Tempe Union High School District, Arizona

Tempe Union High School District

Tempe, Arizona
District details
Superintendent: Kevin J. Mendivil
# of school board members: 5
Website: Link

Tempe Union High School District is a school district in Arizona.

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* Superintendent
* School board
* Elections
* Budget
* Teacher salaries
* Academic performance
* Student enrollment
* Demographics
* Contact information

## Contents

* 1 Superintendent
* 1.1 Past superintendents
* 2 School board elections
* 2.1 Election dates
* 2.2 Public participation in board meetings
* 3 Budget
* 3.1 Revenue
* 3.2 Expenditures
* 3.3 Debt
* 4 Teacher salaries
* 5 Academic performance
* 5.1 Proficiency assessments
* 5.1.1 Mathematics
* 5.1.2 Reading/language arts
* 5.2 Graduation rates
* 6 Student enrollment
* 7 About the district
* 8 Contact information
* 9 See also
* 10 External links
* 11 Footnotes

## Superintendent[edit]

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Kevin J. Mendivil is the superintendent of the Tempe Union High School District. Mendivil was appointed superintendent on July 1, 2018.[1] Mendivil's previous career experience includes working as the district's associate superintendent and assistant superintendent for human resources.[2]

### Past superintendents[edit]

* Kenneth R. Baca was the superintendent of the Tempe Union High School District from 2011 to 2018. Baca's previous career experience included working in the Phoenix Elementary School District as the assistant superintendent of business services, the director of federal programs, and a principal.[1][3][4]

## School board elections[edit]

The Tempe Union High School District Governing Board consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Board members are elected at large.[5]

Office

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Tempe Union High School District school board At-large | Andres Barraza | 2018 | Tempe Union High School District school board At-large | Brian Garcia | 2018 | Tempe Union High School District school board At-large | Berdetta Hodge | 2016 | Tempe Union High School District school board At-large | Sarah Lindsay James | January 1, 2021 | Tempe Union High School District school board At-large | Armando Montero | January 1, 2021

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### Election dates[edit]

See also: Tempe Union High School District elections in 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020

Board members are elected on a staggered basis in November of even-numbered years.

A general election was scheduled for November 3, 2020.

### Public participation in board meetings[edit]

The Tempe Union High School District Governing Board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[6]

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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AT GOVERNING BOARD MEETINGS

All regular and special meetings of the Governing Board shall be open to the public.

The Governing Board invites the viewpoints of members of the public and considers the responsible presentation of these viewpoints vital to the efficient operation of the District. The Governing Board also recognizes its responsibility for the proper governance of the schools and, therefore, the need to conduct its business in an orderly and efficient manner. The Board therefore establishes the following procedures to receive input from members of the public:

A. Any individual desiring to address the Governing Board shall complete a form (Request to Address Governing Board) and give this form to the Superintendent prior to the start of the Governing Board meeting.

B. The Governing Board President shall be responsible for recognizing speakers, maintaining proper order, and adhering to any time limit set. Questions of fact asked by the public may, when appropriate, be answered by the President or referred to the Superintendent for reply, provided that questions requiring investigation shall be referred to the Superintendent for later report to the Governing Board. Questions or comments on matters that are currently under legal review will not receive a response. Governing Board members shall not discuss or take legal action on matters raised during an open call to the public unless the matters are properly noticed for discussion and legal action.

C. If considered necessary, the President shall set a time limit on the length of the comment period. In order to ensure that each individual has an opportunity to address the Governing Board, the President may also set a time limit for individual speakers. As a general rule, speakers will be limited to up to three (3) minutes to make their comments, depending on the number of individuals requesting to speak to the Board. Unless otherwise specified by the Board President the following limits will apply:

1\. 1 - 15 speakers: 3 minutes

2\. 16 - 30 speakers: 2 minutes

3\. 31+ speakers: 1 minute

D. Members of the public may be recognized by the President to assist the Governing Board with information for the conduct of its official business.

E. Personal attacks upon Governing Board members, staff personnel, or other persons in attendance or absent by individuals who address the Governing Board are discouraged. Continued behavior of this type by a member of the public may lead to their comments being terminated immediately and their removal from the Board meeting. Policies KE, KEB, KEC, and KED are provided by the Governing Board for disposition of legitimate complaints, including those involving individuals. Upon conclusion of the open call to the public, individual members of the Governing Board may respond to any criticism made by an individual who has addressed the Governing Board.

