9th Annual Comparative Analysis of the Racine Unified School District: Demographics, Attendance, Finances, Student Engagement, and Performance

Autor/inn/en	Browne, Jeffrey C.; Schmidt, Jeffrey K.; Lemke, Melissa
Institution	Public Policy Forum, Inc., Milwaukee, WI.
Titel	9th Annual Comparative Analysis of the Racine Unified School District: Demographics, Attendance, Finances, Student Engagement, and Performance
Quelle	(2007), (75 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Urban Schools; School Districts; Public Schools; Comparative Analysis; Graduation Rate; Attendance; Educational Finance; Expenditure per Student; Income; State Aid; Taxes; Enrollment; Minority Groups; Private Schools; Charter Schools; Student Diversity; Truancy; Dropout Rate; Expulsion; Suspension; Teacher Student Ratio; Teacher Salaries; Teaching Experience; Scores; Academic Achievement; Lunch Programs; Extracurricular Activities; Special Education; Wisconsin; ACT Assessment; Advanced Placement Examinations (CEEB); Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examinations + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; School district; Schulbezirk; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Anwesenheit; Bildungsfonds; Einkommen; Abgabe; Einschulung; Ethnische Minderheit; Private school; Privatschule; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Schulabsentismus; Schulschwänzen; Schulverweigerung; Relegation; Ausschluss; Schulausschluss; Lehrer-Schüler-Relation; Lehrerbesoldung; Lehrervergütung; Schulleistung; Mittagessen; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Hochschulzulassung
Abstract	This is the 9th annual report on conditions affecting the Racine Unified School District RUSD). Over the past decade, the conditions affecting the district as well as the school outcomes have changed in some ways and remained stable in others. This analysis compares RUSD to nine peer school districts and the state of Wisconsin. RUSD peer districts, for the most part, are Wisconsin's largest (Milwaukee Public Schools excluded) and their enrollments are similar to the enrollment in Racine. Each district is examined based on enrollment, finances, staffing, student engagement, and student performance. Data collected for the analyses over the past nine years makes it possible to provide a snapshot of how RUSD is faring and puts the latest information in a historical context. Major findings include: (1) RUSD enrollment for 2005-06 decreased 0.3%; however, as total enrollment decreased, enrollment of minority students continues to increase; (2) RUSD is moving toward a majority minority enrollment; (3) State aid to RUSD increased 10.1% while property taxes dropped; (4) For the third consecutive year, RUSD improved its truancy rate; the reported rate of 9.7% is close to the statewide rate of 9.5%; (5) Participation in athletics and music declined somewhat while participation in academic extracurricular activities increased; (6) Suspension and expulsion rates in RUSD increased; and (7) Student performance measurements at RUSD yielded mixed findings. Two appendixes are included: (1) Definition of Terms; and (2) Individual School Reports. (Contains 35 figures and 35 tables.) [This report was commissioned by Education Racine, Inc. For the "8th Annual Comparative Analysis of the Racine Unified School District", see ED504497.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10