FACTOID # 4: Alaska spends more money per capita on elementary and secondary education than any other state.
 
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The South > Florida > Education

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Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Math 5% [18th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Reading 7% [22nd of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Writing 4% [4th of 40]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 8 Math 5% [32nd of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 8 Reading 2% [26th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 8 Writing 3% [5th of 39]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Math 82% [25th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading 65% [28th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Writing 86% [19th of 44]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 8 Math 65% [35th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 8 Reading 66% [42nd of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 8 Writing 84% [22nd of 42]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 4 Math 37% [25th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 4 Reading 30% [30th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 4 Writing 33% [5th of 44]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Math 26% [35th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Reading 25% [41st of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Writing 32% [15th of 42]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Math 239 [24th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading 219 [29th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Writing 158 [8th of 44]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Math 274 [37th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Reading 256 [41st of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Writing 154 [14th of 42]
Bachelor's degree or higher, by percentage 26% [23rd of 51]
Best Educated Index -4.41 [36th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Eighth Grade Students 205,443 [4th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Eighth Grade Students (per capita) 0.115 per 10 people [48th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Eleventh Grade Students 165,283 [4th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Eleventh Grade Students (per capita) 0.093 per 10 people [48th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Fifth Grade Students 199,035 [4th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Fifth Grade Students (per capita) 0.112 per 10 people [48th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > First Grade Students 194,449 [4th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > First Grade Students (per capita) 0.109 per 10 people [43rd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Fourth Grade Students 178,109 [4th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Fourth Grade Students (per capita) 0.1 per 10 people [51st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Free Lunch Eligible 956,395 [3rd of 46]
    Elementary & Secondary > Free Lunch Eligible (per capita) 0.538 per 10 people [15th of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Individualized Education Program 400,719 [3rd of 50]
    Elementary & Secondary > Individualized Education Program (per capita) 0.225 per 10 people [26th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Kindergarten Students 191,986 [3rd of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Kindergarten Students (per capita) 0.108 per 10 people [38th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > LEP/ELL Students 196,037 [3rd of 47]
    Elementary & Secondary > LEP/ELL Students (per capita) 1.102 per 100 people [12th of 47]
Elementary & Secondary > Ninth Grade Students 253,565 [4th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Ninth Grade Students (per capita) 0.143 per 10 people [13th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Prekindergarten Students 49,588 [4th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Prekindergarten Students (per capita) 2.787 per 1,000 people [22nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Pupil/Teacher Ratio 17.9 students per teacher [8th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Reduced-price Lunch Eligible 233,286 [3rd of 46]
    Elementary & Secondary > Reduced-price Lunch Eligible (per capita) 0.131 per 10 people [21st of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Second Grade Students 188,585 [4th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Second Grade Students (per capita) 0.106 per 10 people [45th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Seventh Grade Students 209,016 [4th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Seventh Grade Students (per capita) 0.117 per 10 people [47th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Sixth Grade Students 205,864 [4th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Sixth Grade Students (per capita) 0.116 per 10 people [47th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Tenth Grade Students 191,640 [4th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Tenth Grade Students (per capita) 0.108 per 10 people [47th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Third Grade Students 210,301 [3rd of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Third Grade Students (per capita) 0.118 per 10 people [24th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Number of Schools 3,529 [7th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total Number of Schools (per capita) 0.198 per 1,000 people [51st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Staff 270,746 [4th of 50]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total Staff (per capita) 0.152 per 10 people [44th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students 2,587,628 [4th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total Students (per capita) 0.145 per capita [48th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- American Indian/Alaskan 7,679 [18th of 50]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- American Indian/Alaskan (per capita) 0.432 per 1,000 people [39th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Asian/Pacific Islander 52,986 [9th of 50]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Asian/Pacific Islander (per capita) 0.298 per 100 people [27th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic 629,123 [1st of 50]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic (per capita) 3.536 per 100 people [12th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Hispanic 571,148 [3rd of 50]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Hispanic (per capita) 3.211 per 100 people [7th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- White, non-Hispanic 1,326,692 [6th of 50]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- White, non-Hispanic (per capita) 0.746 per 10 people [46th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Teachers 144,955 [4th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total Teachers (per capita) 0.081 per 10 people [49th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- female 1,256,059 [4th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- female (per capita) 0.071 per capita [45th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- male 1,331,495 [4th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- male (per capita) 0.075 per capita [46th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- unknown 0 [12th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- unknown (per capita) 0 per 1 million people [22nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Twelfth Grade Students 144,764 [4th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Twelfth Grade Students (per capita) 0.081 per 10 people [49th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures $16,355,122,722.00 [6th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures (per $ GDP) $0.28 per $10 of GDP [46th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures (per capita) $919.35 per capita [51st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Federal Revenue- Subtotal $1,999,264,487.00 [4th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Federal Revenue- Subtotal (per $ GDP) $0.34 per $100 of GDP [24th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Federal Revenue- Subtotal (per capita) $112.38 per capita [33rd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Instruct. Expend.