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=3. What do you see in the Demographic Data that is an anomaly (surprising or unexpected)?= = = The increase of Native and Hispanic population is interesting as well. What accounts for the 30% increase in Native enrollment? What about the large jump of Hispanic? There is also a large anomaly between the total population and the number of "White--not from Hispanic Origin". Is it due to new requirements in ethnicity enrollment information? Who monitors the accuracy of enrollment information? || What is the graduation rate of transfer students? || We were also surprised to see that the free/reduced numbers weren't higher. || The Native American population and free/reduced rate population were smaller than we expected. || There was also a huge change in mobility from 2004 -2008 (which could be a result in the economy).In 2007 - 2008 there were no drop-outs??? Thought our attendance would have been better due to our different school policies. || 07-08 no drop outs. Fluctuation in mobility in the last three years was a bit shocking. || Mobility not as high as expected Sped percentage still below the state average even though numbers have increased Ethnicity seems to be steady ||
 * > ==1== || We were surprised that there were no dropouts in the 2007-2008 school year. ||
 * > ==2== || It was interesting to see there were more males than females. The general population of America is that there are more females than males.
 * > ==3== || We are pleasantly surprised at the lower dropout rate and high graduation rate. As enrollment has gone down, special education services has increased significantly going from 11.8% to 15% in just two years. ||
 * > ==4== || There is a large number of free and reduced meal student population for our area. ||
 * > ==5== || The total number of students for 2007 and 2008 don't match the total when broken down by ethnic groups. ||
 * > ==6== || Population decreasing while percentage of students receiving special education is increasing ||
 * > ==7== || We expected the drop out rate to be much less than state average, the graduation rate much greater, and our mobility rate to be greater than the state average. ||
 * > ==8== || Overall mobility rate and reduced lunch isn't significantly high. Suprised at significantly more boys than girls. ||
 * > ==9== || Drop out rate higher than we expected,(are we losing some of these students due to losing the summer school program), attendance and graduation rate so high
 * > ==10== || Our mobility is not as high as we expected it to be.
 * > ==11== || We were surprised by a 0% drop out rate. Please explain how drop out rate is 0%, but graduation rate is not 100%.
 * > ==12== || Grad rate doesn't match drop out rate where they go? ||
 * > ==13== || We did not have a high # of students who qualified for Free/Reduced meals when we know that we have a certain % who do qualify in certain buildings.
 * > ==14== || Free and reduced lunches have decreased overall. Why is it that free and reduced is higher in the elementary than the other buildings? What has created this, considering those patrons are still in our district?
 * > ==15== || We didn't really find anything surprising. ||
 * > ==16== || Free and reduced rate across the district is steady over time.