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INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this document is to present, in summary fashion, statistical information on the status of public education in Miami-Dade County in terms of organization, educational programs and services, achievement, and other outcomes of schooling. Also included are multi-year statistics on student population, achievement, staff, finances, and a summary of the results of program evaluations conducted during calendar year 1998. In addition, this document contains information on the indicators of educational and other achievements that will serve as baseline for planning purposes. This document also provides a means of comparison between Miami-Dade and the twenty largest school districts in the United States with regard to staffing levels, salaries, and expenditures per pupil.

This Statistical Abstract is intended to serve as a companion document to the District and School Profiles, 1998-99 and the Feeder Pattern Profiles, 1998-99. While the District and School Profiles provides statistical information describing some of the more important characteristics of individual schools in the Miami-Dade County public school system and the Feeder Pattern Profiles provides data aggregated for schools in a feeder pattern, this document provides a districtwide overview.

This document combines and consolidates several statistical reports published separately prior to 1983-84. The reports that this document replaces are: (1) The Status of Education (formerly the Superintendent's Annual Statistical Report), (2) Selected Statistical Information--Individual Dade County Public Schools, (3) Ethnic Characteristics of Students and Staff, and (4) Comparative Staffing and Salary Statistics for Dade and Other Large School Systems.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS - GROWTH INDICATORS

Year

Superintendents

PK-12 School Centers

Student Membership*

Classroom Teachers

Teachers' Average Salary

1869-70

W.H. Benest

A state school system was established in Florida in 1869, but no schools were maintained in Dade County until 1886.The first school, built in Lake Worth, had one room, one teacher paid about $175, and 10 pupils.

1871-72

Octavio Aimar

1873-85

E.T. Sturtevant

1885-87

C.H. Lum

1887-88

A.E. Heyser

1889-90

E. Gale

1890-91

J. Cleminson

1892-93

E.R. Bradley

Jan 1893 - Apr 1895

130

$222

1895-96

E.C. White

Jun 1895 - May 1896

310

269

1896

W.L. Widmeyer

Acting Supt., May - Dec 1896 (year railroad arrived in Miami)

1899-1900

Z.T. Merritt

Jan 1897 - Jan 1905

576

292

1905-08

R.E. Hall

Jan 1905 - Jan 1921

1,759

364

1911-12

2,041

103

383

1920-21

C.M. Fisher

Jan 1921 - Jan 1937

6,738

277

905

1923-24

10,641

407

1,119

1930-31

24,108

842

1,267

1935-36

30,172

1,102

1,252

1940-41

J.T. Wilson

Jan 1937 - Jan 1953

38,485

1,367

1,363

1950-51

64,964

2,462

3,492

1955-56

W.R. Thomas

Jan 1953 - Jan 1957

125

109,779

4,242

4,325

1960-61

Joe Hall

Jan 1957 - Jan 1968

184

163,657

6,343

5,536

1965-66

208

202,124

8,100

7,483

1967-68

E.L. Whigham

Jan 1968 - Dec 1976

213

217,947

8,867

8,300

1973-74

239

244,568

10,552

11,886

1976-77

L.M. Britton

Dec 1976 - Jun 1977

250

240,248

11,710

13,356

1977-78

J.L. Jones

Jun 1977 - Feb 1980

253

235,123

11,121

15,679

1978-79

249

228,592

11,066

16,042

1979-80

L.M. Britton

Acting Superintendent
Feb - May 1980, Appointed

246

226,155

11,024

17,508

1980-81

May 1980 - Jun 1987

248

232,951

11,602

18,885

1981-82

249

224,580

11,704

20,316

1982-83

251

222,058

11,856

22,621

1983-84

250

223,854

12,350

23,834

1984-85

252

228,062

12,334

25,392

1985-86

253

236,127

12,679

26,535

1986-87

257

244,734

13,356

28,236

1987-88

J.A. Fernandez

July 1987 - Dec 1989

259

254,235

14,081

30,336

1988-89

260

268,047

14,737

32,597

1989-90

T.S. Greer, Jr.

