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| Broward County Public Schools is the sixth-largest public school district and the largest,
fully-accredited public school district in the nation. The District serves the educational needs of a unique urban/suburban mix of more than 258,000 students.
Broward County is
the nation's largest, fully-accredited school district.
The following
is a brief overview of the District.
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2006/07 DISTRICT
STUDENT INFORMATION:
(Latest Figures)
More
than 258,000 K-12 students
A
diverse multicultural/multi-ethnic population with
students from 164 countries, speaking 52 languages
More
than 120,000 adult students in adult and community
education
Over 40,000 exceptional student education children
- over 30,000 with special needs, 10,000 gifted students
Pre-kindergarten
population of more than 4,042 with special programs
for learning readiness
Approximately 23,000 school-age children in after-school child
care programs
SCHEDULED SCHOOL DAYS: 180
Six schools -- Colbert,
Hallandale, Lake Forest and Watkins elementary schools
and McNicol Middle and Gulfstream middle schools -- are on a modified school calendar
(year round schedule)
GRADING PERIOD: Nine
Weeks
| BUDGET
(2006/07) |
$5.07 Billion |
| Including: |
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| General |
$2.16
Billion |
| Capital |
$2.31
Billion |
AVERAGE
PER PUPIL EXPENDITURE -
(2006/07) - Latest Figures |
Exceptional
Students
Elementary, Middle, High |
$10,871 |
Traditional
Students
Elementary, Middle, High |
$5,912 |
At-Risk
Students
Elementary, Middle, High |
$6,107 |
Vocational
Students
Elementary, Middle, High |
$6.355 |
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NUMBER OF SCHOOLS
2007/08 (Latest Figures)
| Elementary |
138 |
| Middle |
42 |
| High |
32 |
| Adult/Vocational/Centers |
16 |
| Charter Schools |
55 |
| Total |
283 |
ENROLLMENT 2007/08
(Latest
Figures)
| Elementary (Pre
K-5) |
111,426 |
| Middle |
53,739 |
| High |
71,374 |
| Special Centers |
5,243 |
| Charter Schools |
17,122 |
Total
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258,904 |
2005/06
Total
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262,616 |
Diversity Breakdown 2007/08
(Latest Figures)
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Percent
|
Number |
| Black |
37.5 |
97,131 |
| White |
30.4 |
78,680 |
| Hispanic |
25.8 |
66,781 |
| Asian |
3.3 |
8,644 |
| Multi-racial |
2.8 |
7,134 |
| Native American |
0.2 |
534 |
PERSONNEL (2007/2008) -
Latest Figures
| Number of
Instructional Staff |
21,486 |
| Number of
clerical, support, etc. staff |
13,888
1,595 |
| Total number of Full-time |
29,981 |
| Total number of Substitute/Temp |
6,988 |
| Total: |
36,969 |
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County Public Schools
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Phone: (754) 321-0000
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