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The Fact Book 1997-1998. A Statistical Handbook.Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore.1998-02-0063p.Maryland State Department of Education; Planning, Results,and Information Management, 200 West Baltimore Street,Baltimore, MD 21201-2595.Numerical/Quantitative Data (110)MF01/PC03 Plus Postage.Achievement Tests; Adult Education; American Indians;Ancillary School Services; Asian Americans; Black Students;College Bound Students; Dropouts; *Educational Finance;*Elementary Secondary Education; *Enrollment; Expenditures;Hispanic Americans; Institutional Characteristics; PrivateSchools; Public Schools; Racial Differences; SchoolPersonnel; *School Statistics; Special Education; StudentCharacteristics; Tables (Data); Teacher Characteristics;*Test Results; Whites*Maryland; Maryland School Performance Assessment Program
This handbook presents statistics about the public andprivate schools of Maryland. In 1997 there were 830,744 public schoolstudents in Maryland and 170,285 nonpublic students representing a 10.5%increase in the public school enrollment over 5 years and a 14.5% increase innonpublic school enrollment over 5 years. There were 1,297 public schools inthe state and 1,110 nonpublic schools. Of the state's 91,889 public schoolstaff, 62,503 were in instructional positions. The majority of Maryland'spublic school students were White (55.9%), with the remainder being 36.1%African American, 3.7% Hispanic American, 0.3% American Indian, and 4.0%Asian American. Most of the state's 48,884 teachers were White (78.1%) with19.7% African American. The statewide average dropout rate was 4.66%,although in Baltimore City, the dropout rate was 13.49%. Most of the state's43,365 high school graduates (81.1%) planned to go to college. Information isalso provided about achievement test results for the Scholastic Aptitude Testand the Maryland School Performance Assessment, as well as information aboutteacher salaries, financial resources, special programs, and vocational andadult education. Lists of state school information resources and local schoolsystems are provided. (Contains 34 tables, 1 map, and 6 figures.) (SLD)
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Maryland State Board of Education
Member Residence Term Ends
Rose C. La Placa Mitchellville 1998President
Edward Andrews College Park 2000Vice President
Raymond V. Bartlett Columbia 2001Philip S. Benzil Westminster 2000George W. Fisher, Sr. Denton 2001Morris Jones Stevensville 1999Judith A. Mc Hale Chevy Chase 2001Adrienne L. Ottaviani Cumberland 1999Walter Sondheim, Jr. Baltimore 1999John Wisthoff Pasadena 2000Edmonia T. Yates Baltimore 1998Richard E. Sharpe, Jr. Waldorf 1998
Student Member
Maryland State Department of Education
Nancy S. Grasmick
Secretary-Treasurer of the BoardState Superintendent of Schools
A. Skipp Sanders
Deputy State Superintendent for Administration
Richard J. Steinke
Deputy State Superintendent for School Improvement
Mark A. Moody
Assistant State Superintendent
Division of Planning, Results, and Information Management
State of Maryland
Parris N. Glendening
Governor
The Maryland State Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of
race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, or disability in matters affecting
employment or in providing access to programs. For inquiries related to departmental
policy, please contact the Equity Assurance and Compliance Branch, Maryland State
Department of Education, 200 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, (410)767-
0425- Voice, (410) 333-6442 TTY/TDD, (410) 333-2226 Fax.
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THE
FACT
BOOK
1997-98
A Statistical Handbook
Maryland State Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
(410) 767-0100
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Contents
Selected Statistics 1
Fall Enrollment 2
Number of Schools 5
Number of Staff Employed 6
Racial Statistics 8
Dropouts 12
GED Testing 13
Graduates and Post Graduation Plans 14
Student Test Results 16
Teacher Salaries 19
Financial Resources 21
Per Pupil Costs 22
Major State Aid Programs 24
Special Education Child Counts 28
Title 1 Program 32
Extended Elementary 33
Language Minority Student Populations 34
Adult Education Programs 35
Food Services Programs 36
Student Transportation Programs 40
School Library Media Centers 42
Public Library Statistics 44
Career and Technology Education 46
Correctional Education 48
Vocational Rehabilitation Statistics 49
Maryland's Rank Among the States 52
Other Facts 53
Additional Resources 54
Maryland Local Superintendents 55
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Selected Statistics aboutMaryland's EducationalCommunity: 1997-98
Population of Maryland, July 1, 1997 5,108,500
Local operating budget from federal, state, and local sources(includes state paid retirement)
Cost per pupil belonging (estimate)
Average 10-month Teacher Salary
$5.6 Billion
$6,881
$41,404
Percent of teachers with:
Five years or less experience
6-10 years experience
11-20 years experience
more than 20 years experience
30.3%
14.4%
22.1%
33.2%
Percent of teachers with:
Standard Professional Certificate (SPC)
Advanced Professional Certificate (APC)
28.5%
65.8%
Percent of teachers with:
Less than Bachelor's Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Master's or Master's Equivalent
Master's Degree + 30 hours or higher
0.4%
31.1%
54.8%
13.7%
Minimum number of required school days
Average Daily Membership (ADM), 1996-97
Average Daily Attendance (ADA), 1996-97
Percent Promoted, Prek. 12, 1996-97
180
815,681.5
761,795.3
96.9%
Average Percent Attending, 1996-97 93.4%
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Public and NonpublicFall Enrollment Summary1992, 1996, 1997
1992 1996 1997
Percent Change
Five-Year One-Year
TOTAL PUB/NONPUB 900,598 984,273 1,001,029 11.2% 1.7%
TOTAL PUBLIC 751,850 818,583 830,744 10.5% 1.5%
Prekindergarten 16,081 19,639 19,739 22.7% 0.5%
Kindergarten 59,641 61,856 60,385 1.2% -2.4%
Grade 1 62,608 68,645 67,742 8.2% -1.3%
Grade 2 61,983 66,645 67,998 9.7% 2.0%
Grade 3 61,199 64,728 66,482 8.6% 2.7%
Grade 4 60,287 63,693 64,763 7.4% 1.7%
Grade 5 59,139 62,178 63,554 7.5% 2.2%
Grade 6 58,196 61,962 62,145 6.8% 0.3%
Ungraded Elem 6,497 6,096 6,315 -2.8% 3.6%
Grade 7 56,395 61,268 62,200 10.3% 1.5%
Grade 8 52,815 59,236 60,010 13.6% 1.3%
Grade 9 56,567 65,307 66,172 17.0% 1.3%
Grade 10 49,977 56,261 57,711 15.5% 2.6%
Grade 11 42,825 49,695 51,580 20.4% 3.8%
Grade 12 40,426 44,232 46,532 15.1% 5.2%
Ungraded Second 7,214 7,142 7,416 2.8% 3.8%
TOTAL NONPUBLIC 148,748 165,690 170,285 14.5% 2.8%
Prekindergarten 36,620 40,109 40,058 9.4% -0.1%
Kindergarten 13,688 15,441 15,814 15.5% 2.5%
Grade 1 10,450 11,515 11,800 12.9% 2.4%
Grade 2 9,483 10,546 11,179 17.9% 6.0%
Grade 3 8,981 10,066 10,468 16.5% 4.0%
Grade 4 8,649 9,311 9,999 15.6% 7.4%
Grade 5 8,465 9,019 9,233 9.0% 2.4%
Grade 6 8,580 9,615 9,904 15.4% 3.0%
Ungraded Elem 2,105 1,083 1,221 -42.0% 12.7%
Grade 7 8,066 9,103 9,579 18.8% 5.2%
Grade 8 7,529 8,817 8,884 18.0% 0.7%
Grade 9 7,173 8,642 8,660 20.7% 0.2%
Grade 10 6,606 7,794 8,013 21.3% 2.8%
Grade 11 5,960 7,090 7,233 21.4% 2.0%
Grade 12 5,670 6,315 6,605 16.5% 4.6%
