During the 2011-2012 academic school year, Communities In Schools of North Texas:

• Enrolled 3,864 at-risk students in our case management and after school dropout prevention and intervention programs
• Provided case managed services to 1,183 children
• Provided an additional 10,820 services to other students
• Provided 1,270 services to parents or family members of our case managed students
• Provided 896 services to community members
• Provided a total of 198,369 services to students, families and community members

Of the 1,183 case managed students referred for attendance, behavior or academic problems:

• 98.9% of 7th-12th graders stayed in school
• 95.4% were promoted
• 94.79% showed improvement in attendance, behavior, academics or social service needs
• 88.9% of seniors graduated

How cost-effective is the Communities In Schools of North Texas program?

• The cost for CISNT to provide services to one case managed child for one year is only $509
• The cost for a school district to educate one child for one year is $9,000
• The cost to keep an inmate in prison for one year is $35,000
• The average dropout costs more than $800,000 over the course of his or her lifetime
• 91 cents of every dollar goes toward providing direct services to our children.

The benefit of the Communities In Schools program is evident in our outcomes achieved through efficient manners.