Total John Dooley Fredric W.

Watson
Enrollment 447 732

Student Funding
Instruction $% $7,873/69.1% $5,848/66.8%
Instruction Support $% $1,052/9.2% $746/8.5%

Teachers Not Highly Qualified

Not HQ 13.60% 19.40%

Ethnicity
Am Indian/AK Native N/A N/A
Asian x 3.69%
Hispanic 20.81% 43.85%
Black x 30.87%
White 68.23% 12.70%
Pacific Islander x 3.14%
Two or More Races 6.26% 5.74%

Special ED
IEP 18.79% 17.76%

Second Language
ELL 3.13% 17.62%

Lunch Count
FRL Eligible 100.00% 71.31%
FRL Receiver 100.00% 40.85%

Allyson Secrest
EDU201-1001-1002

The schools I choose to compare accountability data between is a school located in Boulder City
which is a rural area, called John Dooley Elementary. The second school I chose is in central Las Vegas that
is considered inner city and it is Fredric W. Watson Elementary. A notable difference between the schools
that I notice was the enrollment numbers. The inner-city enrollment numbers are 285 more students than
the school that is in the more rural area. Even though the larger inner-city school has more students
enrolled they receive less money for funding. This surprised me due to having more students, I thought
they would get more funding. The school located in the inner city is also more diverse compared to the
rural school. This will give the students who attend this school more exposure to diversity in the school
compared to the rural school. At Dooley Elementary there is a 100% of the students that qualify and
receive the free or reduced lunch compared to Watson where there are 71.31% students who are eligible
and 40.85% receive it. When I thought about these results it made sense to me that a rural school would
have more students qualify and receive lunch free or discounted. Rural areas tend to be less populated and
tend to have not as well-paying jobs compared to inner cities. It tends to also cost less to live in a rural area
so, lower income families may choose to live in a rural area.

In this specific comparison I found that I feel that the kids in a more rural area would benefit more in
their education. They may be on the lower side of income, but they have a better percentage of highly
qualified teachers who are teaching their students. In this school they also have less students who have
English as a second language, so this will not create as any issues for the teachers when it comes to
learning obstacles they may face with their students. The rural school is also receiving more funding, and
this will benefit the school, the teachers, and the students in many ways.
 In this specific comparison I found that I feel that the kids in a more rural area would benefit more in
their education. They may be on the lower side of income, but they have a better percentage of highly
qualified teachers who are teaching their students. In this school they also have less students who have
English as a second language, so this will not create as any issues for the teachers when it comes to
learning obstacles they may face with their students. The rural school is also receiving more funding, and
this will benefit the school, the teachers, and the students in many ways.
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