A DECADE OF CMS
TITLE I GROWTH

COUNTY GROWS,
CMS GROWS THEN SHRINKS,
TITLE I GROWS

  • Title l reading scores declined from 32 TO 28 (-12.5%)
  • Number of  Title l schools grew to 89(48%) out 184 schools 
  • Title l enrollment grew by 8,624 (20.3%) students to 51,027 
  • CMS total enrollment dropped by  1,974 STUDENTS (-1.4%)
  • County population grew by 172,449 residents up 17.1%

TITLE I SCHOOLS EXPLAINED

Schools considered Title I are those in which the identified student percentage (students directly certified) is at least 75% based on Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) guidelines. The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is an option of the Free and Reduced Lunch (FRL) that has been in use since 2015.  

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