P.W. Bell

Interim Superintendent
Jan - Mar 1990
Mar - Oct 1990

263

281,403

15,454

33,787

1990-91

J.A. Fleming

O.J. Visiedo

Interim Superintendent
Oct 19-24, 1990
Appointed Oct 24, 1990 - June 1996

271

292,411

16,122

37,794

1991-92

278

304,287

16,051

36,995

1992-93

279

302,163

15,240

36,853

1993-94

284

312,300

15,540

36,947

1994-95

286

321,955

16,885

39,299

1995-96

289

333,444

17,094

40,255

1996-97

Alan T. Olkes

Roger C. Cuevas

Interim Superintendent
Appointed July 1, 1996
Appointed Dec 11, 1996

300

340,904

17,410

41,002

1997-98

Roger C. Cuevas

302

345,861

17,687

42,308

1998-99

Roger C. Cuevas

309

352,595

18,166

42,015

* First month or official fall membership, except for years prior to 1930 for which ADA (average daily attendance) figures are reported. After 1973-74, totals include students enrolled in off-campus programs for alternative and exceptional education.

Source: Historical Records, Department of Management Analysis.

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND TERM OF OFFICE

School Board Member

Term of Office

School Board Member

Term of Office

W. H. Benest
E. N. Dimick
Joseph Frow
A. C. Richards
David Brown
George W. Lanehart
James McFarlane
Samuel Rhodes
E. L. White
A. J. Mitchell
E. H. Parkin
J. W. Jackson
W. L. Widmeyer
W. M. Burdine
E. W. F. Parrish
Herbert A. Pennock
Eli Simms
J. R. Anthony, Sr.
H. W. Faris
F. C. Bush
H. T. Grant
J. M. Holding
A. Leight Monroe
J. G. Grosland
A. J. Brigham
G. A. Douglass
F. L. Neville
C. H. Jackson
A. L. Hearn
H. H. Filer
J. H. Herlong
A. G. Holmes
Ben H. Cocroft
Julian H. Webster
James J. Marshall
Fred Paradise
E. W. Ayars
W. H. Combs, Sr.
Nell K. Walker
Van E. Blanton
R. L. Ellis
R. P. Terry
Russell F. Hand
Charles G. Turner
Wilton Weiss
F. H. McDonald

1885-87
1885-87
1885-87
1885-87
1887-89
1887-93
1887-93
1887-90
1890-94
1893-95
1893-95
1895-97
1895-97
1905-07
1905-07
1905-07
1905
1907-09
1907-10
1909-11
1909
1909-15
1910-21
1911-15
1915-16
1915-21
1915
1916-19
1919-21
1921-37
1921-23
1921-27
1927-31
1929-31
1931-33
1931-33
1933-35
1933-39
1935-39
1937-47
1937-41
1937-49
1939-42
1939-47
1941-53
1943-47

Harley G. Collins
James A. Henderson
Harley O. Lassetter
Joseph L. Plummer
Angus Graham
James M. Noel
C. Raymond Van Dusen
Anna Brenner Meyers
E. L. Allsworth
Robert S. Butler
Helene Vosloh (Brandt)
S. D. Phillips
Jane S. Roberts
C. T. McCrimson
Eunice P. Anderson
Jack D. Gordon
G. Holmes Braddock
James Hendrie
William Lehman
Ted Slack
Ethel Beckman
Crutcher Field Harrison
Ben J. Sheppard
John W. Harllee, Jr.
William Turner
Phyllis Miller
Robert Renick
Alfredo Duran
Linton Tyler
Joyce Knox
Paul Cejas
Michael M. Krop
Janet McAliley
William Turner
Kathleen McGrath
Rosa Castro-Feinberg
Betsy H. Kaplan
Frederica S. Wilson
Renier Díaz de la Portilla
Demetrio Pérez, Jr.
Manty Sabatés Morse
Solomon C. Stinson
Perla Tabares Hantman
Robert B. Ingram
Marta Pérez

