StateMaster - Mainer Education statistics

Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Math	5%	[17th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Reading	9%	[8th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Science	4%	[8th of 39]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Writing	3%	[5th of 40]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 8 Math	5%	[34th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 8 Reading	4%	[5th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 8 Science	3%	[17th of 38]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 8 Writing	3%	[10th of 39]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Math	84%	[17th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading	71%	[7th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Science	82%	[1st of 39]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Writing	87%	[18th of 44]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 8 Math	74%	[18th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 8 Reading	81%	[5th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 8 Science	75%	[2nd of 38]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 8 Writing	86%	[12th of 42]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 4 Math	39%	[18th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 4 Reading	35%	[13th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 4 Science	38%	[4th of 39]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 4 Writing	32%	[7th of 44]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Math	30%	[25th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Reading	38%	[2nd of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Science	37%	[9th of 38]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Writing	36%	[5th of 42]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Math	241	[15th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading	225	[7th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Science	161	[2nd of 39]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Writing	158	[7th of 44]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Math	281	[20th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Reading	270	[3rd of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Science	160	[7th of 38]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Writing	157	[9th of 42]
Bachelor's degree or higher, by percentage	24.2%	[40th of 51]
Best Educated Index	9.33	[5th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Eighth Grade Students	17,321	[41st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Eighth Grade Students (per capita)	0.131 per 10 people	[20th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Eleventh Grade Students	15,125	[41st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Eleventh Grade Students (per capita)	0.114 per 10 people	[25th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Fifth Grade Students	15,499	[41st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Fifth Grade Students (per capita)	0.117 per 10 people	[40th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > First Grade Students	14,117	[41st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > First Grade Students (per capita)	0.107 per 10 people	[45th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Fourth Grade Students	14,841	[41st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Fourth Grade Students (per capita)	0.112 per 10 people	[44th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Free Lunch Eligible	46,346	[36th of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Free Lunch Eligible (per capita)	0.351 per 10 people	[39th of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Individualized Education Program	33,514	[38th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Individualized Education Program (per capita)	0.254 per 10 people	[13th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Kindergarten Students	14,021	[40th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Kindergarten Students (per capita)	0.106 per 10 people	[43rd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > LEP/ELL Students	2,852	[43rd of 47]
Elementary & Secondary > LEP/ELL Students (per capita)	0.216 per 100 people	[42nd of 47]
Elementary & Secondary > Ninth Grade Students	16,891	[41st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Ninth Grade Students (per capita)	0.128 per 10 people	[48th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Prekindergarten Students	1,797	[45th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Prekindergarten Students (per capita)	1.36 per 1,000 people	[38th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Pupil/Teacher Ratio	11.5 students per teacher	[50th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Reduced-price Lunch Eligible	14,548	[36th of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Reduced-price Lunch Eligible (per capita)	0.11 per 10 people	[33rd of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Second Grade Students	14,073	[42nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Second Grade Students (per capita)	0.106 per 10 people	[46th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Seventh Grade Students	16,878	[41st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Seventh Grade Students (per capita)	0.128 per 10 people	[28th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Sixth Grade Students	16,510	[41st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Sixth Grade Students (per capita)	0.125 per 10 people	[31st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Tenth Grade Students	16,105	[41st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Tenth Grade Students (per capita)	0.122 per 10 people	