| Purpose |
| This report provides information on Texas public school prekindergarten (PK) programs. This report includes enrolled |
| prekindergarten students ages three and four as of September 1 and, therefore, counts may not match counts on other reports that |
| include prekindergarten students of all ages. It includes information on the number of school districts and schools that provide full- |
| day and half-day programs as well as student enrollment. For students ages three or four as of September 1 of the school year, |
| enrollment in public prekindergarten is shown for students by race/ethnicity, gender, average daily attendance (ADA) eligibility, |
| economically disadvantaged, Emergent Bilingual (EB)/English learner (EL), and other student programs. Information about the PK |
| curricula used, PK class size, and student-to-teacher ratio are included. Additionally, this report provides high-level information on |
| prekindergarten funding sources and expenditures. This report is available at the state level and by individual school districts. |
| Data Elements |
| Data Source |
| Data in this report for Texas public school district prekindergarten programs come from the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) Public |
| Education Information Management System (PEIMS) and from the TEA's Early Childhood Data System (ECDS). In this report, |
| public prekindergarten student enrollment is defined as the number of prekindergarten enrollees ages three and four who were |
| reported enrolled as of the Fall Snapshot date (last Friday in October) of each year. To protect student confidentiality, small data |
| numbers in this report are masked, i.e., shown as asterisks (*) in data tables and graphed as zeros in charts, but not all zeroes in |
| charts represent masked data. Data in this report are updated annually. If actual expenditure data are not available for the most |
| recent school year, they are not shown. |
| Age |
| For the purpose of this report and for establishing Foundation School Program eligibility, a student’s age is as of September 1 of |
| the school year. |
| About the Data |
| All Funds Revenue includes all revenue received by the districts, including general fund revenue plus federal grant programs, |
| national school lunch revenue, state grant programs, debt service revenue, and capital projects funds. |
| All Funds Revenue |
| For more information about prekindergarten, see the TEA website at: |
| For more information about ADA eligibility and funding sources see the Student Attendance Accounting Handbook at: |
| The number of students in average daily attendance. ADA is based on the number of days of instruction in the school year. The |
| aggregate number of days of attendance is divided by the number of days of instruction to compute ADA. ADA is used in a formula |
| to distribute funding to Texas public school districts. |
| Average Daily |
| Attendance (ADA) |
| A student who is coded as eligible in the attendance accounting system (coded with ADA eligibility as eligible for full-day |
| attendance, eligible for half-day attendance, eligible transfer student for full-day attendance, eligible transfer student for half-day |
| attendance, or eligible flex attend program participation). |
| ADA Eligible Student |
| A student is designated as economically disadvantaged if he/she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or eligible for other public |
| assistance as defined in the TEA’s Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) Data Standards. |
| Economically |
| Disadvantaged |
| The program under which Texas public school districts receive resources to provide a basic instructional program and facilities to |
| eligible students. |
| Foundation School |
| Program (FSP) |
| The Texas Education Agency’s fiscal year runs from September 1 of the current calendar year through August 31 of the next |
| calendar year. |
| Fiscal year |
| Emergent Bilingual EB)/ |
| English Learner (EL) |
| Emergent Bilingual (EB)/English learner (EL) refers to students who have limited English language skills. A student is identified as |
| EB/EL by the Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC) according to criteria established in the Texas Administrative |
| Code. |
| A public school providing full & half-day instruction provides both full-day and half-day prekindergarten programs. |
| Full & Half-Day Program |
| Full-Day Only/Full-Day |
| Program |
| A public school providing prekindergarten full-day only student instruction serves all students for four or more hours. |
| Students who are in or who have ever been in the conservatorship of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services |
| (DFPS) (i.e., in foster care) following an adversary hearing are eligible for free prekindergarten. These students include not only |
| students who are in or who have ever been in DFPS conservatorship but also students who have been adopted or returned to their |
| parents after having been in DFPS conservatorship. |
| Foster Care |
| The number of students of all ages in a Texas public prekindergarten class. For more information see Calculated Data Elements |
| below. |
| Class Size |
| The name(s) of the prekindergarten curriculum or curricula used for instruction by a Texas public school or district in |
| prekindergarten classes. A school or district may employ more than one curriculum. In this report, “Other Unspecified” refers to a |
| curriculum used by a district that is not included on the Texas Education Agency’s Instructional Materials approved curriculum list. |
| Curricula |
| For more information about prekindergarten curricula, see the TEA website at: |
| Half-Day Only/Half-Day |
| Program |
| A public school providing prekindergarten half-day only student instruction serves all students for at least two hours but less than |
| four hours. |
| Military Child |
| A student is eligible for prekindergarten if the student is the child of an active duty, injured or killed member of the armed forces of |
| the United States, including the state military forces or a reserved component of the armed forces. |
| General Fund Revenue includes revenue for maintenance and operations that may be expended at the designation of the governing |
| board of the school district as opposed to having a legally restricted expenditure requirement. Some of the revenue sources include |