Ungraded Second 723 1,224 1,635 126.1% 33.6%
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Fall Enrollment TrendsMaryland Public SchoolsPrekindergarten - 12
Local Unit 1992 1996 1997
Percent Change
Five-Year One-Year
Total State 751,850 818,583 830,744 10.5% 1.5%
Allegany 11,167 11,190 11,110 -0.5 -0.7
Anne Arundel 67,427 72,322 73,363 8.8 1.4
Baltimore City 110,662 108,759 107,416 -2.9 -1.2
Baltimore 93,270 104,073 104,708 12.3 0.6
Calvert 11,615 14,152 14,736 26.9 4.1
Caroline 5,003 5,589 5,635 12.6 0.8
Carroll 23,165 26,231 26,823 15.8 2.3
Cecil 13,565 14,897 15,327 13.0 2.9
Charles 19,547 21,159 21,620 10.6 2.2
Dorchester 5,034 5,250 5,175 2.8 -1.4
Frederick 29,297 33,749 34,569 18.0 2.4
Garrett 5,108 5,161 5,105 -0.1 -1.1
Harford 33,793 37,709 38,572 14.1 2.3
Howard 32,959 38,857 40,215 22.0 3.5
Kent 2,648 2,898 2,903 9.6 0.2
Montgomery 110,037 122,505 125,023 13.6 2.1
Prince George's 113,132 125,198 128,347 13.4 2.5
Queen Anne's 5,752 6,364 6,607 14.9 3.8
St. Mary's 13,019 14,318 14,691 12.8 2.6
Somerset 3,429 3,197 3,162 -7.8 -1.1
Talbot 4,240 4,445 4,557 7.5 2.5
Washington 18,678 19,896 20,019 7.2 0.6
Wicomico 13,274 13,900 14,229 7.2 2.4
Worcester 6,029 6,764 6,832 13.3 1.0
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Fall EnrollmentMaryland Public SchoolsSeptember 30, 1997
Local Unit Total
Prekinder- Kinder-garten garten
Grades1-6
Grades7-12
Total State 830,744 19,739 60,385 398;999 351,621
Allegany 11,110 230 746 4,858 5,276
Anne Arundel 73,363 1,031 5,161 35,297 31,874
Baltimore City 107,416 4,418 8,003 53,591 41,404
Baltimore 104,708 3,037 7,302 50,449 43,920
Calvert 14,736 235 1,028 7,039 6,434
Caroline 5,635 156 427 2,632 2,420
Carroll 26,823 154 1,967 12,864 11,838
Cecil 15,327 451 1,132 7,423 6,321
Charles 21,620 608 1,271 9,867 9,874
Dorchester 5,175 231 345 2,362 2,237
Frederick 34,569 585 2,554 16,468 14,962
Garrett 5,105 113 385 2,327 2,280
Harford 38,572 849 2,889 18,458 16,376
Howard 40,215 233 2,875 19,574 17,533
Kent 2,903 149 198 1,337 1,219
Montgomery 125,023 2,336 9,317 59,972 53,398
Prince George's 128,347 2,739 9,665 61,491 54,452
Queen Anne's 6,607 228 505 3,169 2,705
St. Mary's 14,691 562 1,036 6,669 6,424
Somerset 3,162 155 254 1,383 1,370
Talbot 4,557 151 308 2,147 1,951
Washington 20,019 446 1,500 9,584 8,489
Wicomico 14,229 461 1,014 6,874 5,880
Worcester 6,832 181 503 3,164 2,984
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Number of Public andNonpublic Schools in Maryland1997-98
Public Schools
Local Unit
TotalPublic
Schools
Ele-men-tary
SeniorMiddle High
Corn-bined Other
Non-public
Schools
Total State 1,297 806 218 183 59 31 1,110
Allegany 25 13 3 4 5 0 14
Anne Arundel 112 76 19 12 1 4 94
Baltimore City 182 108 26 21 27 0 130
Baltimore 158 101 27 24 2 4 194
Calvert 20 11 4 3 2 0 12
Caroline 9 5 2 2 0 0 5
Carroll 34 19 8 5 1 1 22
Cecil 28 17 6 5 0 0 20
Charles 32 19 7 5 1 0 17
Dorchester 11 6 2 2 1 0 7
Frederick 51 30 11 9 0 1 29
Garrett 16 9 2 3 2 0 6
Harford 53 31 10 11 0 1 37
Howard 62 35 16 10 1 0 64Kent 8 4 0 1 3 0 4
Montgomery 184 123 32 22 1 6 232
Prince George's 181 121 24 24 2 10 130
Queen Anne's 10 6 2 1 1 0 5
St. Mary's 24 16 4 3 1 0 27
Somerset 10 5 2 2 1 0 2
Talbot 9 6 1 1 1 0 14
Washington 44 25 7 7 2 3 24
Wicomico 21 14 2 3 2 0 17
Worcester 13 6 1 3 2 1 4
NOTE: Excludes non-home-based schools, e.g., vocational schools and other
alternative setting schools which take students from a primary location for a
limited period during the day or school year
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Full-time Equivalent StaffEmployed in Maryland Public Schools1997-98
Local UnitGrandTotal
Instructional
TotalInstruc-tional
Teachersand
Thera-pists
Media,Guid-
ance andPsych.
OtherProfes-sional* Aides
Total State 91,889 62,503 49,440 3,457 949 8,657
Allegany 1,341 915 716 28 4 167
Anne Arundel 7,408 5,176 4,156 334 144 542
Baltimore City 11,201 7,936 5,990 339 179 1,428
Baltimore 12,148 7,994 6,624 483 98 789
Calvert 1,443 1,048 779 55 20 194
Caroline 665 454 323 29 8 94
Carroll 2,578 1,815 1,498 98 14 205
Cecil 1,584 1,154 963 59 0 132
Charles 2,128 1,524 1,233 100 30 161
Dorchester 580 401 315 24 1 61
Frederick 3,764 2,526 2,090 131 33 272
Garrett 662 476 357 14 19 86
Harford 3,982 2,866 2,307 165 29 365
Howard 4,763 3,448 2,594 206 76 572
Kent 354 253 179 19 3 52
Montgomery 14,915 9,938 7,587 584 107 1,660
Prince George's 14,623 9,028 7,387 483 137 1,021
Queen Anne's 647 467 372 27 13 55
St. Mary's 1,479 1,067 877 67 3 120
Somerset 431 296 211 13 9 63
Talbot 519 344 269 20 15 40
Washington 2,119 1,544 1,237 93 3 211
Wicomico 1,678 1,217 932 51 1 233
Worcester 877 616 444 35 3 134
* Includes staff developers, teacher trainers, athletic coachs, remedial specialists, and
other school-level professionals
NOTE: Office of the Principal became a noninstructional area beginning July 1, 1997.
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Noninstructional
TotalNon-
Instruc-tional
Supt's,Assoc.,Asst.Supt's
Direct.,Coord.,Super-visors t
Prin., VicePrin., and
Other Sch.Admin.
OtherProfes-sional
SupportStaff t
29,386 102 1,623 3,287 2,055 22,319
426 1 51 35 5 334
2,232 5 101 268 109 1,749
3,265 14 236 758 503 1,754
4,154 10 274 409 310 3,151
395 2 19 41 17 316
211 2 21 18 12 158
763 3 43 77 72 568
430 5 21 50 9 345
604 2 34 75 40 453
179 3 15 22 11 128
1,238 6 81 109 6 1,036
186 2 16 20 5 143
1,116 5 77 120 58 856
1,315 5 78 146 79 1,007
101 3 9 11 1 77
4,977 7 167 350 421 4,032
5,595 9 203 536 291 4,556
180 3 10 18 16 133
412 2 41 46 16 307
135 2 15 17 7 94
175 2 17 16 11 129
575 2 40 64 2 467
461 4 34 51 39 333
261 3 20 30 15 193
t Includes pupil personnel workers and school social workers
t Includes technicians, service workers, secretaries and clerks, drivers, crafts
and trades, laborers, etc.
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Maryland Public SchoolStudents by RaceFall 1997
Region/Local Unit
TotalStudents
AfricanAmerican
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Number Percent Number Percent
Total State 830,744 299,722 36.1% 2,656 0.3%
Baltimore
Metropolitan 391,097 147,272 37.7 1,121 0.3
Anne Arundel 73,363 13,677 18.6 102 0.1
Baltimore City 107,416 92,055 85.7 453 0.4
Baltimore 104,708 29,064 27.8 304 0.3
Carroll 26,823 626 2.3 39 0.1
Harford 38,572 5,045 13.1 174 0.5
Howard 40,215 6,805 16.9 49 0.1
National Capital 253,370 121,418 47.9 1,036 0.4
Montgomery 125,023 25,418 20.3 442 0.4
Prince George's 128,347 96,000 74.8 594 0.5
Western Maryland 70,803 4,344 6.1 93 0.1
Allegany 11,110 322 2.9 20 0.2
Frederick 34,569 2,808 8.1 50 0.1
Garrett 5,105 18 0.4 1
Washington 20,019 1,196 6.0 22 0.1
Upper Shore 35,029 4,690 13.4 50 0.1
Caroline 5,635 1,171 20.8 2
Cecil 15,327 782 5.1 28 0.2
Kent 2,903 799 27.5 2 0.1
Queen Anne's 6,607 781 11.8 11 0.2
Talbot 4,557 1,157 25.4 7 0.2
Lower Shore 29,398 10,505 35.7 17 0.1
Dorchester 5,175 2,148 41.5 5 0.1
Somerset 3,162 1,441 45.6 1
Wicomico 14,229 4,907 34.5 6
Worcester 6,832 2,009 29.4 5 0.1
Southern Maryland 51,047 11,493 22.5 339 0.7
Calvert 14,736 2,426 16.5 20 0.1
Charles 21,620 6,212 28.7 227 1.0
St. Mary's 14,691 2,855 19.4 92 0.6
*Less than 0.1 percent
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Asian/PacificIslander Hispanic White
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
