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The Fact Book 1997-1998. A Statistical Handbook.Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore.1998-02-0063p.Maryland State Department of Education; Planning, Results,and Information Management, 200 West Baltimore Street,Baltimore, MD 21201-2595.Numerical/Quantitative Data (110)MF01/PC03 Plus Postage.Achievement Tests; Adult Education; American Indians;Ancillary School Services; Asian Americans; Black Students;College Bound Students; Dropouts; *Educational Finance;*Elementary Secondary Education; *Enrollment; Expenditures;Hispanic Americans; Institutional Characteristics; PrivateSchools; Public Schools; Racial Differences; SchoolPersonnel; *School Statistics; Special Education; StudentCharacteristics; Tables (Data); Teacher Characteristics;*Test Results; Whites*Maryland; Maryland School Performance Assessment Program

This handbook presents statistics about the public andprivate schools of Maryland. In 1997 there were 830,744 public schoolstudents in Maryland and 170,285 nonpublic students representing a 10.5%increase in the public school enrollment over 5 years and a 14.5% increase innonpublic school enrollment over 5 years. There were 1,297 public schools inthe state and 1,110 nonpublic schools. Of the state's 91,889 public schoolstaff, 62,503 were in instructional positions. The majority of Maryland'spublic school students were White (55.9%), with the remainder being 36.1%African American, 3.7% Hispanic American, 0.3% American Indian, and 4.0%Asian American. Most of the state's 48,884 teachers were White (78.1%) with19.7% African American. The statewide average dropout rate was 4.66%,although in Baltimore City, the dropout rate was 13.49%. Most of the state's43,365 high school graduates (81.1%) planned to go to college. Information isalso provided about achievement test results for the Scholastic Aptitude Testand the Maryland School Performance Assessment, as well as information aboutteacher salaries, financial resources, special programs, and vocational andadult education. Lists of state school information resources and local schoolsystems are provided. (Contains 34 tables, 1 map, and 6 figures.) (SLD)

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Maryland State Board of Education

Member Residence Term Ends

Rose C. La Placa Mitchellville 1998President

Edward Andrews College Park 2000Vice President

Raymond V. Bartlett Columbia 2001Philip S. Benzil Westminster 2000George W. Fisher, Sr. Denton 2001Morris Jones Stevensville 1999Judith A. Mc Hale Chevy Chase 2001Adrienne L. Ottaviani Cumberland 1999Walter Sondheim, Jr. Baltimore 1999John Wisthoff Pasadena 2000Edmonia T. Yates Baltimore 1998Richard E. Sharpe, Jr. Waldorf 1998

Student Member

Maryland State Department of Education

Nancy S. Grasmick

Secretary-Treasurer of the BoardState Superintendent of Schools

A. Skipp Sanders

Deputy State Superintendent for Administration

Richard J. Steinke

Deputy State Superintendent for School Improvement

Mark A. Moody

Assistant State Superintendent

Division of Planning, Results, and Information Management

State of Maryland

Parris N. Glendening

Governor

The Maryland State Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of

race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, or disability in matters affecting

employment or in providing access to programs. For inquiries related to departmental

policy, please contact the Equity Assurance and Compliance Branch, Maryland State

Department of Education, 200 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, (410)767-

0425- Voice, (410) 333-6442 TTY/TDD, (410) 333-2226 Fax.

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THE

FACT

BOOK

1997-98

A Statistical Handbook

Maryland State Department of Education

200 West Baltimore Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21201

(410) 767-0100

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Contents

Selected Statistics 1

Fall Enrollment 2

Number of Schools 5

Number of Staff Employed 6

Racial Statistics 8

Dropouts 12

GED Testing 13

Graduates and Post Graduation Plans 14

Student Test Results 16

Teacher Salaries 19

Financial Resources 21

Per Pupil Costs 22

Major State Aid Programs 24

Special Education Child Counts 28

Title 1 Program 32

Extended Elementary 33

Language Minority Student Populations 34

Adult Education Programs 35

Food Services Programs 36

Student Transportation Programs 40

School Library Media Centers 42

Public Library Statistics 44

Career and Technology Education 46

Correctional Education 48

Vocational Rehabilitation Statistics 49

Maryland's Rank Among the States 52

Other Facts 53

Additional Resources 54

Maryland Local Superintendents 55

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Selected Statistics aboutMaryland's EducationalCommunity: 1997-98

Population of Maryland, July 1, 1997 5,108,500

Local operating budget from federal, state, and local sources(includes state paid retirement)

Cost per pupil belonging (estimate)

Average 10-month Teacher Salary

$5.6 Billion

$6,881

$41,404

Percent of teachers with:

Five years or less experience

6-10 years experience

11-20 years experience

more than 20 years experience

30.3%

14.4%

22.1%

33.2%

Percent of teachers with:

Standard Professional Certificate (SPC)

Advanced Professional Certificate (APC)

28.5%

65.8%

Percent of teachers with:

Less than Bachelor's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

Master's or Master's Equivalent

Master's Degree + 30 hours or higher

0.4%

31.1%

54.8%

13.7%

Minimum number of required school days

Average Daily Membership (ADM), 1996-97

Average Daily Attendance (ADA), 1996-97

Percent Promoted, Prek. 12, 1996-97

180

815,681.5

761,795.3

96.9%

Average Percent Attending, 1996-97 93.4%

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Public and NonpublicFall Enrollment Summary1992, 1996, 1997

1992 1996 1997

Percent Change

Five-Year One-Year

TOTAL PUB/NONPUB 900,598 984,273 1,001,029 11.2% 1.7%

TOTAL PUBLIC 751,850 818,583 830,744 10.5% 1.5%

Prekindergarten 16,081 19,639 19,739 22.7% 0.5%

Kindergarten 59,641 61,856 60,385 1.2% -2.4%

Grade 1 62,608 68,645 67,742 8.2% -1.3%

Grade 2 61,983 66,645 67,998 9.7% 2.0%

Grade 3 61,199 64,728 66,482 8.6% 2.7%

Grade 4 60,287 63,693 64,763 7.4% 1.7%

Grade 5 59,139 62,178 63,554 7.5% 2.2%

Grade 6 58,196 61,962 62,145 6.8% 0.3%

Ungraded Elem 6,497 6,096 6,315 -2.8% 3.6%

Grade 7 56,395 61,268 62,200 10.3% 1.5%

Grade 8 52,815 59,236 60,010 13.6% 1.3%

Grade 9 56,567 65,307 66,172 17.0% 1.3%

Grade 10 49,977 56,261 57,711 15.5% 2.6%

Grade 11 42,825 49,695 51,580 20.4% 3.8%

Grade 12 40,426 44,232 46,532 15.1% 5.2%

Ungraded Second 7,214 7,142 7,416 2.8% 3.8%

TOTAL NONPUBLIC 148,748 165,690 170,285 14.5% 2.8%

Prekindergarten 36,620 40,109 40,058 9.4% -0.1%

Kindergarten 13,688 15,441 15,814 15.5% 2.5%

Grade 1 10,450 11,515 11,800 12.9% 2.4%

Grade 2 9,483 10,546 11,179 17.9% 6.0%

Grade 3 8,981 10,066 10,468 16.5% 4.0%

Grade 4 8,649 9,311 9,999 15.6% 7.4%

Grade 5 8,465 9,019 9,233 9.0% 2.4%

Grade 6 8,580 9,615 9,904 15.4% 3.0%

Ungraded Elem 2,105 1,083 1,221 -42.0% 12.7%

Grade 7 8,066 9,103 9,579 18.8% 5.2%

Grade 8 7,529 8,817 8,884 18.0% 0.7%

Grade 9 7,173 8,642 8,660 20.7% 0.2%

Grade 10 6,606 7,794 8,013 21.3% 2.8%

Grade 11 5,960 7,090 7,233 21.4% 2.0%

Grade 12 5,670 6,315 6,605 16.5% 4.6%

Ungraded Second 723 1,224 1,635 126.1% 33.6%

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Fall Enrollment TrendsMaryland Public SchoolsPrekindergarten - 12

Local Unit 1992 1996 1997

Percent Change

Five-Year One-Year

Total State 751,850 818,583 830,744 10.5% 1.5%

Allegany 11,167 11,190 11,110 -0.5 -0.7

Anne Arundel 67,427 72,322 73,363 8.8 1.4

Baltimore City 110,662 108,759 107,416 -2.9 -1.2

Baltimore 93,270 104,073 104,708 12.3 0.6

Calvert 11,615 14,152 14,736 26.9 4.1

Caroline 5,003 5,589 5,635 12.6 0.8

Carroll 23,165 26,231 26,823 15.8 2.3

Cecil 13,565 14,897 15,327 13.0 2.9

Charles 19,547 21,159 21,620 10.6 2.2

Dorchester 5,034 5,250 5,175 2.8 -1.4

Frederick 29,297 33,749 34,569 18.0 2.4

Garrett 5,108 5,161 5,105 -0.1 -1.1

Harford 33,793 37,709 38,572 14.1 2.3

Howard 32,959 38,857 40,215 22.0 3.5

Kent 2,648 2,898 2,903 9.6 0.2

Montgomery 110,037 122,505 125,023 13.6 2.1

Prince George's 113,132 125,198 128,347 13.4 2.5

Queen Anne's 5,752 6,364 6,607 14.9 3.8

St. Mary's 13,019 14,318 14,691 12.8 2.6

Somerset 3,429 3,197 3,162 -7.8 -1.1

Talbot 4,240 4,445 4,557 7.5 2.5

Washington 18,678 19,896 20,019 7.2 0.6

Wicomico 13,274 13,900 14,229 7.2 2.4

Worcester 6,029 6,764 6,832 13.3 1.0

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Fall EnrollmentMaryland Public SchoolsSeptember 30, 1997

