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10 Fastest Growing School Districts
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Earlier this year, the Census Bureau identified that fastest growing areas in the U.S. According to the estimates, all but one of the nation’s 10 fastest-growing were located in the South or West. A definite connection can be drawn: when counties grow fast, so do school districts and the need for teachers. If you’re interested in looking into employment in these fast growing districts, click on the links below each of the ten fastest growing counties for more information about their local education careers.
1. St. Bernard County, Louisiana 42.9% Growth rate
2. Orleans County, Louisiana 13.8% Growth rate
3. Pinal County, Arizona 11.5% Growth rate
4. Kendall County, Illinois 10.6% Growth rate
5. Rockwall County, Texas 8.2% Growth rate
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6. Flagler County, Florida 7.2% Growth rate
7. Union County, North Carolina 7.2% Growth rate
8. Forsyth County, Georgia 7.2% Growth rate
9. Paulding County, Georgia 6.7% Growth rate
10. Jackson County, Georgia 6.7% Growth rate
sarareid
26 days ago
228 comments
Great article.. This makes my knowledge perfect for the 10 Fastest Growing School Districts.. This Districts list is really fantastic, i am so thankful to you for always updating my knowledge in this teaching field.. Thanks Apple Monster..
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chefjoe
about 1 year ago
8 comments
I left out that students wearing uniforms in the schools don't work from the poverty areas either.
I love my state and the experiences I've had in teaching in high poverty schools. I wouldn't want to go anywhere else. I love each and every student I've had as they were like sponges wanting to learn more and came away from my program winners in competitions every year and had the highest enrollments ever after I took one school district over that was slated for deletion. I utilized funds to add what the classroom needed and was able to add a wing to the school.
I was not appreciated near the end and saddened that administration lost the best teacher they ever had for this program as I left and relocated elsewhere for a while due to senior parent needing my assistance for nursing home care. I wish they had told me about "the family leave act" but didn't. I wanted to go back so much for my kids to do more for them after many years being there. My position was filled immediately as soon as I left town. I came back shortly after taking care of my senior parent's needs and went in to help assist voluntarily the new teacher in getting accustomed to the program as my principal asked me to do. I really liked her and my fellow teachers. My successes in the classroom and my students going off to college along with scholarships was my greatest reward. They would come back and thank me besides give a talk to the new students what a fantastic program we had and how much it helped them to succeed. I had students call and write to me with thanks and telling their success stories. That's what teaching is all about. You pour out everything you learned from your education and work experience to enable them to far exceed yourself.
chefjoe
about 1 year ago
8 comments
I finally came to this e-mail months later and wondered why you never had anything except 1 school district in South Carolina! Richland County School District #1 is the worse of all in the capital city of Columbia, SC; they can't keep teachers nor know how to treat them properly in this inner city school district. Fastest growing and doing great are Lexington County School District #1 in Lexington, SC about 10 miles from Columbia. Lexington Richland School District #5 has good schools, but the people are holding up on financing schools again for the past 3-4 years; too many students are in portables. You need to look up the school reports for each school district in this state. We come in last or next to last in the country overall every years for many years. Throwing money at the schools hasn't worked. Having all year school like college semesters don't work. Making students in poverty school districts don't work. We're in a sad state of affairs except the richer counties in the state where realtors send re-locating professionals to the areas with new schools and building programs; those people are their tax base with their very expensive houses. Upper SC has industries as their base for taxes and many re-locatees from up North to those areas which provide for their students and infrastructure.
SBonilla07
about 1 year ago
578 comments
wow! Im surprised New Jersey wasnt on the list. In Newark, there are around 35 kids in one classroom....
ITeachtheabcs
about 1 year ago
118 comments
I'm not shocked. Everybody is moving out of the tri-state area because it has become way too expensive to live here. Everybody then moves to Florida, North or South Carolina, and Georgia.
popcorn
about 1 year ago
2 comments
WHAT TEACHING JOBS, IN NE GEORGIA, ARE AVAILABLE FOR SOMEONE WITH A B.A. IN ECONOMICS?
tava
about 1 year ago
22 comments
Very interesting article. I'm not earnestly searching for a teaching position, since Puttsburgh doesn't seem to offer any. I'm interested in southern cities and I'm looking at Mississippi, St. Louis, Or New Orleans. Dallas and Georgia(particularly Atlanta) are expensive when it comes to cost of living. Would you know the cost of living for the others that I mentioned. Also I can't get into the recruitment site. When I cahnge the password it always says it doesn't match ith the user name. Help. By the way starting over at my age is scary almost 52 and my specialty which is Secondary Social Studies, emphasis on US History from a multicultural perspective or the African American perspective may not be needed. Also have a keen interest in working with African American Males. Looking for all the suport that I can get. e-mail me at ladyt17@verizon.net.
Tava
tava
about 1 year ago
22 comments
Hi,
This is very interesting. One of the counies Dorchester,SC, I used to live there. It now will have four mega high schools!! Too big. Another question. I'm considering going back to school for my ED.D but I'll need money(not to pay backs). Anything for a person who is interested in History taught fom the multicultural perspective or development of curriculum? Our country is diverse its history should be taught that way to recognize all who are here.
Tava
Janely
about 1 year ago
4 comments
i see no teaching jobs available for Lawton Oklahoma
katawampus
about 1 year ago
2 comments
i notice that many of these counties are in places that have been hit by severe storms. Is the growth from the rebuilding?