[28th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Third Grade Students	14,350	[41st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Third Grade Students (per capita)	0.109 per 10 people	[46th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Number of Schools	694	[40th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Number of Schools (per capita)	0.525 per 1,000 people	[8th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Staff	35,865	[37th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Staff (per capita)	0.271 per 10 people	[3rd of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students	202,084	[41st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students (per capita)	0.153 per capita	[43rd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- American Indian/Alaskan	1,052	[43rd of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- American Indian/Alaskan (per capita)	0.796 per 1,000 people	[28th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Asian/Pacific Islander	2,464	[44th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Asian/Pacific Islander (per capita)	0.186 per 100 people	[39th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic	3,440	[43rd of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic (per capita)	0.26 per 100 people	[42nd of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Hispanic	1,516	[48th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Hispanic (per capita)	0.115 per 100 people	[49th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- White, non-Hispanic	193,258	[40th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- White, non-Hispanic (per capita)	1.462 per 10 people	[6th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Teachers	17,621	[39th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Teachers (per capita)	0.133 per 10 people	[2nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- female	97,577	[38th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- female (per capita)	0.074 per capita	[40th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- male	104,074	[38th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- male (per capita)	0.079 per capita	[42nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- unknown	0	[39th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- unknown (per capita)	0 per 1 million people	[39th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Twelfth Grade Students	14,538	[40th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Twelfth Grade Students (per capita)	0.11 per 10 people	[19th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Ungraded Students	18	[27th of 29]
Elementary & Secondary > Ungraded Students (per capita)	1.362 per 100,000 people	[27th of 29]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures	$1,909,268,142.00	[39th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures (per $ GDP)	$0.44 per $10 of GDP	[3rd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures (per capita)	$1,444.77 per capita	[11th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Federal Revenue- Subtotal	$193,403,023.00	[40th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Federal Revenue- Subtotal (per $ GDP)	$0.45 per $100 of GDP	[11th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Federal Revenue- Subtotal (per capita)	$146.35 per capita	[14th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Instruct. Expend.- Subtotal	$1,281,072,704.00	[38th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Instruct. Expend.- Subtotal (per $ GDP)	$0.30 per $10 of GDP	[2nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Instruct. Expend.- Subtotal (per capita)	$969.40 per capita	[8th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Intermediate Revenues	$0.00	[44th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Intermediate Revenues (per $ GDP)	$0.00 per $10 million of GDP	[29th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Intermediate Revenues (per capita)	$0.00 per 100 people	[29th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Local Revenue- Subtotal	$1,040,061,211.00	[35th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Local Revenue- Subtotal (per $ GDP)	$2.40 per $100 of GDP	[1st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Local Revenue- Subtotal (per capita)	$787.03 per capita	[11th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Non-Instructional Expend.- Subtotal	$61,357,472.00	[41st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Non-Instructional Expend.- Subtotal (per $ GDP)	$1.42 per $1,000 of GDP	[25th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Non-Instructional Expend.- Subtotal (per capita)	$46.43 per capita	[38th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > State Revenues	$927,773,525.00	[40th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > State Revenues (per $ GDP)	$0.21 per $10 of GDP	[14th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > State Revenues (per capita)	$702.06 per capita	[23rd of 50]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Support Services Expenditure- Subtotal	$566,837,966.00	[40th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Support Services Expenditure- Subtotal (per $ GDP)	$0.13 per $10 of GDP	[10th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Support Services Expenditure- Subtotal (per capita)	$428.93 per capita	[24th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Expenditures for Education	$2,080,208,063.00	[39th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Expenditures for Education (per $ GDP)	$0.48 per $10 of GDP	[4th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Expenditures for Education (per capita)	$1,574.12 per capita	[14th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Revenue from All Sources	$2,161,237,759.00	[39th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Revenue from All Sources (per $ GDP)	$0.50 per $10 of GDP	[3rd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Revenue from All Sources (per capita)	$1,635.44 per capita	[10th of 51]
