character

VITAL STATISTICS

for the

OHIO APPALACHIAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS

FISCAL YEAR 2008

COMPILED BY THE

COALITION

RURAL AND APPALACHIAN SCHOOLS

313E McCRACKEN HALL

OHIO UNIVERSITY

ATHENS, OHIO

INTRODUCTION

This compilation of Vital Statistics for member school districts is a service provided annually by the Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools. This document provides important comparative data to school leaders and others throughout the 29 Ohio counties designated in federal legislation as "Appalachian."

The 2008 edition of Vital Statistics provides comparative data on 12 factors for the 127 Appalachian school districts grouped by counties. The mean is listed for eleven factors (median is used for income per state return 2006) for 609 (three island districts and College Corners are outliers and not included in this report) school districts in Ohio, including the 127 Appalachian districts in this report. Highs and lows for school districts in the 29 Ohio Appalachian counties are also shown.

Four factors in the 2008 "Vital Statistics" are worthy of additional discussion:

1. The gap between Ohio and Appalachian districts Average Per Pupil Expenditure is $504, with a gap range up to $2250 below the state average.

2. The gap between Ohio and Appalachian districts Average Per Pupil Revenue is $418, with a gap range up to $2029 below the state average.

3. The gap between Ohio and Appalachian districts Average Teachers Salaries is $4,530, with a gap range up to $19,230 below the state average.

4. The gap between Ohio and Appalachian districts Average Property Valuation Per Pupil is $35,447, with a gap range up to $95,982 below the state average.

To put the above figures in perspective, consider the following:

There are school children in Ohio’s rural Appalachian region receiving a $7,056 education, while the state average (not the most expensive) per pupil expenditure is $9,216. (EFM Expenditure Flow Model) The $2250 shortfall translates into $45,000 less annually per classroom of 20 students, or over $2,250,000 less annually for a school district with 1000 students, than the state average.
There are school districts in Ohio’s rural Appalachian region with local property valuation per pupil as low as $38,229, while the state average (not the highest) is $134,211. These numbers illustrate the lack of ability for some local communities to raise revenue to support education for their school children.
There are school districts in Ohio’s rural Appalachian region with average annual teacher salaries as low as $31,431, while the state average (not the highest paid) teachers salary is $50,661. The $19,230 less annually translates into $576,900 in less income for those teachers over a 30-year career. In addition, it makes it much more difficult for Ohio Appalachian school districts to recruit and retain teachers.

As in past years, there is considerable variation between school districts in Ohio Appalachian counties and the state as a whole. Some very significant differences emerge when state and Appalachian means (median for income per state return 2006) are compared. School districts in the Ohio Appalachian counties average 1132 fewer pupils; families average earnings are nearly $5,300 less per state income tax return; and Ohio Appalachian school districts average percent of pupils in families receiving Ohio Works First (OWF) [poverty program] is nearly 60 percent higher than the state average. The Appalachian school districts have slightly lower student attendance than the Ohio average. The student dropout rate in the 29 Appalachian counties is 7 per cent higher than the state average.

The data presented in this report is provided by the Ohio Department of Education through the courtesy of Dr. Jim Payton. Lori Spencer compiled and entered the data. The Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools expresses appreciation to both Dr. Payton and Mrs. Spencer for their work on this report.