33,007 4.0% 30,924 3.7% 464,435 55.9%
10,210 2.6 4,719 1.2 227,775 58.2
11,710 2.3 1,305 1.8 56,569 77.1
636 0.6 483 0.4 13,789 12.8
3,665 3.5 1,265 1.2 70,410 67.2
244 0.9 193 0.7 25,721 95.9
727 1.9 728 1.9 31,898 82.7
3,228 8.0 745 1.9 29,388 73.1
20,543 8.1 24,031 9.5 86,342 34.1
15,903 12.7 16,498 13.2 66,762 53.4
4,640 3.6 7,533 5.9 19,580 15.3
910 1.3 839 1.2 64,617 91.3
74 0.7 24 0.2 10,670 96.0
601 1.7 575 1.7 30,535 88.3
10 0.2 9 0.2 5,067 99.3
225 1.1 231 1.2 18,345 91.6
209 0.6 377 1.1 29,703 84.8
25 0.4 56 1.0 4,381 77.7
94 0.6 196 1.3 14,227 92.8
14 0.5 47 1.6 2,041 70.3
35 0.5 34 0.5 5,746 87.0
41 0.9 44 1.0 3,308 72.6
354 1.2 308 1.0 18,214 62.0
33 0.6 41 0.8 2,948 57.0
8 0.3 31 1.0 1,681 53.2
251 1.8 180 1.3 8,885 62.4
62 0.9 56 0.8 4,700 68.8
781 1.5 650 1.3 37,784 74.0
105 0.7 106 0.7 12,079 82.0
420 1.9 329 1.5 14,432 66.8
256 1.7 215 1.5 11,273 76.7
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Maryland Public SchoolTeachers by Race and GenderOctober 1997
Local UnitGrandTotal
African American
Total Percent Male Female
Total State 48,884 9,623 19.7% 2,114 7,509
Allegany 700 4 0.6 1 3
Anne Arundel 4,133 413 10.0 74 339
Baltimore City 5,988 3,666 61.2 748 2,918
Baltimore 6,574 574 8.7 151 423
Calvert 763 87 11.4 21 66
Caroline 323 32 9.9 7 25
Carroll 1,469 11 0.7 4 7
Cecil 959 28 2.9 7 21
Charles 1,222 192 15.7 34 158
Dorchester 317 53 16.7 14 39
Frederick 2,015 87 4.3 11 76
Garrett 353 0 0.0 0 0
Harford 2,221 99 4.5 21 78
Howard 2,583 310 12.0 64 246
Kent 179 21 11.7 10 11
Montgomery 7,544 726 9.6 154 572
Prince George's 7,246 2,946 40.7 710 2,236
Queen Anne's 367 39 10.6 11 28
St. Mary's 862 62 7.2 13 49
Somerset 207 45 21.7 7 38
Talbot 270 31 11.5 7 24
Washington 1,225 15 1.2 3 12
Wicomico 925 128 13.8 28 100
Worcester 439 54 12.3 14 40
*American Indian/Alaskan Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Hispanic
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White Other*
Total Percent Male Female Total Percent Male Female
38,202 78.1% 9,270 28,932 1,059 2.2% 186 873
696 99.4 228 468 0 0.0 0 0
3,674 88.9 762 2,912 46 1.1 11 35
2,232 37.3 681 1,551 90 1.5 25 65
5,895 89.7 1,423 4,472 105 1.6 21 84
671 87.9 157 514 5 0.7 2 3
290 89.8 73 217 1 0.3 1 0
1,449 98.6 336 1,113 9 0.6 3 6
928 96.8 211 717 3 0.3 0 3
1,006 82.3 231 775 24 2.0 3 21
261 82.3 64 197 3 0.9 1 2
1,901 94.3 524 1,377 27 1.3 4 23
353 100.0 100 253 0 0.0 0 0
2,105 94.8 555 1,550 17 0.8 4 13
2,203 85.3 513 1,690 70 2.7 11 59
158 88.3 46 112 0 0.0 0 0
6,331 83.9 1,444 4,887 487 6.5 65 422
4,149 57.3 946 3,203 151 2.1 31 120
325 88.6 81 244 3 0.8 0 3
790 91.6 190 600 10 1.2 2 8
162 78.3 34 128 0 0.0 0 0
237 87.8 62 175 2 0.7 0 2
1,208 98.6 333 875 2 0.2 1 1
795 85.9 187 608 2 0.2 0 2
383 87.2 89 294 2 0.5 1 1
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Maryland Public High SchoolDropouts and RetentionsGrades 9-12: 1996-97
Local UnitNumber ofDropouts
DropoutRate*
HoldingPowert
Total/Average State 10,944 4.66% 72.4%
Total/Average Counties 6,869 3.36% 79.0%
Allegany 120 3.21 89.6
Anne Arundel 873 4.30 67.3
Baltimore City 4,075 13.49 38.9
Baltimore 367 1.25 80.8
Calvert 205 4.97 86.5
Caroline 98 5.96 69.7
Carroll 234 2.98 86.1
Cecil 138 3.50 72.8
Charles 279 4.06 84.5
Dorchester 77 5.23 65.2
Frederick 287 2.82 89.2
Garrett 64 4.07 82.6
Harford 383 3.53 77.9
Howard 298 2.57 90.4
Kent 25 3.33 83.2
Montgomery 788 2.17 87.3
Prince George's 1,660 4.21 73.6
Queen Anne's 98 5.28 75.1
St. Mary's 146 3.32 70.7
Somerset 72 7.12 66.7
Talbot 27 2.14 64.1
Washington 295 5.09 76.2
Wicomico 256 6.50 71.8
Worcester 79 3.96 76.7
* Dropouts who did not re-enroll as percent of total students served
t Graduates as a percentage of ninth grade enrollment four years earlier
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GED Testing by Test CenterState of MarylandJuly 1996-June 1997
Test CenterTotal Number Incomplete
Tested Passed Testing FailedPercentPassed*
Total State 10,738 5,503 347 4,888 53.0%
Baltimore Metropolitan AreaBaltimore 1,900 561 80 1,259 30.8Bel Air 509 280 9 220 56.0Catonsville 843 431 35 377 53.3Dundalk 540 241 23 276 46.6Severn 580 374 16 190 66.3Parkville 499 244 21 234 51.0Westminster 301 178 6 117 60.3
NorthwestFrederick 166 111 8 47 70.3Frostburg 179 122 1 56 68.5Hagerstown 164 110 2 52 67.9McHenry 16 10 0 6 62.5
Washington National Capital AreaLanham 143 73 3 67 52.1
Riverdale 362 159 7 196 44.8Rockville 766 417 36 313 57.1
Largo 436 166 8 262 38.8
Southern MarylandLeonardtown 149 100 1 48 67.6Waldorf 282 202 4 76 72.7
Eastern Shore
Chesapeake College 161 86 3 72 54.4Salisbury 145 97 3 45 68.3North East 170 126 4 40 75.9
Special Testing
Correctional Institutions 1,557 924 62 571 61.8Disabled Persons Testing 63 38 0 25 60.3Job Corps Centers 477 235 11 231 50.4Office-MSDE 15 13 0 2 86.7Other t 315 205 4 106 65.9
* Rate computed without regard to incomplete testing
t Includes 47 diplomas issued to Maryland residents who tested out-of-state or inthe military
NOTE: The GED test is used to appraise the educational development of adults who
have not completed their formal high school education. A Maryland High
School Diploma is awarded upon successful completion of the test.
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Number of 1997 Graduates andPost Graduation PlansMaryland Public Schools
Local Unit Total
Number of Graduates
HighSchool
Diploma
SpecialEducation
Completion
EarlyCollege
Admission
Total State 43,365 42,765 509 91
Allegany 773 761 9 3
Anne Arundel 3,777 3,770 1 6
Baltimore City 3,843 3,620 223 0
Baltimore 5,956 5,881 69 6
Calvert 747 741 0 6
Caroline 294 286 8 0
Carroll 1,530 1,509 15 6
Cecil 731 702 14 15
Charles 1,257 1,240 17 0
Dorchester 238 235 3 0
Frederick 1,929 1,926 2 1
Garrett 336 328 4 4
Harford 1,985 1,976 1 8
Howard 2,272 2,249 16 7
Kent 164 163 1 0
Montgomery 6,944 6,860 70 14
Prince George's 6,951 6,925 25 1
Queen Anne's 314 313 1 0
St. Mary's 730 719 9 2
Somerset 188 186 2 0
Talbot 229 227 2 0
Washington 1,074 1,058 12 4
Wicomico 718 711 0 7
Worcester 385 379 5 1
' Duplicated with other columns
t Includes nonrespondents
NOTE: Percentages based on pre-graduation plans submitted by the
class of 1997
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Graduation Plans
College Trade/BusinessSchool Work Military Othert
TotalCollege
Full-time
Part-time*
81.1% 65.2% 15.9% 3.5% 15.4% 4.3% 6.8%
71.7 58.7 13.0 3.7 18.3 5.7 7.9
81.6 63.2 18.4 2.7 16.3 4.5 7.5
79.3 58.1 21.2 4.2 17.3 5.9 7.4
81.1 66.3 14.8 3.5 16.9 3.8 6.2
79.1 57.1 22.0 5.2 17.6 3.6 6.7
72.5 45.8 26.7 6.5 29.8 9.2 7.3
81.1 64.0 17.1 3.2 19.6 3.2 4.7
69.9 50.3 19.6 5.0 23.6 4.0 8,7
83.3 64.1 19.2 2.0 17.0 6.8 5.3
62.6 50.2 12.4 7.4 24.0 9.2 4.6
80.4 64.5 15.9 3.6 17.4 3.5 6.7
66.7 49.5 17.2 8.0 28.9 5.9 9.5
80.6 65.0 15.6 4.0 13.8 3.6 6.9
88.4 81.5 6.9 1.3 6.8 2.5 5.4
68.8 53.9 14.9 3.9 23.4 7.1 0.0
89.1 79.5 9.6 1.4 6.6 2.5 6.0
79.9 62.2 17.7 5.6 14.6 5.0 8.1
78.7 51.4 27.3 4.4 29.8 2.2 7.3
78.3 52.7 25.6 4.4 23.6 8.7 9.0
74.7 50.5 24.2 4.3 25.3 4.3 4.3
73.8 56.0 17.8 4.0 20.0 4.0 8.4
67.5 53.1 14.4 3.1 26.8 3.8 7.9
79.0 55.9 23.1 2.6 19.5 7.0 5.7
69.2 60.2 9.0 2.1 25.9 5.8 8.2
0
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Rends in Average ScholasticAptitude Test Results*1994 to 1997
Verbal Mathematics
Year Maryland U. S. Maryland U. S.