The Superintendent shall ensure that a copy of this policy is posted at the entrance to the Governing Board meeting room and that an adequate supply of forms is available.[7]

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## Budget[edit]

From 1993 to 2013, the Tempe Union High School District had an average of $104,394,952 in revenue and $103,204,286 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $131,435,714 in outstanding debt. The district retired $12,490,714 of its debt and issued $15,560,571 in new debt each year on average.[8]

### Revenue[edit]

The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.

Revenue by Source

Fiscal
Year | Local | State | Federal | Revenue Total
Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue
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1993| $46,883,000| 89.52%| $4,174,000| 7.97%| $1,315,000| 2.51%| $52,372,000
1994| $50,346,000| 90.10%| $4,111,000| 7.36%| $1,422,000| 2.54%| $55,879,000
1995| $49,899,000| 86.02%| $6,708,000| 11.56%| $1,403,000| 2.42%| $58,010,000
1996| $58,425,000| 86.10%| $8,138,000| 11.99%| $1,296,000| 1.91%| $67,859,000
1997| $61,454,000| 81.50%| $12,756,000| 16.92%| $1,196,000| 1.59%| $75,406,000
1998| $64,343,000| 81.07%| $13,166,000| 16.59%| $1,856,000| 2.34%| $79,365,000
1999| $75,867,000| 81.78%| $14,670,000| 15.81%| $2,233,000| 2.41%| $92,770,000
2000| $93,710,000| 84.26%| $15,232,000| 13.70%| $2,271,000| 2.04%| $111,213,000
2001| $87,074,000| 84.43%| $13,102,000| 12.70%| $2,952,000| 2.86%| $103,128,000
2002| $85,498,000| 84.46%| $11,756,000| 11.61%| $3,976,000| 3.93%| $101,230,000
2003| $92,685,000| 84.99%| $11,055,000| 10.14%| $5,314,000| 4.87%| $109,054,000
2004| $104,553,000| 84.85%| $13,766,000| 11.17%| $4,896,000| 3.97%| $123,215,000
2005| $106,903,000| 83.91%| $14,971,000| 11.75%| $5,532,000| 4.34%| $127,406,000
2006| $100,917,000| 82.85%| $15,192,000| 12.47%| $5,695,000| 4.68%| $121,804,000
2007| $103,481,000| 78.25%| $23,362,000| 17.67%| $5,405,000| 4.09%| $132,248,000
2008| $109,046,000| 79.02%| $24,428,000| 17.70%| $4,520,000| 3.28%| $137,994,000
2009| $106,860,000| 81.29%| $18,950,000| 14.41%| $5,651,000| 4.30%| $131,461,000 | 2010| $114,754,000| 85.08%| $11,396,000| 8.45%| $8,732,000| 6.47%| $134,882,000

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2011| $117,689,000| 85.08%| $13,968,000| 10.10%| $6,664,000| 4.82%| $138,321,000
2012| $104,565,000| 82.71%| $13,073,000| 10.34%| $8,782,000| 6.95%| $126,420,000
2013| $91,097,000| 81.15%| $14,570,000| 12.98%| $6,590,000| 5.87%| $112,257,000
Avg.| $86,954,714| 83.73%| $13,264,000| 12.54%| $4,176,238| 3.72%| $104,394,952

### Expenditures[edit]

The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:

* Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
* Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
* Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
* Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
* Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services

Expenditures by Category

Fiscal
Year | Instruction | Support Services | Capital Spending | Debt & Gov. Payments | Other | Budget
Total
Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget

Click [show] on the right to display the expenditure data for prior years.