Local Unit Total

Prekinder- Kinder-garten garten

Grades1-6

Grades7-12

Total State 830,744 19,739 60,385 398;999 351,621

Allegany 11,110 230 746 4,858 5,276

Anne Arundel 73,363 1,031 5,161 35,297 31,874

Baltimore City 107,416 4,418 8,003 53,591 41,404

Baltimore 104,708 3,037 7,302 50,449 43,920

Calvert 14,736 235 1,028 7,039 6,434

Caroline 5,635 156 427 2,632 2,420

Carroll 26,823 154 1,967 12,864 11,838

Cecil 15,327 451 1,132 7,423 6,321

Charles 21,620 608 1,271 9,867 9,874

Dorchester 5,175 231 345 2,362 2,237

Frederick 34,569 585 2,554 16,468 14,962

Garrett 5,105 113 385 2,327 2,280

Harford 38,572 849 2,889 18,458 16,376

Howard 40,215 233 2,875 19,574 17,533

Kent 2,903 149 198 1,337 1,219

Montgomery 125,023 2,336 9,317 59,972 53,398

Prince George's 128,347 2,739 9,665 61,491 54,452

Queen Anne's 6,607 228 505 3,169 2,705

St. Mary's 14,691 562 1,036 6,669 6,424

Somerset 3,162 155 254 1,383 1,370

Talbot 4,557 151 308 2,147 1,951

Washington 20,019 446 1,500 9,584 8,489

Wicomico 14,229 461 1,014 6,874 5,880

Worcester 6,832 181 503 3,164 2,984

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Number of Public andNonpublic Schools in Maryland1997-98

Public Schools

Local Unit

TotalPublic

Schools

Ele-men-tary

SeniorMiddle High

Corn-bined Other

Non-public

Schools

Total State 1,297 806 218 183 59 31 1,110

Allegany 25 13 3 4 5 0 14

Anne Arundel 112 76 19 12 1 4 94

Baltimore City 182 108 26 21 27 0 130

Baltimore 158 101 27 24 2 4 194

Calvert 20 11 4 3 2 0 12

Caroline 9 5 2 2 0 0 5

Carroll 34 19 8 5 1 1 22

Cecil 28 17 6 5 0 0 20

Charles 32 19 7 5 1 0 17

Dorchester 11 6 2 2 1 0 7

Frederick 51 30 11 9 0 1 29

Garrett 16 9 2 3 2 0 6

Harford 53 31 10 11 0 1 37

Howard 62 35 16 10 1 0 64Kent 8 4 0 1 3 0 4

Montgomery 184 123 32 22 1 6 232

Prince George's 181 121 24 24 2 10 130

Queen Anne's 10 6 2 1 1 0 5

St. Mary's 24 16 4 3 1 0 27

Somerset 10 5 2 2 1 0 2

Talbot 9 6 1 1 1 0 14

Washington 44 25 7 7 2 3 24

Wicomico 21 14 2 3 2 0 17

Worcester 13 6 1 3 2 1 4

NOTE: Excludes non-home-based schools, e.g., vocational schools and other

alternative setting schools which take students from a primary location for a

limited period during the day or school year

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Full-time Equivalent StaffEmployed in Maryland Public Schools1997-98

Local UnitGrandTotal

Instructional

TotalInstruc-tional

Teachersand

Thera-pists

Media,Guid-

ance andPsych.

OtherProfes-sional* Aides

Total State 91,889 62,503 49,440 3,457 949 8,657

Allegany 1,341 915 716 28 4 167

Anne Arundel 7,408 5,176 4,156 334 144 542

Baltimore City 11,201 7,936 5,990 339 179 1,428

Baltimore 12,148 7,994 6,624 483 98 789

Calvert 1,443 1,048 779 55 20 194

Caroline 665 454 323 29 8 94

Carroll 2,578 1,815 1,498 98 14 205

Cecil 1,584 1,154 963 59 0 132

Charles 2,128 1,524 1,233 100 30 161

Dorchester 580 401 315 24 1 61

Frederick 3,764 2,526 2,090 131 33 272

Garrett 662 476 357 14 19 86

Harford 3,982 2,866 2,307 165 29 365

Howard 4,763 3,448 2,594 206 76 572

Kent 354 253 179 19 3 52

Montgomery 14,915 9,938 7,587 584 107 1,660

Prince George's 14,623 9,028 7,387 483 137 1,021

Queen Anne's 647 467 372 27 13 55

St. Mary's 1,479 1,067 877 67 3 120

Somerset 431 296 211 13 9 63

Talbot 519 344 269 20 15 40

Washington 2,119 1,544 1,237 93 3 211

Wicomico 1,678 1,217 932 51 1 233

Worcester 877 616 444 35 3 134

* Includes staff developers, teacher trainers, athletic coachs, remedial specialists, and

other school-level professionals

NOTE: Office of the Principal became a noninstructional area beginning July 1, 1997.

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Noninstructional

TotalNon-

Instruc-tional

Supt's,Assoc.,Asst.Supt's

Direct.,Coord.,Super-visors t

Prin., VicePrin., and

Other Sch.Admin.

OtherProfes-sional

SupportStaff t

29,386 102 1,623 3,287 2,055 22,319

426 1 51 35 5 334

2,232 5 101 268 109 1,749

3,265 14 236 758 503 1,754

4,154 10 274 409 310 3,151

395 2 19 41 17 316

211 2 21 18 12 158

763 3 43 77 72 568

430 5 21 50 9 345

604 2 34 75 40 453

179 3 15 22 11 128

1,238 6 81 109 6 1,036

186 2 16 20 5 143

1,116 5 77 120 58 856

1,315 5 78 146 79 1,007

101 3 9 11 1 77

4,977 7 167 350 421 4,032

5,595 9 203 536 291 4,556

180 3 10 18 16 133

412 2 41 46 16 307

135 2 15 17 7 94

175 2 17 16 11 129

575 2 40 64 2 467

461 4 34 51 39 333

261 3 20 30 15 193

t Includes pupil personnel workers and school social workers

t Includes technicians, service workers, secretaries and clerks, drivers, crafts

and trades, laborers, etc.

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Maryland Public SchoolStudents by RaceFall 1997

Region/Local Unit

TotalStudents

AfricanAmerican

American Indian/Alaskan Native

Number Percent Number Percent

Total State 830,744 299,722 36.1% 2,656 0.3%

Baltimore

Metropolitan 391,097 147,272 37.7 1,121 0.3

Anne Arundel 73,363 13,677 18.6 102 0.1

Baltimore City 107,416 92,055 85.7 453 0.4

Baltimore 104,708 29,064 27.8 304 0.3

Carroll 26,823 626 2.3 39 0.1

Harford 38,572 5,045 13.1 174 0.5

Howard 40,215 6,805 16.9 49 0.1

National Capital 253,370 121,418 47.9 1,036 0.4

Montgomery 125,023 25,418 20.3 442 0.4

Prince George's 128,347 96,000 74.8 594 0.5

Western Maryland 70,803 4,344 6.1 93 0.1

Allegany 11,110 322 2.9 20 0.2

Frederick 34,569 2,808 8.1 50 0.1

Garrett 5,105 18 0.4 1

Washington 20,019 1,196 6.0 22 0.1

Upper Shore 35,029 4,690 13.4 50 0.1

Caroline 5,635 1,171 20.8 2

Cecil 15,327 782 5.1 28 0.2

Kent 2,903 799 27.5 2 0.1

Queen Anne's 6,607 781 11.8 11 0.2

Talbot 4,557 1,157 25.4 7 0.2

Lower Shore 29,398 10,505 35.7 17 0.1

Dorchester 5,175 2,148 41.5 5 0.1

Somerset 3,162 1,441 45.6 1

Wicomico 14,229 4,907 34.5 6

Worcester 6,832 2,009 29.4 5 0.1

Southern Maryland 51,047 11,493 22.5 339 0.7

Calvert 14,736 2,426 16.5 20 0.1

Charles 21,620 6,212 28.7 227 1.0

St. Mary's 14,691 2,855 19.4 92 0.6

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Asian/PacificIslander Hispanic White

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

33,007 4.0% 30,924 3.7% 464,435 55.9%

10,210 2.6 4,719 1.2 227,775 58.2

11,710 2.3 1,305 1.8 56,569 77.1

636 0.6 483 0.4 13,789 12.8

3,665 3.5 1,265 1.2 70,410 67.2

244 0.9 193 0.7 25,721 95.9

727 1.9 728 1.9 31,898 82.7

3,228 8.0 745 1.9 29,388 73.1

20,543 8.1 24,031 9.5 86,342 34.1

15,903 12.7 16,498 13.2 66,762 53.4

4,640 3.6 7,533 5.9 19,580 15.3

910 1.3 839 1.2 64,617 91.3

74 0.7 24 0.2 10,670 96.0

601 1.7 575 1.7 30,535 88.3

10 0.2 9 0.2 5,067 99.3

225 1.1 231 1.2 18,345 91.6

209 0.6 377 1.1 29,703 84.8

25 0.4 56 1.0 4,381 77.7

94 0.6 196 1.3 14,227 92.8

14 0.5 47 1.6 2,041 70.3

35 0.5 34 0.5 5,746 87.0

41 0.9 44 1.0 3,308 72.6

354 1.2 308 1.0 18,214 62.0

33 0.6 41 0.8 2,948 57.0

8 0.3 31 1.0 1,681 53.2

251 1.8 180 1.3 8,885 62.4

62 0.9 56 0.8 4,700 68.8

781 1.5 650 1.3 37,784 74.0

105 0.7 106 0.7 12,079 82.0

420 1.9 329 1.5 14,432 66.8

256 1.7 215 1.5 11,273 76.7

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Maryland Public SchoolTeachers by Race and GenderOctober 1997

