Size, Students, Schools

• 231.1 square miles
• 7 schools

October 2007

• 6,092 students

2006-07 School Year

• 5,750 students
• Ethnic breakdown
  • White – 83.7%
  • Hispanic – 9.5%
  • African American – 5.5%
  • Other – 1.3%
• Economically disadvantaged – 24.6%
• 2.49% Limited English Proficient
• 87% College Bound
• 1532 Average SAT Score (51 points higher than the state average)
• 21.6 Average ACT Score
• Drop-out rate – 1.2%

Financial

• $43,957,324 annual budget
• $1.35 tax rate

Employees

• 395 professional teaching staff
• 76 administrative/non-teaching
• 104 support staff
• 154 auxiliary staff
• 743 total full-time employees

Teachers

• 74 Teachers with advanced degrees
• 13.67 Average years of teaching experience
• 58% of teachers with more than 10 years experience
• $49,305 Average teacher salary for 2007-2008
• 15.42 Average students per teacher

Transportation

• 58 buses
• 234 daily runs
• 5926+ miles per day, transporting over 3560 students daily

Growth

• In the next 10 years, MISD will double in enrollment
• Steady growth of 7% or more each year