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PINELLAS COUNTY SCHOOLCHILDREN: about 110,000.
EARLIEST BUS STOP: 4:46 a.m., taking students from Tarpon Springs to Lakewood High in St. Petersburg.
TEACHERS RETURNING: about 7,500.
TEACHERS NEW TO PINELLAS: about 600.
NEW TEACHER SALARY: $31,100 with a bachelor's degree; $33,250 with a master's degree.
TOP TEACHER SALARY: $55,900 for teachers with more than 22 years' experience and a doctorate.
STUDENTS REGISTERING MONDAY: more than 300.
HIGH SCHOOL START: 7:05 a.m.
STANDARD MIDDLE SCHOOL START: 9:45 a.m.
NUMBER OF SCHOOLS THAT HAVE RECESS: 0.
STUDENTS ELIGIBLE FOR A BUS RIDE: about 63,700.
STUDENTS LIKELY TO RIDE A BUS: about 45,000.
BUSES RUNNING ROUTES: 702.
NUMBER OF MILES: more than 75,000 each school day.
EARLIEST SCHOOL START DATE EVER: today.
TODAY'S FORECAST: heavy rain.