High school diploma or higher, by percentage	87.1%	[27th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree	26.1 %	[24th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree	8.2 %	[31st of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed High School (Including Equivalency)	88.3 %	[14th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > American Indian / Alaska Native	110	[42nd of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > American Indian / Alaska Native (per capita)	0.832 per 10,000 people	[20th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Asian / Pacific Islander	145	[45th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Asian / Pacific Islander (per capita)	0.11 per 1,000 people	[45th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors	6,059	[41st of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors (per capita)	0.458 per 100 people	[31st of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Black, Non-Hispanic	95	[45th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Black, Non-Hispanic (per capita)	0.719 per 10,000 people	[48th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Doctors	43	[49th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Doctors (per capita)	0.325 per 10,000 people	[50th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Hispanic	80	[49th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Hispanic (per capita)	0.061 per 1,000 people	[51st of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters	1,542	[44th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters (per capita)	0.117 per 100 people	[44th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Nonresident Alien	457	[43rd of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Nonresident Alien (per capita)	0.346 per 1,000 people	[35th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Race / Ethnicity Unknown	521	[42nd of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Race / Ethnicity Unknown (per capita)	3.942 per 10,000 people	[30th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Total	10,772	[44th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Total (per capita)	0.815 per 100 people	[48th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > White	9,364	[41st of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > White (per capita)	0.709 per 100 people	[32nd of 51]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Four Year	20	[37th of 51]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Four Year (per capita)	1.513 per 100,000 people	[9th of 51]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Private, For Profit	2	[43rd of 49]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Private, For Profit (per capita)	1.513 per 1 million people	[36th of 49]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Private, Not For Profit	13	[33rd of 50]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Private, Not For Profit (per capita)	9.837 per 1 million people	[8th of 50]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Public	15	[37th of 51]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Public (per capita)	1.135 per 100,000 people	[10th of 51]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Total Degree Granting Title IV Eligible	30	[37th of 51]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Total Degree Granting Title IV Eligible (per capita)	0.227 per 10,000 people	[8th of 51]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Two Year	10	[39th of 50]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Two Year (per capita)	0.757 per 100,000 people	[14th of 50]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > American Indian / Alaska Native	822	[39th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > American Indian / Alaska Native (per capita)	0.622 per 1,000 people	[17th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Asian / Pacific Islander	899	[46th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Asian / Pacific Islander (per capita)	0.68 per 1,000 people	[45th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Black, Non-Hispanic	831	[45th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Black, Non-Hispanic (per capita)	0.629 per 1,000 people	[48th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Female	39,244	[44th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Female (per capita)	0.297 per 10 people	[42nd of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > First-Professional	825	[43rd of 50]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > First-Professional (per capita)	0.624 per 1,000 people	[42nd of 50]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Graduate	7,196	[43rd of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Graduate (per capita)	0.545 per 100 people	[39th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Hispanic	655	[49th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Hispanic (per capita)	0.496 per 1,000 people	[50th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Male	26,171	[44th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Male (per capita)	0.198 per 10 people	[45th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Nonresident Alien	1,333	[46th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Nonresident Alien (per capita)	0.101 per 100 people	[45th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Race / Ethnicity Unknown	5,290	[38th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Race / Ethnicity Unknown (per capita)	4.003 per 1,000 people	[21st of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Undergraduate	57,394	[44th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Undergraduate (per capita)	0.434 per 10 people	[43rd of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > White	55,585	[40th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > White (per capita)	0.421 per 10 people	[22nd of 51]
