StateMaster - Arkansan Education statistics

Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Math	4%	[36th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Reading	6%	[35th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Science	2%	[35th of 39]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Writing	1%	[36th of 40]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 8 Math	3%	[39th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 8 Reading	2%	[36th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 8 Science	2%	[27th of 38]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Math	78%	[35th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading	63%	[31st of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Science	62%	[28th of 39]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Writing	82%	[32nd of 44]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 8 Math	64%	[37th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 8 Reading	69%	[35th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 8 Science	54%	[28th of 38]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 8 Writing	79%	[35th of 42]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 4 Math	34%	[33rd of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 4 Reading	30%	[29th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 4 Science	24%	[29th of 39]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 4 Writing	19%	[35th of 44]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Math	22%	[40th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Reading	26%	[35th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Science	23%	[28th of 38]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Writing	19%	[36th of 42]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Math	236	[33rd of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading	217	[34th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Science	144	[29th of 39]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Writing	145	[37th of 44]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Math	272	[38th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Reading	258	[38th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Science	143	[30th of 38]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Writing	142	[35th of 42]
Bachelor's degree or higher, by percentage	18.8%	[50th of 51]
Best Educated Index	-5.19	[37th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Eighth Grade Students	37,004	[32nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Eighth Grade Students (per capita)	0.133 per 10 people	[13th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Eleventh Grade Students	31,228	[33rd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Eleventh Grade Students (per capita)	0.112 per 10 people	[28th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Fifth Grade Students	34,265	[34th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Fifth Grade Students (per capita)	0.123 per 10 people	[23rd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > First Grade Students	35,615	[32nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > First Grade Students (per capita)	0.128 per 10 people	[10th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Fourth Grade Students	34,070	[33rd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Fourth Grade Students (per capita)	0.123 per 10 people	[19th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Free Lunch Eligible	187,450	[23rd of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Free Lunch Eligible (per capita)	0.674 per 10 people	[9th of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Individualized Education Program	57,793	[33rd of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Individualized Education Program (per capita)	0.208 per 10 people	[36th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Kindergarten Students	36,391	[32nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Kindergarten Students (per capita)	0.131 per 10 people	[6th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > LEP/ELL Students	17,174	[27th of 47]
Elementary & Secondary > LEP/ELL Students (per capita)	0.618 per 100 people	[29th of 47]
Elementary & Secondary > Ninth Grade Students	37,301	[33rd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Ninth Grade Students (per capita)	0.134 per 10 people	[36th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Prekindergarten Students	2,573	[37th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Prekindergarten Students (per capita)	0.926 per 1,000 people	[42nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Pupil/Teacher Ratio	14.7 students per teacher	[30th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Reduced-price Lunch Eligible	38,939	[28th of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Reduced-price Lunch Eligible (per capita)	0.14 per 10 people	[14th of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Second Grade Students	34,242	[32nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Second Grade Students (per capita)	0.123 per 10 people	[12th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Seventh Grade Students	37,165	[32nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Seventh Grade Students (per capita)	0.134 per 10 people	[14th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Sixth Grade Students	35,831	[33rd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Sixth Grade Students (per capita)	0.129 per 10 people	[17th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Tenth Grade Students	35,343	[33rd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Tenth Grade Students (per capita)	0.127 per 10 people	[21st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Third Grade Students	33,642	