Richard Fisher

Executive Director

Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools

May 2009

SUMMARY OF FY 2008 VITAL STATISTICS FOR

OHIO APPALACHIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

Compiled by the Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools

Data Source: Ohio Department of Education

	MEAN (Median is used for income data)		APPALACHIAN DISTRICTS
FACTOR	STATE (All Districts)	APPALACHIAN DISTRICTS	HIGH	LOW
Total ADM FY 2008	2,930	1,798	9,257	324
Percent of Pupils In Families Receiving OWF FY 2008	3.17%	5.02%	18.99%	0.51%
Median Income (Per State Return 2006)	$32,460	$27.161	$40,988	$16,388
Expenditure Per Pupil (EFM-Expenditure Flow Model) FY 2008	$9,306	$8,802	$11,429	$7,056
Revenue Per Pupil FY 2008	$9,730	$9,312	$16,813	$7,701
Effective Operating Mills FY 2008 (Residential/Agriculture)	27.17	23.46	33.28	20.00
Authorized Operating Mills FY 2008	47.43	34.44	67.70	20.00
Pupil Attendance Rate FY 2008	95.11%	94.47%	96.80%	89.30%
Drop Out Rate FY 2007	5.78%	6.19%	27.20%	0.00%
Property Valuation Per ADM FY 2008	$134,211	$98,764	$264,763	$38,229
Regular K-12 Pupil Teacher Ratio FY 2008	18.01	17.66	23.03	12.80
Average Teacher Salary FY 2008	$50,661	$46,131	$61,238	$31,431
All data is from FY 2008 (school year 2007-2008) except Median Income Per State Return, which is Calendar year 2006 and Drop Out rate is FY 2007. All district averages exclude 3 island districts and College Corner as outliers. *All data unweighted.

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The following data compares the Ohio Appalachian school districts Local District Report Card ratings with (1) all school districts in Ohio and (2) the Ohio non-Appalachian school districts.

2007-08 Local District Report Card Ratings for Ohio School Districts

(610 Districts, 88 Counties)

74 Excellent With Distinction

152 Excellent

292 Effective

83 Continuous Improvement

9 Academic Watch

0 Academic Emergency

2007-08 Local District Report Card Ratings for Ohio Appalachian School Districts

(127 Districts, 29 Counties)

3 Excellent With Distinction

25 Excellent

70 Effective

29 Continuous Improvement

0 Academic Watch

0 Academic Emergency

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___ APPALACHIAN DISTRICTS COMPARISON DATA ___

School Year 2007-08

How do the Ohio Appalachian school districts compare, by percentage in each category, to all school districts in Ohio and to the non-Appalachian Ohio school districts in 2007-08?

All Ohio Districts / Appalachian Districts / Non-Appalachian Districts

( 610 Districts) (127 Districts) (483 Districts)

Excellent With Distinction......................................................... 12.1% ( 74 ) 2.4% ( 3 ) 14.7% (71) Excellent.........................................................................................24.9% (152) 19.7% (25) 26.3% (127)

Excellent (Total).......................................................................... 37.0% (226) 22.1% (28) 41.0% (198) Effective........................................................................................ 47.9% (292) 55.1% ( 70) 45.9% (222) Continuous Improvement........................................................ 13.6% ( 83 ) 22.8% (29) 11.2% (54) Academic Watch............................................................................ 1.5% ( 9 ) 0.0% ( 0 ) 1.9% (9) Academic Emergency.................................................................. 0.0% ( 0 ) 0.0% ( 0 ) 0.0% (0)

Rating factors in 2007-08 included 30-Performance Indicators, Performance Index, Performance Index Improvement, Adequate Yearly Progress and Value-Added. In addition, school districts that miss AYP for three consecutive years in more than one student group in the most recent year can be rated no higher than Continuous Improvement. (Note: Value-added included in rating system in 2007-08)

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School Year 2006-07

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How did the Ohio Appalachian school districts compare, by percentage in each category, to all school districts in Ohio and to the non-Appalachian Ohio school districts in 2006-07?

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All Ohio Districts/ Appalachian Districts/ Non-Appalachian Districts

( 610 Districts) 127 Districts) (483 Districts)

Excellent..........................................................................................22.8% (139) 4.7% (6) 27.5% (133)

Effective...........................................................................................56.9% (347) 65.4% (83) 54.7% (264)

Continuous Improvement...........................................................18.5% (113) 29.1% (37) 15.7% (76)

Academic Watch..............................................................................1.8% (11) 0.8% (1) 2.1% (10)

Academic Emergency.....................................................................0.0% (0) 0.0% (0) 0.0% (0)

Rating factors in 2006-07 included 30-Performance Indicators, Performance Index, Performance Index Improvement,and Adequate Yearly Progress. In addition, school districts that miss AYP for three consecutive years in more than one student group in the most recent year can be rated no higher than Continuous Improvement.