1994 505 499 503 504
1995 506 504 503 506
1996 507 505 504 508
1997 507 505 507 511
1997 Maryland's Results by Gender/Ethnic Group
Average Score
Gender/Ethnic Group Verbal Math
Male
Female
508
506
525
491
American Indian/Alaskan Native 485 485
Asian American 512 568
African American 437 422
Hispanic 496 493
White 536 536
1997 Maryland's Results Compared to Nearby States
State% Taking
SAT
Average Score
Verbal Math
Maryland 64% 507 507
Delaware 65% 505 498
Pennsylvania 72% 498 495
District of Columbia 60% 490 475
Virginia 69% 506 497
New York 74% 495 502
New Jersey 69% 497 508
* Scores range from 200 to 800; Scores from prior years have been recentered for
comparison purposes
Source: College Bound Seniors; 1997 Profile of SAT and Achievement Test
Takers
NOTE: Includes public and nonpublic test takers
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Scholastic Aptitute Test ScoresMaryland Public High Schools1997
Local Unit
Numberof
Test Takers
Average Scores
Verbal Math
Total State 25,199 501 505
Allegany 280 481 487
Anne Arundel 2,044 515 531
Baltimore City 1,491 425 409
Baltimore 3,207 498 501
Calvert 339 516 515
Caroline 116 488 487
Carroll 868 518 526
Cecil 316 507 514
Charles 652 497 498
Dorchester 103 485 472
Frederick 1,008 523 533
Garrett 134 516 510
Harford 1,130 516 516
Howard 1,650 530 546
Kent 78 496 484
Montgomery 4,979 540 554
Prince George's 3,624 454 446
Queen Anne's 150 495 478
St. Mary's 291 510 504
Somerset 81 472 448
Talbot 125 509 476
Washington 455 504 508
Wicomico 361 512 516
Worcester 206 476 481
Unknown 1,511 479 480
Source: Education Testing Service Data Tape, 1997 Maryland Scholastic Aptitute
Test Summary Report
I Maryland School PerformanceAssessment Program Results*1996-97
Percent Scoring at Satisfactory Level
Grade/Race Reading WritingLanguage Mathe- Social
Usage matics Science Studies
Grade 3 36.8% 40.0% 49.5% 41.4% 38.2% 35.8%
American Indian/
Alaskan Native 33.7 27.5 40.3 32.9 29.8 30.3
African American 18.4 23.4 32.2 17.8 17.3 15.9
Asian/Pacific Islander 53.8 58.7 71.7 62.5 55.5 51.7
Hispanic 30.1 35.4 42.6 31.6 30.9 26.8
White 47.4 49.4 59.1 55.1 50.4 47.5
Grade 5 35.6 39.3 46.8 48.2 46.3 43.7
American Indian/
Alaskan Native 22.8 31.5 31.6 29.7 27.9 31.5
African American 18.9 21.2 27.6 22.6 21.0 22.2
Asian/Pacific Islander 53.2 58.9 69.5 70.7 67.6 59.3
Hispanic 28.0 29.9 36.9 38.0 36.1 31.0
White 44.7 49.3 57.2 62.6 60.4 56.2
Grade 8 26.3 42.5 48.8 45.9 45.9 41.0
American Indian/
Alaskan Native 20.8 37.7 41.9 42.1 44.0 34.6
African American 13.0 26.4 31.2 19.5 23.1 22.4
Asian/Pacific Islander 44.8 63.8 71.4 70.4 68.8 59.3
Hispanic 19.7 34.5 40.5 36.8 36.7 31.6
White 33.4 51.3 58.5 60.7 58.6 51.6
* Aggregate percent of students scoring at the satisfactory level in content areas
18
Average Salaries forInstructional Positions inMaryland Public Schools: 1996-97
Local Unit
ProfessionalInstructional
Staff PrincipalAssistantPrincipal Teacher*
State Average $42,781 $69,974 $60,609 $41,321
Allegany 37,599 54,478 45,576 36,774
Anne Arundel 44,567 75,604 67,589 42,649
Baltimore City 41,295 65,612 55,665 39,977Baltimore 41,946 67,790 61,840 40,285
Calvert 45,339 77,843 64,287 43,634
Caroline 38,643 61,888 50,537 37,265
Carroll 40,583 69,044 59,272 39,111
Cecil 39,644 62,844 52,122 38,480Charles 41,553 64,662 50,821 40,211
Dorchester 39,231 61,460 48,844 37,714
Frederick 39,765 65,640 57,003 38,375Garrett 36,064 52,376 46,042 35,231
Harford 38,858 64,002 58,093 37,534Howard 42,648 75,701 60,098 40,982
Kent 41,685 62,251 56,096 40,310
Montgomery 50,855 81,963 73,651 49,269
Prince George's 41,666 72,984 65,383 40,371
Queen Anne's 39,502 65,121 55,711 38,333St. Mary's 40,802 64,000 53,794 39,832
Somerset 37,384 46,836 51,885 35,950
Talbot 38,921 60,549 45,178 37,787Washington 38,361 63,177 53,232 37,382Wicomico 38,573 62,087 53,142 37,390Worcester 41,106 67,121 57,090 39,577
* Classroom and other teachers, therapists, librarians, guidance counselors and
school psychologists
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Salary Range for Ten-MonthMaryland Public SchoolTeachers: 1997-98
Local Unit
SalaryAnnual Percentage
IncreaseBeginning
(Bachelor'sStep 1)
Mid-level(Master's& APC-Step 11)
Maxi-mum*
Begin-ning
Mid-level
Allegany $24,441 $37,785 $47,387 3.0% 3.0%
Anne Arundel 25,827 44,242 56,935 0.0 5.3
Baltimore City 24,684 34,659 50,778 0.0 0.0
Baltimore 28,000 40,660 54,097 5.7 3.0
Calvert 26,867 47,682 62,675 0.0 4.0
Caroline 27,717 38,826 51,333 3.0 3.0
Carroll 26,815 39,931 57,000 5.0 2.5
Cecil 27,093 36,993 49,593 3.1 2.4
Charles 27,704 40,243 56,407 1.0 1.0
Dorchester 27,000 36,902 50,452 6.7 4.0
Frederick 26,500 38,934 53,294 0.9 0.0
Garrett 24,038 35,197 45,169 2.0 1.9
Harford 27,339 38,800 51,761 1.8 2.0
Howard 27,188 42,014 58,215 1.0 3.3
Kent 26,443 40,078 53,157 2.5 2.5
Montgomery 29,896 47,573 62,737 1.3 1.3
Prince George's 27,144 41,378 58,066 0.0 0.0
Queen Anne's 27,450 38,150 53,300 2.7 3.0
St. Mary's 28,563 39,919 55,175 2.0 3.1
Somerset 25,877 35,904 45,223 1.0 2.0
Talbot 27,000 37,700 53,600 1.9 1.9
Washington 25,075 34,147 47,840 0.0 0.0
Wicomico 26,150 36,600 49,050 1.5 1.3
Worcester 26,849 37,912 51,875 0.0 0.0
* Educational level and years of experience required to reach maximum varies
between local units
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Financial ResourcesMaryland Public Schools1996-97
Where the Money Comes From
LOCAL GOVERNMENT STATE
1'41 "OTHER SOURCES FEDERAL
Local Government $ 2,893,531,225 53.1%
State 2,191,503,392 40.2%
Federal 304,220,196 5.6%
Other Sources 64,691,328 1.1%
Where the Money Goes
STUDENT TRANSPORTATION
SPECIALEDUCATION
,OTHER --a-
OPERATION/
MAINTENANCE
ADMINISTRATION
fi FIXED CHARGES
INSTRUCTION
Instruction $2,525,818,923 46.2%
Special Education 609,763,123 11.2%
Administration 175,302,490 3.2%Student Transportation 248,635,673 4.6%
Operation/Maintenance 475,539,793 8.7%
Fixed Charges 1,189,653,794 21.8%
Other* 237,086,698 4.3%
* Includes Student Personnel & Health Services, Adult Education, Community
Services, Net Food Service, and current equipment
26 21
Local Unit Federal Share NM State Share = Local Share Sal
Montgomery
Howard
Kent
Worcester
Somerset
Baltimore
Total State
Anne Arundel
Dorchester
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St. Mary's
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Charles
Garrett
Calvert
6,158
16.105
I 6,039
Harford 5,946tr
Cecil 5,894
Allegany 5,889e
Wicomico 5,882
Carroll 5,874
Washington 5,869
Frederick 5,858
Caroline 5,631
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000
Cost per Pupil
* Includes the following categories of expenditures: administration; instruction less adult education; student personnel/health services; student transportation;operation/maintenance of plant; special education; and fixed charges paid locally or by the State. Expenditures for equipment and payments for tuition areexcluded.
NOTE: Cost per pupil reflects the average cost of providing educational and related services to the students of each local school system. Care must be exercisedin using these costs for comparative purposes because the cost of programs and services among local school systems is not uniform.
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Major State Aid ProgramsFor Maryland Public Schools1997-98 (Thousands of Dollars)
Local Unit
APEX Funds
TotalAPEXFunds
Basic CurrentExpense Aid
CompensatoryEducation
TotalVoc-TechSet-Aside* Total Dedicated*
Total State $1,533,179 $1,452,269 $3,900 $80,910 $17,574
Allegany 30,273 27,454 125 2,820 712
Anne Arundel 114,474 112,259 371 2,215 435
Baltimore City 322,970 274,872 805 48,098 9,814
Baltimore 166,276 162,075 387 4,200 1,203
Calvert 26,207 25,760 74 447 106
Caroline 14,925 14,170 75 754 160
Carroll 55,562 54,902 158 660 138
Cecil 33,919 32,937 84 983 195
Charles 44,321 43,457 110 863 116
Dorchester 12,449 11,648 39 801 168
Frederick 70,015 68,893 213 1,122 258
Garrett 12,879 11,984 61 895 , 196
Harford 81,508 79,780 154 1,728 338
Howard 57,308 56,667 62 642 189
Kent 4,643 4,447 20 196 47
Montgomery 92,851 90,435 224 2,416 834
Prince George's 259,146 253,169 471 5,977 1,298
Queen Anne's 10,639 10,360 48 279 64
St. Mary's 31,579 30,422 127 1,157 230
Somerset 8,296 7,686 44 610 117
Talbot 2,622 2,443 9 179 56
Washington 44,982 43,122 115 1,860 397
Wicomico 33,783 32,021 120 1,762 421
Worcester 1,553 1,306 5 247 83
* Included in previous column
NOTE: State food service and extended elementary aid are shown elsewhere in this
publication. State aid for school construction, debt service and minor state-
aided programs are excluded. Audits may result in adjustments.