1947-51
1947-51
1947-51
1949-55
1951-55
1951-55
1951-61
1953-72
1955-68
1955-63
1955-70
1957-58
1957-67
1958-69
1961-69
1961-63
1963-2000
1963-67
1967-72
1967-69
1969-84
1969-73
1969-80
1970-71
1971-78
1972-80
1972-96
1973-74
1974-80
1978-82
1980-88
1980-2000
1980-96
1982-92
1984-86
1986-96
1988-2000
1992-1998
1996-98
1996-2000
1996-2002
1996-2002
1996-2002
1998-2000
1998-2002

NUMBER OF PK-12 SCHOOL CENTERS BY REGION AND TYPE*
1998-99

Region

Elem.

Middle

Sr. High

Alternative/
Specialized**

Total

III

District

TOTAL

205

309

DISTRIBUTION OF PK-12 SCHOOL CENTERS BY GRADE ORGANIZATION*
1998-99

Grade Organization		Number of Schools	Grade Organization	Number of Schools	Grade Organization	Number of Schools
	PK, K	1	K-4	1	6-12	4
	PK-3	2	K-5	14	7-8	1
	PK-5	157	K-6	3	7-9	2
	PK-6	23	1-5	1	7-12	1
	PK-7	1	6	1	9-10	1
	PK-12	2	6-7	1	9-11	1
	K-1	1	6-8	50	9-12	36
	K-2	1	6-9	1	11-12	2
	K-3	1
					TOTAL	309

* Does not include vocational/technical education centers and the Educational Alternative Outreach Program centers.

** Includes six Alternative Programs schools, seven Charter schools, four Specialized Education centers (Cooper, Merrick, Kruse, and Renick), and the following eight specialized centers: Academy for Community Education, Citrus Grove Occupational Training Center, DCPS Corporate Academy North, DCPS Corporate Academy South, Juvenile Justice Center, School for Advanced Studies North, School for Advanced Studies South, and UM/William Knight Center Applied Technology.

Source: Department of Management Analysis.