SCHOLL DOWN FOR THE VITAL STATISTICS SUMMARY FOR OHIO APPALACHIAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1999 through 2007

SUMMARY OF FY 2007 VITAL STATISTICS FOR

OHIO APPALACHIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

Compiled by the Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools

Data Source: Ohio Department of Education

	MEAN (Median is used for income data)		APPALACHIAN DISTRICTS
FACTOR	STATE (All Districts)	APPALACHIAN DISTRICTS	HIGH	LOW
Total ADM FY 2007	2,943	1,811	9,218	317
Percent of Pupils In Families Receiving OWF FY 2007	3.27%	5.27%	22.68%	0.39%
Median Income (Per State Return 2005)	$31,427	$26,256	$39,453	$16,431
Expenditure Per Pupil (EFM-Expenditure Flow Model) FY 2007	$9,216	$8,553	$13,924	$7,128
Revenue Per Pupil FY 2007	$9,768	$8,987	$15,877	$7,062
Effective Operating Mills (Residential/Agriculture)	27.17	23.39	33.25	20.00
Authorized Operating Mills	47.24	34.39	67.70	20.00
Pupil Attendance Rate	95.17%	94.95%	97.00%	92.80%
Drop Out Rate	6.45%	7.43%	30.80%	0.00%
Property Valuation Per ADM	$130,411	$95,902	$260,630	$38,766
Regular K-12 Pupil Teacher Ratio	18.58	18.15	23.10	14.40
Average Teacher Salary	$49,265	$44,874	$59,979	$33,842
All data is from FY 2007(school year 2006-2007) except Median Income Per State Return, which is Calendar year 2005. All district averages exclude 3 island districts and College Corner as outliers. *All data unweighted.

SUMMARY OF FY 2006 VITAL STATISTICS FOR

OHIO APPALACHIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

Compiled by the Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools

Data Source: Ohio Department of Education

	MEAN (Median is used for income data)		APPALACHIAN DISTRICTS
FACTOR	STATE (All Districts)	APPALACHIAN DISTRICTS	HIGH	LOW
Total ADM FY 2006	2,968	1,833	9,246	316
Percent of Pupils In Families Receiving OWF FY06	2.81%	4.52%	18.16%	0.54
Median Income (Per State Return 2004)	$31,656	$26,429	$40,115	$18,288
Expenditure Per Pupil (EFM-Expenditure Flow Model)	$8,675	$8,229	$10,492	$6,653
Effective Operating Mills (Residential/Agriculture)	27.19	23.24	36.13	20.00
Authorized Operating Mills	46.76	34.18	67.70	20.00
Pupil Attendance Rate	95.19%	94.76%	97.00%	93.10%
Drop Out Rate	6.94%	7.43%	31.00%	0.00%
Property Valuation Per ADM	$122,444	$91,142	$241,729	$36,271
Regular K-12 Pupil Teacher Ratio	18.13	17.88	22.93	13.29
Average Teacher Salary	$48,050	$43,524	$57,819	$32,056
All data is from FY 2006(school year 2005-2006) except Median Income Per State Return, which is Calendar year 2004. All district averages exclude 3 island districts and College Corner as outliers. *All data unweighted.

