Statistical Profile of Martin County School District

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1 2 Statistical Profile of Martin County School District Martin County Profile Martin County is located in southeast Florida on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean between St. Lucie and Palm Beach counties and east of Lake Okeechobee. The county s primary sources of employment are local government, local service industries, and the retail trades. The Martin County School District, Martin Memorial Health Systems, Martin County, and Publix Super Markets are the top four employers in the county. In 1994 and 1995, the per capita income of residents in Martin County was $10,474 and $11,498 above the state average. The state's per capita income in 1994 and 1995 was $21,777 and $23,031 respectively. While the per capita income for Martin County was $32,251 and $34,529 respectively (Exhibit 2-1). Gibson Consulting Group, Inc. 2-1

2 Exhibit 2-1 Per Capita Income of Martin County Is Well Above that for the State $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 $10,000 $32,251 $34,529 $21,777 $23,031 $ Martin Florida Source: Florida Education and Community Data Profiles, Florida 1998 Martin County has two major population centers. Stuart is the largest incorporated municipality and the county seat. Other incorporated municipalities are Seawalls Point, Jupiter Island, and Ocean Breeze Park. The school district offices are located in Stuart. In 1995, the county population was 114,464. The projected population for the year 2000 is 125,302. The population of Martin County has a large number of elderly residents. As shown in Exhibit 2-2, the median age of its population is 44.9 years; the state average is 37.8 years. Exhibit 2-2 The 1995 Median Age in Martin County Is Higher than in the State Florida 37.8 Martin Age (in Years) Source: Florida Education and Community Data Profiles, Florida Gibson Consulting Group, Inc.

3 Exhibit 2-3 compares the age groups of the county s residents. In 1995, the largest difference between Martin County s residents and the state s was in the over 65 group. The size of this group in Martin County was 9% higher than the state average. Exhibit 2-3 Based on 1995 Population Data, the Largest Difference in Age Groups Was in those Over 65 Martin Florida 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 29.2% 28.0% 19.4% 25.7% 21.8% 15.6% 12.0% 20.8% 18.7% 8.9% Age by Group Source: Florida Education and Community Data Profiles, Florida 1998 District Profile The following section provides a profile of the Martin County School District in comparison with its peer districts: Charlotte, Citrus, Indian River, Santa Rosa, and St. Johns County School Districts. The peer districts were selected based on their similarities with the Martin County School District across a number of categories including the size of the student population and geographical location. Information in this section is presented across four main areas: District Information, Student Characteristics, Student Performance, and Staff Characteristics. District Information The Martin County School District has twenty-two schools, including two high schools, four middle schools, nine elementary schools, and seven alternative schools. The Department of Education reports a student membership of 15,443 students for Martin County School District in Exhibit 2-4 provides a comparison of student membership of Martin County with its peer districts. Gibson Consulting Group, Inc. 2-3

4 Exhibit 2-4 Student Membership, Martin County School District and Peer Districts, School District Student Membership Santa Rosa 21,563 St. Johns 17,402 Charlotte 16,306 Martin 15,443 Citrus 14,597 Indian River 14,320 Peer Average (without Martin) 16,838 The student membership of Martin County School District increased by an average annual rate of 4.35% over the last four years, from 13,023 in to 15,443 in (Exhibit 2-5). Exhibit 2-5 Student Membership has Increased Steadily in the Martin County School District, Enrollment 16,000 15,000 14,000 13,000 12,000 11,000 15,443 14,372 14,824 13,654 13, The school district receives revenue from federal, state, and local sources. Sixty-seven percent of revenue for the district budget is from local sources. The district also receives 22% of its budgeted revenue from state sources (Exhibit 2-6). 2-4 Gibson Consulting Group, Inc.