Local UnitGrandTotal

African American

Total Percent Male Female

Total State 48,884 9,623 19.7% 2,114 7,509

Allegany 700 4 0.6 1 3

Anne Arundel 4,133 413 10.0 74 339

Baltimore City 5,988 3,666 61.2 748 2,918

Baltimore 6,574 574 8.7 151 423

Calvert 763 87 11.4 21 66

Caroline 323 32 9.9 7 25

Carroll 1,469 11 0.7 4 7

Cecil 959 28 2.9 7 21

Charles 1,222 192 15.7 34 158

Dorchester 317 53 16.7 14 39

Frederick 2,015 87 4.3 11 76

Garrett 353 0 0.0 0 0

Harford 2,221 99 4.5 21 78

Howard 2,583 310 12.0 64 246

Kent 179 21 11.7 10 11

Montgomery 7,544 726 9.6 154 572

Prince George's 7,246 2,946 40.7 710 2,236

Queen Anne's 367 39 10.6 11 28

St. Mary's 862 62 7.2 13 49

Somerset 207 45 21.7 7 38

Talbot 270 31 11.5 7 24

Washington 1,225 15 1.2 3 12

Wicomico 925 128 13.8 28 100

Worcester 439 54 12.3 14 40

*American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Hispanic

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White Other*

Total Percent Male Female Total Percent Male Female

38,202 78.1% 9,270 28,932 1,059 2.2% 186 873

696 99.4 228 468 0 0.0 0 0

3,674 88.9 762 2,912 46 1.1 11 35

2,232 37.3 681 1,551 90 1.5 25 65

5,895 89.7 1,423 4,472 105 1.6 21 84

671 87.9 157 514 5 0.7 2 3

290 89.8 73 217 1 0.3 1 0

1,449 98.6 336 1,113 9 0.6 3 6

928 96.8 211 717 3 0.3 0 3

1,006 82.3 231 775 24 2.0 3 21

261 82.3 64 197 3 0.9 1 2

1,901 94.3 524 1,377 27 1.3 4 23

353 100.0 100 253 0 0.0 0 0

2,105 94.8 555 1,550 17 0.8 4 13

2,203 85.3 513 1,690 70 2.7 11 59

158 88.3 46 112 0 0.0 0 0

6,331 83.9 1,444 4,887 487 6.5 65 422

4,149 57.3 946 3,203 151 2.1 31 120

325 88.6 81 244 3 0.8 0 3

790 91.6 190 600 10 1.2 2 8

162 78.3 34 128 0 0.0 0 0

237 87.8 62 175 2 0.7 0 2

1,208 98.6 333 875 2 0.2 1 1

795 85.9 187 608 2 0.2 0 2

383 87.2 89 294 2 0.5 1 1

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Maryland Public High SchoolDropouts and RetentionsGrades 9-12: 1996-97

Local UnitNumber ofDropouts

DropoutRate*

HoldingPowert

Total/Average State 10,944 4.66% 72.4%

Total/Average Counties 6,869 3.36% 79.0%

Allegany 120 3.21 89.6

Anne Arundel 873 4.30 67.3

Baltimore City 4,075 13.49 38.9

Baltimore 367 1.25 80.8

Calvert 205 4.97 86.5

Caroline 98 5.96 69.7

Carroll 234 2.98 86.1

Cecil 138 3.50 72.8

Charles 279 4.06 84.5

Dorchester 77 5.23 65.2

Frederick 287 2.82 89.2

Garrett 64 4.07 82.6

Harford 383 3.53 77.9

Howard 298 2.57 90.4

Kent 25 3.33 83.2

Montgomery 788 2.17 87.3

Prince George's 1,660 4.21 73.6

Queen Anne's 98 5.28 75.1

St. Mary's 146 3.32 70.7

Somerset 72 7.12 66.7

Talbot 27 2.14 64.1

Washington 295 5.09 76.2

Wicomico 256 6.50 71.8

Worcester 79 3.96 76.7

* Dropouts who did not re-enroll as percent of total students served

t Graduates as a percentage of ninth grade enrollment four years earlier

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GED Testing by Test CenterState of MarylandJuly 1996-June 1997

Test CenterTotal Number Incomplete

Tested Passed Testing FailedPercentPassed*

Total State 10,738 5,503 347 4,888 53.0%

Baltimore Metropolitan AreaBaltimore 1,900 561 80 1,259 30.8Bel Air 509 280 9 220 56.0Catonsville 843 431 35 377 53.3Dundalk 540 241 23 276 46.6Severn 580 374 16 190 66.3Parkville 499 244 21 234 51.0Westminster 301 178 6 117 60.3

NorthwestFrederick 166 111 8 47 70.3Frostburg 179 122 1 56 68.5Hagerstown 164 110 2 52 67.9McHenry 16 10 0 6 62.5

Washington National Capital AreaLanham 143 73 3 67 52.1

Riverdale 362 159 7 196 44.8Rockville 766 417 36 313 57.1

Largo 436 166 8 262 38.8

Southern MarylandLeonardtown 149 100 1 48 67.6Waldorf 282 202 4 76 72.7

Eastern Shore

Chesapeake College 161 86 3 72 54.4Salisbury 145 97 3 45 68.3North East 170 126 4 40 75.9

Special Testing

Correctional Institutions 1,557 924 62 571 61.8Disabled Persons Testing 63 38 0 25 60.3Job Corps Centers 477 235 11 231 50.4Office-MSDE 15 13 0 2 86.7Other t 315 205 4 106 65.9

* Rate computed without regard to incomplete testing

t Includes 47 diplomas issued to Maryland residents who tested out-of-state or inthe military

NOTE: The GED test is used to appraise the educational development of adults who

have not completed their formal high school education. A Maryland High

School Diploma is awarded upon successful completion of the test.

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Number of 1997 Graduates andPost Graduation PlansMaryland Public Schools

Local Unit Total

Number of Graduates

HighSchool

Diploma

SpecialEducation

Completion

EarlyCollege

Admission

Total State 43,365 42,765 509 91

Allegany 773 761 9 3

Anne Arundel 3,777 3,770 1 6

Baltimore City 3,843 3,620 223 0

Baltimore 5,956 5,881 69 6

Calvert 747 741 0 6

Caroline 294 286 8 0

Carroll 1,530 1,509 15 6

Cecil 731 702 14 15

Charles 1,257 1,240 17 0

Dorchester 238 235 3 0

Frederick 1,929 1,926 2 1

Garrett 336 328 4 4

Harford 1,985 1,976 1 8

Howard 2,272 2,249 16 7

Kent 164 163 1 0

Montgomery 6,944 6,860 70 14

Prince George's 6,951 6,925 25 1

Queen Anne's 314 313 1 0

St. Mary's 730 719 9 2

Somerset 188 186 2 0

Talbot 229 227 2 0

Washington 1,074 1,058 12 4

Wicomico 718 711 0 7

Worcester 385 379 5 1

' Duplicated with other columns

t Includes nonrespondents

NOTE: Percentages based on pre-graduation plans submitted by the

class of 1997

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Graduation Plans

College Trade/BusinessSchool Work Military Othert

TotalCollege

Full-time

Part-time*

81.1% 65.2% 15.9% 3.5% 15.4% 4.3% 6.8%

71.7 58.7 13.0 3.7 18.3 5.7 7.9

81.6 63.2 18.4 2.7 16.3 4.5 7.5

79.3 58.1 21.2 4.2 17.3 5.9 7.4

81.1 66.3 14.8 3.5 16.9 3.8 6.2

79.1 57.1 22.0 5.2 17.6 3.6 6.7

72.5 45.8 26.7 6.5 29.8 9.2 7.3

81.1 64.0 17.1 3.2 19.6 3.2 4.7

69.9 50.3 19.6 5.0 23.6 4.0 8,7

83.3 64.1 19.2 2.0 17.0 6.8 5.3

62.6 50.2 12.4 7.4 24.0 9.2 4.6

80.4 64.5 15.9 3.6 17.4 3.5 6.7

66.7 49.5 17.2 8.0 28.9 5.9 9.5

80.6 65.0 15.6 4.0 13.8 3.6 6.9

88.4 81.5 6.9 1.3 6.8 2.5 5.4

68.8 53.9 14.9 3.9 23.4 7.1 0.0

89.1 79.5 9.6 1.4 6.6 2.5 6.0

79.9 62.2 17.7 5.6 14.6 5.0 8.1

78.7 51.4 27.3 4.4 29.8 2.2 7.3

78.3 52.7 25.6 4.4 23.6 8.7 9.0

74.7 50.5 24.2 4.3 25.3 4.3 4.3

73.8 56.0 17.8 4.0 20.0 4.0 8.4

67.5 53.1 14.4 3.1 26.8 3.8 7.9

79.0 55.9 23.1 2.6 19.5 7.0 5.7

69.2 60.2 9.0 2.1 25.9 5.8 8.2

0

15

Rends in Average ScholasticAptitude Test Results*1994 to 1997

Verbal Mathematics

Year Maryland U. S. Maryland U. S.