[32nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Third Grade Students (per capita)	0.121 per 10 people	[19th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Number of Schools	1,150	[33rd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Number of Schools (per capita)	0.414 per 1,000 people	[16th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Staff	62,465	[30th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Staff (per capita)	0.225 per 10 people	[12th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students	454,523	[34th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students (per capita)	0.164 per capita	[15th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- American Indian/Alaskan	2,541	[33rd of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- American Indian/Alaskan (per capita)	0.914 per 1,000 people	[25th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Asian/Pacific Islander	5,165	[36th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Asian/Pacific Islander (per capita)	0.186 per 100 people	[40th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic	104,816	[21st of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic (per capita)	3.772 per 100 people	[11th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Hispanic	24,125	[32nd of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Hispanic (per capita)	0.868 per 100 people	[28th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- White, non-Hispanic	317,876	[33rd of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- White, non-Hispanic (per capita)	1.144 per 10 people	[23rd of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Teachers	30,876	[32nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Teachers (per capita)	0.111 per 10 people	[24th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- female	221,331	[31st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- female (per capita)	0.08 per capita	[15th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- male	233,192	[31st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- male (per capita)	0.084 per capita	[20th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- unknown	0	[10th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- unknown (per capita)	0 per 1 million people	[18th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Twelfth Grade Students	28,840	[33rd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Twelfth Grade Students (per capita)	0.104 per 10 people	[29th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Ungraded Students	1,013	[19th of 29]
Elementary & Secondary > Ungraded Students (per capita)	36.45 per 100,000 people	[20th of 29]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures	$2,923,401,465.00	[32nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures (per $ GDP)	$0.37 per $10 of GDP	[14th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures (per capita)	$1,051.90 per capita	[43rd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Federal Revenue- Subtotal	$382,871,157.00	[31st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Federal Revenue- Subtotal (per $ GDP)	$0.48 per $100 of GDP	[10th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Federal Revenue- Subtotal (per capita)	$137.77 per capita	[17th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Instruct. Expend.- Subtotal	$1,786,322,989.00	[32nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Instruct. Expend.- Subtotal (per $ GDP)	$0.22 per $10 of GDP	[12th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Instruct. Expend.- Subtotal (per capita)	$642.76 per capita	[42nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Intermediate Revenues	$1,574,254.00	[22nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Intermediate Revenues (per $ GDP)	$196.64 per $10 million of GDP	[21st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Intermediate Revenues (per capita)	$56.65 per 100 people	[21st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Local Revenue- Subtotal	$1,077,510,422.00	[34th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Local Revenue- Subtotal (per $ GDP)	$1.35 per $100 of GDP	[30th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Local Revenue- Subtotal (per capita)	$387.71 per capita	[41st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Non-Instructional Expend.- Subtotal	$146,784,358.00	[33rd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Non-Instructional Expend.- Subtotal (per $ GDP)	$1.83 per $1,000 of GDP	[10th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Non-Instructional Expend.- Subtotal (per capita)	$52.82 per capita	[26th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > State Revenues	$1,804,361,715.00	[34th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > State Revenues (per $ GDP)	$0.23 per $10 of GDP	[11th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > State Revenues (per capita)	$649.25 per capita	[30th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Support Services Expenditure- Subtotal	$990,294,118.00	[32nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Support Services Expenditure- Subtotal (per $ GDP)	$0.12 per $10 of GDP	[16th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Support Services Expenditure- Subtotal (per capita)	$356.33 per capita	[42nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Expenditures for Education	$3,234,825,986.00	[32nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Expenditures for Education (per $ GDP)	$0.40 per $10 of GDP	[15th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Expenditures for Education (per capita)	$1,163.96 per capita	[43rd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Revenue from All Sources	$3,266,317,548.00	[32nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Revenue from All Sources (per $ GDP)	$0.41 per $10 of GDP	[17th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Revenue from All Sources (per capita)	$1,175.29 per capita	[43rd of 51]
