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 Ascension Public Schools 32 Schools

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250 Buses Run 1,000 Routes Each Day

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 94% School Attendance Rate

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 3.8 Million+ Meals Served Last Year

 10,500+ Maintenance Work Orders Completed Last Year 

4,500,000 SQ. FT. Maintained by Custodians

 

BUDGET

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 $318 million General Fund Operating Budget

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 80% Dedicated to Salaries and Benefits

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 AA Credit Rating

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 $51,621,209 in Goods Purchased and Delivered in a Year

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 $33 million in Federal Grants

 

TECHNOLOGY

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 24,000+ Student Devices

 One -to-One Student Computers in Pre-K -12th Grade

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 1.9 Million + Unique Website Views

 2 Million + Facebook Reach

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3,400 Trees & 28 Million Sheets of Paper Saved with Peachjar Digital Flyer System

 

EMPLOYEES

 3,400 +Employees (Largest Employer in the Parish)

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 53 Graduates of Teach Ascension Academy

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 1,600+ Support Staff

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 1,634 Teachers

97 Teacher Leaders*

86 Principals, Assoc.,& Asst.

*Master, Mentor & Teacher Coaches 


ACHIEVEMENTS

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89% Graduation Rate

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63% of Graduates Enroll Directly into College

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19.1 Average ACT Composite Score

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60 College Credit Courses Offered at High Schools

4,830 Industry Based Credentials Earned

 

 

STUDENTS

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 24,076 Students 49% Female; 51% Male

 51% Minority

 53% Economically Disadvantaged

 4% English Learners

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 2,880 Students with Disabilities

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814 Enrolled in Early Childhood (Pre-K)

 

 

RANKINGS

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 Ranked #1 for student performance

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 #1 Mastery+ in All Subjects

#2 Mastery+ for Students with Disabilities

#3 Mastery+  for Economically Disadvantaged Students

21 Schools Earned Top Gains Awards 

15 Schools Earned Equity Honoree Awards