SCHOOLS BY REGION WITH
WORK LOCATION NUMBER AND GRADE ORGANIZATION
1998-99

REGION I
Location Number	School Name	Grade Span	Location Number	School Name	Grade Span
0461 0481 0641 0681 1481 1521 1921 2161 2181 5051 2111 2621 2801 3141 3241 3281 3421 3781 3821 5131 3861 3901 3981 4121 4241 4261 4281 4541 5021 5081 5601	Brentwood El. Bright, James H. El. Bunche Park El. Carol City El. DuPuis, J.G. El. Earhart, Amelia El. Flamingo El. Golden Glades El. Good, Joella C. El. Graham, Ernest R. El. Hialeah Gardens El. Johnson, J.W. El. Lake Stevens El. Meadowlane El. Miami Gardens El. Miami Lakes El. Milam, M.A. El. North Carol City El. North County El. North Dade Center /Modern Languages North Glade El. North Hialeah El. North Twin Lakes El. Opa Locka El. Palm Lakes El. Palm Springs El. Palm Springs North El. Rainbow Park El. Sheppard, Ben El. Skyway El. Twin Lakes El.	PK-5 K-5 PK-5 PK-6 PK-5 PK-6 PK-6 PK-6 PK-5 PK-6 PK-5 PK-K PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-6 PK-5 PK-5 1-5 PK-6 PK-6 PK-5 PK-6 PK-5 PK-6 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5	6051 6171 6231 6351 6421 6501 6591 6681 7011 7751 7111 7131 7231	Carol City Mid. Filer, Henry H. Mid Hialeah Mid. Lake Stevens Mid. Marti, Jose Mid Miami Lakes Mid. North Dade Mid. Palm Springs Mid. American Sr. Goleman, Barbara Sr. Hialeah Sr. Hialeah-Miami Lakes Sr. Miami Carol City Sr.	6-8 6-8 7-9 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12
REGION II			REGION III
Location Number	School Name	Grade Span	Location Number	School Name	Grade Span
0241 0321 0361 0561 1161 0761 2081 2241 2281 2401 2441 2581 2911 3581 3661 3701 3741 3941 4001 4021 4061 4301 4341 4801 4881 5091 5481 6241 6281 6301 6541 6571 6631 6721 7141 7201 7381 7541 7591	Broad, R.K.-Bay Harbor El. Biscayne El. Biscayne Gardens El. Bryan, W.J. El. Crestview El. Fienberg/Fisher El. Fulford El. Gratigny El. Greynolds Park El. Hibiscus El. Boone, V.A.-Highland Oaks El. Ives, Madie El. Lentin, Linda El. Myrtle Grove El. Natural Bridge El. Norland El. North Beach El. North Miami El. Norwood El. Oak Grove El. Ojus El. Parkview El. Parkway El. Sabal Palm El. Scott Lake El. South Pointe El. \|Treasure Island El. Highland Oaks Mid. Jefferson, Thomas Mid. Kennedy, John F. Mid Nautilus Mid. Norland Mid. North Miami Mid. Parkway Mid. Krop, Dr. Michael Sr. Miami Beach Sr. Miami Norland Sr. North Miami Beach Sr. North Miami Sr.	PK-6 PK-6 K-6 PK-5 PK-5 PK-6 PK-6 PK-6 PK-5 K-5 PK-5 PK-5 K-6 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-6 PK-5 PK-5 PK-6 K-5 PK-5 PK-5 K-5 PK-5 PK-6 K-6 6-8 7-9 6-8 7-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 9-10 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12	0101 0201 0401 0521 1001 1401 1561 1681 1721 1961 2041 2331 2361 2501 2761 2821 2981 3041 3181 3301 3381 4071 4171 4501 4491 4721 4921 5101 5201 5361 5381 5431 5861 5901 6031 6121 6141 6391 6521 6821 6981 7081 7251 7271 7411 7511 7601	Arcola Lake El. Banyan El. Blanton, Van E. El. Broadmoor El. Coral Park El. Drew, Charles R. El. Earlington Heights El. Evans, L.C. El. Everglades El. Floral Heights El. Franklin, Benjamin El. Hadley, Charles R. El. Hialeah El. Holmes El. King, Martin L. El. Lakeview El. Liberty City El. Lorah Park El. Melrose El. Miami Park El. Miami Springs El. Olinda El. Orchard Villa El. Poinciana Park El. Reeves, Henry E.S. El. Rockway El. Seminole El. Smith, John I. El. South Hialeah El. Springview El. Stirrup El. Sweetwater El. West Little River El. Westview El. Brownsville Mid. Dario, Ruben Mid. Drew, Charles R. Mid. Madison Mid. Miami Springs Mid. Rockway Mid. Westview Mid. Design & Architecture Sr. Miami Central Sr. Miami Coral Park Sr. Miami Northwestern Sr. Miami Springs Sr. Turner, William Tech	PK-5 K-5 PK-5 PK-5 K-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-6 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-3 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 K-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 K-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12
REGION IV
Location Number	School Name	Grade Span	Location Number	School Name	Grade Span