1993| $21,731,000| 39.43%| $17,065,000| 30.97%| $9,689,000| 17.58%| $4,624,000| 8.39%| $1,999,000| 3.63%| $55,108,000
1994| $23,320,000| 42.95%| $18,433,000| 33.95%| $4,956,000| 9.13%| $4,817,000| 8.87%| $2,771,000| 5.10%| $54,297,000
1995| $25,338,000| 36.41%| $18,556,000| 26.66%| $17,899,000| 25.72%| $4,418,000| 6.35%| $3,388,000| 4.87%| $69,599,000
1996| $26,848,000| 26.40%| $20,610,000| 20.26%| $44,043,000| 43.30%| $7,140,000| 7.02%| $3,074,000| 3.02%| $101,715,000
1997| $29,521,000| 33.21%| $21,875,000| 24.61%| $25,615,000| 28.81%| $8,619,000| 9.69%| $3,272,000| 3.68%| $88,902,000
1998| $32,808,000| 39.23%| $24,392,000| 29.17%| $13,499,000| 16.14%| $9,537,000| 11.40%| $3,393,000| 4.06%| $83,629,000
1999| $35,551,000| 35.40%| $25,787,000| 25.68%| $26,643,000| 26.53%| $9,651,000| 9.61%| $2,795,000| 2.78%| $100,427,000
2000| $38,612,000| 34.14%| $27,387,000| 24.21%| $29,128,000| 25.75%| $15,635,000| 13.82%| $2,342,000| 2.07%| $113,104,000
2001| $37,700,000| 28.40%| $28,493,000| 21.46%| $52,582,000| 39.60%| $12,052,000| 9.08%| $1,940,000| 1.46%| $132,767,000
2002| $38,028,000| 33.52%| $30,724,000| 27.08%| $30,935,000| 27.27%| $11,356,000| 10.01%| $2,411,000| 2.13%| $113,454,000
2003| $41,819,000| 42.29%| $31,610,000| 31.96%| $12,639,000| 12.78%| $10,315,000| 10.43%| $2,511,000| 2.54%| $98,894,000
2004| $46,569,000| 47.09%| $31,246,000| 31.60%| $8,985,000| 9.09%| $8,977,000| 9.08%| $3,107,000| 3.14%| $98,884,000
2005| $50,032,000| 49.46%| $34,074,000| 33.68%| $5,745,000| 5.68%| $8,059,000| 7.97%| $3,252,000| 3.21%| $101,162,000
2006| $53,363,000| 52.94%| $31,552,000| 31.30%| $5,298,000| 5.26%| $7,162,000| 7.11%| $3,422,000| 3.39%| $100,797,000
2007| $55,862,000| 53.78%| $33,361,000| 32.12%| $4,810,000| 4.63%| $6,732,000| 6.48%| $3,108,000| 2.99%| $103,873,000
2008| $55,777,000| 44.55%| $38,609,000| 30.84%| $7,774,000| 6.21%| $19,540,000| 15.61%| $3,498,000| 2.79%| $125,198,000
2009| $50,630,000| 38.19%| $40,087,000| 30.24%| $17,578,000| 13.26%| $20,535,000| 15.49%| $3,746,000| 2.83%| $132,576,000  | 2010| $58,303,000| 42.75%| $39,032,000| 28.62%| $14,860,000| 10.90%| $22,055,000| 16.17%| $2,140,000| 1.57%| $136,390,000

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2011| $60,815,000| 43.85%| $42,687,000| 30.78%| $11,979,000| 8.64%| $22,850,000| 16.48%| $356,000| 0.26%| $138,687,000
2012| $57,405,000| 50.57%| $41,762,000| 36.79%| $10,537,000| 9.28%| $3,452,000| 3.04%| $351,000| 0.31%| $113,507,000
2013| $53,320,000| 51.11%| $39,695,000| 38.05%| $8,112,000| 7.78%| $2,889,000| 2.77%| $304,000| 0.29%| $104,320,000
Avg.| $42,540,571| 41.22%| $30,335,095| 29.52%| $17,300,286| 16.83%| $10,495,952| 9.76%| $2,532,381| 2.67%| $103,204,286

### Debt

The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.

Debt

Fiscal
Year | Retired | Issued | Outstanding | Click [show] on the right to display the debt data for prior years. | 1993| $5,850,000| $2,000| $67,395,000

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1994| $6,285,000| $0| $65,363,000
1995| $4,915,000| $60,000,000| $120,448,000
1996| $5,830,000| $0| $145,465,000
1997| $6,095,000| $30,000,000| $139,848,000
1998| $57,250,000| $79,120,000| $161,505,000
1999| $8,300,000| $25,076,000| $182,900,000
2000| $9,550,000| $69,299,000| $239,560,000
2001| $13,215,000| $0| $208,495,000
2002| $14,212,000| $0| $194,285,000
2003| $15,726,000| $0| $179,023,000
2004| $16,301,000| $0| $163,813,000
2005| $17,150,000| $0| $153,980,000
2006| $18,055,000| $0| $135,925,000
2007| $18,055,000| $0| $117,540,000
2008| $4,886,000| $0| $97,800,000
2009| $3,869,000| $30,099,000| $124,030,000 | 2010| $4,731,000| $0| $79,520,000