| M&O taxes, other local M&O revenue, state aid under the FSP, and available school fund revenue. It is audited data reported |
| annually to TEA by school districts and charter schools. (The M&O tax rate provides funds for the maintenance and operations |
| costs of a school district.) |
| General Fund Revenue |
| If the student is eligible for prekindergarten because the student is homeless, the student must fit the definition of homeless as |
| defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 11302 or 42 U.S.C. Section 11434(a).The term “homeless child,” as used in the prekindergarten |
| statute, TEC, §29.153(b)(3), is defined by 42 USC, §11434a. The definition of “homeless,” “homeless individual,” and “homeless |
| person” in 42 USC, §11302, is similar, but not identical, to the definition of “homeless children and youths” in 42 USC, §11434a. As |
| the general admission provision in the TEC, §25.001(b) (5), references the homeless definition in 42 USC, §11302, the TEA advises |
| school districts to apply 42 USC, §11434a, and 42 USC, §11302, when determining whether a prekindergarten student is eligible for |
| enrollment. For definitions, see entry for “Homeless Students” in the Student Attendance Accounting Handbook. |
| Homeless |
| The Texas Education Agency funds half-day prekindergarten through the Foundation School Program for ADA eligible three- and |
| four-year-old students. Eligible students who receive special education services and attend a full day of prekindergarten programs |
| are eligible for a full day of attendance. For students who are ADA eligible for half-day attendance and attending eligible full-day |
| programs, districts may fund the second half of a full-day program in a variety of ways including but not limited to local funds, state, |
| federal or foundation grants. Districts may also provide prekindergarten classes to children who are not ADA eligible on a tuition |
| basis or fund half-day and full-day programs in a variety of ways. |
| Funding Sources |
| Race/Ethnicity |
| A public school district is required to offer a prekindergarten program if it identifies 15 or more eligible students who are at least four |
| years of age by September 1 of the school year. A school district may offer prekindergarten if the district identifies 15 or more |
| eligible children who are at least three years of age. To be eligible to attend a state funded prekindergarten program, the child must |
| meet one of the following criteria. |
| Prekindergarten Eligibility: |
| · is unable to speak and comprehend the English language; |
| · is educationally disadvantaged; |
| · is homeless; |
| · is the child of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States; |
| · is the child of a member of the armed forces who was injured or killed while on active duty; |
| · is the child of a person eligible for the Star of Texas Award as a peace officer, firefighter, or emergency medical first |
| responder; or |
| · is or ever has been in foster care. |
| A school district may offer a tuition-based program for an additional half day of prekindergarten classes to those children who are |
| eligible for free prekindergarten classes or half-day and full-day prekindergarten classes to children who are ineligible for free |
| prekindergarten classes. |
| Prekindergarten (PK) |
| Special education is a program that serves students with disabilities. It provides instructional and related services for eligible |
| students with cognitive, physical, and/or emotional disabilities. |
| Special Education |
| Race/ethnicity is one of the demographic characteristics reported for each student at the time of enrollment. The categories used in |
| this report are described in the PEIMS Data Standards as: |
| · Black or African American - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. |
| · Asian - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, |
| including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and |
| Vietnam. |
| · Hispanic/Latino - A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, |
| regardless of race. |
| · American Indian or Alaska Native - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America |
| (including Central America), and who maintains a tribal affiliation or community attachment. |
| · White - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. |
| · Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or |
| other Pacific Islands. |
| · Two or more races - A person having origins in any two, or more than two, non-Hispanic racial categories, e.g., Black or |
| African American and White. |
| The Student-to-Teacher Ratio is based on the number of prekindergarten students of all ages and the number of prekindergarten |
| teachers of record and assistant teachers. For example, a ratio of 11:1 indicates 11 students for every one teacher. See Calculated |
| Data Elements below. |
| Student-to-Teacher Ratio |
| Student-to-Teacher Ratio |
| Including Instructional |
| Aides |
| The Student-to-Teacher Ratio Including Instructional Aides is based on the number of prekindergarten students of all ages and the |
| number of prekindergarten teachers of record, assistant teachers and instructional aides. For example, a ratio of 11:1 indicates 11 |
| students for every one teacher. See Calculated Data Elements below. |
| Calculated Data Elements |
| The number of public school districts (including charter schools but does not include the Texas School for the Deaf, Texas School for |
| the Blind and Visually Impaired, or the Texas Juvenile Justice Department schools) providing a prekindergarten program. |
| Number of Districts |
| Providing PK |
| For the purpose of this report, expenditure per student is calculated as prekindergarten program expenditures divided by the total |
| number of enrolled prekindergarten students in membership. The number of prekindergarten students in membership includes |
| prekindergarten students of all ages. |
| Expenditure Per Student |
| The number of prekindergarten students of all ages enrolled in the Texas public school system as of the Fall Snapshot date (the last |
| Friday in October) of each year. These enrollment counts include students enrolled in full-day or half-day programs and enrolled |