5 Exhibit 2-6 Local Revenues Account for Two-Thirds of District Resources Source Amount Percent Federal $ 83, % State 21,382, % Local 63,987, % Total Revenue Sources $85,454, % Incoming Transfers 1,540, % Beginning Fund Balance 7,601, % Total Funds Available $94,595, % Note: Due to rounding percentages may not equal 100% Source: Final Budget , Martin County School District. Almost one-half of state revenue is from the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP). FEFP is established by the Legislature annually and provides state revenues for education as well as the level of ad valorem taxes (property taxes), which may be levied by each school district in the state. FEFP also includes restricted funding called categoricals. These funds are specified by the Legislature for selected district services, such as textbooks. As detailed in Exhibit 2-7, 63.4% of the district s budgeted appropriations are allocated to instruction, curriculum, and staffing training expenditures. Operation and maintenance of plants is the second largest expenditure category, followed by administration and pupil personnel services. Exhibit 2-7 Sixty-Seven Percent of the District s Budget Allocated for Instructional Activities Appropriations Amount Percent Instruction, curriculum, and staff $59,944, % training Operation and maintenance of plant 10,539, % Administration 5,836, % Pupil personnel services 4,105, % Fiscal and central services 412, % Pupil transportation services 4,070, % Community services 1,275, % Debt service 335, % Facilities acquisition & construction 317, % Subtotal $90,548, % Capital projects funds 144, % Trust funds 89, % Subtotal outgoing transfers $ 233, % Fund balance 3,812, % Total $94,595, % Note: Due to rounding the percentages may not equal 100%. Source: Final Budget , Martin County School District. Gibson Consulting Group, Inc. 2-5

6 Student Characteristics Student Characteristics provides an overview of the student population at Martin County School District as well as information about the five peer districts. Knowledge of the size and demographics of a district s student membership facilitates an understanding of the challenges the district faces. Exhibit 2-8 outlines the growth in student membership from 1993 to 1997 at Martin County School District and its peer districts. Exhibit 2-8 Similar to its Peers Martin County s Student Membership Grew Consistentlyfrom1993 to 1997 School Fall 1993 Fall 1994 Fall 1995 Fall 1996 Fall 1997 District Santa Rosa 18,056 18,972 19,779 20,668 21,563 St. Johns 13,743 14,559 15,396 16,365 17,623 Charlotte 14,650 15,092 15,593 16,083 16,294 Martin 13,023 13,654 14,369 14,823 15,350 Citrus 13,106 13,566 13,934 14,194 14,598 Indian River 12,597 13,165 13,669 13,972 14,317 Peer Average (without Martin) 14,430 15,071 15,674 16,256 16,879 State 2,040,835 2,107,514 2,175,233 2,240,283 2,290,726 Student membership has grown consistently over the last five years for Martin County School District. This is consistent with the statewide trend and its peer districts. Exhibit 2-9 provides information on the racial/ethnic composition of the student membership of Martin and its peers. The majority of Martin s students, 76% are White, Non-Hispanic. This percentage is higher than the state average of 57%, but lower than four of Martin s peer districts. Although lower than the statewide average, Martin County School District has a relatively high percentage of Hispanic students compared with its peer districts. 2-6 Gibson Consulting Group, Inc.

7 Exhibit 2-9 A Majority of Martin County s Student Membership Is White, Non-Hispanic, Fall 1997 School District White Black Hispanic Other Total Citrus 91% 5% 3% 1% 100% Santa Rosa 91% 5% 1% 2% 100% Charlotte 86% 9% 3% 2% 100% St. Johns 85% 12% 2% 1% 100% Martin 76% 12% 10% 1% 100% Indian River 74% 18% 7% 1% 100% Peer Average (without Martin) 86% 9% 3% 1% 100% State 56% 25% 16% 3% 100% Note: Due to rounding percentages may not equal 100%. Approximately 30% of the students at Martin County School District qualify for free- or reduced-price lunches. As indicated in Exhibit 2-10 Martin has a lower percentage of its students receiving Free or Reduced lunches than its peers. Exhibit 2-10 A Smaller Proportion of Martin County s Students Receive Free or Reduced Price Lunches, School District Student Enrollment Number of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch Percent of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunch Martin 15,443 4,696 30% Charlotte 16,306 6,973 43% Citrus 14,597 5,380 37% Indian River 14,320 5,689 40% St. Johns 17,402 4,905 28% Santa Rosa 21,563 6,616 31% Peer District Average (Without Martin) 16,837 5,913 35% State 2,294, ,417 43% Gibson Consulting Group, Inc. 2-7