1994 505 499 503 504

1995 506 504 503 506

1996 507 505 504 508

1997 507 505 507 511

1997 Maryland's Results by Gender/Ethnic Group

Average Score

Gender/Ethnic Group Verbal Math

Male

Female

508

506

525

491

American Indian/Alaskan Native 485 485

Asian American 512 568

African American 437 422

Hispanic 496 493

White 536 536

1997 Maryland's Results Compared to Nearby States

State% Taking

SAT

Average Score

Verbal Math

Maryland 64% 507 507

Delaware 65% 505 498

Pennsylvania 72% 498 495

District of Columbia 60% 490 475

Virginia 69% 506 497

New York 74% 495 502

New Jersey 69% 497 508

* Scores range from 200 to 800; Scores from prior years have been recentered for

comparison purposes

Source: College Bound Seniors; 1997 Profile of SAT and Achievement Test

Takers

NOTE: Includes public and nonpublic test takers

1621

Scholastic Aptitute Test ScoresMaryland Public High Schools1997

Local Unit

Numberof

Test Takers

Average Scores

Verbal Math

Total State 25,199 501 505

Allegany 280 481 487

Anne Arundel 2,044 515 531

Baltimore City 1,491 425 409

Baltimore 3,207 498 501

Calvert 339 516 515

Caroline 116 488 487

Carroll 868 518 526

Cecil 316 507 514

Charles 652 497 498

Dorchester 103 485 472

Frederick 1,008 523 533

Garrett 134 516 510

Harford 1,130 516 516

Howard 1,650 530 546

Kent 78 496 484

Montgomery 4,979 540 554

Prince George's 3,624 454 446

Queen Anne's 150 495 478

St. Mary's 291 510 504

Somerset 81 472 448

Talbot 125 509 476

Washington 455 504 508

Wicomico 361 512 516

Worcester 206 476 481

Unknown 1,511 479 480

Source: Education Testing Service Data Tape, 1997 Maryland Scholastic Aptitute

Test Summary Report

I Maryland School PerformanceAssessment Program Results*1996-97

Percent Scoring at Satisfactory Level

Grade/Race Reading WritingLanguage Mathe- Social

Usage matics Science Studies

Grade 3 36.8% 40.0% 49.5% 41.4% 38.2% 35.8%

American Indian/

Alaskan Native 33.7 27.5 40.3 32.9 29.8 30.3

African American 18.4 23.4 32.2 17.8 17.3 15.9

Asian/Pacific Islander 53.8 58.7 71.7 62.5 55.5 51.7

Hispanic 30.1 35.4 42.6 31.6 30.9 26.8

White 47.4 49.4 59.1 55.1 50.4 47.5

Grade 5 35.6 39.3 46.8 48.2 46.3 43.7

American Indian/

Alaskan Native 22.8 31.5 31.6 29.7 27.9 31.5

African American 18.9 21.2 27.6 22.6 21.0 22.2

Asian/Pacific Islander 53.2 58.9 69.5 70.7 67.6 59.3

Hispanic 28.0 29.9 36.9 38.0 36.1 31.0

White 44.7 49.3 57.2 62.6 60.4 56.2

Grade 8 26.3 42.5 48.8 45.9 45.9 41.0

American Indian/

Alaskan Native 20.8 37.7 41.9 42.1 44.0 34.6

African American 13.0 26.4 31.2 19.5 23.1 22.4

Asian/Pacific Islander 44.8 63.8 71.4 70.4 68.8 59.3

Hispanic 19.7 34.5 40.5 36.8 36.7 31.6

White 33.4 51.3 58.5 60.7 58.6 51.6

* Aggregate percent of students scoring at the satisfactory level in content areas

18

Average Salaries forInstructional Positions inMaryland Public Schools: 1996-97

Local Unit

ProfessionalInstructional

Staff PrincipalAssistantPrincipal Teacher*

State Average $42,781 $69,974 $60,609 $41,321

Allegany 37,599 54,478 45,576 36,774

Anne Arundel 44,567 75,604 67,589 42,649

Baltimore City 41,295 65,612 55,665 39,977Baltimore 41,946 67,790 61,840 40,285

Calvert 45,339 77,843 64,287 43,634

Caroline 38,643 61,888 50,537 37,265

Carroll 40,583 69,044 59,272 39,111

Cecil 39,644 62,844 52,122 38,480Charles 41,553 64,662 50,821 40,211

Dorchester 39,231 61,460 48,844 37,714

Frederick 39,765 65,640 57,003 38,375Garrett 36,064 52,376 46,042 35,231

Harford 38,858 64,002 58,093 37,534Howard 42,648 75,701 60,098 40,982

Kent 41,685 62,251 56,096 40,310

Montgomery 50,855 81,963 73,651 49,269

Prince George's 41,666 72,984 65,383 40,371

Queen Anne's 39,502 65,121 55,711 38,333St. Mary's 40,802 64,000 53,794 39,832

Somerset 37,384 46,836 51,885 35,950

Talbot 38,921 60,549 45,178 37,787Washington 38,361 63,177 53,232 37,382Wicomico 38,573 62,087 53,142 37,390Worcester 41,106 67,121 57,090 39,577

* Classroom and other teachers, therapists, librarians, guidance counselors and

school psychologists

19

Salary Range for Ten-MonthMaryland Public SchoolTeachers: 1997-98

Local Unit

SalaryAnnual Percentage

IncreaseBeginning

(Bachelor'sStep 1)

Mid-level(Master's& APC-Step 11)

Maxi-mum*

Begin-ning

Mid-level

Allegany $24,441 $37,785 $47,387 3.0% 3.0%

Anne Arundel 25,827 44,242 56,935 0.0 5.3

Baltimore City 24,684 34,659 50,778 0.0 0.0

Baltimore 28,000 40,660 54,097 5.7 3.0

Calvert 26,867 47,682 62,675 0.0 4.0

Caroline 27,717 38,826 51,333 3.0 3.0

Carroll 26,815 39,931 57,000 5.0 2.5

Cecil 27,093 36,993 49,593 3.1 2.4

Charles 27,704 40,243 56,407 1.0 1.0

Dorchester 27,000 36,902 50,452 6.7 4.0

Frederick 26,500 38,934 53,294 0.9 0.0

Garrett 24,038 35,197 45,169 2.0 1.9

Harford 27,339 38,800 51,761 1.8 2.0

Howard 27,188 42,014 58,215 1.0 3.3

Kent 26,443 40,078 53,157 2.5 2.5

Montgomery 29,896 47,573 62,737 1.3 1.3

Prince George's 27,144 41,378 58,066 0.0 0.0

Queen Anne's 27,450 38,150 53,300 2.7 3.0

St. Mary's 28,563 39,919 55,175 2.0 3.1

Somerset 25,877 35,904 45,223 1.0 2.0

Talbot 27,000 37,700 53,600 1.9 1.9

Washington 25,075 34,147 47,840 0.0 0.0

Wicomico 26,150 36,600 49,050 1.5 1.3

Worcester 26,849 37,912 51,875 0.0 0.0

* Educational level and years of experience required to reach maximum varies

between local units

20

Financial ResourcesMaryland Public Schools1996-97

Where the Money Comes From

LOCAL GOVERNMENT STATE

1'41 "OTHER SOURCES FEDERAL

Local Government $ 2,893,531,225 53.1%

State 2,191,503,392 40.2%

Federal 304,220,196 5.6%

Other Sources 64,691,328 1.1%

Where the Money Goes

STUDENT TRANSPORTATION

SPECIALEDUCATION

,OTHER --a-

OPERATION/

MAINTENANCE

ADMINISTRATION

fi FIXED CHARGES

INSTRUCTION

Instruction $2,525,818,923 46.2%

Special Education 609,763,123 11.2%

Administration 175,302,490 3.2%Student Transportation 248,635,673 4.6%

Operation/Maintenance 475,539,793 8.7%

Fixed Charges 1,189,653,794 21.8%

Other* 237,086,698 4.3%

* Includes Student Personnel & Health Services, Adult Education, Community

Services, Net Food Service, and current equipment

26 21

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Montgomery

Howard

Kent

Worcester

Somerset

Baltimore

Total State

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St. Mary's

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`2,c1P:L6 :4 F.:2 6,650

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' n,ya v , -I 6,601

, 11,7S67 liGENZIVIIIMEEMMAIMIVE 6,584

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Charles

Garrett

Calvert

6,158

16.105

I 6,039

Harford 5,946tr

Cecil 5,894

Allegany 5,889e

Wicomico 5,882

Carroll 5,874

Washington 5,869

Frederick 5,858

Caroline 5,631

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000

Cost per Pupil

* Includes the following categories of expenditures: administration; instruction less adult education; student personnel/health services; student transportation;operation/maintenance of plant; special education; and fixed charges paid locally or by the State. Expenditures for equipment and payments for tuition areexcluded.

NOTE: Cost per pupil reflects the average cost of providing educational and related services to the students of each local school system. Care must be exercisedin using these costs for comparative purposes because the cost of programs and services among local school systems is not uniform.

28

Major State Aid ProgramsFor Maryland Public Schools1997-98 (Thousands of Dollars)

Local Unit

APEX Funds

TotalAPEXFunds

Basic CurrentExpense Aid

CompensatoryEducation

TotalVoc-TechSet-Aside* Total Dedicated*

Total State $1,533,179 $1,452,269 $3,900 $80,910 $17,574

Allegany 30,273 27,454 125 2,820 712

Anne Arundel 114,474 112,259 371 2,215 435

Baltimore City 322,970 274,872 805 48,098 9,814

Baltimore 166,276 162,075 387 4,200 1,203

Calvert 26,207 25,760 74 447 106

Caroline 14,925 14,170 75 754 160

Carroll 55,562 54,902 158 660 138

Cecil 33,919 32,937 84 983 195

Charles 44,321 43,457 110 863 116

Dorchester 12,449 11,648 39 801 168

Frederick 70,015 68,893 213 1,122 258

Garrett 12,879 11,984 61 895 , 196

Harford 81,508 79,780 154 1,728 338

Howard 57,308 56,667 62 642 189

Kent 4,643 4,447 20 196 47

Montgomery 92,851 90,435 224 2,416 834

Prince George's 259,146 253,169 471 5,977 1,298

Queen Anne's 10,639 10,360 48 279 64

St. Mary's 31,579 30,422 127 1,157 230

Somerset 8,296 7,686 44 610 117

Talbot 2,622 2,443 9 179 56

Washington 44,982 43,122 115 1,860 397

Wicomico 33,783 32,021 120 1,762 421

Worcester 1,553 1,306 5 247 83

* Included in previous column

NOTE: State food service and extended elementary aid are shown elsewhere in this

publication. State aid for school construction, debt service and minor state-

aided programs are excluded. Audits may result in adjustments.

