urban charter schools demographics in texas march 2015
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Urban Charter SchoolsDemographics
in TEXASMarch 2015
Introduction
The is a report on urban charter schools in major cities in Texas • Urban charter schools are at the forefront of public education and on-
going efforts to create better outcomes for students.
• Many urban charter schools have a specific mission to target and serve students with the greatest educational disadvantages, either by virtue of family background or poor prior instruction.
• Others got their start as a way to deal with rapid urban growth that axed the capacities of local districts to provide buildings and staff to meet growing demand.
• CREDO studied the attributes of students and schools in Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio
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Introduction
• Five criteria were used to select which urban communities to study; full details are in the Technical Appendix.
• CREDO developed a narrow definition of “urban” to select schools for this study. The aim was to choose schools that were within the joint boundaries of cities and school districts.
• Multiple sources are used to develop boundaries for “urban regions,” including NCES locale codes, school addresses, and school district information. More detailed information is included in the Technical Appendix for the study.
• Student & School Counts are derived from student test data.
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Research Questions
This study answers the following questions:• What does the urban public education landscape look in Texas?
• How do the student attributes in urban charter schools differ from their traditional public school (TPS) counterparts?
• Does the level of achievement differ between students in charter schools and TPS in their same cities?
• Given the mission of some charter operators to target disadvantaged students, do we see proof they do so?
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Overview of Public Charter Schools in
TEXAS
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TX Student Demographics
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STATEWIDE DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS BY LOCATION – ALL TPS STUDENTS
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011
39%
25%
11%
25%
TPS Students by School Type
urban suburban town rural
TX Student Demographics
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STATEWIDE DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS BY LOCATION – ALL CHARTER STUDENTS
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011
78%
11%
3%8%
Charter Students by School Type
urban suburban town rural
TPS Market Share Over Time
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STATEWIDE DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS BY LOCATION – ALL TPS STUDENTS
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011
0
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
TPS Enrollment by School Type
urban suburban town rural
Charter Market Share Over Time
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STATEWIDE DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS BY LOCATION – ALL CHARTER STUDENTS
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
90,000
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Charter Enrollment by School Type
urban suburban town rural
TPS Growth Rates
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STATEWIDE DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS BY LOCATION – ALL TPS STUDENTS
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Number of TPS Schools by School Type
urban suburban town rural
Charter School Growth Rates
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STATEWIDE DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS BY LOCATION – ALL CHARTER STUDENTS
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Core of Common Data 2011
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Number of Charter Schools by School Type
urban suburban town rural
TX Student Demographics
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AGGREGATE STATISTICS FOR STUDENTS IN CITIES SELECTED FOR STUDY
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Demographics of Urban TPS Students 2007 - 2011
sped ell poverty
TX Student Demographics
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AGGREGATE STATISTICS FOR STUDENTS IN CITIES SELECTED FOR STUDY
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Demographics of Urban Charter Students 2007 - 2011
sped ell poverty
TX Student Demographics
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AGGREGATE STATISTICS FOR STUDENTS IN CITIES SELECTED FOR STUDY
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Texas Urban TPS Students Trend by Race 2007 - 2011
White Black Hispanic Asian Native Am Multi
TX Student Demographics
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AGGREGATE STATISTICS FOR STUDENTS IN CITIES SELECTED FOR STUDY
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Texas Urban Charter Students Trend by Race 2007 - 2011
White Black Hispanic Asian Native Am Multi
Comparison of Achievement Scores for
Charter Schools and TPS
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Achievement Scores
• Because charter schools may not be located in all parts of a city, they may not have the array of students and academic talent that exists across the larger number of schools in the greater public education school district.
• To show these relationships, we first present the community-wide average results for math and reading, as revealed via statewide testing regimes.
• The results are then parsed to show the results for TPS and charter schools in each region.