8 As shown in Exhibit 2-11, 6% of Martin County's student population have limited English proficiency. This is a larger proportion than peer districts but is similar to the state average. Exhibit 2-11 The Percentage of Martin's Students that Have Limited English Proficiency Is Similar to that of the State, School District Student Enrollment Number of Students with Limited English Proficiency Percent of Students with Limited English Proficiency Martin 15, % Charlotte 16, % Citrus 14, % Indian River 14, % St. Johns 17, % Santa Rosa 21, % Peer District Average (Without Martin) 16, % State 2,294, , % Student Performance One of the most important aspects of a school district s mission is to provide a high quality education that is cost effective and that sets high standards for all students, including those in special populations, to enable each to achieve his or her potential. Indicators of how well the district is accomplishing this include test scores, graduation rates, and dropout rates. This section compares these indicators for Martin County School District and its peer districts. Test Scores Florida Writes! is an examination administered throughout each of the state s 67 school districts. The test is designed to measure student achievement in writing in grades 4, 8, and 10. Exhibit 2-12 provides results from the Spring of 1998 for Martin County School District and its peer districts. The Florida Writes! scores for Martin are equal to or better than those of the state. The scores for Martin County are higher than several of its peers. 2-8 Gibson Consulting Group, Inc.

9 Exhibit 2-12 Martin County Florida Writes! Scores Are Equal or Better than the State Average and Better than Many of Its Peers, Spring 1999 School District Grade 4 Grade 8 Grade 10 Charlotte Citrus Indian River Martin St. Johns Santa Rosa Peer Average (without Martin) Florida Source: Florida Department of Education Another indicator of performance is measured through the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) which measures student performance on selected benchmarks in reading and mathematics that are defined by the Sunshine State Standards. The standards articulate challenging content that Florida students are expected to know and be able to do. The standards were developed in seven content areas and were adopted by the State Board of Education in May All public schools are expected to teach students the content found in the Sunshine State Standards. Students' proficiency in reading and mathematics in grades 4, 5, 8, and 10 is measured by the FCAT and is scored on levels 1 through 5. Exhibit 2-13 illustrates the and FCAT scores for students in Martin County and peer districts. When considered district wide, students in Martin County School District scored at levels 2 and 3 which was very similar to the peer districts and at higher levels than the state as a whole on three of the 6 tests. Students in Florida scored at level 2 for all FCAT tests. A level three score indicates that students have partial success with the challenging content of the Sunshine State Standards but performance is inconsistent. A level two score indicates that students have limited success with the challenging content of the Sunshine State Standards. Gibson Consulting Group, Inc. 2-9

10 Exhibit 2-13 Martin County's FCAT Scores Are Similar to Those of Peer Districts in and Reading (level) Mathematics (level) th 8th 10th 5th 8th 10th Charlotte Citrus Indian River Martin St Johns Santa Rosa Peer average (without Martin) Florida Charlotte Citrus Indian River Martin St. Johns Santa Rosa Peer average (without Martin) Florida Note: "+" sign indicates the test score increased over the previous year. Source: Department of Education In the spring of 1997, all school districts in Florida administered nationally normreferenced tests to students. A norm-referenced test is designed to compare individuals to others with similar characteristics, e.g. individuals of the same age and grade level. Exhibits 2-14 and 2-15 contain the following information regarding the results of the achievement tests for the Martin County School District and its five peer districts. The number of students who were administered the test in the in the spring of 1997 is shown. The median national percentile rank (NPR) is shown. An NPR indicates how a student did compared to students in the nation. NPRs range from 1 to 99. An NPR of 50 means that the student scored better than 50 percent of the students in the nation. The percentage of students with a NPR from 1-25 and the percentage with a NPR from is shown. Percentage of students scoring in the NPR range from 1-25 and the percentage scoring in the NPR range from is shown. This shows the percentage of students scoring in the lowest and highest quarters in comparison to national norms Gibson Consulting Group, Inc.

