Wisconsin DPI Releases Interesting Survey Information

Madison—Today the Department of Public Instruction released the data for a survey done by the Wisconsin Association of Schools District Administrators. 
The administrators for 353 school districts responded, which accounts for 83% of Wisconsin school districts. 
The median student to teacher ratio in Wisconsin this year is 13.5 to 1. 



The survey data shows:

· New teacher hires outnumber layoffs and non-renewals by 1,213 positions

· The three districts with the most teacher layoffs (Milwaukee, Kenosha, and Janesville) didn’t adopt the reforms put in place by Governor Walker

· The Milwaukee, Kenosha and Janesville school districts account for 68% of teacher layoffs for the entire state, but only contain 12.8% of Wisconsin students

· 75% of districts have the same K-3 class sizes or are decreasing them

· 67% of districts for grades 4-6 are keeping the same class size or decreasing them

· 78% of districts are keeping student fees the same or decreasing them

· 92% of districts are keeping sports programs the same or expanding them

· 89% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of technology support staff

· 73% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of library or media center staff

· 95% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of social work staff

· 85% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of guidance staff

· 91% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of psychology staff

· 90% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of gifted and talented staff

· 74% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of special education staff

· 85% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of at risk program staff

· 84% of school districts had the same number or increased the number of drug and alcohol abuse staff

· 96% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of early childhood staff

· 96% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of English language learner program staff

· 84% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of Reading coordination staff

· 96% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of AP sections

· 98% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of AP courses

· 89% of school districts have their AP class sizes stay the same or decrease

· 82% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of vocational/technical sections

· 91% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of vocational/technical courses

· 83% of school districts have their vocational/technical class sizes stay the same or decrease

· 82% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of art sections

· 94% of school districts have the same number of increased the number of art courses

· 82% of school districts have art class sizes stay the same or decrease

· 84% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of music sections

· 95% of school districts have the same number of or increased the number of music courses

· 86% of school districts have music class sizes stay the same or decrease

· 84% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of family/consumer ed. sections

· 90% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of family/consumer ed. courses

· 87% of school districts have family/consumer ed. class sizes stay the same or decrease

· 86% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of physical education sections

· 99% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of physical education courses

· 79% of school districts have physical education class sizes stay the same or decrease

· 84% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of business education sections

· 93% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of business education courses

· 87% of school districts have business education class sizes stay the same or decrease

· 77% of school districts have their social studies class sizes stay the same or decrease

· 99% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of social studies courses

· 88% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of social studies sections

· 80% of school districts have their science class sizes stay the same or decrease

· 99% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of science courses

· 91% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of science sections

· 79% of school districts have their math class sizes stay the same or decrease

· 97% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of math courses

· 90% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of math sections

· 78% of school districts have their English class sizes stay the same or decrease

· 98% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of English courses

· 89% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of English sections

· 83% of school districts have their foreign language class sizes stay the same or decrease

· 97% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of foreign language courses

· 87% of school districts have the same number or increased the number of foreign language sections.