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School Comparison

MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
vs.
WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

A side-by-side view of publicly reported data for these two schools.

MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
  • MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reported a higher chronically absent students than WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (100 vs. 79).
  • WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reported a higher in-school suspensions than MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (7 vs. 2).
  • MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reported a higher out-of-school suspensions than WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (2 vs. 1).
  • Source Data Limit: 4 metrics are directly comparable between the two schools.
  • Source Data Limit: 1 additional metric is reported by only one school.

Attendance

How consistently students are present

MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reported a higher chronically absent students than WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (100 vs. 79).

School Environment

Disciplinary actions from the Civil Rights Data Collection

WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reported a higher in-school suspensions than MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (7 vs. 2).

Staffing & Support

Counselor and support staff capacity

MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reported a higher counselors (full time employee) than WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (1 vs. 0).

Subgroup Analysis

Comparing reported values between specific student populations where both schools have data.

7 subgroup comparisons available across both schools.

Reported Only at MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

1 metric was reported by MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Comparable data for WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is missing or suppressed.

Students per counselor
364:1

Contextual Indicators

District Context

District-level data describes the overarching school district, not the individual school.

Per-pupil spending
MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
$34,320.86
WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
$29,791.37
Local revenue share
MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
68.8%
WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
62.6%
State revenue share
MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
26%
WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
30.8%
Federal revenue share
MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5.2%
WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6.7%
District chronic absenteeism rate
MARY E DARDESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
27.4%
WALTER B HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
30.9%

County Economics

Both schools are located in the same county.

Median household income
Columbia County
$83,619
Columbia County
$83,619
Poverty rate
Columbia County
11.4%
Columbia County
11.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Columbia County
38.1%
Columbia County
38.1%
Unemployment rate
Columbia County
3.1%
Columbia County
3.1%
This comparison is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on each school’s website, which may include more recent figures.