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2011| $3,947,000| $0| $62,560,000
2012| $22,090,000| $176,000| $40,470,000
2013| $5,993,000| $33,000,000| $80,225,000
Avg.| $12,490,714| $15,560,571| $131,435,714

## Teacher salaries[edit]

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year  |  Minimum  |  Maximum

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2020-2021[9] |  $47,934  |  $87,090

## Academic performance[edit]

### Proficiency assessments[edit]

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[10]

#### Mathematics[edit]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:[11]

School year  |  All (%)  |  Asian/Pacific
Islander (%)  |  Black (%)  |  Hispanic (%)  |  Native
American (%)  |  Two or More
Races (%)  |  White (%)

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2018-2019 |  57 |  75-79  |  40-44  |  44  |  30-39  |  40-49  |  75
2017-2018 |  59 |  75-79  |  25-29  |  46  |  40-44  |  65-69  |  76
2016-2017 |  48 |  65-69  |  28  |  35  |  30-34  |  N/A  |  64
2015-2016 |  26 |  30-39  |  20-24  |  18  |  25-29  |  N/A  |  36
2014-2015 |  56 |  75-79  |  35  |  45  |  40-44  |  N/A  |  68
2013-2014 |  76 |  90-94  |  59  |  69  |  50-54  |  N/A  |  86
2012-2013 |  76 |  90-94  |  54  |  65  |  55-59  |  N/A  |  87
2011-2012 |  75 |  90-94  |  57  |  64  |  50-54  |  N/A  |  86
2010-2011 |  74 |  85-89  |  52  |  61  |  40-44  |  N/A  |  86

#### Reading/language arts[edit]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:[11]

School year  |  All (%)  |  Asian/Pacific
Islander (%)  |  Black (%)  |  Hispanic (%)  |  Native
American (%)  |  Two or More
Races (%)  |  White (%)

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2018-2019 |  56 |  70-74  |  35-39  |  43  |  40-49  |  60-69  |  71
2017-2018 |  56 |  65-69  |  30-34  |  43  |  30-34  |  55-59  |  73
2016-2017 |  46 |  65-69  |  27  |  31  |  15-19  |  N/A  |  62
2015-2016 |  43 |  60-64  |  20-24  |  29  |  25-29  |  N/A  |  56
2014-2015 |  45 |  60-64  |  33  |  37  |  30-34  |  N/A  |  52
2013-2014 |  92 |  ≥95  |  83  |  89  |  75-79  |  N/A  |  96
2012-2013 |  90 |  90-94  |  80  |  84  |  80-84  |  N/A  |  95
2011-2012 |  88 |  90-94  |  77  |  82  |  70-74  |  N/A  |  96
2010-2011 |  86 |  90-94  |  73  |  77  |  75-79  |  N/A  |  94

### Graduation rates[edit]

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:[11][12]

School year  |  All (%)  |  Asian/Pacific
Islander (%)  |  Black (%)  |  Hispanic (%)  |  Native
American (%)  |  Two or More
Races (%)  |  White (%)

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2017-2018 |  88 |  90-94  |  86  |  85  |  65-69  |  90-94  |  92
2016-2017 |  89 |  ≥95  |  86  |  85  |  75-79  |  N/A  |  93
2015-2016 |  88 |  ≥95  |  82  |  85  |  75-79  |  N/A  |  90
2014-2015 |  85 |  90-94  |  75  |  79  |  65-69  |  N/A  |  91
2013-2014 |  76 |  80-84  |  74  |  71  |  60-64  |  N/A  |  81
2012-2013 |  84 |  90-94  |  74  |  79  |  65-69  |  N/A  |  89
2011-2012 |  88 |  90-94  |  85  |  84  |  70-74  |  N/A  |  92
2010-2011 |  88 |  ≥95  |  84  |  81  |  70-74  |  N/A  |  94

## Student enrollment[edit]

Year[13] |  Enrollment  |  Year-to-year change (%)

