Category archive for ‘Did You Know’
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49.02: just shy of a majority, percentage of Hispanic students in K-12 schools. Rest of breakdown: 27.86% white not Hispanic; 8.42% Asian; 7.27% African-American; 2.69% Filipino; 0.74% Native American; 0.63% Pacific Islander; 3.37% multiple or no response
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1,042: number of districts in California; 551 are elementary
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$66,995: statewide average teacher’s salary in 2008-09
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$105,906: statewide average principal’s salary in 2008-09
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$154,609: average statewide superintendents’ salary in 2008-09
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56: percent of K-12 public school math and science teachers with undergraduate and/or graduate degrees in math, math education, science or science education in 2008
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$593 billion: annual expenditures for K-12 education nationwide; 8 percent of that is the federal government’s contribution
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$37: how much California spent in 2006-07 per $1,000 income on K-12 education, 39th in nation
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$591: gap between California’s K-12 spending in 2007-08 ($9,706) and the national average ($10,297)
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536,393: students in private school ‘08-’09; 6.25 million: students in public schools ‘08-’09