High school diploma or higher, by percentage	79.2%	[49th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree	18.1 %	[50th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree	6.1 %	[50th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed High School (Including Equivalency)	80.2 %	[45th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > American Indian / Alaska Native	212	[30th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > American Indian / Alaska Native (per capita)	0.763 per 10,000 people	[23rd of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Asian / Pacific Islander	281	[40th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Asian / Pacific Islander (per capita)	0.101 per 1,000 people	[47th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors	10,784	[35th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors (per capita)	0.388 per 100 people	[44th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Black, Non-Hispanic	3,483	[24th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Black, Non-Hispanic (per capita)	12.533 per 10,000 people	[16th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Doctors	219	[38th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Doctors (per capita)	0.788 per 10,000 people	[47th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Hispanic	311	[42nd of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Hispanic (per capita)	0.112 per 1,000 people	[42nd of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters	2,597	[39th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters (per capita)	0.093 per 100 people	[47th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Nonresident Alien	758	[37th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Nonresident Alien (per capita)	0.273 per 1,000 people	[39th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Race / Ethnicity Unknown	235	[47th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Race / Ethnicity Unknown (per capita)	0.846 per 10,000 people	[49th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Total	23,096	[34th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Total (per capita)	0.831 per 100 people	[46th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > White	17,816	[34th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > White (per capita)	0.641 per 100 people	[38th of 51]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Four Year	23	[33rd of 51]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Four Year (per capita)	0.828 per 100,000 people	[34th of 51]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Private, For Profit	3	[40th of 49]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Private, For Profit (per capita)	1.079 per 1 million people	[43rd of 49]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Private, Not For Profit	11	[35th of 50]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Private, Not For Profit (per capita)	3.958 per 1 million people	[33rd of 50]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Public	33	[17th of 51]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Public (per capita)	1.187 per 100,000 people	[8th of 51]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Total Degree Granting Title IV Eligible	47	[31st of 51]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Total Degree Granting Title IV Eligible (per capita)	0.169 per 10,000 people	[21st of 51]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Two Year	24	[25th of 50]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Two Year (per capita)	0.864 per 100,000 people	[10th of 50]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > American Indian / Alaska Native	1,517	[28th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > American Indian / Alaska Native (per capita)	0.546 per 1,000 people	[23rd of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Asian / Pacific Islander	1,967	[39th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Asian / Pacific Islander (per capita)	0.708 per 1,000 people	[43rd of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Black, Non-Hispanic	25,017	[24th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Black, Non-Hispanic (per capita)	9.002 per 1,000 people	[11th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Female	82,907	[34th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Female (per capita)	0.298 per 10 people	[41st of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > First-Professional	1,836	[36th of 50]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > First-Professional (per capita)	0.661 per 1,000 people	[41st of 50]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Graduate	10,927	[37th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Graduate (per capita)	0.393 per 100 people	[49th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Hispanic	2,349	[39th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Hispanic (per capita)	0.845 per 1,000 people	[41st of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Male	55,492	[34th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Male (per capita)	0.2 per 10 people	[44th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Nonresident Alien	2,488	[40th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Nonresident Alien (per capita)	0.09 per 100 people	[48th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Race / Ethnicity Unknown	1,864	[47th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Race / Ethnicity Unknown (per capita)	0.671 per 1,000 people	[50th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Undergraduate	125,636	[34th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Undergraduate (per capita)	0.452 per 10 people	[41st of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > White	103,197	[33rd of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > White (per capita)	0.371 per 10 people	[32nd of 51]
