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Easton Foxborough Mansfield Norton Walpole
Student Proficiency on State Tests - 2004          
Reading/ELA Proficiency (%) 76.7 79.0 73.2 65.3 78.6
Math Proficiency (%) 55.9 61.0 58.7 37.7 60.6
Reading and Math Proficiency (RaMP) (%) 66.3 70.0 66.0 51.5 69.6
Reading/ELA Proficiency by Subgroup (%) - 2004           
All Students 76.7 79.0 73.2 65.3 78.6
    White 77.9 80.4 74.0 65.6 78.9
    Black 72.7 40.0 65.4 n.a. 81.8
    Hispanic n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
    Asian/Pacific Islander 41.7 n.a. 80.0 n.a. n.a.
    American Indian/Alaska Native n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
    Female 82.9 84.2 77.7 69.4 81.7
    Male 70.7 73.5 69.3 62.0 75.8
    Economically Disadvantaged 53.1 61.4 38.6 44.9 61.8
    English Language Learners n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
    Students with Disabilities 35.0 39.4 30.0 30.5 44.1
    Non-Disabled Students 85.0 88.5 83.1 74.6 87.3
    Migrant n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Math Proficiency by Subgroup (%) - 2004           
All Students 55.9 61.0 58.7 37.7 60.6
    White 56.8 62.2 59.4 38.2 61.5
    Black 26.7 n.a. 38.5 n.a. 0.0
    Hispanic n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
    Asian/Pacific Islander 28.6 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
    American Indian/Alaska Native n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
    Female 56.6 59.9 58.9 35.6 63.4
    Male 55.3 62.3 58.8 39.6 57.8
    Economically Disadvantaged 20.0 31.0 36.0 21.7 36.6
    English Language Learners n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
    Students with Disabilities 15.1 25.1 16.8 10.6 23.2
    Non-Disabled Students 64.4 68.7 69.3 44.7 68.9
    Migrant n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Estimated Graduation Rate - 2002          
Cumulative Promotion Index (Urban Institute) (%) n.a. n.a. 94.3 79.2 84.4
Classroom Profile - 2004          
Students Per Teacher 15.4 13.8 15.3 15.6 14.5
Students with Special Needs Index 10.2 12.4 11.6 15.1 11.5
Students Per Total Staff 9.3 7.2 8.7 8.5 7.4
Enrollment (%) - 2004          
Enrollment 3,833 2,887 4,742 3,182 3,629
White (%) 92.9 94.7 94.2 96.6 95.8
Black (%) 2.7 2.3 2.9 1.6 1.8
Hispanic (%) 1.7 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.9
Asian/Pacific Islander (%) 2.5 1.8 1.8 1.1 1.4
American Indian/Alaska Native (%) 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.1
Economically Disadvantaged (%) 2.7 5.7 5.8 9.4 5.8
English Language Learners (%) 0.2 n.a. 0.2 n.a. 0.0
Students with Disabilities (%) 17.3 18.9 17.1 20.6 17.1
Spending Per Student ($) - 2003          
Operating Expenditures 6,927 8,493 7,338 6,764 8,039
Instruction 4,329 5,041 4,443 4,048 4,786
General Administration  113 115 88 77 158
School Administration  383 403 337 352 420
Revenue Per Student ($) - 2003          
Local  5,321 6,938 5,752 4,004 7,156
State  2,191 2,570 2,811 3,864 1,730
Federal  383 429 351 387 378
Spending Indicators - 2003          
Core Spending ($ Per Student) 6,458 7,840 6,820 6,248 7,452
Instructional Spending Allocation Index 43.1 19.0 21.5 38.2 52.9
Student Needs Cost Adjuster 83.7 79.5 85.5 79.0 82.4
Geographic Cost Adjuster 93.6 105.1 103.9 101.9 102.2
Return Indicators - 2004          
Return on Spending Index (RoSI) 10.3 8.9 9.7 8.2 9.3
    RoSI - Adjusted for Student Needs 12.3 11.2 11.3 10.4 11.3
    RoSI - Adjusted for Geographic Costs 9.6 9.4 10.0 8.4 9.5
    RoSI- Adjusted for Student Needs and Geographic Costs 11.5 11.8 11.8 10.6 11.6
Performance Cost Index (PCI)® 97 112 103 121 107
    PCI - Adjusted for Student Needs 81 89 88 96 88
    PCI - Adjusted for Geographic Costs 104 107 100 119 105
    PCI - Adjusted for Student Needs and Geographic Costs 87 85 85 94 86
Community Profile - 2005          
Median Household Income ($) 112,158 105,813 107,843 103,907 118,011
Adults with a Bachelor's Degree (%) 53.1 32.8 54.6 44.6 34.1
Single-Parent Households with Children (%) 9.1 8.3 10.0 12.1 6.6
District Facts          
City or Town North Easton Foxborough Mansfield Norton Walpole
County Bristol Norfolk Bristol Bristol Norfolk
Telephone Number (508)230-3200 (508)543-1660 (508)261-7500 (508)285-0100 (508)660-7200
Urban Status Urban Fringe of Large City Urban Fringe of Large City Rural, Inside MSA Rural, Inside MSA Urban Fringe of Large City

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