SUMMARY OF FY 2005 VITAL STATISTICS FOR

OHIO APPALACHIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

Compiled by the Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools

Data Source: Ohio Department of Education

	MEAN (Median is used for income data)		APPALACHIAN DISTRICTS
FACTOR	STATE (All Districts)	APPALACHIAN DISTRICTS	HIGH	LOW
Total ADM FY 2005	2,973	1,836	9,220	310
Percent of Pupils In Families Receiving OWF FY05	2.72%	4.44%	14.50%	0.00
Median Income (Per State Return 2003)	$30,757	$25,723	$38,187	$17,167
Expenditure Per Pupil (EFM-Expenditure Flow Model)	$8,364	$7,938	$9,817	$6,412
Effective Operating Mills (Residential/Agriculture)	26.59	23.11	36.13	20.00
Authorized Operating Mills	46.16	33.96	67.70	20.00
Pupil Attendance Rate	95.16%	94.69%	98.30%	93.10%
Drop Out Rate	7.63%	8.75%	38.70%	0.00%
Property Valuation Per ADM	$119,092	$85,940	$236,067	$33,688
Regular K-12 Pupil Teacher Ratio	16.45	16.22	19.70	13.00
Average Teacher Salary	$46,657	$42,297	$55,697	$30,987
All data is from FY 2005(school year 2004-2005) except Median Income Per State Return, which is Calendar year 2003. All district averages exclude 3 island districts and College Corner as outliers. The poverty factor has changed to Ohio Works First (OWF). This "factor" alone does not give a true picture of poverty in the region or the state and cannot be compared with 2004 Vital Statistics data. *All data unweighted.

SUMMARY OF FY 2004 VITAL STATISTICS FOR

OHIO APPALACHIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

Compiled by the Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools

Data Source: Ohio Department of Education

	MEAN (Median is used for income data)		APPALACHIAN DISTRICTS
FACTOR	STATE (All Districts)	APPALACHIAN DISTRICTS	HIGH	LOW
Total ADM FY 2004	2,984	1,859	9,094	308
Percent Pupils In Five Poverty Programs	13.44%	23.97%	72.16%	0.85
Median Income (Per State Return 2002)	$30,462	$25,641	$36,763	$17,241
Expenditure Per Pupil (EFM-Expenditure Flow Model)	$8,112	$7,654	$10,911	$6,229
Effective Operating Mills (Residential/Agriculture)	26.55	23.17	33.20	20.00
Authorized Operating Mills	45.80	33.95	61.80	20.00
Pupil Attendance Rate	95.17%	94.60%	97.23%	92.93%
Drop Out Rate	8.09%	8.75%	38.58%	0.00%
Property Valuation Per ADM	$114,654	$82,068	$187,411	$31,916
Regular K-12 Pupil Teacher Ratio	16.21	16.11	19.80	12.10
Average Teacher Salary	$44,931	$40,741	$54,366	$30,853
All data is from FY 2004(school year 2003-2004) except Median Income Per State Return, which is Calendar year 2002. All district averages exclude 3 island districts and College Corner as outliers and Manchester Local which was not a district in 2003-04. *All data unweighted.

SUMMARY OF FY 2003 VITAL STATISTICS FOR

OHIO APPALACHIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

Compiled by the Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools

Data Source: Ohio Department of Education

	MEAN (Median is used for income data)		APPALACHIAN DISTRICTS
FACTOR	STATE (All Districts)	APPALACHIAN DISTRICTS	HIGH	LOW
Total ADM FY 2003	2,966	1,861	9,056	299
Ohio Works First (OWF)(formerly ADC or TANF)	3.19%	5.46%	20.16%	0.41
Median Income (Per State Return 2001)	$30,196	$25,174	$36,813	$17,270
Expenditure Per Pupil (EFM-Expenditure Flow Model)	$7,822	$7,329	$10,409	$6,120
Effective Operating Mills (Residential/Agriculture)	26.89	23.37	33.19	20.00
Authorized Operating Mills	45.72	34.09	61.80	20.00
Pupil Attendance Rate	95.12%	94.77%	98.90%	91.50%
Drop Out Rate	9.26%	11.04%	36.30%	0.00%
Property Valuation Per ADM	$109,403	$78,879	$183,950	$28,381
Regular K-12 Pupil Teacher Ratio	15.89	15.74	18.90	12.70
Average Teacher Salary	$43,397	$39,499	$52,482	$28,782
All data is from FY 2003(school year 2002-2003) except Median Income Per State Return, which is Calendar year 2001. All district averages exclude 3 island districts and College corner as outliers. *All data unweighted.