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LimitedEnglish
Proficient
TargetedPovertyGrants
SpecialEducationFormula
TransportationBlockGrant Disabled
$5,899 $8,000 $81,253 $102,572 $4,012
2 164 1,222 2,335 76
180 358 6,685 9,999 186
147 2,296 23,063 8,477 428
621 868 6,734 12,377 335
10 65 576 1,713 46
23 74 485 1,192 26
27 78 1,721 3,811 126
12 107 1,213 2,144 63
36 152 1,964 4,080 59
11 77 469 1,205 16
62 156 1,982 3,826 21
0 71 539 1,552 3
41 207 2,720 5,059 64
344 123 2,559 4,529 107
18 34 355 807 3
2,689 859 8,469 11,085 1,149
1,460 1,649 14,820 15,962 1,173
11 38 392 1,331 10
22 114 1;657 2,711 6
12 56 343 936 8
15 38 269 756 16
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Students Receiving Special EducationServices in Maryland SchoolsBy Location*: 1997-98
Regular School
TotalSpecial Regular Resource Separate
Local Unit Education Class Room Class
Total State 109,071 49,625 24,430 26,528
Allegany 1,688 524 798 341
Anne Arundel 10,482 5,519 1,875 2,126
Baltimore City 18,859 4,631 3,308 8,635
Baltimore 13,081 6,503 3,232 2,505
Calvert 1,887 918 489 355
Caroline 785 263 396 122
Carroll 3,772 2,742 516 414
Cecil 2,281 1,037 578 647
Charles 2,799 1,501 587 626
Dorchester 681 494 112 62
Frederick 4,482 3,168 837 313
Garrett 774 347 227 196
Harford 4,991 2,706 1,825 264
Howard 4,053 2,219 1,291 348
Kent 350 128 162 57
Montgomery 15,111 6,297 2,637 5,187
Prince George's 12,846 4,741 3,351 3,090
Queen Anne's 876 488 267 104
St. Mary's 2,075 984 674 395
Somerset 405 245 108 49
Talbot 566 448 82 34
Washington 2,875 2,104 413 191
Wicomico 1,606 974 327 293
Worcester 787 444 217 125
State Operated t 959 200 121 49
* Regular Class-students receiving special education services outside the regular
classroom for less than 21 percent of the school day
Resource Room-students receiving special education services outside the regularclassroom for 21 to 60 percent of the school day
Separate Class-students receiving special education services in a regular school,outside the regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school day
3328
Special School
Other LocationPublic Nonpublic
DayResi-
dentialResi-
Day dential Home Hospital
3,920 596 2,807 568 557 40
2 1 6 9 _ 7 0
342 7 302 41 248 22
1,182 4 941 58 93 7
511 0 247 77 6 0
95 1 21 2 5 1
3 0 0 0 1 0
44 0 28 14 13 1
1 0 9 6 3 0
12 6 5 30 32 0
2 0 1 9 1 0
107 15 20 1 18 3
0 0 0 1 3 0
108 3 52 17 16 0
114 0 60 16 4 1
0 0 1 0 2 0
455 68 400 36 30 1
829 26 650 111 47 1
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4 1 5 2 9 1
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0 0 1 0 1 0
105 3 46 1 11 1
0 2 2 4 3 1
0 0 0 1 0 0
0 459 0 130 0 0
Special School-students receiving special education services more than 50 percent
of the school day in a separate facility
Home/Hospital-students receiving special education in hospital programs or
homebound programs
f Preliminary
29
Handicapping Conditions of StudentsReceiving Special Education ServicesIn Maryland: 1997-98
Local Unit
TotalSpecial
Education
Deaf/ TraumaticMentally Hearing Brain Speech/Retarded Impaired Injury Autism Language
Total State 109,071 6,666 1,440 292 1,282 33,458
Allegany 1,688 135 9 3 1 461
Anne Arundel 10,482 416 84 31 187 2,937
Baltimore City 18,859 2,324 135 63 280 6,036
Baltimore 13,081 659 132 33 218 4,578
Calvert 1,887 95 15 3 13 574
Caroline 785 58 5 1 10 262
Carroll 3,772 125 21 15 26 1,490
Cecil 2,281 106 18 8 9 614
Charles 2,799 299 29 8 10 711
Dorchester 681 72 9 1 2 201
Frederick 4,482 100 35 9 75 1,268
Garrett 774 33 4 1 1 241
Harford 4,991 244 25 12 19 1,420
Howard 4,053 187 27 16 129 1,296
Kent 350 23 5 4 1 114
Montgomery 15,111 292 199 24 65 5,449
Prince George's 12,846 707 211 35 175 3,388
Queen Anne's 876 31 9 2 6 116
St. Mary's 2,075 131 24 7 7 615
Somerset 405 56 1 0 4 82
Talbot 566 90 5 1 3 197
Washington 2,875 162 28 5 17 693
Wicomico 1,606 211 8 3 21 417
Worcester 787 95 4 4 3 291
State Operated* 959 15 398 3 0 7
*Preliminary
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VisuallyImpaired
Emotion-ally
Disturbed
Orthope-dically
Impaired
OtherHealth
Impaired
SpecificLearning MultipleDisability Handicap
Deaf/Blind
540 7,729 627 6,624 44,121 6,264 28
2 70 9 123 793 82 0
22 671 23 500 4,881 730 0
89 2,072 130 749 6,725 256 0
38 872 44 627 5,428 450 2
10 112 9 48 965 43 0
1 22 2 5 395 24 0
12 112 18 185 1,402 365 1
2 82 15 42 1,335 50 0
7 194 5 92 1,266 177 1
3 26 1 5 326 35 0
14 226 20 371 2,239 123 2
0 77 1 2 384 30 0
15 220 23 615 2,268 130 0
16 262 45 401 1,519 153 2
3 5 3 16 166 10 0
66 1,197 64 400 5,172 2,179 4
45 1,082 161 930 5,008 1,101 3
1 34 4 50 600 23 0
9 86 19 1,099 43 34 1
2 3 2 2 248 5 0
2 20 3 8 229 8 0
14 92 18 268 1,470 108 0
9 47 5 66 721 97 1
4 5 3 18 344 16 0
154 140 0 2 194 35 11
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Title 1* StatisticsMaryland Public Schools1996-97
Local Unit
TotalTitle 1
Expenditures
Numberof
Participantst
AverageCost per
Participant
Numberof
Schools
Total State $81,958,688 107,457 $763 291
Allegany 2,827,889 4,281 661 12
Anne Arundel 3,753,727 2,161 1,737 9
Baltimore City 7,709,073 40,828 189 83
Baltimore 667,088 12,719 52 22
Calvert 693,070 724 957 7
Caroline 743,293 1,825 407 4
Carroll 1,029,645 628 1,640 4
Cecil 957,312 531 1,803 8
Charles 1,140,869 924 1,235 5
Dorchester 1,287,884 2,253 572 5
Frederick 1,105,914 706 1,566 9
Garrett 1,880,304 1,034 1,818 8
Harford 1,033,474 2,489 415 5
Howard 327,423 1,335 245 8
Kent 5,502,803 403 13,655 3
Montgomery 7,395,522 3,861 1,915 14
Prince George's 502,718 21,693 23 46
Queen Anne's 1,323,105 160 8,269 2
St. Mary's 560,336 3,421 164 8
Somerset 333,071 396 841 5
Talbot 2,145,348 628 3,416 1
Washington 1,760,539 2,205 798 12
Wicomico 695,291 1,765 394 8
Worcester 36,582,990 487 75,119 3
* Title I is a federal program designed to help disadvantaged children meet challenging
content and student performance standards
t Excludes students participating exclusively in the State-funded Compensatory
Education (SCE) program
NOTE: Excludes migrant programs, neglected and delinquent (N&D) programs in
correctional institutions, and juvenile services; local N&D and nonpublic
school programs are included
3 732
Extended Elementary EducationProgram* ParticipantsMaryland Public Schools: 1997-98
Local Unit
Prekinder-garten
Participants
Number ofTeachers/
SitesStateAid
Total State 9,880 249.0 $14,896,739
Allegany 180 4.5 272,459
Anne Arundel 680 17.0 1,027,259
Baltimore City 2,340 58.5 3,220,509
Baltimore 620 15.5 1,026,741
Calvert 200 5.0 286,971
Caroline 160 4.0 283,230
Carroll 100 2.5 148,230
Cecil 400 10.0 605,489
Charles 560 14.0 870,561
Dorchester 240 6.0 319,964
Frederick 380 9.5 589,918
Garrett 100 4.5 258,688
Harford 360 9.0 635,689
Howard 100 2.5 170,000
Kent 140 3.5 209,459
Montgomery 600 15.0 886,241
Prince George's 880 22.0 1,303,774
Queen Anne's 180 4.5 273,074
St. Mary's 460 11.5 566,366
Somerset 160 4.0 255,271
Talbot 160 4.0 279,459
Washington 300 7.5 464,084
Wicomico 440 11.0 727,459
Worcester 140 3.5 215,844
* The Extended Elementary Education Program (EEEP) is a half-day program in all
locations except Garrett County
NOTE: The Extended Elementary Education Program (EEEP) helps 4-year-old
children build a foundation for success in early learning years by providing
developmentally appropriate experiences that help them grow intellectu-
ally, personally, socially, and physically.
3 o 33
Limited EnglishSpeaking Students inMaryland Public Schools
Geographic Distribution of LEP Studentsin Maryland Public Schools
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WESTERNMARYLAND
2.0%
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1.1%
NATIONAL,CAPITAL73 1%
fSOUTHERNMARYLAND
0.9% LOWERSHORE1.7%
Trends in LEP PopulationsPrimary Home Language
1989 1991 1993 1995
YEAR1997
Chinese Korean la Spanish
III Vietnamese El Other
39.