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LimitedEnglish

Proficient

TargetedPovertyGrants

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TransportationBlockGrant Disabled

$5,899 $8,000 $81,253 $102,572 $4,012

2 164 1,222 2,335 76

180 358 6,685 9,999 186

147 2,296 23,063 8,477 428

621 868 6,734 12,377 335

10 65 576 1,713 46

23 74 485 1,192 26

27 78 1,721 3,811 126

12 107 1,213 2,144 63

36 152 1,964 4,080 59

11 77 469 1,205 16

62 156 1,982 3,826 21

0 71 539 1,552 3

41 207 2,720 5,059 64

344 123 2,559 4,529 107

18 34 355 807 3

2,689 859 8,469 11,085 1,149

1,460 1,649 14,820 15,962 1,173

11 38 392 1,331 10

22 114 1;657 2,711 6

12 56 343 936 8

15 38 269 756 16

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Students Receiving Special EducationServices in Maryland SchoolsBy Location*: 1997-98

Regular School

TotalSpecial Regular Resource Separate

Local Unit Education Class Room Class

Total State 109,071 49,625 24,430 26,528

Allegany 1,688 524 798 341

Anne Arundel 10,482 5,519 1,875 2,126

Baltimore City 18,859 4,631 3,308 8,635

Baltimore 13,081 6,503 3,232 2,505

Calvert 1,887 918 489 355

Caroline 785 263 396 122

Carroll 3,772 2,742 516 414

Cecil 2,281 1,037 578 647

Charles 2,799 1,501 587 626

Dorchester 681 494 112 62

Frederick 4,482 3,168 837 313

Garrett 774 347 227 196

Harford 4,991 2,706 1,825 264

Howard 4,053 2,219 1,291 348

Kent 350 128 162 57

Montgomery 15,111 6,297 2,637 5,187

Prince George's 12,846 4,741 3,351 3,090

Queen Anne's 876 488 267 104

St. Mary's 2,075 984 674 395

Somerset 405 245 108 49

Talbot 566 448 82 34

Washington 2,875 2,104 413 191

Wicomico 1,606 974 327 293

Worcester 787 444 217 125

State Operated t 959 200 121 49

* Regular Class-students receiving special education services outside the regular

classroom for less than 21 percent of the school day

Resource Room-students receiving special education services outside the regularclassroom for 21 to 60 percent of the school day

Separate Class-students receiving special education services in a regular school,outside the regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school day

3328

Special School

Other LocationPublic Nonpublic

DayResi-

dentialResi-

Day dential Home Hospital

3,920 596 2,807 568 557 40

2 1 6 9 _ 7 0

342 7 302 41 248 22

1,182 4 941 58 93 7

511 0 247 77 6 0

95 1 21 2 5 1

3 0 0 0 1 0

44 0 28 14 13 1

1 0 9 6 3 0

12 6 5 30 32 0

2 0 1 9 1 0

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0 0 0 1 3 0

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114 0 60 16 4 1

0 0 1 0 2 0

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829 26 650 111 47 1

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4 1 5 2 9 1

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0 2 2 4 3 1

0 0 0 1 0 0

0 459 0 130 0 0

Special School-students receiving special education services more than 50 percent

of the school day in a separate facility

Home/Hospital-students receiving special education in hospital programs or

homebound programs

f Preliminary

29

Handicapping Conditions of StudentsReceiving Special Education ServicesIn Maryland: 1997-98

Local Unit

TotalSpecial

Education

Deaf/ TraumaticMentally Hearing Brain Speech/Retarded Impaired Injury Autism Language

Total State 109,071 6,666 1,440 292 1,282 33,458

Allegany 1,688 135 9 3 1 461

Anne Arundel 10,482 416 84 31 187 2,937

Baltimore City 18,859 2,324 135 63 280 6,036

Baltimore 13,081 659 132 33 218 4,578

Calvert 1,887 95 15 3 13 574

Caroline 785 58 5 1 10 262

Carroll 3,772 125 21 15 26 1,490

Cecil 2,281 106 18 8 9 614

Charles 2,799 299 29 8 10 711

Dorchester 681 72 9 1 2 201

Frederick 4,482 100 35 9 75 1,268

Garrett 774 33 4 1 1 241

Harford 4,991 244 25 12 19 1,420

Howard 4,053 187 27 16 129 1,296

Kent 350 23 5 4 1 114

Montgomery 15,111 292 199 24 65 5,449

Prince George's 12,846 707 211 35 175 3,388

Queen Anne's 876 31 9 2 6 116

St. Mary's 2,075 131 24 7 7 615

Somerset 405 56 1 0 4 82

Talbot 566 90 5 1 3 197

Washington 2,875 162 28 5 17 693

Wicomico 1,606 211 8 3 21 417

Worcester 787 95 4 4 3 291

State Operated* 959 15 398 3 0 7

*Preliminary

30

VisuallyImpaired

Emotion-ally

Disturbed

Orthope-dically

Impaired

OtherHealth

Impaired

SpecificLearning MultipleDisability Handicap

Deaf/Blind

540 7,729 627 6,624 44,121 6,264 28

2 70 9 123 793 82 0

22 671 23 500 4,881 730 0

89 2,072 130 749 6,725 256 0

38 872 44 627 5,428 450 2

10 112 9 48 965 43 0

1 22 2 5 395 24 0

12 112 18 185 1,402 365 1

2 82 15 42 1,335 50 0

7 194 5 92 1,266 177 1

3 26 1 5 326 35 0

14 226 20 371 2,239 123 2

0 77 1 2 384 30 0

15 220 23 615 2,268 130 0

16 262 45 401 1,519 153 2

3 5 3 16 166 10 0

66 1,197 64 400 5,172 2,179 4

45 1,082 161 930 5,008 1,101 3

1 34 4 50 600 23 0

9 86 19 1,099 43 34 1

2 3 2 2 248 5 0

2 20 3 8 229 8 0

14 92 18 268 1,470 108 0

9 47 5 66 721 97 1

4 5 3 18 344 16 0

154 140 0 2 194 35 11

3631

Title 1* StatisticsMaryland Public Schools1996-97

Local Unit

TotalTitle 1

Expenditures

Numberof

Participantst

AverageCost per

Participant

Numberof

Schools

Total State $81,958,688 107,457 $763 291

Allegany 2,827,889 4,281 661 12

Anne Arundel 3,753,727 2,161 1,737 9

Baltimore City 7,709,073 40,828 189 83

Baltimore 667,088 12,719 52 22

Calvert 693,070 724 957 7

Caroline 743,293 1,825 407 4

Carroll 1,029,645 628 1,640 4

Cecil 957,312 531 1,803 8

Charles 1,140,869 924 1,235 5

Dorchester 1,287,884 2,253 572 5

Frederick 1,105,914 706 1,566 9

Garrett 1,880,304 1,034 1,818 8

Harford 1,033,474 2,489 415 5

Howard 327,423 1,335 245 8

Kent 5,502,803 403 13,655 3

Montgomery 7,395,522 3,861 1,915 14

Prince George's 502,718 21,693 23 46

Queen Anne's 1,323,105 160 8,269 2

St. Mary's 560,336 3,421 164 8

Somerset 333,071 396 841 5

Talbot 2,145,348 628 3,416 1

Washington 1,760,539 2,205 798 12

Wicomico 695,291 1,765 394 8

Worcester 36,582,990 487 75,119 3

* Title I is a federal program designed to help disadvantaged children meet challenging

content and student performance standards

t Excludes students participating exclusively in the State-funded Compensatory

Education (SCE) program

NOTE: Excludes migrant programs, neglected and delinquent (N&D) programs in

correctional institutions, and juvenile services; local N&D and nonpublic

school programs are included

3 732

Extended Elementary EducationProgram* ParticipantsMaryland Public Schools: 1997-98

Local Unit

Prekinder-garten

Participants

Number ofTeachers/

SitesStateAid

Total State 9,880 249.0 $14,896,739

Allegany 180 4.5 272,459

Anne Arundel 680 17.0 1,027,259

Baltimore City 2,340 58.5 3,220,509

Baltimore 620 15.5 1,026,741

Calvert 200 5.0 286,971

Caroline 160 4.0 283,230

Carroll 100 2.5 148,230

Cecil 400 10.0 605,489

Charles 560 14.0 870,561

Dorchester 240 6.0 319,964

Frederick 380 9.5 589,918

Garrett 100 4.5 258,688

Harford 360 9.0 635,689

Howard 100 2.5 170,000

Kent 140 3.5 209,459

Montgomery 600 15.0 886,241

Prince George's 880 22.0 1,303,774

Queen Anne's 180 4.5 273,074

St. Mary's 460 11.5 566,366

Somerset 160 4.0 255,271

Talbot 160 4.0 279,459

Washington 300 7.5 464,084

Wicomico 440 11.0 727,459

Worcester 140 3.5 215,844

* The Extended Elementary Education Program (EEEP) is a half-day program in all

locations except Garrett County

NOTE: The Extended Elementary Education Program (EEEP) helps 4-year-old

children build a foundation for success in early learning years by providing

developmentally appropriate experiences that help them grow intellectu-

ally, personally, socially, and physically.

3 o 33

Limited EnglishSpeaking Students inMaryland Public Schools

Geographic Distribution of LEP Studentsin Maryland Public Schools

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1.1%

NATIONAL,CAPITAL73 1%

fSOUTHERNMARYLAND

0.9% LOWERSHORE1.7%

Trends in LEP PopulationsPrimary Home Language

1989 1991 1993 1995

YEAR1997

Chinese Korean la Spanish

III Vietnamese El Other

39.