Public Libraries > ALA-MLS Librarians(FTE)	142.3	[37th of 51]
Public Libraries > ALA-MLS Librarians(FTE) (per capita)	1.077 per 10,000 people	[16th of 51]
Public Libraries > Audio Materials per 1,000 Population	117.7	[29th of 51]
Public Libraries > Capital Expenditures	$4,938,157.00	[35th of 51]
Public Libraries > Capital Expenditures (per $ GDP)	$114.10 per $1 million of GDP	[21st of 51]
Public Libraries > Capital Expenditures (per capita)	$37.37 per 10 people	[24th of 51]
Public Libraries > Children's Program Attendance	285,341	[39th of 51]
Public Libraries > Children's Program Attendance (per capita)	0.216 per capita	[17th of 51]
Public Libraries > Circulation of Children's Materials	2,809,381	[38th of 51]
Public Libraries > Circulation of Children's Materials (per capita)	2.126 per capita	[27th of 51]
Public Libraries > Current Print Serial Subscriptions per 1,000 Population	9.3	[14th of 51]
Public Libraries > Electronic Materials Expenditures	$45,808.00	[50th of 50]
Public Libraries > Electronic Materials Expenditures (per $ GDP)	$0.11 per $100,000 of GDP	[49th of 50]
Public Libraries > Electronic Materials Expenditures (per capita)	$0.35 per 10 people	[50th of 50]
Public Libraries > Federal Revenue	$3,405.00	[49th of 49]
Public Libraries > Federal Revenue (per $ GDP)	$0.08 per $1 million of GDP	[49th of 49]
Public Libraries > Federal Revenue (per capita)	$0.26 per 100 people	[49th of 49]
Public Libraries > Library Visits per Capita	4.7	[22nd of 51]
Public Libraries > Local Revenue	$22,540,214.00	[42nd of 50]
Public Libraries > Local Revenue (per $ GDP)	$0.52 per $1,000 of GDP	[33rd of 50]
Public Libraries > Local Revenue (per capita)	$17.06 per capita	[35th of 50]
Public Libraries > Number of Branch Libraries	7	[50th of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Branch Libraries (per capita)	0.053 per 10,000 people	[51st of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Central Libraries	273	[12th of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Central Libraries (per capita)	20.658 per 100,000 people	[2nd of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Public Internet Terminals	1,059	[37th of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Public Internet Terminals (per capita)	0.801 per 1,000 people	[8th of 51]
Public Libraries > Other Operating Expenditures	$6,146,907.00	[39th of 51]
Public Libraries > Other Operating Expenditures (per $ GDP)	$0.14 per $1,000 of GDP	[20th of 51]
Public Libraries > Other Operating Expenditures (per capita)	$4.65 per capita	[32nd of 51]
Public Libraries > Other Revenue	$7,097,682.00	[27th of 51]
Public Libraries > Other Revenue (per $ GDP)	$1.64 per $10,000 of GDP	[4th of 51]
Public Libraries > Other Revenue (per capita)	$5.37 per capita	[7th of 51]
Public Libraries > Other Staff(FTE)	380.8	[39th of 51]
Public Libraries > Other Staff(FTE) (per capita)	0.288 per 1,000 people	[26th of 51]
Public Libraries > Public Service Hours	356,075	[37th of 51]
Public Libraries > Public Service Hours (per capita)	0.269 per capita	[4th of 51]
Public Libraries > Reference Transactions per Capita	0.7	[33rd of 51]
Public Libraries > State Revenue	$159,620.00	[46th of 50]
Public Libraries > State Revenue (per $ GDP)	$36.88 per $10 million of GDP	[42nd of 50]
Public Libraries > State Revenue (per capita)	$12.08 per 100 people	[42nd of 50]
Public Libraries > Total Circulation per Capita	6.9	[26th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Collection Expenditures	$3,810,274.00	[41st of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Collection Expenditures (per $ GDP)	$0.88 per $10,000 of GDP	[32nd of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Collection Expenditures (per capita)	$2.88 per capita	[36th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Librarians(FTE)	315.8	[36th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Librarians(FTE) (per capita)	0.239 per 1,000 people	[8th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Operating Expenditures	$29,549,187.00	[40th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Operating Expenditures (per $ GDP)	$0.68 per $1,000 of GDP	[21st of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Operating Expenditures (per capita)	$22.36 per capita	[31st of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Revenue	$29,800,921.00	[40th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Revenue (per $ GDP)	$0.69 per $1,000 of GDP	[26th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Revenue (per capita)	$22.55 per capita	[32nd of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Staff Expenditures	$19,593,206.00	[41st of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Staff Expenditures (per $ GDP)	$0.45 per $1,000 of GDP	[20th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Staff Expenditures (per capita)	$14.83 per capita	[28th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Staff(FTE)	696.6	[38th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Staff(FTE) (per capita)	0.527 per 1,000 people	[17th of 51]
Public Libraries > Users of Electronic Resources	806,757	[45th of 50]
Public Libraries > Users of Electronic Resources (per capita)	0.61 per capita	[39th of 50]
Public Libraries > Video Materials per 1,000 Population	134.3	[20th 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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