0081 0111 0121 0721 0801 0841 0881 0961 1121 2531 1361 1441 1601 1801 1881 2351 2661 2741 2781 3021 3051 3341 3431 3501 4401 4681 4841 4961 5001 5041 5321 5401	Allapattah El. Angelou, Maya El. Auburndale El. Carver El. Citrus Grove El. Coconut Grove El. Comstock El. Coral Gables El. Coral Way El. Crowder, Thena El. Douglass, Frederick El. Dunbar El. Edison Park El. Fairlawn El. Flagler, Henry M. El. Hartner, Eneida M. El. Kensington Park El. Key Biscayne El. Kinloch Park El. Little River El. L'Ouverture, Toussaint El. Miami Shores El. Miller, Phyllis R. El. Morningside El. Pharr, Kelsey El. Riverside El. Santa Clara El. Shadowlawn El. Shenandoah El. Silver Bluff El. Southside El. Sunset El.	PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-3 PK-5 PK-6 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-7 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5	6011 6071 6091 6331 6411 6481 6741 6841 6911 7071 7161 7301 7341 7461 7901 8011	Allapattah Mid. Carver, G.W. Mid. Citrus Grove Mid. Kinloch Park Mid. Mann, Horace Mid. Miami Edison Mid. Ponce de Leon Mid. Shenandoah Mid. Washington, B.T. Mid Coral Gables Sr. MAST Academy Miami Edison Sr. Miami Jackson Sr. Miami Sr. New World School of the Arts Citrus Grove Occupational Training Center	6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-9 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12 6-12
REGION V
Location Number	School Name	Grade Span	Location Number	School Name	Grade Span
0451 0251 0271 0441 0861 1041 1081 1281 1331 1371 1641 1761 1811 1841 2021 2261 2341 2541 2511 2641 2701 2881 2891 3061 3101 3111 3541 4091 4221 4381 4421 4651	Ashe, Bowman F. El. Beckham, Ethel K. El. Bent Tree El. Blue Lakes El. Colonial Drive El. Coral Reef El. Coral Terrace El. Cypress El. Devon Aire El. Douglas, Marjory S. El. Emerson El. Fairchild, David El. Fascell, Dante El. Flagami El. Floyd, Gloria El. Greenglade El. Hall, Joe El. Howard Drive El. Hurston, Zora N. El. Kendale El. Kenwood El. Leewood El. Lehman, William El. Ludlam El. Martin, F.C. El. Matthews, Wesley El. Moton, R.R. El. Olympia Heights El. Palmetto El. Perrine El. Pinecrest El. Richmond El.	PK-5 PK-5 K-5 K-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-3 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5	6021 6041 6131 6211 6441 6701 6801 6881 6861 6901 6961 7051 7361 7431 7721 7741	Arvida Mid. Bell, Paul W. Mid. Doolin, Howard Mid. Glades Mid. McMillan, H.D. Mid. Palmetto Mid. Riviera Mid. South Miami Mid. Southwood Mid. Thomas, W.R. Mid. West Miami Mid. Braddock, G. Holmes Sr. Miami Killian Sr. Miami Palmetto Sr. South Miami Sr. Southwest Miami Sr.	6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12
REGION VI			ALTERNATIVE/SPECIALIZED SCHOOLS REPORTING TO DISTRICT OFFICES
Location Number	School Name	Grade Span	Location Number	School Name	Grade Span
0041 0161 0261 0671 0651 0661 0771 1241 2001 2151 2321 2521 2651 2901 3261 3621 0831 4391 4441 4461 4511 4581 4611 2941 5281 5791 5951 5961 5981 6001 6061 6081 6111 6221 6251 6431 6761 6781 7101 7151 7731 7531 7701	Air Base El. Avocado El. Bel-Aire El. Calusa El. Campbell Drive El. Caribbean El. Chapman, Dr. W. El. Cutler Ridge El. Florida City El. Gordon, Jack El. Gulfstream El. Hoover, Oliver El. Kendale Lakes El. Leisure City El. Miami Heights El. Naranja El. Pepper, Claude El. Peskoe, Irving & Beatrice El. Pine Lake El. Pine Villa El. Porter, Dr. Gilbert L. El. Redland El. Redondo El. Saunders, Laura El. South Miami Heights El. West Homestead El. Whispering Pines El. Winston Park El. Whigham, Dr. E.L. El. Ammons, Herbert A. Mid. Campbell Drive Mid. Centennial Mid. Cutler Ridge Mid. Hammocks Mid. Homestead Mid. Mays Mid. Redland Mid. Richmond Heights Mid. Coral Reef Sr. Homestead Sr. Miami Southridge Sr. Miami Sunset Sr. South Dade Sr.	PK-5 K-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 K-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 K-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 PK-5 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 6-8 9-10 9-12 9-12 9-12 9-12	Charter Schools
			0040 0070 0100 0200 6010 6040 6050	Liberty City Charter Coral Reef Montessori Charter The Mater Center Charter Spiral Tech El. Charter Florida Int'l Academy Charter Miami Shores/Barry U. Charter Youth Co-Op Charter	K-4 K-3 K-2 K-1 6-12 6-7 6
			Specialized Educational Centers
			0921 8181 9732 8151	Cooper, Neva King Ed. Ctr. Kruse, Ruth Owens Ed. Ctr. Merrick Educational Ctr. Renick, Robert Ed. Ctr.	PK-12 6-8 PK-12 6-8
			Alternative Education Centers
			2861 8101 7254 7631 7061 7091 8019 8121 8131 8161 8201 8141 8171	Lee, J.R.E. - Youth Opp. So. Mann, Jan Opportunity North Miami Douglas MacArthur No. Miami Douglas MacArthur So. School/Advanced Studies-No. School/Advanced Studies-So. Academy for Community Ed. C.O.P.E. Center North C.O.P.E. Center South DCPS Corporate Academy-No. DCPS Corporate Academy-So. Juvenile Justice Center Knight, William Applied Tech.	6-8 6-8 9-12 9-12 11-12 11-12 9-12 7-12 6-12 9-12 9-12 6-12 9-12