SUMMARY OF FY 2002 VITAL STATISTICS FOR

OHIO APPALACHIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

Compiled by the Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools

Data Source: Ohio Department of Education

	MEAN **(Median is used for income data)		APPALACHIAN DISTRICTS
FACTOR	STATE (All Districts)	APPALACHIAN DISTRICTS	HIGH	LOW
Total ADM FY 2002	2,953	1,868	9,054	317
Ohio Works First (OWF)(formerly ADC or TANF)	3.43%	8.92%	22.92%	0.00
Median Income (Per State Return 2000)	$31,169	$25,810	$37,898	$17,891
Expenditure Per Pupil (EFM-Expenditure Flow Model)	$7,547	$6,980	$9,267	$5,229
Effective Operating Mills (Residential/Agriculture)	26.91	23.63	32.99	20.00
Authorized Operating Mills	45.66	34.19	61.80	20.00
Pupil Attendance Rate	94.95%	94.48%	98.60%	92.20%
Drop Out Rate	10.56%	12.71%	44.30%	0.00%
Property Valuation Per ADM	$108,135	$79,275	$249.258	$25,677
Regular K-12 Pupil Teacher Ratio	16.13	16.24	22.10	13.10
Average Teacher Salary	$41,849	$38,149	$50,059	$28,153
All data is from FY 2002 (school year 2001-2002) except Median Income Per State Return, which is Calendar year 2000. All district averages exclude 3 island districts and College corner as outliers and Monroe Local due to data problems. All data unweighted. *MEDIAN income per STATE return replaces AVERAGE income per FEDERAL return used in previous CORAS Vital Statistics reports.

SUMMARY OF FY 2001 VITAL STATISTICS FOR

OHIO APPALACHIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

Compiled by the Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools

Data Source: Ohio Department of Education

	MEAN		APPALACHIAN DISTRICTS
FACTOR	STATE (All Districts)	APPALACHIAN DISTRICTS	HIGH	LOW
Total ADM FY 2001	2,943	1,886	9,014	350
Ohio Works First (OWF) (formerly ADC or TANF)	3.63	6.49%	25.46%	0.28%
Average Income (Per Federal Return 1999)	$40,617	$31,743	$50,431	$21,200
Expenditure Per Pupil (EFM-Expenditure Flow Model)	$7,220	$6,600	$8,392	$5,307
Effective Operating Mills (Residential/Agriculture)	27.13	23.88	35.87	20.00
Authorized Operating Mills	45.33	34.18	61.80	20.00
Pupil Attendance Rate	94.67%	94.41%	98.50%	91.90%
Teacher AttendanceRate	95.86%	95.57%	98.20%	90.90%
Drop Out Rate	12.54%	14.42%	35.30%	0.00%
Property Valuation Per ADM	$103,814	$74,108	$245,555	$23,709
Regular K-3 Pupil Teacher Ratio	20.51	19.96	25.22	13.72
Regular K-12 Pupil Teacher Ratio	18.04	18.34	23.20	13.64
Average Teacher Salary	$42,892	$36,978	$50,424	$26,490
* All data is from FY 2001 (school year 2000-2001) except Average Income Per Federal Return, which is Calendar year 1999.

SUMMARY OF FY 2000 VITAL STATISTICS FOR

OHIO APPALACHIAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Compiled by the Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools

