Student and School Demographics
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What is the data source for enrollment figures?
Enrollment graphs show both fall and spring counts for an academic year. The Georgia Department of Education collects enrollment counts from school systems periodically throughout the year. These collections are known as FTE (Full-Time Equivalency) counts. Fall enrollment figures are based on the October 2010 FTE count and the spring enrollment figures are based on the March 2011 FTE count. The enrollment figure presented at the top of each page for a school, system, or the state reflects the October 2010 FTE. Previous years' information is based on the corresponding FTE counts.
What is the source of the percentage of economically disadvantaged students?
This percentage is calculated by dividing the number of students eligible to receive free- or reduced-priced meals (as reported to the Georgia Department of Education in October 2010 Nutrition Count) by the total school enrollment (as reported by the October 2010 FTE count). Previous years' information is based on the October FTE collections from the corresponding years.
What is the data source for the percentage of students with disabilities?
The percentage of students with disabilities is based on the December 2010 FTE (Full-Time Equivalency) count divided by the total enrollment from the Fall 2010 FTE count. These students must also be enrolled during FTE 1. The December FTE has been declared the official count of students with disabilities.
What is the data source for the percentage of students with limited English proficiency?
The percentage of students who are English Learners (EL) is based on the 2011 Student Record. GaDOE calculates this percentage from the count of students identified as EL divided by the count of students identified at that school, system, or state anytime during the academic year according to the 2011 Student Record.
What is the data source for the percentage of migrant students?
The percentage of migrant students is based on the 2011 Student Record. GaDOE calculates this percentage from the count of students identified as enrolled in the Migrant Education Program divided by the count of students identified at that school, system, or state anytime during the academic year according to the 2011 Student Record.
Who is a retained student?
A retained student is one who is reported in the October 2010 FTE as being in the same grade for the 2010-2011 school year as he/she had been in the 2009-2010 school year. The report shows numbers for each race/ethnicity category and for male/female. The percent is based on the disaggregation group.
What is included under Community Data?
With the exception of the migrant education eligibility information, all community data are collected and reported at the system level only. Data reported for city school systems are the figures for the county in which the city system resides. Such data are provided to the community served by a school system and its schools. Community data include the following data elements:
Children Eligible for Migrant Education: The report includes the number of children and youth in the Migrant Student Transfer System between September 1, 2010, and August 31, 2011, identified as eligible to receive services through the Migrant Education Program. A child/youth is eligible to receive Migrant Education Program services if: 1) she/he is between 3 and 21 years of age; 2) parent, guardian, or other immediate family member is a migratory agricultural worker or fisher; and 3) moved within the past 36 months from one school district to another to enable the migrant worker to obtain temporary or seasonal employment in an agricultural or fishing activity. The reported data also include 3- and 4-year olds, drop-outs, and students served by Georgia public schools only in the summer. The data were provided by the Georgia Migrant Education Program and reflect the number of individuals eligible to receive services through the Migrant Education Program, not the number migrant students actually receiving educational services by a specific school system.
Number of Food Stamp Participants: The purpose of the food stamp program is to assure that low income families have adequate and nutritious food. An eligible food stamp household must have a gross income less than approximately 130% of the federal poverty level and net income of less than approximately 100% of the federal poverty level. Countable resources of household members cannot exceed $2,000 (or $3,000 if the household includes an elderly or disabled member). Food stamp participants must meet citizenship and work requirements. The data are a yearly average of the number of families receiving benefits each month from July 2010 through June 2011. The data were collected and provided by the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Department of Family and Children Services.
Number of Families Receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program provides cash assistance for needy families with dependent children who are deprived of the support of one parent by reason of death, incapacity, absence, unemployment, or underemployment. When deprivation is based on unemployment or underemployment, one parent must have an established work history. The data are a yearly average of the number of families receiving aid each month from July 2010 through June 2011. TANF recipients are the most economically deprived with income substantially below the federal poverty level. The data were collected and provided by the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Department of Family and Children Services.
Per Capita Income: Per capita personal income is the annual total personal income of residents from all sources (e.g. wages/salaries, proprietors income, rental, dividends, and interest) divided by the Census Bureau midyear estimates of resident population. The data are collected by the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis. The data are available in May of each year but are two years behind. The data on the Report Card were released by the Commerce Department in May 2011 for the calendar year 2009.
