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Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Math
5%
[16th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading
58%
[40th of 51]
Source:
National Center for Educational Statistics
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Math
236
[34th of 51]
Source:
National Center for Educational Statistics
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading
211
[42nd of 51]
Source:
National Center for Educational Statistics
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Math
279
[30th of 51]
Source:
National Center for Educational Statistics
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Reading
259
[34th of 51]
Source:
National Center for Educational Statistics
Bachelor's degree or higher, by percentage
25.5%
[26th of 51]
Source:
National Center for Educational Statistics
Best Educated Index
-11.25
[44th of 50]
Source:
US Census Bureau
, 2004.
Elementary & Secondary > Free Lunch Eligible
26,865
[42nd of 46]
Source:
Morgan Quitno Press
, 2005
Elementary & Secondary > Pupil/Teacher Ratio
17.2 students per teacher
[10th of 51]
Source:
National Center for Educational Statistics
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic
6,259
[40th of 50]
Source:
National Center for Educational Statistics
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures
$1,326,226,326.00
[44th of 51]
Source:
National Center for Educational Statistics
High school diploma or higher, by percentage
90.2%
[8th of 51]
Source:
National Center for Educational Statistics
Percent of People Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree
27.2 %
[22nd of 51]
Source:
US Census Bureau
, 2004.
Percent of People Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree
9.2 %
[22nd of 51]
Source:
American Community Survey 2004
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors
1,405
[51st of 51]
Source:
American Community Survey 2004
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Doctors
20
[51st of 51]
Source:
National Center for Educational Statistics
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters
585
[50th of 51]
Source:
National Center for Educational Statistics
Public Libraries > Library Visits per Capita
4.8
[19th of 51]
Source:
National Center for Educational Statistics
Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles
1
[49th of 50]
Source:
National Center for Educational Statistics
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SOURCES:
National Center for Educational Statistics
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National Center for Educational Statistics
;
US Census Bureau
, 2004.;
Morgan Quitno Press
, 2005;
American Community Survey 2004
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
AK
Interesting facts on Alaskan Education
Alaska
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elementary and secondary education
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