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2018-2019  |  13,313  |  -2.0
2017-2018  |  13,586  |  -0.2
2016-2017  |  13,608  |  -2.7
2015-2016  |  13,991  |  0.4
2014-2015  |  13,942  |  -0.6
2013-2014  |  14,030  |  1.5
2012-2013  |  13,816  |  -0.1
2011-2012  |  13,833  |  0.2
2010-2011  |  13,803  |  2.4
2009-2010  |  13,475  |  2.2
2008-2009  |  13,185  |  -3.7
2007-2008  |  13,694  |  -3.1
2006-2007  |  14,131  |  3.1
2005-2006  |  13,701  |  1.6
2004-2005  |  13,484  |  1.8
2003-2004  |  13,249  |  0.7
2002-2003  |  13,163  |  1.7
2001-2002  |  12,946  |  0.6
2000-2001  |  12,871  |  27.2
1999-2000  |  10,115  |  -19.7
1998-1999  |  12,591  |  1.0
1997-1998  |  12,469  |  7.0
1996-1997  |  11,651  |  11.5
1995-1996  |  10,453  |  0.4
1994-1995  |  10,409  |  6.9
1993-1994  |  9,735  |  6.3
1992-1993  |  9,158  |  7.0
1991-1992  |  8,562  |  4.1
1990-1991  |  8,228  |  2.3
1989-1990  |  8,045  |  -0.9
1988-1989  |  8,119  |  -2.0
1987-1988  |  8,281  |  -0.3
1986-1987  |  8,304  |  \-

## About the district[edit]

Tempe Union High School District is located in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Tempe Union High School District is located in Maricopa County, Arizona. It is classified as a mid-sized city school district by the National Center for Education Statistics. The district served 13,313 students during the 2018-2019 school year and comprised eight schools.[14]

During the 2018-2019 school year, 29.0% of the district's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 1.9% were English language learners, and 8.6% of students had an Individual Education Plan (IEP)An IEP is a specific education plan that is tailored to the needs of a student with a disability. It describes how the student learns most effectively, formulates goals for the student and considers their ability in relation to general curriculum..[15]

Racial Demographics, 2018-2019

Race  |  Tempe Union High School District (%)  |  Arizona K-12 students (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native  |  4.3  |  4.5
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander  |  4.7  |  2.9
Black  |  11.8  |  5.5
Hispanic  |  36.9  |  45.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander  |  0.8  |  0.4
Two or More Races  |  3.8  |  3.3
White  |  37.9  |  37.8

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

## Contact information[edit]

Tempe Union High School District
500 W. Guadalupe Rd.
Tempe, AZ 85283
Phone: 480-839-0292

## See also[edit]

Arizona | School Board Elections | News and Analysis

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* List of school districts in Arizona
* Public education in Arizona

* Arizona school board elections, 2021

* Analysis of spending in America's largest school districts
* United States school shootings, 1990-present

## External links[edit]

* Search Google News for this topic
* Tempe Union High School District
* Arizona School Boards Association
* Arizona Department of Education

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 East Valley Tribune, "School board votes 3-2 to make Kevin Mendivil Tempe Union’s next superintendent," September 15, 2017
2. ↑ Tempe Union High School District, "Superintendent's Office," accessed November 16, 2019
3. ↑ North Central News, "Kenneth Baca named new superintendent," July 2018
4. ↑ My Local News Arizona, "Tempe Union Selects Dr. Kevin Mendivil as New Superintendent," September 20, 2017
5. ↑ Tempe Union High School District, "TUHSD GOVERNING BOARD MEMBERS," accessed March 22, 2021
6. ↑ Arizona School Boards Association, "Tempe Union High School District No. 213 Public Participation at Governing Board Meetings," accessed May 18, 2021
7. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
8. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Public School System Finances: Historical Data," accessed December 1, 2015
9. ↑ Tempe Union High School District, "Tempe Union High School District Teacher 2020-2021 Salary Schedule," accessed May 5, 2021
10. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 To protect student privacy, percentages were reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five (5) or fewer students were included in a data set, the data was replaced by "PS."
12. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "Four-Year Adjusted-Cohort Graduation Rates - School Year 2017-18 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
13. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ElSi tableGenerator," accessed March 8, 2021
14. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Search for Public School Districts," accessed March 8, 2021
15. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," accessed March 8, 2021

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