I Adult Education and LiteracyServices Program Participation1996-97

Local UnitTotal

Enrollment

Number Completing Programs

HighSchoolDiploma

English ProficiencyInter-

Basic mediate Advanced

Total State 35,359 1,662 3,882 2,262 364

Allegany 204 28 0 0 0

Anne Arundel 5,155 329 414 66 18

Baltimore City 3,908 114 36 24 0

Baltimore 3,155 112 306 190 41

Calvert 531 15 1 0 3

Caroline 222 6 16 1 1

Carroll 940 110 31 14 4

Cecil 659 41 10 6 2

Charles 917 135 9 7 1

Dorchester 305 21 6 0 0

Frederick 682 52 37 28 25

Garrett 237 30 0 0 0

Harford 1,189 153 51 43 0

Howard 1,201 91 186 74 21

Kent 182 7 25 2 0

Montgomery 6,926 61 2,003 1,379 151

Prince George's 3,275 52 672 384 78

Queen Anne's 927 7 20 0 6

St. Mary's 262 25 2 6 5

Somerset 794 45 0 0 0

Talbot 132 7 0 0 0

Washington 2,680 154 26 13 2

Wicomico 550 32 24 24 4

Worcester 326 35 7 1 2

4035

Meals Served inMaryland Public Schools1996-97

Local Unit

School Lunch

Total Paid FreeReduced

Price

Total State 60,999,833 27,885,755 28,442,540 4,671,538

Allegany 1,201,350 494,038 565,427 141,885

Anne Arundel 5,350,572 3,868,715 1,164,211 317,646

Baltimore City 10,591,665 781,766 9,427,948 381,951

Baltimore 7,076,102 3,685,242 2,714,073 676,787

Calvert 731,880 498,233 195,886 37,761

Caroline 549,627 212,245 281,837 55,545

Carroll 1,778,936 1,465,913 250,558 62,465

Cecil 1,003,348 575,652 360,866 66,830

Charles 1,308,543 737,050 480,248 91,245

Dorchester 477,222 153,807 281,658 41,757

Frederick 2,115,007 1,542,537 450,508 121,962

Garrett 568,066 257,945 250,506 59,615

Harford 2,458,593 1,601,705 654,223 202,665

Howard 2,470,475 1,982,076 401,352 87,047

Kent 289,014 129,802 130,771 28,441

Montgomery 6,954,111 3,297,012 3,015,066 642,033

Prince George's 11,047,359 4,218,008 5,602,456 1,226,895

Queen Anne's 397,052 244,117 118,587 34,348

St. Mary's 910,683 448,381 376,223 86,079

Somerset 375,255 128,397 219,366 27,492

Talbot 351,756 190,540 139,725 21,491

Washington 1,368,279 707,567 517,922 142,790

Wicomico 1,033,035 420,730 540,149 72,156

Worcester 591,903 244,277 302,974 44,652

NOTE: Nonprofit private schools and state institutions are excluded.

36

School Breakfast Special Milk

Total Paid FreeReduced

Price Total Paid Free

12,557,444 1,283,853 10,423,077 850,514 207,262 197,656 9,606

282,199 34,295 221,087 26,817 0 0 0

622,892 137,279 440,906 44,707 0 0 0

2,906,543 67,214 2,736,204 103,125 0 0 0

1,205,181 170,389 928,522 106,270 0 0 0

123,653 28,739 87,168 7,746 0 0 0

126,835 7,860 113,096 5,879 0 0 0

91,454 33,208 53,968 4,278 72,265 72,265 0

191,780 36,247 141,286 14,247 0 0 0

316,996 57,662 241,499 17,835 0 0 0

176,641 19,413 146,428 10,800 0 0 0

177,141 33,908 131,149 12,084 0 0 0

107,254 20,342 74,968 11,944 0 0 0

431,387 63,920 311,893 55,574 92,044 88,095 3,949

127,425 23,553 95,277 8,595 0 0 0

84,135 15,450 60,865 7,820 0 0 0

1,499,542 191,864 1,198,283 109,395 0 0 0

2,909,250 179,844 2,504,539 224,867 0 0 0

69,046 14,583 48,097 6,366 42,953 37,296 5,657

151,117 13,784 127,887 9,446 0 0 0

154,509 19,463 125,224 9,822 0 0 0

79,980 17,655 58,116 4,209 0 0 0

202,467 30,994 153,345 18,128 0 0 0

365,190 55,794 290,066 19,330 0 0 0

154,827 10,393 133,204 11,230 0 0 0

37

Food Service RevenueMaryland Public Schools1996-97

Local Revenue

Other StateLocal Unit Sales Receipts Revenue

Total State $78,678,315 $4,108,771 $4,305,406

Allegany 1,535,963 0 93,834

Anne Arundel 7,703,077 182,817 208,302

Baltimore City 3,603,978 141,476 1,259,654

Baltimore 11,499,230 886,335 453,625

Calvert 1,562,556 11,507 36,717

Caroline 1,263,500 113,514 45,883

Carroll 3,063,296 74,664 36,229

Cecil 1,481,509 20,135 53,762

Charles 2,555,972 12,476 89,494

Dorchester 544,954 22,760 44,899

Frederick

Garrett

Harford

Howard

Kent

3,469,949

650,612

4,071,226

4,518,594

367,293

360,546

2,651

83,365

218,772

1,810

75,620

39,537

121,352

56,594

21,731

Montgomery 12,461,990 597,704 491,237

Prince George's 10,557,235 1,164,369 822,137

Queen Anne's 738,507 145,851 21,356

St. Mary's 1,387,243 11,845. 55,058

Somerset 328,193 4,967 34,479

Talbot 591,967 28;214 22,649

Washington 2,507,898 11,643 87,756

Wicomico 1,408,573 7,914 86,654

Worcester 805,001 3,436 46,847

NOTE: Nonprofit private schools and state institutions are excluded.