I Adult Education and LiteracyServices Program Participation1996-97
Local UnitTotal
Enrollment
Number Completing Programs
HighSchoolDiploma
English ProficiencyInter-
Basic mediate Advanced
Total State 35,359 1,662 3,882 2,262 364
Allegany 204 28 0 0 0
Anne Arundel 5,155 329 414 66 18
Baltimore City 3,908 114 36 24 0
Baltimore 3,155 112 306 190 41
Calvert 531 15 1 0 3
Caroline 222 6 16 1 1
Carroll 940 110 31 14 4
Cecil 659 41 10 6 2
Charles 917 135 9 7 1
Dorchester 305 21 6 0 0
Frederick 682 52 37 28 25
Garrett 237 30 0 0 0
Harford 1,189 153 51 43 0
Howard 1,201 91 186 74 21
Kent 182 7 25 2 0
Montgomery 6,926 61 2,003 1,379 151
Prince George's 3,275 52 672 384 78
Queen Anne's 927 7 20 0 6
St. Mary's 262 25 2 6 5
Somerset 794 45 0 0 0
Talbot 132 7 0 0 0
Washington 2,680 154 26 13 2
Wicomico 550 32 24 24 4
Worcester 326 35 7 1 2
4035
Meals Served inMaryland Public Schools1996-97
Local Unit
School Lunch
Total Paid FreeReduced
Price
Total State 60,999,833 27,885,755 28,442,540 4,671,538
Allegany 1,201,350 494,038 565,427 141,885
Anne Arundel 5,350,572 3,868,715 1,164,211 317,646
Baltimore City 10,591,665 781,766 9,427,948 381,951
Baltimore 7,076,102 3,685,242 2,714,073 676,787
Calvert 731,880 498,233 195,886 37,761
Caroline 549,627 212,245 281,837 55,545
Carroll 1,778,936 1,465,913 250,558 62,465
Cecil 1,003,348 575,652 360,866 66,830
Charles 1,308,543 737,050 480,248 91,245
Dorchester 477,222 153,807 281,658 41,757
Frederick 2,115,007 1,542,537 450,508 121,962
Garrett 568,066 257,945 250,506 59,615
Harford 2,458,593 1,601,705 654,223 202,665
Howard 2,470,475 1,982,076 401,352 87,047
Kent 289,014 129,802 130,771 28,441
Montgomery 6,954,111 3,297,012 3,015,066 642,033
Prince George's 11,047,359 4,218,008 5,602,456 1,226,895
Queen Anne's 397,052 244,117 118,587 34,348
St. Mary's 910,683 448,381 376,223 86,079
Somerset 375,255 128,397 219,366 27,492
Talbot 351,756 190,540 139,725 21,491
Washington 1,368,279 707,567 517,922 142,790
Wicomico 1,033,035 420,730 540,149 72,156
Worcester 591,903 244,277 302,974 44,652
NOTE: Nonprofit private schools and state institutions are excluded.
36
School Breakfast Special Milk
Total Paid FreeReduced
Price Total Paid Free
12,557,444 1,283,853 10,423,077 850,514 207,262 197,656 9,606
282,199 34,295 221,087 26,817 0 0 0
622,892 137,279 440,906 44,707 0 0 0
2,906,543 67,214 2,736,204 103,125 0 0 0
1,205,181 170,389 928,522 106,270 0 0 0
123,653 28,739 87,168 7,746 0 0 0
126,835 7,860 113,096 5,879 0 0 0
91,454 33,208 53,968 4,278 72,265 72,265 0
191,780 36,247 141,286 14,247 0 0 0
316,996 57,662 241,499 17,835 0 0 0
176,641 19,413 146,428 10,800 0 0 0
177,141 33,908 131,149 12,084 0 0 0
107,254 20,342 74,968 11,944 0 0 0
431,387 63,920 311,893 55,574 92,044 88,095 3,949
127,425 23,553 95,277 8,595 0 0 0
84,135 15,450 60,865 7,820 0 0 0
1,499,542 191,864 1,198,283 109,395 0 0 0
2,909,250 179,844 2,504,539 224,867 0 0 0
69,046 14,583 48,097 6,366 42,953 37,296 5,657
151,117 13,784 127,887 9,446 0 0 0
154,509 19,463 125,224 9,822 0 0 0
79,980 17,655 58,116 4,209 0 0 0
202,467 30,994 153,345 18,128 0 0 0
365,190 55,794 290,066 19,330 0 0 0
154,827 10,393 133,204 11,230 0 0 0
37
Food Service RevenueMaryland Public Schools1996-97
Local Revenue
Other StateLocal Unit Sales Receipts Revenue
Total State $78,678,315 $4,108,771 $4,305,406
Allegany 1,535,963 0 93,834
Anne Arundel 7,703,077 182,817 208,302
Baltimore City 3,603,978 141,476 1,259,654
Baltimore 11,499,230 886,335 453,625
Calvert 1,562,556 11,507 36,717
Caroline 1,263,500 113,514 45,883
Carroll 3,063,296 74,664 36,229
Cecil 1,481,509 20,135 53,762
Charles 2,555,972 12,476 89,494
Dorchester 544,954 22,760 44,899
Frederick
Garrett
Harford
Howard
Kent
3,469,949
650,612
4,071,226
4,518,594
367,293
360,546
2,651
83,365
218,772
1,810
75,620
39,537
121,352
56,594
21,731
Montgomery 12,461,990 597,704 491,237
Prince George's 10,557,235 1,164,369 822,137
Queen Anne's 738,507 145,851 21,356
St. Mary's 1,387,243 11,845. 55,058
Somerset 328,193 4,967 34,479
Talbot 591,967 28;214 22,649
Washington 2,507,898 11,643 87,756
Wicomico 1,408,573 7,914 86,654
Worcester 805,001 3,436 46,847
NOTE: Nonprofit private schools and state institutions are excluded.
38 43
Federal Revenue
SchoolLunch
SchoolBreakfast
Summer Food/Family Day Care
Special Milk
U.S.D.A.Commodities
Used
$64,168,470 $13,318,868 $4,910,630 $9,602,436
1,330,624 296,001 0 213,459
3,282,551 564,048 0 764,571
18,223,506 3,424,384 0 1,663,053
6,614,121 1,215,872 109,256 1,053,472
502,658 105,142 0 124,567
635,395 139,417 6,478 92,411
810,393 64,541 8,852 298,868
861,338 184,410 0 174,842
1,144,447 291,562 9,371 241,234
614,417 190,057 12,021 76,687
1,276,929 166,995 0 370,482
603,148 105,815 0 98,284
1,777,768 425,362 41,290 413,324
1,214,433 107,763 0 377,438
304,216 83,203 18,227 55,967
7,048,326 1,545,022 1,725,837 1,065,571
12,806,871 3,196,920 2,873,113 1,623,570
310,610 63,810 17,179 62,627
894,636 162,877 0 142,343
472,900 164,641 10,732 68,324
321,459 74,428 0 71,986
1,282,535 198,620 7,924 275,634
1,170,928 375,556 50,161 171,406
664,261 172,422 20,189 102,316
39
Maryland PupilTransportation1996-97
Local Unit
Number of Vehicles Number of Miles
Publicly-Owned Contract Regular
Dis-abled
Total State 2,839 3,381 72,908,567 35,937,903
Allegany 16 102 1,272,168 261,720
Anne Arundel 64 391 6,302,274 2,861,363
Baltimore City 23 358 284,691 3,786,781
Baltimore 546 117 7,233,697 4,531,686
Calvert 0 116 2,272,420 304,300
Caroline 6 47 909,504 209,741
Carroll 13 269 3,012,510 1,269,895
Cecil 12 114 1,750,591 263,066
Charles 5 190 3,100,217 809,229
Dorchester 5 47 748,746 108,000
Frederick 247 74 4,554,887 1,070,431
Garrett 3 76 979,929 65,380
Harford 83 307 4,728,282 928,092
Howard 0 285 3,360,510 1,568,028
Kent 0 32 519,392 56,010
Montgomery 580 347 8,574,154 7,364,057
Prince George's 1,126 3 13,991,489 9,104,919
Queen Anne's 16 55 1,436,724 190,224
St. Mary's 9 140 2,327,889 471,849
Somerset 0 39 641,718 108,720
Talbot 7 25 481,340 37,370
Washington 78 64 1,894,817 228,520
Wicomico 0 112 1,459,250 188,190
Worcester 0 71 1,071,368 150,332
*Percent of 9/30/96 enrollment
tlncludes expenditures for equipment and fixed charges
Actual number of pupils transported on September 30
4540
Pupils Eligible for TransportationExpenditures
StateAid
Number of Pupils
Percent* AmounttPer
PupilDis-
Regular abled
568,310 25,963 73.5% $290,033,099 $488 $100,240,287
7,262 230 67.0 3,418,177 456 2,288,944
$ 50,286 1,760 72.0 24,737,532 475 9,572,641
23,962 4,532 26.2 26,334,751 924 8,342,836
88,070 3,364 87.9 27,365,416 299 11,650,632
13,822 155 98.8 5,990,706 429 1,633,751
4,921 92 89.7 2,198,009 438 1,151,605
23,681 568 92.4 10,434,361 430 3,686,578
12,411 263 85.1 4,502,682 355 2,087,045
17,146 263 82.3 7,672,007 441 3,929,665
4,841 65 93.4 1,813,803 370 1,162,455
26,409 446 79.6 10,873,246 405 3,590,224
5,053 55 99.0 2,433,410 476 1,487,061
$ 31,829 414 85.5 14,410,771 447 4,826,724
29,056 732 100.0 12,640,478 424 4,374,950
2,390 26 83.4 1,055,639 437 768,476
82,030 6,688 72.4 51,193,890 577 11,568,233
85,296 5,270 72.3 60,869,309 672 16,216,258
6,323 51 100.0 2,792,376 438 1,269,130
13,596 181 96.2 5,351,007 388 2,575,730
3,063 82 98.4 1,557,389 495 893,608
3,930 62 89.8 1,239,410 310 729,633
14,460 323 74.3 4,833,761 327 2,912,893
12,130 251 89.1 3,774,026 305 2,203,310
6,343 90 95.1 2,540,943 395 1,317,905
4E)41
School Library Media Centers inMaryland Public Schools1996-97
Local Unit
Number ofLibraryMedia
Centers
Percent of SchoolsMeeting Staffing
StandardsCentralOffice
Profes-sionals*
Profes-sional
Clerical/Technical
Total State 1,186 51.6% 27.5% 12.55
Allegany 24 75.0 4.2 0.40
Anne Arundel 104 59.1 16.4 1.00
Baltimore City 122 20.0 5.3 0.50
Baltimore 157 49.7 6.1 1.00
Calvert 18 70.0 65.0 0.40
Caroline 9 60.0 0.0 0.25
Carroll 33 50.0 0.0 1.00
Cecil 28 26.7 16.7 0.20
Charles 31 62.5 53.1 0.10
Dorchester 11 66.7 50.0 0.50
Frederick 48 63.3 16.3 1.00
Garrett 14 6.3 75.0 1.00
Harford 49 65.3 18.4 1.00
Howard 58 94.9 60.7 0.60
Kent 8 12.5 37.5 0.20
Montgomery 177 73.6 97.7 1.00
Prince George's 170 36.8 24.1 0.60
Queen Anne's 10 30.0 100.0 0.10
St. Mary's 25 72.0 8.0 0.50
Somerset 10 27.3 27.3 0.05
Talbot 9 11.1 44.4 0.10
Washington 39 76.7 0.0 0.70
Wicomico 21 9.5 57.1 0.20
Worcester 11 61.5 23.1 0.15
* Full-time equivalent; 54.0% of the system level school library media administrators
are certified educational media administrators
t Includes print and nonprint materials, i.e., books, periodicals, filmstrips,
videocassettes, microcomputer programs, etc.