Unemployment Rate: The unemployment rate is defined as the number of unemployed persons divided by the total work force. Unemployed persons are those: 1) on a temporary layoff, 2) whose job ended involuntarily and began looking for work, 3) who terminated their job voluntarily and began looking for work, 4) who completed temporary assignments and began looking for work, 5) reentrants into the job market search, and 6) new entrants (those who never worked) entering the job market. The labor force comprises all persons 16 years old or older classified as employed or unemployed as previously described. The data were provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics/United States Department of Labor and represent the unemployment rate occurring each year in the month of July.
2010 Population: This represents the total population as reported by the 2010 U.S. census data collection. These data were provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census from the 2010 Census of Population and Housing.
What are Selected Programs?
This section of the Report Card shows data on programs in which students may enroll. The following briefly describes the various selected programs:
Gifted: The number of students enrolled in the Gifted Program, as reported by an unduplicated count of the October 2010 and March 2011 FTE. Gifted students meet state eligibility criteria for gifted education and receive special instruction and/or special ancillary services to achieve at levels commensurate with their identified abilities.
Vocational Labs: The number of students in grades 9-12 enrolled in Vocational Lab courses, as reported in the October 2010 FTE count. Vocational Lab courses are state-approved and provide a laboratory component. The laboratory setting allows a significant portion of the instructional time to be spent in hands-on activities.
Alternative Programs: The number of students enrolled in an Alternative Program, as reported in the October 2010 FTE count. Alternative Programs are designed for a variety of students who may require an altered or modified educational environment. For example, Alternative Programs serve students who exhibit disruptive behaviors in the traditional school; students with "regular" status who choose to complete high school in a night school placement; or those whose academic progress may be furthered in a modified instructional program delivered in classes with smaller teacher-pupil ratios.
The Report Card reports Selected Program data as a number and as a percent of student population. The number of students enrolled in a selected program divided by the total number of students reported in the October 2010 FTE count as enrolled in the grades served by this program.
What are Compensatory Programs?
This section of the Report Card shows data on programs in which students receive special services that target areas of student needs.
Special Education: The number of students enrolled in special education classes, as reported in the December 2010 FTE count. Special Education Programs are provided for identified eligible students with one or more disabilities, including intellectual disabilities, emotional/behavior disorders, specific learning disabilities, orthopedic impairments, speech/language impairments, visual impairments, significant developmental delay, and deaf/blind disabilities. The reporting of Special Education students is broken out by students in grades K-12 and students in pre-kindergarten.
English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL): The number of students enrolled in the state-funded ESOL program at least one 50-60 minute segment of the day as reported in the October 2010 FTE count. ESOL students are those students who, because their native language/home language/first language is other than English, have difficulty speaking, reading, writing, or understanding the English language. ESOL students do not possess sufficient English language skills to benefit fully from the regular classroom instruction.
Early Intervention Program (EIP): The number of students enrolled in the Early Intervention Program (EIP), at least one 50-60 minute segment of the day, as reported in the October 2010 FTE count. The EIP Program is designed to serve students in the early grades (K-5) that are at risk of not reaching or maintaining academic grade level. The purpose of the Early Intervention Program is to provide additional instructional resources to help students who are performing below grade level obtain the necessary academic skills to reach grade level performance in the shortest possible time.
Remedial Education Program:The number of students enrolled in the Remedial Education Program at least one 50-60 minute segment of the day, as reported in the October 2010 FTE count. The purpose of the Remedial Education Program is to assist students in grades 6-12 as they attempt to meet academic expectations of the Georgia Performance Standards (GPS) in reading, mathematics, and writing.
Title I: On the Report Card, each school is designated as a Title I School-wide Program or a Title I Targeted Assistance Program, or as not being served by a Title I program. Title I is a part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). This act provides federal funds through the Georgia Department of Education to local school districts and public schools with high numbers or percentages of poor children to help ensure that all children meet challenging State academic content and student academic achievement standards. Title I is designed to support State and local school reform efforts tied to challenging State academic standards in order to reinforce and enhance efforts to improve teaching and learning for students. Title I programs must be based on effective means of improving student achievement and include strategies to support parental involvement. Local school districts target the Title I funds they receive to public schools with the highest percentages of children from low-income families. These funds may be used for children from preschool aged to high school. In addition, local school districts are required to provide services for eligible private school students. These services must be developed in consultation with officials of the private.
The Report Card reports compensatory program data as a number and a percent of student population. The number of students enrolled in a compensatory program divided by the total number of students reported in the October 2010 FTE count as enrolled in the grades served by this program. For example, the Early Intervention Program serves only students in grades K-5. The percent of student population reports the percentage of students enrolled in EIP in grades K-5 compared to the total number of students in grades K-5 in the school.
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