38 43

Federal Revenue

SchoolLunch

SchoolBreakfast

Summer Food/Family Day Care

Special Milk

U.S.D.A.Commodities

Used

$64,168,470 $13,318,868 $4,910,630 $9,602,436

1,330,624 296,001 0 213,459

3,282,551 564,048 0 764,571

18,223,506 3,424,384 0 1,663,053

6,614,121 1,215,872 109,256 1,053,472

502,658 105,142 0 124,567

635,395 139,417 6,478 92,411

810,393 64,541 8,852 298,868

861,338 184,410 0 174,842

1,144,447 291,562 9,371 241,234

614,417 190,057 12,021 76,687

1,276,929 166,995 0 370,482

603,148 105,815 0 98,284

1,777,768 425,362 41,290 413,324

1,214,433 107,763 0 377,438

304,216 83,203 18,227 55,967

7,048,326 1,545,022 1,725,837 1,065,571

12,806,871 3,196,920 2,873,113 1,623,570

310,610 63,810 17,179 62,627

894,636 162,877 0 142,343

472,900 164,641 10,732 68,324

321,459 74,428 0 71,986

1,282,535 198,620 7,924 275,634

1,170,928 375,556 50,161 171,406

664,261 172,422 20,189 102,316

39

Maryland PupilTransportation1996-97

Local Unit

Number of Vehicles Number of Miles

Publicly-Owned Contract Regular

Dis-abled

Total State 2,839 3,381 72,908,567 35,937,903

Allegany 16 102 1,272,168 261,720

Anne Arundel 64 391 6,302,274 2,861,363

Baltimore City 23 358 284,691 3,786,781

Baltimore 546 117 7,233,697 4,531,686

Calvert 0 116 2,272,420 304,300

Caroline 6 47 909,504 209,741

Carroll 13 269 3,012,510 1,269,895

Cecil 12 114 1,750,591 263,066

Charles 5 190 3,100,217 809,229

Dorchester 5 47 748,746 108,000

Frederick 247 74 4,554,887 1,070,431

Garrett 3 76 979,929 65,380

Harford 83 307 4,728,282 928,092

Howard 0 285 3,360,510 1,568,028

Kent 0 32 519,392 56,010

Montgomery 580 347 8,574,154 7,364,057

Prince George's 1,126 3 13,991,489 9,104,919

Queen Anne's 16 55 1,436,724 190,224

St. Mary's 9 140 2,327,889 471,849

Somerset 0 39 641,718 108,720

Talbot 7 25 481,340 37,370

Washington 78 64 1,894,817 228,520

Wicomico 0 112 1,459,250 188,190

Worcester 0 71 1,071,368 150,332

*Percent of 9/30/96 enrollment

tlncludes expenditures for equipment and fixed charges

Actual number of pupils transported on September 30

4540

Pupils Eligible for TransportationExpenditures

StateAid

Number of Pupils

Percent* AmounttPer

PupilDis-

Regular abled

568,310 25,963 73.5% $290,033,099 $488 $100,240,287

7,262 230 67.0 3,418,177 456 2,288,944

$ 50,286 1,760 72.0 24,737,532 475 9,572,641

23,962 4,532 26.2 26,334,751 924 8,342,836

88,070 3,364 87.9 27,365,416 299 11,650,632

13,822 155 98.8 5,990,706 429 1,633,751

4,921 92 89.7 2,198,009 438 1,151,605

23,681 568 92.4 10,434,361 430 3,686,578

12,411 263 85.1 4,502,682 355 2,087,045

17,146 263 82.3 7,672,007 441 3,929,665

4,841 65 93.4 1,813,803 370 1,162,455

26,409 446 79.6 10,873,246 405 3,590,224

5,053 55 99.0 2,433,410 476 1,487,061

$ 31,829 414 85.5 14,410,771 447 4,826,724

29,056 732 100.0 12,640,478 424 4,374,950

2,390 26 83.4 1,055,639 437 768,476

82,030 6,688 72.4 51,193,890 577 11,568,233

85,296 5,270 72.3 60,869,309 672 16,216,258

6,323 51 100.0 2,792,376 438 1,269,130

13,596 181 96.2 5,351,007 388 2,575,730

3,063 82 98.4 1,557,389 495 893,608

3,930 62 89.8 1,239,410 310 729,633

14,460 323 74.3 4,833,761 327 2,912,893

12,130 251 89.1 3,774,026 305 2,203,310

6,343 90 95.1 2,540,943 395 1,317,905

4E)41

School Library Media Centers inMaryland Public Schools1996-97

Local Unit

Number ofLibraryMedia

Centers

Percent of SchoolsMeeting Staffing

StandardsCentralOffice

Profes-sionals*

Profes-sional

Clerical/Technical

Total State 1,186 51.6% 27.5% 12.55

Allegany 24 75.0 4.2 0.40

Anne Arundel 104 59.1 16.4 1.00

Baltimore City 122 20.0 5.3 0.50

Baltimore 157 49.7 6.1 1.00

Calvert 18 70.0 65.0 0.40

Caroline 9 60.0 0.0 0.25

Carroll 33 50.0 0.0 1.00

Cecil 28 26.7 16.7 0.20

Charles 31 62.5 53.1 0.10

Dorchester 11 66.7 50.0 0.50

Frederick 48 63.3 16.3 1.00

Garrett 14 6.3 75.0 1.00

Harford 49 65.3 18.4 1.00

Howard 58 94.9 60.7 0.60

Kent 8 12.5 37.5 0.20

Montgomery 177 73.6 97.7 1.00

Prince George's 170 36.8 24.1 0.60

Queen Anne's 10 30.0 100.0 0.10

St. Mary's 25 72.0 8.0 0.50

Somerset 10 27.3 27.3 0.05

Talbot 9 11.1 44.4 0.10

Washington 39 76.7 0.0 0.70

Wicomico 21 9.5 57.1 0.20

Worcester 11 61.5 23.1 0.15

* Full-time equivalent; 54.0% of the system level school library media administrators

are certified educational media administrators

t Includes print and nonprint materials, i.e., books, periodicals, filmstrips,

videocassettes, microcomputer programs, etc.

42

Materials Collection Sailor/InternetConnectionsCenters Meeting

CollectionGuidelines

Number ofItems at

the CentralOffice

Percent ofCenters with CentralConnections OfficeNumber Percent

201 15.9% 129,780 76.0% 71.0%

4 16.7 8,882 91.7 Yes

15 13.6 9,115 78.2 Yes

17 10.0 0 20.6 Yes

5 3.1 763 95.5 Yes

2 10.0 6,502 100.0 Yes

1 10.0 1,533 100.0 Yes

16 47.1 2,776 73.5 Yes

0 0.0 19,147 78.6 Yes

8 25.0 25 96.8 Yes

1 8.3 0 45.5 No

17 34.7 7,016 85.7 Yes

1 6.3 3,067 50.0 Yes

24 49.0 5,576 75.5 Yes

11 18.6 8,703 89.8 Yes

0 0.0 0 62.5 No

40 22.5 15,045 98.9 Yes

13 7.5 12,005 64.4 Yes

3 30.0 850 100.0 No

14 56.0 8 56.0 Yes

0 0.0 0 20.0 No

1 11.1 0 100.0 No

0 0.0 28,767 87.8 Yes

6 28.6 0 52.4 No

2 15.4 0 91.7 No

48

43

I Public Library StatisticsState of Maryland1996-97

Local Unit

Staff

Total

LibrariansOther

Profes-sional

Clericaland

Other*Profes-sional

Asso-ciate

Total State 2,811.1 607.4 454.2 94.9 1,654.6

Allegany 44.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 40.0

Anne Arundel 253.0 53.0 45.0 5.0 150.0

Baltimore City 468.0 100.0 37.0 12.0 319.0

Baltimore 487.5 52.0 82.7 39.2 313.7

Calvert 30.8 5.6 12.8 1.0 11.4

Caroline 18.7 4.0 5.8 0.0 8.9

Carroll 135.0 22.0 34.2 3.0 75.8

Cecil 29.0 6.0 9.5 0.0 13.5

Charles 34.0 2.0 20.0 0.0 12.0

Dorchester 14.2 4.0 4.8 0.2 5.2

Frederick 65.2 13.5 25.8 1.0 24.9

Garrett 15.6 2.8 11.0 0.0 1.8

Harford 146.5 29.3 18.8 7.9 90.6

Howard 180.5 41.5 47.0 5.0 87.0

Kent 10.1 2.0 3.3 0.0 4.7

Montgomery 397.0 151.5 16.0 4.5 225.0

Prince George's 269.5 79.3 45.3 4.0 141.0

Queen Anne's 20.3 7.1 0.0 1.0 12.2

St. Mary's 34.5 5.0 13.0 0.0 16.5

Somerset 13.7 2.0 0.0 0.0 11.7

Talbot 15.1 4.9 0.8 0.2 9.2

Washington 54.0 9.0 6.5 0.0 38.5

Wicomico 55.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 36.0

Worcester 20.0 1.0 8.0 5.0 6.0

* Pages, maintenance personnel, security personnel, hourly employees, and

substitutes

T Baltimore City includes network funds for SLRC.

4944

Operating Income

TotalIncome

AmountPer

Capita

Source

Federal Special t State Local

$139,666,730 $27.29 $1,599,543 $18,641,702 $17,491,653 $101,933,832

972,090 12.67 40,805 75,423 410,862 445,000

12,030,128 25.75 157,273 676,948 1,231,308 9,964,599

22,505,449 31.58 495,873 6,022,540 4,051,749 11,935,287

22,498,356 31.22 172,948 2,488,537 2,397,581 17,439,290

1,457,001 22.52 0 53,203 145,826 1,257,972

953,374 30.99 51,500 28,418 146,971 726,485

5,340,238 37.90 64,150 405,534 464,819 4,405,735

1,281,252 16.13 16,425 116,553 291,382 856,892

1,572,604 13.89 22,000 116,704 377,863 1,056,037

557,333 18.30 900 53,524 134,909 368,000

2,710,215 15.12 50,720 137,583 528,249 1,993,663

624,479 21.03 0 111,921 112,558 400,000

6,521,864 31.32 41,042 436,439 761,351 5,283,032

8,331,722 37.59 55,384 802,348 363,330 7,110,660

402,453 18.86 46,019 19,696 58,275 278,463

28,379,190 34.71 178,795 3,098,310 1,340,625 23,761,460

16,096,386 20.78 39,300 3,286,454 3,056,330 9,714,302

888,931 24.11 4,000 44,900 82,511 757,520

1,331,228 16.24 6,000 110,814 323,381 891,033

410,161 14.62 59,400 17,402 140,346 193,013

494,677 15.27 0 96,817 53,460 344,400

1,927,027 14.58 62,000 229,600 583,427 1,052,000

1,545,506 18.98 35,009 212,034 368,870 929,593

835,066 20.98 0 0 65,670 769,396

5045

Career, Technology andAdult Learning Programs inMaryland Public Schools: 1996-97

Local Unit

TotalCareer andTechnologyEducation*

Agri-culture

Market-ing

Education

HealthOccupa-

tions

Occupa-tionalHome

Economics

Total State 80,637 4,052 1,427 1,725 8,055

Allegany 928 68 0 32 13

Anne Arundel 8,998 31 382 91 351

Baltimore City 10,192 17 0 332 1,038

Baltimore 11,043 250 229 425 269

Calvert 1,091 0 0 124 165

Caroline 675 52 0 38 36

Carroll 3,700 804 41 43 77

Cecil 1,382 24 0 22 25

Charles 2,214 0 0 29 70

Dorchester 590 28 0 12 27

Frederick 4,344 1,392 52 33 923

Garrett 952 178 36 28 103

Harford 2,907 234 29 85 35

Howard 2,257 0 0 0 389

Kent 629 0 0 44 0

Montgomery 11,696 126 142 18 2,930

Prince George's 7,301 70 209 105 947

Queen Anne's 1,064 173 0 53 0

St. Mary's 1,766 23 110 35 120

Somerset 634 34 0 22 43

Talbot 917 65 24 0 69

Washington 3,137 415 29 41 264

Wicomico 1,360 49 144 91 135

Worcester 860 19 0 22 26

* Total excludes everything to the right of the vertical line.

r-J46

Business&

Office Co-OpTech-nical

Tradesand i

Industry i

Consumer& Home-making

Education

Voca-tional

SupportServices

43,448 5,921 3,824 12,185 132,618 9,564

364 199 0 252 3,954 138

6,582 782 0 779 20,839 333

6,308 0 90 2,407 5,481 593

7,412 1,081 88 1,289 15,801 943

279 26 0 497 2,056 0

428 0 0 121 1,168 0

2,286 0 17 432 8,303 545

898 142 0 271 0 313

1,683 165 21 246 3,805 398

319 0 0 204 1,202 65

848 431 39 626 2,944 584

269 0 0 338 337 367

1,817 185 16 506 1,877 78

1,762 101 0 5 9,139 0

354 0 0 231 85 0

3,171 1,047 3,413 849 12,256 1,871

3,515 1,424 0 1,031 27,777 2,798

636 0 0 202 1,606 0

956 73 65 384 1,831 250

360 0 32 143 913 0

426 113 0 220 739 24

1,682 152 26 528 5,080 72

504 0 0 437 4,038 0

589 0 17 187 i 1,387 192

'4J247

Education Programs in MarylandCorrectional Institutions1996-97

Local Unit

Enrollment5/1/97

Number Completing Programs

Basic/LifeSkills

Certificate.