11 Martin s scores for both the fourth and eighth grades are relatively high compared to its peer districts (Exhibits 2-14 and 2-15). Martin has particularly high scores for both reading and mathematics in the eighth grade. Exhibit 2-14 Grade 4 Norm-Referenced Tests Martin County School District and Peer Districts, Spring 1997 Reading Mathematics School District Number of Students Median NPR Number of Students Median NPR 1-25 Charlotte % 29% % 37% Citrus % 22% % 25% Indian River % 24% % 40% Martin % 32% % 42% St. Johns 1, % 37% 1, % 32% Santa Rosa 1, % 34% 1, % 44% Exhibit 2-15 Grade 8 Norm-Referenced Tests Martin County School District and Peer Districts, Spring 1997 Reading Mathematics School District Number of Students Median NPR Number of Students Median NPR 1-25 Charlotte 1, % 28% 1, % 27% Citrus % 27% % 31% Indian River % 36% % 29% Martin % 37% % 39% St. Johns 1, % 33% 1, % 30% Santa Rosa 1, % 28% 1, % 40% Dropout and Graduation Rates Martin County School District has relatively low dropout rates compared with its five peer districts. The dropout rates and total number of diploma graduates for Martin and its peer districts are compared for the last three years in Exhibit Martin s dropout rates have dropped over this time period, while the graduation rate has increased and then decreased. Gibson Consulting Group, Inc. 2-11

12 Exhibit 2-16 Dropout Rate and Graduation Rates Martin County School District and Peer Districts, School Dropout Rate Graduation Rate District Charlotte 3.58% 3.96% 3.21% 76.48% 74.46% 70.98% Citrus 6.39% 7.38% 6.84% 77.26% 66.73% 65.40% Indian River 3.24% 3.09% 3.60% 72.85% 75.93% 65.32% Martin 2.57% 2.32% 1.82% 70.86% 78.11% 68.30% St. Johns 3.42% 7.05% 1.47% 76.07% 84.75% 75.35% Santa Rosa 2.86% 3.82% 2.47% 73.59% 76.36% 69.73% Staff Characteristics Staff Characteristics provides an overview of the personnel employed by the Martin County School District and its five peer districts. Exhibit 2-17 compares the number and percentage of full-time staff in three categories Administrators, Instruction, and Support at Martin and the five peer districts. Martin County School District has a similar percentage of instructional staff when compared to its peer districts. In the district added 42 teaching positions. Exhibit 2-17 Martin s Full-Time Staffing Is Consistent with Peer Districts, Full-Time Staff Administrato rs Instruction Support Total School District No. % No. % No. % No. % Santa Rosa 68 3% 1,611 73% % 2, % St. Johns 87 4% 1,441 68% % 2, % Charlotte 71 4% 1,304 67% % 1, % Indian River 61 4% 1,021 66% % 1, % Martin 69 4% 1,237 65% % 1, % Citrus 58 3% 1,015 56% % 1, % Peer Average (without Martin) 69 4% 1,278 66% % 1, % Exhibit 2-18 provides information regarding the race and gender of full-time staff at Martin and its peer districts. The staff at Martin is relatively diverse compared to the average of its peer districts. Martin s staff is 84% white, 13% black, and 3% Hispanic Gibson Consulting Group, Inc.

13 Exhibit 2-18 Martin s Full-Time Staff Is Relatively Diverse Compared to Its Peer Districts, School Race Gender District White Black Hispanic Other Male Female Total Santa Rosa 2,089 95% 91 4% 6 0% 22 1% % 1,750 79% 2, % Citrus 1,704 94% 84 5% 18 1% 10 1% % 1,289 71% 1, % Charlotte 1,807 93% 82 4% 29 2% 16 1% % 1,385 72% 1, % Martin 1,581 84% % 66 3% 4 0% % 1,432 76% 1, % St. Johns 1,803 85% % 28 1% 8 0% % 1,556 73% 2, % Indian River 1,204 80% % 27 2% 5 0% % 1,130 75% 1, % Peer Average (without Martin) 1,721 90% 162 8% 22 1% 12 1% % 1,422 74% 1, % Exhibit 2-19 details the number of teachers by degree level for Martin and its peer districts. The educational attainment of Martin s teachers is similar to statewide and peer averages. Exhibit 2-19 Education Level of Teachers in Martin County Is Similar to Its Peer Districts, School Type of Degree (No. and % of District Total) District Bachelor s Master s Specialist Doctorate Indian River % % 38 5% 6 1% Santa Rosa % % 19 1% 7 1% Martin % % 19 2% 6 1% St. Johns % % 0 0% 6 1% Citrus % % 16 2% 10 1% Charlotte % % 16 2% 9 1% Peer Average (without Martin) % % 18 2% 8 1% State 84,221 62% 47,408 35% 3,686 3% 1,441 1% Gibson Consulting Group, Inc. 2-13