*Highlighted schools are Title I schools.
State of the District Facts & Video (www.cfisd.net)
- 26th largest school district in U.S.
- 3rd largest in Texas behind Dallas and Houston ISD
- 83 campuses (52 elementary, 16 middle, 11 high, 4 special program facilities)
- 32 new schools since 2000
- 106,940 projected student enrollment September 2010
- 43,800 new students over last 10 years
- “UN type” district (95 languages and dialects spoken by students)
- 13 new arrival centers – for children new to country – accelerated learning of English
- 143 listed apartment complexes
- 7,500 special education students
- 45% economically disadvantaged
- 10 known human trafficking stops
Title 1 schools by definition are those schools with 40% or more of students on free and reduced lunch (highlighted in yellow on the map). Children whose family income is at or below 130 percent of the poverty income guidelines are eligible for free meals. Those with incomes between 130 and 185 percent are eligible for reduced price meals. Campus planning committees determine how the money will be spent to improve student achievement in reading, mathematics and science.
- 34 elementary/9 middle/3 high schools are Title 1 (7 of those are new for the 2010-2011 school year)
- 8 years ago there was a federal mandate with the “no child left behind” that every public school district in the US appoint a homeless liaison for their district
- Approx. number of transitionally homeless students in CFISD is over 1,500
- Approx. ¾ of these families are “doubled up” living with someone else
- About 60% of these families regain self- sufficiency and about 40% remain transitionally homeless long-term
Student Population 2010-2011
- African American 16%
- Hispanic 43%
- White 33%
- Asian 8%
- Native American .4%
Cy- Fair population (www.cyfairchamber.com)
- 186 square miles and only 60% built out (District is unincorporated - except Jersey Village)
- 732,546 people
- 251,657 households
If Cy-Fair was fully incorporated we would be the 16th largest city in the US. according to wikipedia.
(some websites suggest we would be the 15th largest city – www.factmonster.com)
Largest incorporated cities (www.wikipedia.org)
- Austin, Texas 757,688
- Columbus, Ohio 754,885
- Fort Worth, Texas 703,073
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