While student enrollment at Tippecanoe Valley School Corp. seems to be dropping, other figures in Valley's 2009 Annual Performance Report are increasing.
In 2006-07, Valley's student enrollment was 2,211. It dropped to 2,192 in 2007-08; 2,151 in 2008-09; and dropped again to 2,074 in 2009-2010.
Over the course of the past three years, total expenditure per pupil on a three-year average rose for Valley, but was below the state level. Valley's expenditure per pupil was $8,800 in 2006-07; $9,300 in 2007-08; and $9,800 in 2008-09. The state expenditure per pupil was $10,700.
The state teacher salary range minimum was $24,133, which is less than the minimum for Valley over the past three years. In 2006-07, the Valley minimum was $31,200; $31,980 in 2007-08; and $32,780 in 2008-09.
The yearly report also provides the teacher salary range maximum. While the state maximum was $84,686, the maximum for Valley in 2006-07 was $67,815; $69,510 in 2007-08; and $71,248 in 2008-09.
The percentage of students in special education at Valley schools has increased and surpassed the state result. The state percentage was 17.5, but in 2008-09 Valley had a percentage of 17.7 percent. That is an increase from 17.1 percent in 2007-08 and 16.9 percent in 2006-07.
Also on the rise at Valley is the percentage of students in gifted and talented education. In 2006-07, there were 10 percent of Valley students in gifted and talented. That increased to 14 percent in 2007-08 and 28 percent in 2008-09. Statewide, the percentage was 14.
Also surpassing the state average at Valley is the percent of students receiving free lunches and textbooks. In 2007-08, Valley had 44 percent of its students receiving free lunches and textbooks, up from 39 percent in 2006-07. In 2008-09, that increased to 46 percent. The state result is 44 percent.
The percentage of limited English proficiency students has decreased at Valley over the past three years. In 2006-07, there was 3.8 percent of LEP students. That dropped to 3.7 percent in 2007-08 and down to 2.7 percent in 2008-09. The state result is 4.2 percent.
Like the corporation's enrollment figures, the student enrollment at Tippecanoe Valley High School also has been dropping over the past four years.
In 2006-07, TVHS had a student enrollment of 718 students. That dropped to 707 in 2007-08; 683 in 2008-09; and 625 in 2009-10.
The SAT average score over the past three years has been below the state average score of 1003. In 2006-07, the average score was 913; was 997 in 2007-08; and dropped to 975 in 2008-09.
The number of high school seniors taking the SAT at TVHS has fluctuated. In 2006-07, it was 53; dropped to 47 in 2007-08; but increased in 2008-09 to 52. The state average is 49.
Valley's graduation rate has steadily increased over the past three years. In 2006-07, it was 68.1 percent; up to 71.9 percent in 2007-08; and 75.4 percent in 2008-09. The state average is 81.5 percent.
The attendance rate at TVHS has hovered around the same percentages for the past three years. The state average is 96.1. In 2006-07, Valley's attendance rate was 95 percent; up to 96.4 in 2007-08; but down to 94.4 in 2008-09.The number of students who have dropped out of school at TVHS has increased, but the number of students suspended or who have been expelled have declined.
In 2006-07, only 10 TVHS students dropped out. That jumped to 40 in 2007-08, but declined to 39 in 2008-09.
In 2006-07, there were 68 students suspended, but that dropped to 54 in 2007-08 and 53 in 2008-09.
While there were eight students expelled in 2006-07, TVHS had no students expelled in 2007-08 or 2008-09.
The number of expulsions and suspensions at TVHS involving drugs, weapons or alcohol was eight in 2006-07; four in 2007-08; and back up to nine in 2008-09.
