- EDUCATION -
Before 2020, Escambia and Santa Rosa school systems will rank in
the top quartile of schools in the United States in a combination of 1.)
Graduation rate and 2.) College board scores adjusted for the percentage
of students taking the test.
History - Each year Expansion Management Magazine2
surveys approximately 1,000 school districts with enrollments
with 600 students or more. Their graduate outcome index is a
combination of graduation rate and average college board scores
adjusted for percentage of students taking
the test. The graduate outcome index is on a scale of 150 to 50. In
1997, the Santa Rosa County School District outcome index was
102 and the Escambia School District outcome
index was 102. This places both counties in
the second quartile.
- INCOME -
The EscaRosa private sector earnings per job (adjusted for cost of
living) will reach or exceed the top quartile for the 50 peer sized MSAs
by 2020.
History - In 1994, the private sector earnings per
job of EscaRosa's 50 peer sized MSAs at the bottom of the first
quartile was $26,441 3
and EscaRosa's private sector earnings per job (adjusted
for cost of living) was $23,424 or a ratio of 88.6%
.
- POVERTY - The percentage of EscaRosa individuals living in
poverty will be decreased by 50% by 2020.
History - The 1990 Census indicates that 17% of individuals in
Escambia and 14.2% of individuals in Santa Rosa lived in poverty.
- INTOLERANCE - Intolerance between races in EscaRosa will be
eliminated as measured by an annual scientific survey.
2 The "Education Index" is
from the September-October Expansion Management magazine. On a 50-to 150
scale, with 100 being the average, it provides a
capsule summary of how a school district stands on a continuum of US.
school districts with enrollments of 600 students or more. Graduate
Outcome Index-includes graduation rate and average college board
scores adjusted for the number of students taking the test
3 Job and income data are
from the CEEDS 97 by Woods & Poole Economics, Washington, DC. Employment
data is for all jobs including 2nd and 3rd jobs and military and is
located by place of work. Population, employment and income data are for
July 1 of each year. This employment definition
is broad and includes wage
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