total in order to pro-
vide a distinct count.
Number of Licensed
EDUCATORS
Classroom Teachers 25,598.67
Educator Specialists 3,763.05
District and School
Administrators 1,601.36
Total FTEs 30,963.08
MEDIAN TEACHER SALARY
Utah (2009–10) $46,340
Utah (2008–09) $45,923
National Average (2008–09) $53,910
PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO
Utah (2010) 20.83 students
Nation (2007) 15.50 students
Source: National Center for Education Statistics
VALUE OF THE WPU
2010–11 School Year
Weighted Pupil Unit = $2,577 per Pupil
The weighted pupil unit (WPU) is the basic
source of funding for public education and
accounts for about half of all school funding. It
is paid to districts according to enrollments.
PER PUPIL SPENDING
in Perspective, 2008
Nation Utah Rank
Total $10,297 $5,978 51
Instruction $6,262 $3,886 51
Pupil Support $556 $220 51
Staff Support $515 $255 48
School Admin $576 $351 51
District Admin $202 $68 51
Source: Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education: School Year 2007–08
(Fiscal Year 2008)
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ENROLLMENT
(October 2010 Enrollment = 576,245)
District Enrollment District Enrollment
Alpine 66,045 No. Sanpete 2,420
Beaver 1,566 No. Summit 979
Box Elder 11,187 Ogden 12,568
Cache 15,409 Park City 4,351
Canyons 33,469 Piute 305
Carbon 3,459 Provo 13,376
Daggett 168 Rich 484
Davis 66,071 Salt Lake 23,965
Duchesne 4,449 San Juan 2,912
Emery 2,360 Sevier 4,533
Garfi eld 931 So. Sanpete 3,038
Grand 1,510 So. Summit 1,433
Granite 68,392 Tintic 220
Iron 8,485 Tooele 13,439
Jordan 49,730 Uintah 6,684
Juab 2,286 Wasatch 5,089
Kane 1,176 Washington 25,673
Logan 6,133 Wayne 567
Millard 2,827 Weber 30,350
Morgan 2,437 Charter Schls. 40,132
Murray 6,500 USDB* 288
Nebo 29,137
* Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind
EDUCATION CONTACTS
Utah State Offi ce of Education (USOE)
USOE Phone USOE Phone
Main 801.538.7500 Charter Schls 801.538.7720
Fax [phone] Law/Legal 801.538.7830
Board 801.538.7517 Licensing 801.538.7741
Adult Ed. 801.538.7824 Public Rel. 801.538.7635
Curriculum 801.538.7788 Special Ed. 801.538.7757
District Phone District Phone
Alpine 801.610.8400 Nebo 801.354.7400
Beaver 435.438.2291 No. Sanpete 435.462.2485
Box Elder 435.734.4800 No. Summit 435.336.5654
Cache 435.752.3925 Ogden 801.737.7300
Canyons 801.826.5000 Park City 435.645.5600
Carbon 435.637.1732 Piute 435.577.2912
Daggett 435.784.3174 Provo 801.374.4800
Davis 801.402.5261 Rich 435.793.2135
Duchesne 435.738.1240 Salt Lake 801.578.8599
Emery 435.687.9846 San Juan 435.678.1200
Garfi eld 435.676.8821 Sevier 435.896.8214
Grand 435.259.5317 So. Sanpete 435.835.2261
Granite 385.646.5000 So. Summit 435.783.4301
Iron 435.586.2804 Tintic 435.433.6363
Jordan 801.567.8100 Tooele 435.833.1900
Juab 435.623.1940 Uintah 435.781.3100
Kane 435.644.2555 Wasatch 435.654.0280
Logan 435.755.2300 Washington 435.673.3553
Millard 435.864.1000 Wayne 435.425.3813
Morgan 801.829.3411 Weber 801.476.7800
Murray 801.264.7400
UTAH STATE BOARD
OF EDUCATION
Dist Member City Phone
1 Tami W. Pyfer Logan 435.753.7529
2 Keith Buswell Pleasant View 801.737.0702
3 Craig E. Coleman Genola 801.754.3655
4 David L. Thomas So. Weber 801.479.7479
5 Kim Burningham Bountiful 801.292.9261
6 Michael G. Jensen West Valley 801.955.5550
7 Leslie B. Castle Salt Lake 801.581.9752
8 Janet A. Cannon Salt Lake 801.450.8166
9 Joel Coleman West Valley 801.634.6251
10 Laurel Brown Murray 801.261.4221
11 David L. Crandall Draper 801.232.0795
12 Carol Murphy Midway 801.729.0941
13 C. Mark Openshaw Provo 801.377.0790
14 Dixie Allen Vernal 435.789.0534
15 Debra Roberts Beaver 435.438.5843
TBA1 Meghan Holbrook1
James V. Olsen2 Isaiah (Ike) Spencer3
Tamara Lowe4 Tim Beagley5
1 Board of Regents’ representative appointments
2 UCAT representative appointments
3 Coalition of Minorities Advisory Committee
representative appointments
4 USBA advisory representative appointment
5 Charter school representative