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Materials Collection Sailor/InternetConnectionsCenters Meeting
CollectionGuidelines
Number ofItems at
the CentralOffice
Percent ofCenters with CentralConnections OfficeNumber Percent
201 15.9% 129,780 76.0% 71.0%
4 16.7 8,882 91.7 Yes
15 13.6 9,115 78.2 Yes
17 10.0 0 20.6 Yes
5 3.1 763 95.5 Yes
2 10.0 6,502 100.0 Yes
1 10.0 1,533 100.0 Yes
16 47.1 2,776 73.5 Yes
0 0.0 19,147 78.6 Yes
8 25.0 25 96.8 Yes
1 8.3 0 45.5 No
17 34.7 7,016 85.7 Yes
1 6.3 3,067 50.0 Yes
24 49.0 5,576 75.5 Yes
11 18.6 8,703 89.8 Yes
0 0.0 0 62.5 No
40 22.5 15,045 98.9 Yes
13 7.5 12,005 64.4 Yes
3 30.0 850 100.0 No
14 56.0 8 56.0 Yes
0 0.0 0 20.0 No
1 11.1 0 100.0 No
0 0.0 28,767 87.8 Yes
6 28.6 0 52.4 No
2 15.4 0 91.7 No
48
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I Public Library StatisticsState of Maryland1996-97
Local Unit
Staff
Total
LibrariansOther
Profes-sional
Clericaland
Other*Profes-sional
Asso-ciate
Total State 2,811.1 607.4 454.2 94.9 1,654.6
Allegany 44.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 40.0
Anne Arundel 253.0 53.0 45.0 5.0 150.0
Baltimore City 468.0 100.0 37.0 12.0 319.0
Baltimore 487.5 52.0 82.7 39.2 313.7
Calvert 30.8 5.6 12.8 1.0 11.4
Caroline 18.7 4.0 5.8 0.0 8.9
Carroll 135.0 22.0 34.2 3.0 75.8
Cecil 29.0 6.0 9.5 0.0 13.5
Charles 34.0 2.0 20.0 0.0 12.0
Dorchester 14.2 4.0 4.8 0.2 5.2
Frederick 65.2 13.5 25.8 1.0 24.9
Garrett 15.6 2.8 11.0 0.0 1.8
Harford 146.5 29.3 18.8 7.9 90.6
Howard 180.5 41.5 47.0 5.0 87.0
Kent 10.1 2.0 3.3 0.0 4.7
Montgomery 397.0 151.5 16.0 4.5 225.0
Prince George's 269.5 79.3 45.3 4.0 141.0
Queen Anne's 20.3 7.1 0.0 1.0 12.2
St. Mary's 34.5 5.0 13.0 0.0 16.5
Somerset 13.7 2.0 0.0 0.0 11.7
Talbot 15.1 4.9 0.8 0.2 9.2
Washington 54.0 9.0 6.5 0.0 38.5
Wicomico 55.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 36.0
Worcester 20.0 1.0 8.0 5.0 6.0
* Pages, maintenance personnel, security personnel, hourly employees, and
substitutes
T Baltimore City includes network funds for SLRC.
4944
Operating Income
TotalIncome
AmountPer
Capita
Source
Federal Special t State Local
$139,666,730 $27.29 $1,599,543 $18,641,702 $17,491,653 $101,933,832
972,090 12.67 40,805 75,423 410,862 445,000
12,030,128 25.75 157,273 676,948 1,231,308 9,964,599
22,505,449 31.58 495,873 6,022,540 4,051,749 11,935,287
22,498,356 31.22 172,948 2,488,537 2,397,581 17,439,290
1,457,001 22.52 0 53,203 145,826 1,257,972
953,374 30.99 51,500 28,418 146,971 726,485
5,340,238 37.90 64,150 405,534 464,819 4,405,735
1,281,252 16.13 16,425 116,553 291,382 856,892
1,572,604 13.89 22,000 116,704 377,863 1,056,037
557,333 18.30 900 53,524 134,909 368,000
2,710,215 15.12 50,720 137,583 528,249 1,993,663
624,479 21.03 0 111,921 112,558 400,000
6,521,864 31.32 41,042 436,439 761,351 5,283,032
8,331,722 37.59 55,384 802,348 363,330 7,110,660
402,453 18.86 46,019 19,696 58,275 278,463
28,379,190 34.71 178,795 3,098,310 1,340,625 23,761,460
16,096,386 20.78 39,300 3,286,454 3,056,330 9,714,302
888,931 24.11 4,000 44,900 82,511 757,520
1,331,228 16.24 6,000 110,814 323,381 891,033
410,161 14.62 59,400 17,402 140,346 193,013
494,677 15.27 0 96,817 53,460 344,400
1,927,027 14.58 62,000 229,600 583,427 1,052,000
1,545,506 18.98 35,009 212,034 368,870 929,593
835,066 20.98 0 0 65,670 769,396
5045
Career, Technology andAdult Learning Programs inMaryland Public Schools: 1996-97
Local Unit
TotalCareer andTechnologyEducation*
Agri-culture
Market-ing
Education
HealthOccupa-
tions
Occupa-tionalHome
Economics
Total State 80,637 4,052 1,427 1,725 8,055
Allegany 928 68 0 32 13
Anne Arundel 8,998 31 382 91 351
Baltimore City 10,192 17 0 332 1,038
Baltimore 11,043 250 229 425 269
Calvert 1,091 0 0 124 165
Caroline 675 52 0 38 36
Carroll 3,700 804 41 43 77
Cecil 1,382 24 0 22 25
Charles 2,214 0 0 29 70
Dorchester 590 28 0 12 27
Frederick 4,344 1,392 52 33 923
Garrett 952 178 36 28 103
Harford 2,907 234 29 85 35
Howard 2,257 0 0 0 389
Kent 629 0 0 44 0
Montgomery 11,696 126 142 18 2,930
Prince George's 7,301 70 209 105 947
Queen Anne's 1,064 173 0 53 0
St. Mary's 1,766 23 110 35 120
Somerset 634 34 0 22 43
Talbot 917 65 24 0 69
Washington 3,137 415 29 41 264
Wicomico 1,360 49 144 91 135
Worcester 860 19 0 22 26
* Total excludes everything to the right of the vertical line.
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Business&
Office Co-OpTech-nical
Tradesand i
Industry i
Consumer& Home-making
Education
Voca-tional
SupportServices
43,448 5,921 3,824 12,185 132,618 9,564
364 199 0 252 3,954 138
6,582 782 0 779 20,839 333
6,308 0 90 2,407 5,481 593
7,412 1,081 88 1,289 15,801 943
279 26 0 497 2,056 0
428 0 0 121 1,168 0
2,286 0 17 432 8,303 545
898 142 0 271 0 313
1,683 165 21 246 3,805 398
319 0 0 204 1,202 65
848 431 39 626 2,944 584
269 0 0 338 337 367
1,817 185 16 506 1,877 78
1,762 101 0 5 9,139 0
354 0 0 231 85 0
3,171 1,047 3,413 849 12,256 1,871
3,515 1,424 0 1,031 27,777 2,798
636 0 0 202 1,606 0
956 73 65 384 1,831 250
360 0 32 143 913 0
426 113 0 220 739 24
1,682 152 26 528 5,080 72
504 0 0 437 4,038 0
589 0 17 187 i 1,387 192
'4J247
Education Programs in MarylandCorrectional Institutions1996-97
Local Unit
Enrollment5/1/97
Number Completing Programs
Basic/LifeSkills
Certificate.
