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 Atlanta Journal-Constitution


 NEIGHBORHOOD PROFILE: Nesbit Elementary School
 Saturday, May 13, 2000


 ABOUT THE SCHOOL
 '96-'97 School year
 Enrollment: 1,450
 White --- 22.7% Black --- 39.0%
 Hispanic --- 16.8% Asian/Pacific Islander --- 21.4%
 Other --- 0.0%
 Portable classrooms: 19
 Before school care: No
 After school care: No
 PTA/PTO membership: 688
 ...............................This....School....Metro
 ...............................school..system....area
 Students per teacher...........16.9.....17.2.....16.7
 Students per computer..........19.3......8.5......8.2
 Gifted program..................3.0%.....8.7%.....7.0%
 Teachers/advanced degrees......40.7%....56.4%....52.0%
 Avg. years teaching.............7.6.....12.2.....16.6
 Students eligible/free lunch...54.0%....15.0%....39.0%
 Iowa Test of Basic Skills 1997
 Scores reflect grade-level performance:
 Third-grade reading.............3.6......4.4......3.9
 Third-grade math................3.7......4.4......4.1
 Fifth-grade reading.............5.7......6.6......6.0
 Fifth-grade math................5.7......6.9......6.2
 ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOD
 ...............................ZIP......School....Metro
 Family Income:.................30084....System....Area
 Less than $25,000.............16.4%.....13.1%....24.5%
 $25,000-$100,000..............67.0% ....74.7%....61.5%
 More than $100,000............16.6%.....12.3%....14.0%
 Avg. home price 1997.......$126,029.....---..$147,513
 Adults owning handguns.........8.3%......7.9%....8.4%
 Pet ownership.................41.0%.....37.6%...39.6%
 Play tennis....................6.5%......5.3%....5.3%
 Play the lottery..............45.3%.....39.8%...43.6%
 Own/lease luxury car..........15.1%.....12.3%...13.6%
 Watch TV  2.5 hrs. a day.....23.4%.....20.3%...26.4%
 Adults own/use PC daily.......25.7%.....21.0%...21.4%
 Own a riding lawn mower........6.7%......7.4%....9.1%
 Voted in 1996.................52.8%.....43.0%...48.2%
 Sources: Steve Palm, Smart Numbers; Claritas (1997 survey); Georgia
 Department of Education; Atlanta Journal-Constitution Ultimate Atlanta
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