Our students

2009-2010

• Total number of students enrolled: 36,865
• Kindergarten through Grade 5: 17,856
• Grades 6-8: 8,005
• Grades 9-12: 10,542

Diversity

2009-2010

• White: 59.1 percent
• African-American: 23.2 percent
• Hispanic: 9.3 percent
• Asian: 3.8 percent
• Native American: less than 1 percent
• Other: 4.5 percent
• Native languages spoken by students: 72
• Students enrolled as English Language Learners: 3,118

Our schools

• Total number of schools: 56
• Elementary schools: 33
• Middle schools: 12
• High schools: 5
• Technical schools: 2
• Alternative programs: 4
• Length of the school year: 192 days (including 177 instructional days, four holidays, four days for professional development and seven for teacher planning)

Graduates

2008-2009

• High school graduates: 2,121
• National Merit and National Achievement finalists: 38
• Governor’s School for the Arts participants: 35
• Governor’s Scholars: 62
• Class of 2009 scholarship offers: $29.9 million

In the cafeterias

2008-2009

• Breakfasts served daily: 7,368
• Lunches served daily: 22,339
• Students who qualified for free or reduced lunch: 45 percent

On the school buses

2009-2010 estimates

• Number of buses: 250
• Daily bus runs: 750 routes
• Miles traveled daily: 15,000
• Total student rides per day: 30,000

Employees

2009-2010

• Number of full-time employees: 5,115
• Full-time teachers: 2,907
• Student support staff & administrative/office staff: 2,208
• Teachers with advanced degrees: 1,995
• Teachers with National Board certification: 80
• Beginning teacher salary: $37,642
• Estimated average certified teacher salary: $49,091

District budget

• 2009-2010 operating budget: $405,200,643
• 2007-2008 per-pupil expenditure: $10,437

Note: The 2009-2010 numbers are a snapshot from September data.