- Subtotal $9,616,719,757.00 [7th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Instruct. Expend.- Subtotal (per $ GDP) $0.16 per $10 of GDP [47th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Instruct. Expend.- Subtotal (per capita) $540.57 per capita [51st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Intermediate Revenues $0.00 [27th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Intermediate Revenues (per $ GDP) $0.00 per $10 million of GDP [28th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Intermediate Revenues (per capita) $0.00 per 100 people [28th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Local Revenue- Subtotal $8,699,187,658.00 [8th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Local Revenue- Subtotal (per $ GDP) $1.46 per $100 of GDP [24th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Local Revenue- Subtotal (per capita) $489.00 per capita [29th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Non-Instructional Expend.- Subtotal $800,171,338.00 [4th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Non-Instructional Expend.- Subtotal (per $ GDP) $1.35 per $1,000 of GDP [30th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Non-Instructional Expend.- Subtotal (per capita) $44.98 per capita [43rd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > State Revenues $8,285,653,947.00 [5th of 50]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > State Revenues (per $ GDP) $0.14 per $10 of GDP [41st of 50]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > State Revenues (per capita) $465.75 per capita [47th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Support Services Expenditure- Subtotal $5,938,231,627.00 [8th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Support Services Expenditure- Subtotal (per $ GDP) $0.10 per $10 of GDP [41st of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Support Services Expenditure- Subtotal (per capita) $333.80 per capita [45th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Expenditures for Education $19,692,041,746.00 [5th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Expenditures for Education (per $ GDP) $0.33 per $10 of GDP [42nd of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Expenditures for Education (per capita) $1,106.93 per capita [48th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Revenue from All Sources $18,984,106,092.00 [5th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Revenue from All Sources (per $ GDP) $0.32 per $10 of GDP [44th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Revenue from All Sources (per capita) $1,067.13 per capita [50th of 51]
High school diploma or higher, by percentage 85.9% [34th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree 25.4 % [27th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree 9.1 % [23rd of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed High School (Including Equivalency) 84.5 % [31st of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > American Indian / Alaska Native 723 [10th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > American Indian / Alaska Native (per capita) 0.406 per 10,000 people [39th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Asian / Pacific Islander 5,797 [8th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Asian / Pacific Islander (per capita) 0.326 per 1,000 people [22nd of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors 63,811 [5th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors (per capita) 0.359 per 100 people [47th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Black, Non-Hispanic 26,444 [2nd of 51]
    Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Black, Non-Hispanic (per capita) 14.865 per 10,000 people [10th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Doctors 2,908 [3rd of 51]
    Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Doctors (per capita) 1.635 per 10,000 people [18th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Hispanic 27,018 [3rd of 51]
    Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Hispanic (per capita) 1.519 per 1,000 people [6th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters 23,175 [8th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters (per capita) 0.13 per 100 people [42nd of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Nonresident Alien 7,797 [6th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Nonresident Alien (per capita) 0.438 per 1,000 people [26th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Race / Ethnicity Unknown 6,835 [8th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Race / Ethnicity Unknown (per capita) 3.842 per 10,000 people [31st of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Total 179,890 [4th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Total (per capita) 1.011 per 100 people [29th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > White 105,276 [4th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > White (per capita) 0.592 per 100 people [42nd of 51]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Four Year 107 [5th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Four Year (per capita) 0.601 per 100,000 people [47th of 51]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Private, For Profit 71 [3rd of 49]
    Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Private, For Profit (per capita) 3.991 per 1 million people [16th of 49]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Private, Not For Profit 52 [10th of 50]
    Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Private, Not For Profit (per capita) 2.923 per 1 million people [42nd of 50]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Public 40 [14th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Public (per capita) 0.225 per 100,000 people [51st of 51]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Total Degree Granting Title IV Eligible 163 [7th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Total Degree Granting Title IV Eligible (per capita) 0.092 per 10,000 people [48th of 51]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Two Year 56 [10th of 50]
    Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Two Year (per capita) 0.315 per 100,000 people [46th of 50]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > American Indian / Alaska Native 3,507 [15th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > American Indian / Alaska Native (per capita) 0.197 per 1,000 people [40th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Asian / Pacific Islander 27,802 [8th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Asian / Pacific Islander (per capita) 1.563 per 1,000 people [26th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Black, Non-Hispanic 148,148 [3rd of 51]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Black, Non-Hispanic (per capita) 8.328 per 1,000 people [13th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Female 506,981 [4th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Female (per capita) 0.285 per 10 people [46th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > First-Professional 14,804 [7th of 50]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > First-Professional (per capita) 0.832 per 1,000 people [33rd of 50]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Graduate 90,471 [7th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Graduate (per capita) 0.509 per 100 people [43rd of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Hispanic 148,157 [3rd of 51]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Hispanic (per capita) 8.328 per 1,000 people [5th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Male 359,684 [4th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Male (per capita) 0.202 per 10 people [42nd of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Nonresident Alien 30,193 [4th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Nonresident Alien (per capita) 0.17 per 100 people [25th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Race / Ethnicity Unknown 36,713 [9th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Race / Ethnicity Unknown (per capita) 2.064 per 1,000 people [35th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Undergraduate 761,390 [4th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Undergraduate (per capita) 0.428 per 10 people [46th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > White 472,145 [7th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > White (per capita) 0.265 per 10 people [47th of 51]
Public Libraries > ALA-MLS Librarians(FTE) 1,732.8 [4th of 51]
    Public Libraries > ALA-MLS Librarians(FTE) (per capita) 0.974 per 10,000 people [22nd of 51]
Public Libraries > Audio Materials per 1,000 Population 99.7 [33rd of 51]
Public Libraries > Capital Expenditures $46,379,982.00 [11th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Capital Expenditures (per $ GDP) $78.01 per $1 million of GDP [32nd of 51]
    Public Libraries > Capital Expenditures (per capita) $26.07 per 10 people [33rd of 51]
Public Libraries > Children's Program Attendance 2,743,978 [5th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Children's Program Attendance (per capita) 0.154 per capita [36th of 51]
Public Libraries > Circulation of Children's Materials 21,929,958 [8th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Circulation of Children's Materials (per capita) 1.233 per capita [45th of 51]
Public Libraries > Current Print Serial Subscriptions per 1,000 Population 4.4 [39th of 51]
Public Libraries > Electronic Materials Expenditures $5,724,723.00 [4th of 50]
    Public Libraries > Electronic Materials Expenditures (per $ GDP) $0.96 per $100,000 of GDP [9th of 50]
    Public Libraries > Electronic Materials Expenditures (per capita) $3.22 per 10 people [14th of 50]
Public Libraries > Federal Revenue $2,324,946.00 [5th of 49]
    Public Libraries > Federal Revenue (per $ GDP) $3.91 per $1 million of GDP [23rd of 49]
    Public Libraries > Federal Revenue (per capita) $13.07 per 100 people [29th of 49]
Public Libraries > Library Visits per Capita 4 [31st of 51]
Public Libraries > Local Revenue $387,556,978.00 [4th of 50]
    Public Libraries > Local Revenue (per $ GDP) $0.65 per $1,000 of GDP [16th of 50]
    Public Libraries > Local Revenue (per capita) $21.79 per capita [26th of 50]
Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles 33 [9th of 50]
    Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles (per capita) 1.855 per 1 million people [34th of 50]
Public Libraries > Number of Branch Libraries 434 [3rd of 51]
    Public Libraries > Number of Branch Libraries (per capita) 0.244 per 10,000 people [27th of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Central Libraries 53 [41st of 51]
    Public Libraries > Number of Central Libraries (per capita) 0.298 per 100,000 people [49th of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Public Internet Terminals 7,053 [5th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Number of Public Internet Terminals (per capita) 0.396 per 1,000 people [45th of 51]
Public Libraries > Other Operating Expenditures $100,425,296.00 [4th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Other Operating Expenditures (per $ GDP) $0.17 per $1,000 of GDP [14th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Other Operating Expenditures (per capita) $5.65 per capita [19th of 51]
Public Libraries > Other Revenue $19,632,192.00 [9th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Other Revenue (per $ GDP) $0.33 per $10,000 of GDP [40th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Other Revenue (per capita) $1.10 per capita [42nd of 51]
Public Libraries > Other Staff(FTE) 4,533.9 [5th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Other Staff(FTE) (per capita) 0.255 per 1,000 people [29th of 51]
Public Libraries > Public Service Hours 1,233,617 [8th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Public Service Hours (per capita) 0.069 per capita [50th of 51]
Public Libraries > Reference Transactions per Capita 1.4 [6th of 51]
Public Libraries > State Revenue $33,856,607.00 [5th of 50]
    Public Libraries > State Revenue (per $ GDP) $569.47 per $10 million of GDP [11th of 50]
    Public Libraries > State Revenue (per capita) $190.31 per 100 people [15th of 50]
Public Libraries > Total Circulation per Capita 5.6 [35th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Collection Expenditures $62,129,060.00 [5th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Total Collection Expenditures (per $ GDP) $1.05 per $10,000 of GDP [19th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Total Collection Expenditures (per capita) $3.49 per capita [28th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Librarians(FTE) 2,088.2 [5th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Total Librarians(FTE) (per capita) 0.117 per 1,000 people [42nd of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Operating Expenditures $403,685,124.00 [5th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Total Operating Expenditures (per $ GDP) $0.68 per $1,000 of GDP [22nd of 51]
    Public Libraries > Total Operating Expenditures (per capita) $22.69 per capita [30th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Revenue $443,370,723.00 [5th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Total Revenue (per $ GDP) $0.75 per $1,000 of GDP [19th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Total Revenue (per capita) $24.92 per capita [28th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Staff Expenditures $241,130,768.00 [5th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Total Staff Expenditures (per $ GDP) $0.41 per $1,000 of GDP [27th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Total Staff Expenditures (per capita) $13.55 per capita [33rd of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Staff(FTE) 6,622.1 [5th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Total Staff(FTE) (per capita) 0.372 per 1,000 people [35th of 51]
Public Libraries > Users of Electronic Resources 15,361,337 [7th of 50]
    Public Libraries > Users of Electronic Resources (per capita) 0.863 per capita [30th of 50]
Public Libraries > Video Materials per 1,000 Population 97.9 [30th 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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