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Urban Achievement
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REGIONAL AVERAGE MATH ACHIEVEMENT SCORE BY TYPE OF SCHOOL FOR AUSTIN, DALLAS, EL PASO, FORT WORTH, HOUSTON & SAN ANTONIO COMPARED TO STATE AVERAGE MATH ACHIEVEMENT
-0.50
-0.40
-0.30
-0.20
-0.10
0.00
0.10
TPS Charter TPS Charter TPS Charter TPS Charter TPS Charter TPS Charter
AUSTIN DALLAS EL PASO FORT WORTH HOUSTON SAN ANTONIO
Charter & TPS Math Achievement by Urban Region
Urban Achievement
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATH ACHIEVEMENT SCORE OF AUSTIN, DALLAS, EL PASO, FORT WORTH, HOUSTON & SAN ANTONIO COMPARED TO STATE AVERAGE MATH ACHIEVEMENT
-0.25
-0.20
-0.15
-0.10
-0.05
0.00
0.05
AUSTIN DALLAS EL PASO FORT WORTH HOUSTON SAN ANTONIO
Math Achievement by Urban Region
Urban Achievement
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REGIONAL AVERAGE READING ACHIEVEMENT SCORE BY TYPE OF SCHOOL FOR AUSTIN, DALLAS, EL PASO, FORT WORTH, HOUSTON, & SAN ANTONIO COMPARED TO STATE AVERAGE MATH ACHIEVEMENT
-0.40
-0.35
-0.30
-0.25
-0.20
-0.15
-0.10
-0.05
0.00
TPS Charter TPS Charter TPS Charter TPS Charter TPS Charter TPS Charter
AUSTIN DALLAS EL PASO FORT WORTH HOUSTON SAN ANTONIO
Charter & TPS Reading Achievement By Urban Region
Urban Achievement
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE READING ACHIEVEMENT SCORE OF AUSTIN, DALLAS, EL PASO, FORT WORTH, HOUSTON & SAN ANTONIO COMPARED TO STATE AVERAGE READING ACHIEVEMENT
-0.20
-0.15
-0.10
-0.05
0.00
AUSTIN DALLAS EL PASO FORT WORTH HOUSTON SAN ANTONIO
Reading Achievementby Urban Region
Austin Demographics
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Regional Enrollment Trends by Year
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AUSTIN STUDENT COUNTS BY SECTOR AND BY YEAR
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Char
ter S
tude
nt E
nrol
lmen
t
TPS
Stud
ent E
nrol
lmen
t
Number of Students in Regionby Sector
TPS Students Charter Students
Where Do Urban Students Come From?
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LOCALE OF SCHOOL PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED BY STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO AUSTINCHARTER SCHOOLS
66.1%7.4%
2.7%
23.7%
Urban Charter Students' Prior School Type
urban suburban town rural
Regional Urban Student Demographics
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REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY RACE IN AUSTIN SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Urban TPS Students Trend by Race 2007 - 2011
White Black Hispanic Asian Native Am Multi
Regional Urban Student Demographics
26
REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY RACE IN AUSTIN SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Urban Charter Students Trend by Race 2007 - 2011
White Black Hispanic Asian Native Am Multi
Regional Urban Student Demographics
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REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY DEMOGRAPHICS IN AUSTIN SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Demographics of Austin TPS Students2007 - 2011
sped ell poverty
Regional Urban Student Demographics
28
REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY DEMOGRAPHICS IN AUSTIN SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Demographics of Austin Charter Students 2007 - 2011
sped ell poverty
Dallas Demographics
29
Regional Enrollment Trends by Year
30
DALLAS STUDENT COUNTS BY SECTOR AND BY YEAR
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Char
ter S
tude
nt E
nrol
lmen
t
TPS
Stud
ent E
nrol
lmen
t
Number of Students in Regionby Sector
TPS Students Charter Students
Where Do Urban Students Come From?
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LOCALE OF SCHOOL PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED BY STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO DALLASCHARTER SCHOOLS
74.0%
20.9%
0.8% 4.4%Urban Charter Students' Prior School Type
urban suburban town rural
Regional Urban Student Demographics
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REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY RACE IN DALLAS SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Urban TPS Students Trend by Race 2007 - 2011
White Black Hispanic Asian Native Am Multi
Regional Urban Student Demographics
33
REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY RACE IN DALLAS SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Urban Charter Students Trend by Race2007 - 2011
White Black Hispanic Asian Native Am Multi
Regional Urban Student Demographics
34
REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY DEMOGRAPHICS IN DALLAS SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Demographics of Dallas TPS Students2007 - 2011
sped ell poverty
Regional Urban Student Demographics
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REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY DEMOGRAPHICS IN DALLAS SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Demographics of Dallas Charter Students2007 - 2011
sped ell poverty
El Paso Demographics
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Regional Enrollment Trends by Year
37
EL PASO STUDENT COUNTS BY SECTOR AND BY YEAR
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Char
ter S
tude
nt E
nrol
lmen
t
TPS
Stud
ent E
nrol
lmen
t
Number of Students in Regionby Sector
TPS Students Charter Students
Where Do Urban Students Come From?
