Students Overview

2008-2009 Texas

Charter Schools

 

Non-Charter Schools

Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 127,508
% of Charter School Students to All Public School Students 2.7%
Estimated Number of Students on Waiting Lists 16,810
Race / Ethnicity
White 19,278 15.1%
Black 39,297 30.8%
Hispanic 66,423 52.1%
Asian 2,471 1.9%
Other 39
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 69,821 54.8%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 57,687 45.2%
Students by School Grade Levels
Elementary Schools 51,600 40.5%
Middle Schools 13,509 10.6%
High Schools 20,715 16.2%
Middle/High Schools 15,792 12.4%
Elementary/Middle/High Schools 25,892 20.3%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 12,857 10.1%
Kindergarten 9,495 7.4%
First Grade 9,067 7.1%
Second Grade 8,307 6.5%
Third Grade 7,919 6.2%
Fourth Grade 7,413 5.8%
Fifth Grade 7,815 6.1%
Sixth Grade 10,710 8.4%
Seventh Grade 9,798 7.7%
Eighth Grade 8,946 7.0%
Ninth Grade 10,961 8.6%
Tenth Grade 8,546 6.7%
Eleventh Grade 9,062 7.1%
Twelfth Grade 6,613 5.2%
 
Metrics # %
Students
Number of Students 4,623,495
Race / Ethnicity
White 1,590,903 34.4%
Black 641,353 13.9%
Hispanic 2,211,084 47.8%
Asian 167,637 3.6%
Other 12,517 0.3%
Free or Reduced Price Lunch
Eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2,601,201 56.3%
Ineligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch 2,022,294 43.7%
Students by Grade Level
Pre-Kindergarten 114,802 2.5%
Kindergarten 360,568 7.8%
First Grade 378,347 8.2%
Second Grade 371,249 8.0%
Third Grade 368,298 8.0%
Fourth Grade 355,824 7.7%
Fifth Grade 352,201 7.6%
Sixth Grade 342,560 7.4%
Seventh Grade 340,709 7.4%
Eighth Grade 342,055 7.4%
Ninth Grade 385,466 8.3%
Tenth Grade 330,862 7.2%
Eleventh Grade 300,936 6.5%
Twelfth Grade 279,619 6.0%
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