SCHOOLS PAIRED OR GROUPED FOR DESEGREGATION
1998-99

SCHOOLS	CONDITION	YEAR *
REGIONS I AND II
None
REGION III
Broadmoor Elementary (PK-5) West Little River Elementary (PK-5)	Controlled Open Enrollment	1998-99
Earlington Heights Elementary (PK-5) Melrose Elementary (PK-5)	Controlled Open Enrollment	1997-98
REGION IV
Santa Clara Elementary (PK-5) Allapattah Elementary (PK-5)	Controlled Open Enrollment	1997-98
Frederick Douglass Elementary (PK-5) Riverside Elementary (PK-5)	Controlled Open Enrollment	1997-98
Coral Gables Elementary (PK-5) G.W. Carver Elementary (PK-5) Sunset Elementary (PK-5)	Controlled Open Enrollment	1997-98
Maya Angelou Elementary (PK-5) Comstock Elementary (PK-5) Kelsey Pharr Elementary (PK-5)	Controlled Open Enrollment	1997-98
REGION V
None
REGION VI
None

* Original pairing or grouping was by court order in 1970-71; subsequent pairing was by Board action.

Source: School Operations.

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE*
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
1994-95 TO 1998-99

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Grades

1994-95

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

Kindergarten

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

26.2

26.3

26.5

27.3

29.0

29.4

27.3

26.0

27.4

28.3

29.5

30.4

27.1

27.9

28.9

29.7

30.3

26.7

27.0

27.7

28.5

29.9

27.2

26.7

27.8

28.5

28.6

29.9

MIDDLE SCHOOLS

Subject Area	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99
Social Studies	31.6	32.6	32.1	32.1	31.7
Science	30.9	31.4	30.9	31.3	30.8
Mathematics	29.6	30.0	29.3	29.8	29.7
Language Arts	27.2	27.8	27.1	27.7	27.7
Physical Education	44.8	47.6	46.2	45.5	44.3
Art	29.9	30.0	30.1	31.0	29.9
Foreign Language	28.0	28.1	28.3	28.1	28.0
Music	35.2	35.5	35.8	35.0	34.5

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS

Subject Area	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99
Social Studies	30.3	31.2	29.0	29.9	29.9
Science	29.3	29.6	28.3	29.2	28.8
Mathematics	28.4	28.3	27.8	28.7	27.8
Language Arts	26.7	26.8	26.3	27.6	27.4
Physical Education	38.0	39.4	37.3	39.5	37.7
Art	29.5	29.7	28.2	28.8	28.8
Foreign Language	29.5	29.3	29.1	29.4	29.1
Music	32.6	31.2	31.2	31.9	30.3

* Average class size for elementary schools has been computed by dividing the total number of assigned seats (membership) by the number of self-contained classes (classes consisting of various grade levels were accounted for accordingly in the computation). For secondary schools, class size has been computed for each subject area by dividing the total number of assigned seats (membership) by the number of full-time equivalent teachers assigned teaching responsibility.

Source: Master Seat Inventory File (as of October), Office of Information Technology.