Public Libraries > ALA-MLS Librarians(FTE)	91.4	[42nd of 51]
Public Libraries > ALA-MLS Librarians(FTE) (per capita)	0.329 per 10,000 people	[51st of 51]
Public Libraries > Audio Materials per 1,000 Population	52	[50th of 51]
Public Libraries > Capital Expenditures	$3,489,315.00	[41st of 51]
Public Libraries > Capital Expenditures (per $ GDP)	$43.59 per $1 million of GDP	[40th of 51]
Public Libraries > Capital Expenditures (per capita)	$12.56 per 10 people	[42nd of 51]
Public Libraries > Children's Program Attendance	353,471	[36th of 51]
Public Libraries > Children's Program Attendance (per capita)	0.127 per capita	[48th of 51]
Public Libraries > Circulation of Children's Materials	3,001,303	[37th of 51]
Public Libraries > Circulation of Children's Materials (per capita)	1.08 per capita	[48th of 51]
Public Libraries > Current Print Serial Subscriptions per 1,000 Population	3.6	[47th of 51]
Public Libraries > Electronic Materials Expenditures	$269,230.00	[39th of 50]
Public Libraries > Electronic Materials Expenditures (per $ GDP)	$0.34 per $100,000 of GDP	[37th of 50]
Public Libraries > Electronic Materials Expenditures (per capita)	$0.97 per 10 people	[42nd of 50]
Public Libraries > Library Visits per Capita	3	[48th of 51]
Public Libraries > Local Revenue	$37,556,975.00	[34th of 50]
Public Libraries > Local Revenue (per $ GDP)	$0.47 per $1,000 of GDP	[37th of 50]
Public Libraries > Local Revenue (per capita)	$13.51 per capita	[43rd of 50]
Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles	3	[40th of 50]
Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles (per capita)	1.079 per 1 million people	[44th of 50]
Public Libraries > Number of Branch Libraries	167	[17th of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Branch Libraries (per capita)	0.601 per 10,000 people	[3rd of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Central Libraries	43	[44th of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Central Libraries (per capita)	1.547 per 100,000 people	[38th of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Public Internet Terminals	1,064	[36th of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Public Internet Terminals (per capita)	0.383 per 1,000 people	[46th of 51]
Public Libraries > Other Operating Expenditures	$7,492,254.00	[35th of 51]
Public Libraries > Other Operating Expenditures (per $ GDP)	$0.09 per $1,000 of GDP	[42nd of 51]
Public Libraries > Other Operating Expenditures (per capita)	$2.70 per capita	[49th of 51]
Public Libraries > Other Revenue	$3,017,228.00	[37th of 51]
Public Libraries > Other Revenue (per $ GDP)	$0.38 per $10,000 of GDP	[36th of 51]
Public Libraries > Other Revenue (per capita)	$1.09 per capita	[44th of 51]
Public Libraries > Other Staff(FTE)	586.4	[34th of 51]
Public Libraries > Other Staff(FTE) (per capita)	0.211 per 1,000 people	[41st of 51]
Public Libraries > Public Service Hours	374,074	[36th of 51]
Public Libraries > Public Service Hours (per capita)	0.135 per capita	[28th of 51]
Public Libraries > Reference Transactions per Capita	0.6	[42nd of 51]
Public Libraries > State Revenue	$901,548.00	[33rd of 50]
Public Libraries > State Revenue (per $ GDP)	$112.62 per $10 million of GDP	[34th of 50]
Public Libraries > State Revenue (per capita)	$32.44 per 100 people	[34th of 50]
Public Libraries > Total Circulation per Capita	4.2	[44th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Collection Expenditures	$5,790,180.00	[35th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Collection Expenditures (per $ GDP)	$0.72 per $10,000 of GDP	[41st of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Collection Expenditures (per capita)	$2.08 per capita	[48th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Librarians(FTE)	252.4	[39th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Librarians(FTE) (per capita)	0.091 per 1,000 people	[48th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Operating Expenditures	$36,088,120.00	[37th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Operating Expenditures (per $ GDP)	$0.45 per $1,000 of GDP	[45th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Operating Expenditures (per capita)	$12.99 per capita	[50th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Revenue	$41,475,751.00	[35th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Revenue (per $ GDP)	$0.52 per $1,000 of GDP	[42nd of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Revenue (per capita)	$14.92 per capita	[49th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Staff Expenditures	$22,805,686.00	[38th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Staff Expenditures (per $ GDP)	$0.29 per $1,000 of GDP	[46th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Staff Expenditures (per capita)	$8.21 per capita	[51st of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Staff(FTE)	838.8	[35th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Staff(FTE) (per capita)	0.302 per 1,000 people	[49th of 51]
Public Libraries > Users of Electronic Resources	1,414,614	[35th of 50]
Public Libraries > Users of Electronic Resources (per capita)	0.509 per capita	[42nd of 50]
Public Libraries > Video Materials per 1,000 Population	51.6	[49th of 51]

SOURCES: National Center for Educational Statistics; National Center for Educational Statistics ; US Census Bureau, 2004.; Morgan Quitno Press, 2005; American Community Survey 2004

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