38
LOCALE OF SCHOOL PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED BY STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO EL PASOCHARTER SCHOOLS
83.6%
6.5%0.4%
9.5%Urban Charter Students' Prior School Type
urban suburban town rural
Regional Urban Student Demographics
39
REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY RACE IN EL PASO SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Urban TPS Students Trend by Race2007 - 2011
White Black Hispanic Asian Native Am Multi
Regional Urban Student Demographics
40
REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY RACE IN EL PASO SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Urban Charter Students Trend by Race 2007 - 2011
White Black Hispanic Asian Native Am Multi
Regional Urban Student Demographics
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REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY DEMOGRAPHICS IN EL PASO SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Demographics of El Paso TPS Students2007 - 2011
sped ell poverty
Regional Urban Student Demographics
42
REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY DEMOGRAPHICS IN EL PASO SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Demographics of El Paso Charter Students2007 - 2011
sped ell poverty
Fort Worth Demographics
43
Regional Enrollment Trends by Year
44
FORT WORTH STUDENT COUNTS BY SECTOR AND BY YEAR
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
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60,000
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Char
ter S
tude
nt E
nrol
lmen
t
TPS
Stud
ent E
nrol
lmen
t
Number of Students in Regionby Sector
TPS Students Charter Students
Where Do Urban Students Come From?
45
LOCALE OF SCHOOL PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED BY STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO FORT WORTHCHARTER SCHOOLS
64.0%15.0%
2.6%
18.4%
Urban Charter Students' Prior School Type
urban suburban town rural
Regional Urban Student Demographics
46
REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY RACE IN FORT WORTH SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
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90%
100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Urban TPS Students Trend by Race 2007 - 2011
White Black Hispanic Asian Native Am Multi
Regional Urban Student Demographics
47
REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY RACE IN FORT WORTH SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Urban Charter Students Trend by Race 2007 - 2011
White Black Hispanic Asian Native Am Multi
Regional Urban Student Demographics
48
REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY DEMOGRAPHICS IN FORT WORTH SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Demographics of Fort Worth TPS Students 2007 - 2011
sped ell poverty
Regional Urban Student Demographics
49
REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY DEMOGRAPHICS IN FORT WORTH SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Demographics Fort Worth Charter Students 2007 - 2011
sped ell poverty
Houston Demographics
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Regional Enrollment Trends by Year
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HOUSTON STUDENT COUNTS BY SECTOR AND BY YEAR
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Char
ter S
tude
nt E
nrol
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TPS
Stud
ent E
nrol
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Number of Students in Regionby Sector
TPS Students Charter Students
Where Do Urban Students Come From?
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LOCALE OF SCHOOL PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED BY STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO HOUSTONCHARTER SCHOOLS
75.7%
18.1%
1.4% 4.8%Urban Charter Students' Prior School Type
urban suburban town rural
Regional Urban Student Demographics
53
REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY RACE IN HOUSTON SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
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100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Urban TPS Students Trend by Race 2007 - 2011
White Black Hispanic Asian Native Am Multi
Regional Urban Student Demographics
54
REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY RACE IN HOUSTON SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
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50%
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2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Urban Charter Students Trend by Race 2007 - 2011
White Black Hispanic Asian Native Am Multi
Regional Urban Student Demographics
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REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY DEMOGRAPHICS IN HOUSTON SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
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2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Demographics of Houston TPS Students 2007 - 2011
sped ell poverty
Regional Urban Student Demographics
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REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY DEMOGRAPHICS IN HOUSTON SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
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2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Demographics of Houston Charter Students2007 - 2011
sped ell poverty
San Antonio Demographics
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Regional Enrollment Trends by Year
58
SAN ANTONIO STUDENT COUNTS BY SECTOR AND BY YEAR
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
0
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Char
ter S
tude
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nrol
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TPS
Stud
ent E
nrol
lmen
t
Number of Students in Regionby Sector
TPS Students Charter Students
Where Do Urban Students Come From?
59
LOCALE OF SCHOOL PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED BY STUDENTS TRANSFERRING TO SAN ANTONIOCHARTER SCHOOLS
80.1%
7.6%
1.9%10.4%
Urban Charter Students' Prior School Type
urban suburban town rural
Regional Urban Student Demographics
60
REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY RACE IN SAN ANTONIO SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Urban TPS Students Trend by Race 2007 - 2011
White Black Hispanic Asian Native Am Multi
Regional Urban Student Demographics
61
REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY RACE IN SAN ANTONIO SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Urban Charter Students Trend by Race 2007 - 2011
White Black Hispanic Asian Native Am Multi
Regional Urban Student Demographics
62
REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY DEMOGRAPHICS IN SAN ANTONIO SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Demographics of San Antonio TPS Students 2007 - 2011
sped ell poverty
Regional Urban Student Demographics
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REGIONAL ENROLLMENT TRENDS BY DEMOGRAPHICS IN SAN ANTONIO SCHOOLS
0%
10%
20%
30%
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50%
60%
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2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11
Demographics of San Antonio Charter Students 2007 - 2011
sped ell poverty