How Does Mesa Rank On A Survey of 82 Largest Cities in The Nation?

The 2016 Study ranks reading habits and resources
The top 10 cities in the new survey:
1.  Washington, D.C.
2. Seattle
3. Minneapolis
4.  Atlanta
5. San Francisco
6. Pittsburgh
7. Portland, Ore.
8. Cincinnati
9. St. Paul, Minn.
10. Boston

This is the 13th year the study has been conducted by Jack Miller, president emeritus of Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Conn. 
It measures citizens‘ use of literacy through criteria including local bookstores, educational levels, Internet and library resources, and newspaper circulation. based on data gathered in 2016.

Washington is nation‘s ‘most literate‘ city

Posted by SDD Contributor on December 16, 2019 at 10:08 pm

Reading is one of the most basic skills fundamental to lifelong learning. Failure to achieve basic grade-level proficiencies starts early here in Mesa - after the 3rd grade. 

So where does the City of Mesa rank out of the 82 largest cities in the entire nation? 

Take a look - here's the rest of the list > Scroll down

Tucson #53, Chandler #63, Phoenix #65 . . . and then you find Mesa - fastest growing but is it smart growth?

The rest of the list:
11. Denver
12. St. Louis, MO
13. Raleigh, NC
14. Nashville-Davidson, TN
15. Durham, NC
16. Kansas City, MO
17. Austin, TX
18. Honolulu
19. Lexington-Fayette, KY
20. Colorado Springs, CO
21. Cleveland
22. Chicago
23. Columbus, OH
24. Lincoln, NE
25.5 New Orleans
25.5. Tulsa, OK
27. Orlando, FL
28. New York City
29. Indianapolis, IN
30. Oakland, CA
31. Baltimore
32. San Diego
33.5. Omaha, NE
33.5 Plano, TX
35. Philadelphia
36. Irvine, CA
37. St. Petersburg, FL
38. Greensboro, NC
39. Sacramento, CA
40. Louisville-Jefferson Co.,KY
41. Oklahoma City, OK
42. Dallas
43. Virginia Beach, VA
44. Charlotte, NC
45.5. Albuquerque, NM
45.5. Buffalo, NY
47. Milwaukee
48. Newark, NJ
49. Fort Wayne, IN
50. Miami
51. Tampa
52. San Jose, CA
53. Tucson, AZ
54. Anchorage, AK
55. Jacksonville, FL
56. Toledo, OH
57. Detroit
58. Las Vegas
59. Santa Ana, CA
60. Jersey City, NJ
61. Wichita, KS
62. Aurora, CO
63. Chandler, AZ
64. Fort Worth, TX
65. Phoenix, AZ
66.5. Arlington, TX
66.5. Memphis
68. Los Angeles
69. Riverside, CA
70. Houston, TX
71. Henderson, NV
72. Long Beach, CA
73. Mesa, AZ
74. Chula Vista, CA
75. Fresno, CA
76. San Antonio, TX
77. Corpus Christi, TX
78. Anaheim, CA
79. Stockton, CA
80. El Paso, TX
81. Bakersfield, CA
82. Laredo, TX

 

 

 

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Five Arizona Schools Earn Blue Ribbon Recognition

Published: September 26th, 2019

             

Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman today proudly announced five Arizona schools have been recognized as National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education (US ED).
The five schools receiving this honor are

• Alhambra Traditional School in Phoenix,
• Arizona College Prep Erie Campus in Chandler, 
• Ash Fork Elementary School in Ash Fork,
• Kyrene de la Sierra Elementary School in Phoenix
• Montessori Education Centre Charter School in Mesa.

These schools are among the 312 public and 50 non-public schools that will be recognized at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. on November 14-15

For photographs and brief descriptions of the 2019 National Blue Ribbon Schools, please visit https://www.ed.gov/nationalblueribbonschools.

What's New at NCES

Dec16

New Restricted-Use Data Released on Bachelor’s Degree Recipients

Recently released restricted-use data describe outcomes of 2015–16 bachelor’s degree recipients 1 year after graduation. » More info

National Center for Education Statistics
Mesa Unified School District 4
Common Core of Data
https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/distric detail

Staff

Teachers (FTE)   Total: 3,207.38      Prekindergarten:    51.50    Kindergarten: 186.50    Elementary: 2,075.68    Secondary: 893.70    Ungraded: † Total Staff (FTE): 7,415.12 Other Staff (FTE)   Total: 4,207.74      Instructional Aides: 1,174.62    Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:    40.00    Total Guidance Counselors: 84.00       Elementary Guidance Counselors: 40.50       Secondary Guidance Counselors: 43.50    Librarians/Media Specialists: 76.19    Library/Media Support: 1.00    District Administrators: 61.17    District Administrative Support: 244.24    School Administrators: 103.07    School Administrative Support: 328.13    Student Support Services: 1,042.83    Other Support Services: 1,052.49

Fiscal

Amount Amount per Student Percent Total Revenue: $542,277,000 $8,555    Revenue by Source       Federal: $64,742,000 $1,021 12%       Local: $221,512,000 $3,495 41%       State: $256,023,000 $4,039 47% Total Expenditures: $537,276,000 $8,459    Total Current Expenditures: $488,715,000 $7,693       Instructional Expenditures: $274,568,000 $4,315 56%       Student and Staff Support: $62,547,000 $987 13%       Administration: $40,558,000 $640 8%       Operations, Food Service, other: $111,042,000 $1,752 23%    Total Capital Outlay: $34,882,000 $550       Construction: $34,839,000 $550    Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,725,000 $59    Interest on Debt: $8,892,000 $140