Data Source: Ohio Department of Education

FACTOR	MEAN		APPALACHIAN DISTRICTs
	STATE	APPALACHIAN DISTRICTS	HIGH	LOW

Total ADM FY 2000	2,944	1,909	9,066	352
Ohio Works First (OWF) (formerly ADC or TANF)	4.37%	7.83%	28.75%	.28%
Average Income (Per Federal Return 1998)	$39,500	$30,962	$47,929	$20,902
Expenditure Per Pupil-EFM (Expenditure Flow Model)	$6,619	$6,129	$8,039	$5,032
Effective Operating Mills (Residential/Agriculture)	28.08	24.22	35.86	20.00
Authorized Operating Mills	45.17	34.14	61.80	20.00
Pupil Attendance Rate	94.21%	94.40%	98.60%	91.70%
Teacher Attendance Rate	94.32%	93.57%	98.30%	92.40%
Drop Out Rate	13.55%	15.49%	45.60%	1.90%
Property Valuation Per ADM	$97,166	$70,657	$241,217	$23,233
Pupil Teacher Ratio Regular K-3	20.72	20.42	28.43	13.92
Pupil Teacher Ratio Regular K-12	18.17	18.58	23.30	12.80
Average Teacher Salary	$41,713	$35,771	$48,086	$27,593

All data is from FY 2000 (school-year 1999-2000) except Average Income Per Federal Return, which is Calendar Year 1998.

SUMMARY OF FY 1999 VITAL STATISTICS FOR

OHIO APPALACHIAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Compiled by the Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools

Data Source: Ohio Department of Education

FACTOR	MEAN		APPALACHIAN DISTRICTS
	STATE	APPALACHIAN DISTRICTS	HIGH	LOW

Fall '99 Enrollment	2,962	1,923	9,077	462
% Minority Students	19.2	2.7	37.4	0
% ADC	13.4	13.5	44.5	0.2
Average Income (1998)	35,958	27,418	42,139	19,847
Property Val/per Pupil	96,094	63,585	234,881	21,351
Expenditure/Pupil (G)*	5,340	4,379	6,610	3,727
Expenditure/Pupil (A)*	6,070	5,349	7,690	4,546
Effective Mills	30.2	24.4	36.2	20.0
% Minority Teachers	9.5	0.7	9.4	0
Avg Teacher Salary	40,834	34,578	44,769	25,781
Total ADM/cls Tchr	17	17.5	23.2	12.8
% Teacher/NoDegree	1.1	0.5	1.3	0
% Teacher/Bachelors	53.9	58.1	88.5	32.5
% Teacher/Masters	44.8	40.9	61.2	11.4
Avg Teach/Experience	14.1	14.6	20.1	7.1
Pupil Attendance Rate	93.6	94.1	97.2	90.0
Staff Attendance rate	95.7	94	97.8	92.1
% Dropouts	5.2	3.8	9.8	0.5

* G = General Fund A = All Funds

INTRODUCTION

Richard Fisher

Richard Fisher

Executive Director

Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools

May 2009

SUMMARY OF FY 2008 VITAL STATISTICS FOR

OHIO APPALACHIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

Compiled by the Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools

Data Source: Ohio Department of Education

MEAN

APPALACHIAN

DISTRICTS

FACTOR

STATE (All Districts)

APPALACHIAN DISTRICTS

HIGH

LOW

Total ADM FY 2008

2,930

1,798

9,257

324

Percent of Pupils In Families Receiving OWF FY 2008

3.17%

5.02%

18.99%

0.51%

Median Income (Per State Return 2006)

$32,460

$27.161

$40,988

$16,388

Expenditure Per Pupil (EFM-Expenditure Flow Model) FY 2008

$9,306

$8,802

$11,429

$7,056

Effective Operating Mills FY 2008 (Residential/Agriculture)

27.17

23.46

33.28

20.00

Authorized Operating Mills FY 2008

47.43

34.44

67.70

20.00

Pupil Attendance Rate FY 2008

95.11%

94.47%

96.80%

89.30%

Drop Out Rate FY 2007

5.78%

6.19%

27.20%

0.00%

Property Valuation Per ADM FY 2008

$134,211

$98,764

$264,763

$38,229

Regular K-12 Pupil Teacher Ratio FY 2008

18.01

17.66

23.03

12.80

Average Teacher Salary FY 2008

$50,661

$46,131

$61,238

$31,431

SUMMARY OF FY 2007 VITAL STATISTICS FOR

OHIO APPALACHIAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

Compiled by the Coalition of Rural and Appalachian Schools

Data Source: Ohio Department of Education

MEAN

APPALACHIAN

DISTRICTS