HighSchool
DiplomaVocational
Certificates
Maryland Penitentiary 105 0 18 0
Maryland House
of Correction 206 66 20 0
Maryland House
of Correction - Annex 250 23 20 0
Maryland Correctional
Institution - Jessup 331 57 54 45
Maryland Correctional
Institution - Hagerstown 532 192 62 50
Maryland Correctional
Institution for Women 222 38 43 80
Maryland Correctional
Training Center 577 100 124 134
Pre-Release and
Brock Bridge 608 72 117 40
Patuxent Institution 203 42 24 49
Roxbury Correctional
Institution 462 107 104 92
Eastern Correctional
Institution
East
West
304
329
40
114
81
29
68
50
Western Correctional
Institution 172 8 11 0
Occuptional Skills
Training Center 111 0 0 166
48 5 3
RehabilitationServices1997
Local Unit
Numberof Persons
Served
Numberof Persons
Rehabilitated
Total State 27,492 2,321
Allegany 613 69
Anne Arundel 1,862 197
Baltimore City 7,713 585
Baltimore 3,319 285
Calvert 238 18
Caroline 147 19
Carroll 943 75
Cecil 272 33
Charles 385 39
Dorchester 155 15
Frederick 1,169 109
Garrett 131 8
Harford 821 63
Howard 956 77
Kent 65 6
Montgomery 2,706 213
Prince George's 3,694 288
Queen Anne's 54 8
St. Mary's 539 40
Somerset 70 .4
Talbot 173 15
Washington 911 89
Wicomico 344 31
Worcester 118 9
Unknown 94 26
5 4 49
RehabilitatedPersons Served1996-97
Persons Rehabilitated by Primary Disability
Primary DisabilityNumber
Rehabilitated
Psychiatric Disability 457
Orthopedic 390
Mental Retardation 361
Learning Disability 286
Other Disabilities/Disorders 226
Deaf & Hard of Hearing 201
Drug Addiction 163
Blind & Visual Impairments 84
Alcoholism 70
Epilepsy 33
Heart & Circulatory Disorders 21
Digestive System Disorders 9
Respiratory Disorders 9
Autism 7
Speech Impairment 4
Persons Rehabilitated by Occupation at Case Closure
Occupation
Number
Rehabilitated
Service 897
Clerical, Sales 549
Professional, Technical, Managerial 339
Miscellaneous 144
Structural 112
Benchwork 102
Machine 85
Farming, Fishery, & Forestry 53
Processing 24
Sheltered Employment 11
Homemaker 5
NOTE: The Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) provides statewide
rehabilitative services to assist Maryland citizens in becoming employed.
Persons Rehabilitated refers to those individuals who have achieved
gainful employment as a result of DORS services.
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Characteristics of PersonsServed at the MarylandRehabilitation Center: 1997
Total Persons Served
Average Daily Census
Utilization Rate
3,412
294
89%
Characteristics of Persons Served
Male 60%
Female 40%
White 57%
African American 39%
Other 3%
Average Age 34
Percent Severely Disabled 89%
Persons Served by Major Disability
Orthopedic Impairment 25%
Mental/Emotional Disorder 25%
Other Disabling Condition 12%
Specific Developmental Disorder 10%
Spinal Cord Injury 7%
Blind & Visual Impairment 9%
Deaf & Hearing Impairment 7%
Traumatic Head Injury 4%
Amputation 1%
Persons Receiving Services
Vocational & Pre-Vocational Evaluation 991
Occupational Therapy 714
Career Technology Training 708
Rehabilitation Technology Services 691
Hearing & Speech Services 605
Physical Therapy 450
Addictions Services 449
Academic/GED 444
Drivers Education 298
Medical Functional Evaluation 150
Job Placement 190
Career Assessment & Development 131
Pre-Employment & Preparation 114
Rehabilitation Nursing 95
Cognitive Strategies 89
Unit for the Blind & Visually Impaired 77
Independent Living 72
Transitional Services for the Deaf 13
NOTE: The Maryland Rehabilitation Center (MRC) provides multi-disciplinary services
to address the needs of persons who require multiple rehabilitation services
over an extended period of time in order to achieve independence and
employment .
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Maryland's Rank Among the States
Category
MD
Amount
U.S.
Avg. Rank
Percent Change in Public School Enrollment
Fall 1994 to Fall 1995 1.8% 1.7% 17*
Population per Square Mile of Land Area, 1994 512 74 6
Average Daily Attendance as Percent of
Average Daily Membership, 1995-96 93.2% NA 30
Pupils Enrolled per Teacher in Public
Elementary and Secondary Schools, Fall 1995 17.4 17.1 11*
Average Salaries of Public School Teachers,
1995-96 $41,215 $37,685 11
Percent Change in Average Salaries of Public
School Teachers, 1994-95 to 1995-96 1.4% 3.0% 36*
Per Capita Personal Income, 1994 $24,847 $21,699 6
Percent of Revenue, by Source, for Public
Elementary/Secondary Schools, 1995-96:
Local Government
State Government
Federal Government
54.9%
39.3%
5.8%
45.0%
47.9%
7.1%
14
39*
35
Per Capita Government Expenditures for
all Education, 1993-94 from
State Government $751 $886 44
Per Capita Expenditures of State and Local
Governments for all Education: 1992-93 $1,335 $1,329 23
Current Expenditures for Public Elementary/
Secondary Schools, 1995-96
per pupil in Average Daily Attendance
per pupil in Fall Enrollment
$6,930
$6,407
$6,103
$5,652
13
13
*Tied with other states
Source: Ranking of the States, 1996; National Education Association
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Did You Know ...
Over 3,500 school and nutrition service employees participated in nutrition
education and food service training activities. Over 500 Maryland schools
became Team Nutrition schools, placing special emphasis on nutritious meals
and nutrition education.
Over 1,400,000 meals were served to children in the summertime as part of the
Summer Food Service Program.
Last year, an average of 338,942 lunches and 69,988 school breakfasts were
served to Maryland students each day.
A school bus is 140 times safer than a family car and the safest form of
transportation. Each year, school bus drivers receive a minimum of six hours of
training in addition to their fifteen hours of pre-service training.
During the 1996-97 school year, school bus drivers in Maryland transported
576,976 students more than 108.8 million miles.
More than 237,000 Maryland residents have been awarded high school
diplomas through GED testing since 1941.
In 1997, GED graduates accounted for approximately 11% of Maryland's high
school graduates. One out of every 20 GED recipients pursues a college
education.
A total of 2,321 individuals with disabilities became employed as a result of the
services provided by the Division of Rehabilitation Services.
Results of the 1996 Maryland Adolescent Survey show a decline from the 1994
survey in the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs among sixth and eighth
graders, substantially no change in substance usage for tenth graders, and an
increase in the use of cigarettes and marijuana for twelfth graders.
The National Education Goals Report: Building a Nation of Learners 1997,
reported that between 1990 and 1996:
A 38 states experienced no change in the percentage of 18- to 24-year-olds
who held a high school diploma. While the national average remained at
86%, Maryland's high school completion rate increased from 87% to 93%.
Although the percentage of students achieving at the proficient or advanced
levels in eighth grade reading achievement did not increase nationally,
Maryland percentage increased from 17% to 24%.
During the 1997 fiscal year, 895 diplomas were awarded to incarcerated
persons, an increases of more than thirty percent from the previous year.
rJ 53
Additional Resources/ServicesAt the Maryland StateDepartment of Education
Division of Certification and AccreditationTeacher Supply and Demand in Maryland
Division of Instruction and Staff DevelopmentFacts About Maryland School Library Media ProgramsStatewide Data Collection for Limited English Proficient Children
Division of Library Development and ServicesMaryland Public Library Statistics
Division of Planning, Results, and Information ManagementAnalysis of Professional SalariesCharacteristics of Professional StaffGrade Organization: Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity and Professional
Staff at School LevelsMaryland Adolescent SurveyMaryland Public School Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity and Gender
and Number of SchoolsMaryland Special Education Census DataMaryland School Performance ReportNonpublic School EnrollmentProfessional Salary SchedulesProfessional Staff by Assignment, Race and GenderSelected Financial Data, Part 1 Revenue, Wealth, and Effort
Selected Financial Data, Part 2 ExpendituresSelected Financial Data, Part 3 Analysis of CostsSelected Financial Data, Part 4 Ten-Year SummaryStaff Employed at School and Central Office LevelsSummary of Attendance
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Local Unit Superintendent Telephone
Allegany Dr. John O'Connell 301-759-2036
Anne Arundel Dr. Carol Parham 410-222-5304
Batimore City Dr. Robert Schiller, Interim CEO 410-396-8803
Baltimore Dr. Anthony G. Marchione 410-887-4281
Calvert Dr. James R. Hook, Interim 410-535-7207
Caroline Dr. Allan Gorsuch 410-479-1460
Carroll Dr. Brian Lockard 410-751-3128
Cecil Dr. Carl D. Roberts 410-996-5499
Charles Dr. James E. Richmond 301-934-7223
Dorchester Dr. Spicer Bell 410-228-4747
Frederick Dr. Jack D. Dale 301-694-1310
Garrett Dr. Wendell D. Teets 301-334-8902
Harford Dr. Jeffery N. Grotsky 410-838-7300
Howard Dr. Michael E. Hickey 410-313-6674
Kent Dr. Lorraine Costella 410-778-1595
Montgomery Dr. Paul L. Vance 301-279-3383
Prince George's Dr. Jerome Clark 301-952-6008
Queen Anne's Dr. Bernard J. Sadusky 410-758-2403
St. Mary's Dr. Patricia Richardson 301-475-4250
Somerset Dr. Michael Thomas 410-651-1616
Talbot Dr. J. Sam Meek 410-822-0330
Washington Dr. Herman G. Bartlett, Jr., Interim .. 301-766-2815
Wicomico Mr. William Middleton 410-543-4233
Worcester Dr. John Andes 410-632-2582
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