ACS by the numbers
— 9,421: Number of students enrolled, K-12, 2008-09
— 12,804: Number enrolled, K-12, 20 years ago
— 26.4%: Decline in number of students in past two decades
— 8,623: Projected enrollment, K-12, in 2012-13, a decrease of 9.5 percent
— 54.4%: Graduation rate, 2007-08, below state average of 77.8 percent
— 23.8%: Dropout rate, 2007-08, more than double state average of 10.3 percent
— 68.1%: Rate of 2008 graduates pursuing college education, below state average of 76.1 percent
— 60.2%: Rate of students in all grades who passed ISTEP English/language arts section, compared with state rate of 72.4 percent
— 62.4%: Rate of students in all grades who passed ISTEP math section, compared with state rate of 75.1 percent
— 252: Rank in composite SAT scores, out of 293 reporting school systems
— 34.6%: Rate of students taking SATs, below state average of 54.4 percent
— 42.4: Suspensions or expulsions per 100 students, sixth-highest rate in Indiana
— SOURCE: Indiana Department of Education
xACS: Challenges Ahead
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John P. Cleary
Discussion
June 1, 2009
ACS: By the numbers
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ACS: Difficult years ahead for system
ANDERSON — It was a tough year for Anderson Community Schools. Years to come might not get any easier. Trends that have become constants for the system — declining enrollment, shrinking revenue and a dismal graduation rate among them — reached worrisome levels.
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ACS: Interim chief: 'I will attack this position'
ANDERSON – A few words from Lennon Brown eventually get around to a conundrum engraved on a plaque in his office. “Everybody wants to get to heaven, but nobody wants to die.” The man who will serve as interim superintendent after 36 years with Anderson Community Schools laughs that he’s gotten calls congratulating him, and calls asking why he’d give up retirement for this.
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ACS: Parents' involvement makes difference
ANDERSON – Parents’ involvement in their children’s education can make difference. It might even save the kids’ school. When the board of Anderson Community Schools this year considered a proposal to close Killbuck Elementary, Dave Lewis took it personally.
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ACS: By the numbers
ACS by the numbers
— 9,421: Number of students enrolled, K-12, 2008-09
— 12,804: Number enrolled, K-12, 20 years ago
— 26.4%: Decline in number of students in past two decades
— 8,623: Projected enrollment, K-12, in 2012-13, a decrease of 9.5 percent -
ACS: A timeline
Last week, Anderson Community Schools closed facilities and laid off three dozen teachers in response to a $5 million budget deficit. The action has been six months in the making.
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