Education

Elk Grove United School District - Snapshot 2008/09

SCHOOLS - 62 Total

Elementary schools - 39 total
31 year round schools
8 traditional schools
13 of these elementaries are Title 1 schools

Middle schools - 8 total
8 traditional schools

High schools - 8 total
8 traditional, comprehensive schools

Alternative schools - 4 total
1 K-12 independent study
3 alternative high schools
Other schools/programs - 3 total
1 special education
1 charter school
1 adult education

EMPLOYEES - 5,911 Total

Total positions
3,541 Certificated
2,370 Classified

Classified Employee demographics *rounded
8% African American
1% American Indian
7% Asian
3% Filipino/Pacific Islander
14% Latino
45% White
23% No race indicated or multiple responses

Teacher demographics *rounded
6% African American
1% American Indian
9% Asian
3% Filipino/Pacific Islander
10% Latino
67% White
4% No race indicated or multiple responses
40% of teachers hold a master’s and/or
doctorate degree

STUDENTS - 61,728 total (10/07)

Student enrollment
4,307 kindergarten
28,380 elementary
29,041 secondary
1,152 special education in self-contained classrooms

Student demographics (10/07)
20% African American
1% American Indian
20% Asian
6% Filipino
22% Latino
2% Pacific Islander
28% White
1% Unknown

Additional student information (10/07)
46% of students receive free/reduced meals
17% have limited English proficiency
More than 80 languages are spoken
95.80% is the attendance rate for elementary schools
95.44% is the attendance rate for middle schools
94.67% is the attendance rate for high schools
95.24% is the district-wide attendance rate

OPERATING BUDGET

2007-2008 General Fund Adopted Budget Revenues
General Fund: $473.9
Local Sources: $5.2 million
State Sources: $445.3 million
Federal Sources: $23.4 million
Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,680

Educational Attainment

Nearly 40 percent of the Sacramento area’s residents earned an associate’s degree or above and almost 30 percent possess at least a bachelor’s degree, as based on the 2006 American Community Survey. In terms of its population’s educational attainment, Sacramento places above the statewide and national averages, the Los Angeles area in California, and Indianapolis, Indiana and falls in line with the other areas.

RESIDENTS OVER THE AGE OF 25 WITH POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Sacramento Regional Research Institute, June 2008
Data Source: 2006 American Community Survey

Enrollment

Over 167,000 students are enrolled in community colleges or four-year universities in the Sacramento area—similar enrollment levels as seen in the San Francisco and Oakland metropolitan divisions and above levels in the Silicon Valley which has approximately 151,000 students enrolled in postsecondary educational institutions. Around 30,000 Sacramento area students each are enrolled at California State University, Sacramento and University of California, Davis, but the majority (nearly 98,000) are California Community College students.

COLLEGE ENROLLMENT FOR SACRAMENTO AREA INSTITUTIONS IN 2006

Sacramento Regional Research Institute, June 2008
Data Source: California Postsecondary Education Commission
Note: Data reflects enrollment for Fall 2006.

Degrees Earned by Area of Study

As of the Academic Year 2005-2006, over 24,000 degrees were awarded in the Sacramento area—similar totals as seen in the Bay Area markets. The largest number of degree types for associate degrees and above, of those presented in the chart below, were awarded in business, management, and marketing (nearly 2,700), followed by engineering (close to 1,100), legal (around 600), and computer & information sciences (almost 600).

SACRAMENTO AREA ASSOCIATE DEGREES AND ABOVE EARNED BY TYPE IN 2006

Sacramento Regional Research Institute, June 2008
Data Source: California Postsecondary Education Commission
Note: Data reflects degrees granted for Academic Year 2005-2006.

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