| students who are served less than two hours per day. Prekindergarten enrollment of all ages includes any student served by a public |
| school district including charter schools but not including the Texas School for the Deaf, Texas School for the Blind and Visually |
| Impaired, or the Texas Juvenile Justice Department schools. |
| Prekindergarten |
| Enrollment of All Ages |
| First Grade Enrollment |
| All Students |
| First Grade Enrollment |
| PK Eligible Student |
| Programs |
| The number of students enrolled in first grade in the Texas public school system as of the Fall Snapshot date (the last Friday in |
| October) of each year. Student enrollment includes any student served by a public school district including charter schools but not |
| including the Texas School for the Deaf, Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or the Texas Juvenile Justice Department |
| schools. |
| The number of students enrolled in first grade in the Texas public school system as of the Fall Snapshot date (the last Friday in |
| October) of each year who are either economically disadvantaged, Emergent Bilingual (EB)/English learner (EL), in foster care, |
| homeless or are military children. Student enrollment includes any student served by a public school district including charter schools |
| but not including the Texas School for the Deaf, Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or the Texas Juvenile Justice |
| Department schools. |
| The median class size is the “middle” class size. Fifty percent of the class sizes are above the median and fifty percent of the |
| class sizes are below the median. In this report, ECDS is the data source for number of students in a class. |
| Median Class Size |
| The number of prekindergarten students ages three or four as of September 1 enrolled in the Texas public school system as of the |
| Fall Snapshot date (the last Friday in October) of each year. These enrollment counts include students enrolled in either full-day or |
| half-day programs; enrolled students who are not served at least two hours per day are not included. Student enrollment includes any |
| student served by a public school district including charter schools but not including the Texas School for the Deaf, Texas School for |
| the Blind and Visually Impaired, or the Texas Juvenile Justice Department schools. |
| Student Enrollment |
| For this report, prekindergarten membership is defined as the number of prekindergarten students of all ages who were reported in |
| membership as of the Fall Snapshot date (last Friday in October) of each year. These membership counts include any |
| prekindergarten student served at least two hours per day by a public school district including charter schools but not including the |
| Texas School for the Deaf, Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or the Texas Juvenile Justice Department schools. |
| Membership is a slightly different number from prekindergarten enrollment of all ages, because it does not include those |
| prekindergarten students who are served in the district for fewer than two hours per day. |
| Prekindergarten |
| Membership |
| Prekindergarten |
| Enrollment Age 4 |
| The number of prekindergarten students who are age four as of September 1 and enrolled in the Texas public school system as of the |
| Fall Snapshot date (the last Friday in October) of each year. These enrollment counts include students enrolled in either full-day or |
| half-day programs; enrolled students who are not served at least two hours per day are not included. Student enrollment includes any |
| student served by a public school district including charter schools but not including the Texas School for the Deaf, Texas School for |
| the Blind and Visually Impaired, or the Texas Juvenile Justice Department schools. |
| Student-to-Teacher Ratio |
| The number of prekindergarten students of all ages divided by the number of prekindergarten teachers of record and assistant |
| teachers. At the school level, it is the ratio of prekindergarten students and teachers in the school. The district ratio is the ratio of |
| prekindergarten students and teachers in the district, and the state ratio includes all prekindergarten students and teachers in |
| Texas. In this report, ECDS is the data source for students and teachers associated with a class. |
| The number of prekindergarten students grouped into three different ranges based on a student's class size: 1-11, 12-18, and 19 or |
| More. The students included in the counts are ages three or four as of September 1 and enrolled in the Texas public school system |
| as of the Fall Snapshot date (the last Friday in October) of each year. |
| Prekindergarten Student |
| Counts by Class Size |
| Bin |
| The number of prekindergarten students grouped into three different student-to-teacher (including instructional aides) ratios: 1:1- |
| 1:10, 11:1-15:1, and 16:1 or More. The students included in the counts are ages three or four as of September 1 and enrolled in the |
| Texas public school system as of the Fall Snapshot date (the last Friday in October) of each year. |
| Prekindergarten Student |
| Counts by Student-to- |
| Teacher (including |
| Instructional Aides) Ratio |
| Bin |
| Total Number of Districts |
| The number of active Texas public school districts including charter schools but not including the Texas School for the Deaf, Texas |
| School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or the Texas Juvenile Justice Department schools. |
| The weighted average of two student-to-teacher ratios: student-to-teacher ratio including prekindergarten students of all ages in |
| classes without aides and a student-to-teacher ratio including prekindergarten students of all ages in classes with aides. Each ratio |
| is weighted by the number of students used in the ratio calculation. The ratio calculations consider teachers of record, assistant |
| teachers and instructional aides. At the school level, the ratio calculations include only prekindergarten students and teachers and |
| aides in the school. The district ratio includes prekindergarten students and teachers and aides in the district, and the state ratio |
| includes all teachers and aides in the state. In this report, ECDS is the data source for students and teachers associated with a |
| class. |
| Student-to-Teacher Ratio |
| Including Instructional |
| Aides |