HighSchool

DiplomaVocational

Certificates

Maryland Penitentiary 105 0 18 0

Maryland House

of Correction 206 66 20 0

Maryland House

of Correction - Annex 250 23 20 0

Maryland Correctional

Institution - Jessup 331 57 54 45

Maryland Correctional

Institution - Hagerstown 532 192 62 50

Maryland Correctional

Institution for Women 222 38 43 80

Maryland Correctional

Training Center 577 100 124 134

Pre-Release and

Brock Bridge 608 72 117 40

Patuxent Institution 203 42 24 49

Roxbury Correctional

Institution 462 107 104 92

Eastern Correctional

Institution

East

West

304

329

40

114

81

29

68

50

Western Correctional

Institution 172 8 11 0

Occuptional Skills

Training Center 111 0 0 166

48 5 3

RehabilitationServices1997

Local Unit

Numberof Persons

Served

Numberof Persons

Rehabilitated

Total State 27,492 2,321

Allegany 613 69

Anne Arundel 1,862 197

Baltimore City 7,713 585

Baltimore 3,319 285

Calvert 238 18

Caroline 147 19

Carroll 943 75

Cecil 272 33

Charles 385 39

Dorchester 155 15

Frederick 1,169 109

Garrett 131 8

Harford 821 63

Howard 956 77

Kent 65 6

Montgomery 2,706 213

Prince George's 3,694 288

Queen Anne's 54 8

St. Mary's 539 40

Somerset 70 .4

Talbot 173 15

Washington 911 89

Wicomico 344 31

Worcester 118 9

Unknown 94 26

5 4 49

RehabilitatedPersons Served1996-97

Persons Rehabilitated by Primary Disability

Primary DisabilityNumber

Rehabilitated

Psychiatric Disability 457

Orthopedic 390

Mental Retardation 361

Learning Disability 286

Other Disabilities/Disorders 226

Deaf & Hard of Hearing 201

Drug Addiction 163

Blind & Visual Impairments 84

Alcoholism 70

Epilepsy 33

Heart & Circulatory Disorders 21

Digestive System Disorders 9

Respiratory Disorders 9

Autism 7

Speech Impairment 4

Persons Rehabilitated by Occupation at Case Closure

Occupation

Number

Rehabilitated

Service 897

Clerical, Sales 549

Professional, Technical, Managerial 339

Miscellaneous 144

Structural 112

Benchwork 102

Machine 85

Farming, Fishery, & Forestry 53

Processing 24

Sheltered Employment 11

Homemaker 5

NOTE: The Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) provides statewide

rehabilitative services to assist Maryland citizens in becoming employed.

Persons Rehabilitated refers to those individuals who have achieved

gainful employment as a result of DORS services.

50

Characteristics of PersonsServed at the MarylandRehabilitation Center: 1997

Total Persons Served

Average Daily Census

Utilization Rate

3,412

294

89%

Characteristics of Persons Served

Male 60%

Female 40%

White 57%

African American 39%

Other 3%

Average Age 34

Percent Severely Disabled 89%

Persons Served by Major Disability

Orthopedic Impairment 25%

Mental/Emotional Disorder 25%

Other Disabling Condition 12%

Specific Developmental Disorder 10%

Spinal Cord Injury 7%

Blind & Visual Impairment 9%

Deaf & Hearing Impairment 7%

Traumatic Head Injury 4%

Amputation 1%

Persons Receiving Services

Vocational & Pre-Vocational Evaluation 991

Occupational Therapy 714

Career Technology Training 708

Rehabilitation Technology Services 691

Hearing & Speech Services 605

Physical Therapy 450

Addictions Services 449

Academic/GED 444

Drivers Education 298

Medical Functional Evaluation 150

Job Placement 190

Career Assessment & Development 131

Pre-Employment & Preparation 114

Rehabilitation Nursing 95

Cognitive Strategies 89

Unit for the Blind & Visually Impaired 77

Independent Living 72

Transitional Services for the Deaf 13

NOTE: The Maryland Rehabilitation Center (MRC) provides multi-disciplinary services

to address the needs of persons who require multiple rehabilitation services

over an extended period of time in order to achieve independence and

employment .

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Maryland's Rank Among the States

Category

MD

Amount

U.S.

Avg. Rank

Percent Change in Public School Enrollment

Fall 1994 to Fall 1995 1.8% 1.7% 17*

Population per Square Mile of Land Area, 1994 512 74 6

Average Daily Attendance as Percent of

Average Daily Membership, 1995-96 93.2% NA 30

Pupils Enrolled per Teacher in Public

Elementary and Secondary Schools, Fall 1995 17.4 17.1 11*

Average Salaries of Public School Teachers,

1995-96 $41,215 $37,685 11

Percent Change in Average Salaries of Public

School Teachers, 1994-95 to 1995-96 1.4% 3.0% 36*

Per Capita Personal Income, 1994 $24,847 $21,699 6

Percent of Revenue, by Source, for Public

Elementary/Secondary Schools, 1995-96:

Local Government

State Government

Federal Government

54.9%

39.3%

5.8%

45.0%

47.9%

7.1%

14

39*

35

Per Capita Government Expenditures for

all Education, 1993-94 from

State Government $751 $886 44

Per Capita Expenditures of State and Local

Governments for all Education: 1992-93 $1,335 $1,329 23

Current Expenditures for Public Elementary/

Secondary Schools, 1995-96

per pupil in Average Daily Attendance

per pupil in Fall Enrollment

$6,930

$6,407

$6,103

$5,652

13

13

*Tied with other states

Source: Ranking of the States, 1996; National Education Association

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Did You Know ...

Over 3,500 school and nutrition service employees participated in nutrition

education and food service training activities. Over 500 Maryland schools

became Team Nutrition schools, placing special emphasis on nutritious meals

and nutrition education.

Over 1,400,000 meals were served to children in the summertime as part of the

Summer Food Service Program.

Last year, an average of 338,942 lunches and 69,988 school breakfasts were

served to Maryland students each day.

A school bus is 140 times safer than a family car and the safest form of

transportation. Each year, school bus drivers receive a minimum of six hours of

training in addition to their fifteen hours of pre-service training.

During the 1996-97 school year, school bus drivers in Maryland transported

576,976 students more than 108.8 million miles.

More than 237,000 Maryland residents have been awarded high school

diplomas through GED testing since 1941.

In 1997, GED graduates accounted for approximately 11% of Maryland's high

school graduates. One out of every 20 GED recipients pursues a college

education.

A total of 2,321 individuals with disabilities became employed as a result of the

services provided by the Division of Rehabilitation Services.

Results of the 1996 Maryland Adolescent Survey show a decline from the 1994

survey in the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs among sixth and eighth

graders, substantially no change in substance usage for tenth graders, and an

increase in the use of cigarettes and marijuana for twelfth graders.

The National Education Goals Report: Building a Nation of Learners 1997,

reported that between 1990 and 1996:

A 38 states experienced no change in the percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds

who held a high school diploma. While the national average remained at

86%, Maryland's high school completion rate increased from 87% to 93%.

Although the percentage of students achieving at the proficient or advanced

levels in eighth grade reading achievement did not increase nationally,

Maryland percentage increased from 17% to 24%.

During the 1997 fiscal year, 895 diplomas were awarded to incarcerated

persons, an increases of more than thirty percent from the previous year.

rJ 53

Additional Resources/ServicesAt the Maryland StateDepartment of Education

Division of Certification and AccreditationTeacher Supply and Demand in Maryland

Division of Instruction and Staff DevelopmentFacts About Maryland School Library Media ProgramsStatewide Data Collection for Limited English Proficient Children

Division of Library Development and ServicesMaryland Public Library Statistics

Division of Planning, Results, and Information ManagementAnalysis of Professional SalariesCharacteristics of Professional StaffGrade Organization: Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity and Professional

Staff at School LevelsMaryland Adolescent SurveyMaryland Public School Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity and Gender

and Number of SchoolsMaryland Special Education Census DataMaryland School Performance ReportNonpublic School EnrollmentProfessional Salary SchedulesProfessional Staff by Assignment, Race and GenderSelected Financial Data, Part 1 Revenue, Wealth, and Effort

Selected Financial Data, Part 2 ExpendituresSelected Financial Data, Part 3 Analysis of CostsSelected Financial Data, Part 4 Ten-Year SummaryStaff Employed at School and Central Office LevelsSummary of Attendance

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Local Unit Superintendent Telephone

Allegany Dr. John O'Connell 301-759-2036

Anne Arundel Dr. Carol Parham 410-222-5304

Batimore City Dr. Robert Schiller, Interim CEO 410-396-8803

Baltimore Dr. Anthony G. Marchione 410-887-4281

Calvert Dr. James R. Hook, Interim 410-535-7207

Caroline Dr. Allan Gorsuch 410-479-1460

Carroll Dr. Brian Lockard 410-751-3128

Cecil Dr. Carl D. Roberts 410-996-5499

Charles Dr. James E. Richmond 301-934-7223

Dorchester Dr. Spicer Bell 410-228-4747

Frederick Dr. Jack D. Dale 301-694-1310

Garrett Dr. Wendell D. Teets 301-334-8902

Harford Dr. Jeffery N. Grotsky 410-838-7300

Howard Dr. Michael E. Hickey 410-313-6674

Kent Dr. Lorraine Costella 410-778-1595

Montgomery Dr. Paul L. Vance 301-279-3383

Prince George's Dr. Jerome Clark 301-952-6008

Queen Anne's Dr. Bernard J. Sadusky 410-758-2403

St. Mary's Dr. Patricia Richardson 301-475-4250

Somerset Dr. Michael Thomas 410-651-1616

Talbot Dr. J. Sam Meek 410-822-0330

Washington Dr. Herman G. Bartlett, Jr., Interim .. 301-766-2815

Wicomico Mr. William Middleton 410-543-4233

Worcester Dr. John Andes 410-632-2582

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