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Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Math 3% [43rd of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Reading 6% [34th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Science 3% [21st of 39]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Writing 1% [27th of 40]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 8 Math 3% [42nd of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 8 Reading 1% [47th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 8 Science 2% [23rd of 38]
Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 8 Writing 1% [32nd of 39]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Math 74% [41st of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading 59% [39th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Science 63% [27th of 39]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Writing 82% [34th of 44]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 8 Math 61% [42nd of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 8 Reading 71% [32nd of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 8 Science 57% [26th of 38]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 8 Writing 82% [31st of 42]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 4 Math 28% [42nd of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 4 Reading 27% [38th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 4 Science 26% [24th of 39]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 4 Writing 23% [24th of 44]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Math 21% [42nd of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Reading 26% [36th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Science 25% [26th of 38]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Writing 24% [29th of 42]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Math 232 [40th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading 214 [40th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Science 147 [26th of 39]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Writing 149 [30th of 44]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Math 271 [42nd of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Reading 259 [35th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Science 146 [26th of 38]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Writing 148 [26th of 42]
Bachelor's degree or higher, by percentage 24.3% [39th of 51]
Best Educated Index -8.48 [41st of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Eighth Grade Students 72,505 [18th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Eighth Grade Students (per capita) 0.122 per 10 people [41st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Eleventh Grade Students 59,665 [21st of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Eleventh Grade Students (per capita) 0.1 per 10 people [42nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Fifth Grade Students 71,876 [17th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Fifth Grade Students (per capita) 0.121 per 10 people [27th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > First Grade Students 71,581 [17th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > First Grade Students (per capita) 0.12 per 10 people [24th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Fourth Grade Students 70,446 [17th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Fourth Grade Students (per capita) 0.118 per 10 people [29th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Individualized Education Program 171,594 [12th of 50]
    Elementary & Secondary > Individualized Education Program (per capita) 0.288 per 10 people [3rd of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Kindergarten Students 73,202 [14th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Kindergarten Students (per capita) 0.123 per 10 people [16th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Ninth Grade Students 79,195 [17th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Ninth Grade Students (per capita) 0.133 per 10 people [38th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Prekindergarten Students 16,785 [18th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Prekindergarten Students (per capita) 2.815 per 1,000 people [21st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Pupil/Teacher Ratio 15.7 students per teacher [19th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Second Grade Students 68,746 [17th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Second Grade Students (per capita) 0.115 per 10 people [27th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Seventh Grade Students 74,812 [17th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Seventh Grade Students (per capita) 0.125 per 10 people [39th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Sixth Grade Students 73,218 [18th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Sixth Grade Students (per capita) 0.123 per 10 people [35th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Tenth Grade Students 68,430 [20th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Tenth Grade Students (per capita) 0.115 per 10 people [42nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Third Grade Students 69,911 [17th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Third Grade Students (per capita) 0.117 per 10 people [28th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Number of Schools 1,677 [21st of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total Number of Schools (per capita) 0.281 per 1,000 people [39th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Staff 115,115 [14th of 50]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total Staff (per capita) 0.193 per 10 people [26th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students 936,681 [17th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total Students (per capita) 0.157 per capita [38th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- American Indian/Alaskan 1,631 [41st of 50]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- American Indian/Alaskan (per capita) 0.274 per 1,000 people [46th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Asian/Pacific Islander 11,753 [26th of 50]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Asian/Pacific Islander (per capita) 0.197 per 100 people [38th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic 230,125 [18th of 50]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic (per capita) 3.859 per 100 people [10th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Hispanic 26,032 [30th of 50]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Hispanic (per capita) 0.437 per 100 people [37th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- White, non-Hispanic 650,355 [19th of 50]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- White, non-Hispanic (per capita) 1.091 per 10 people [28th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Teachers 59,584 [16th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total Teachers (per capita) 0.1 per 10 people [35th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- female 0 [49th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- female (per capita) 0 per capita [49th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- male 0 [49th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- male (per capita) 0 per capita [49th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- unknown 0 [43rd of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Total, All Grades- unknown (per capita) 0 per 1 million people [43rd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Twelfth Grade Students 54,115 [21st of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary > Twelfth Grade Students (per capita) 0.091 per 10 people [40th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Ungraded Students 12,194 [7th of 29]
    Elementary & Secondary > Ungraded Students (per capita) 204.496 per 100,000 people [8th of 29]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures $5,674,773,373.00 [22nd of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures (per $ GDP) $0.26 per $10 of GDP [47th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures (per capita) $951.67 per capita [49th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Federal Revenue- Subtotal $613,614,554.00 [18th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Federal Revenue- Subtotal (per $ GDP) $0.28 per $100 of GDP [34th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Federal Revenue- Subtotal (per capita) $102.90 per capita [42nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Instruct. Expend.- Subtotal $3,647,985,773.00 [21st of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Instruct. Expend.- Subtotal (per $ GDP) $0.17 per $10 of GDP [45th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Instruct. Expend.- Subtotal (per capita) $611.77 per capita [47th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Intermediate Revenues $0.00 [43rd of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Intermediate Revenues (per $ GDP) $0.00 per $10 million of GDP [43rd of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Intermediate Revenues (per capita) $0.00 per 100 people [43rd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Local Revenue- Subtotal $2,820,285,515.00 [18th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Local Revenue- Subtotal (per $ GDP) $1.30 per $100 of GDP [35th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Local Revenue- Subtotal (per capita) $472.97 per capita [31st of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Non-Instructional Expend.- Subtotal $278,082,197.00 [21st of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Non-Instructional Expend.- Subtotal (per $ GDP) $1.28 per $1,000 of GDP [33rd of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Non-Instructional Expend.- Subtotal (per capita) $46.64 per capita [37th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > State Revenues $2,680,969,467.00 [26th of 50]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > State Revenues (per $ GDP) $0.12 per $10 of GDP [47th of 50]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > State Revenues (per capita) $449.60 per capita [48th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Support Services Expenditure- Subtotal $1,748,705,403.00 [23rd of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Support Services Expenditure- Subtotal (per $ GDP) $0.08 per $10 of GDP [48th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Support Services Expenditure- Subtotal (per capita) $293.26 per capita [50th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Expenditures for Education $6,357,670,854.00 [23rd of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Expenditures for Education (per $ GDP) $0.29 per $10 of GDP [47th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Expenditures for Education (per capita) $1,066.19 per capita [50th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Revenue from All Sources $6,114,869,536.00 [23rd of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Revenue from All Sources (per $ GDP) $0.28 per $10 of GDP [47th of 51]
    Elementary & Secondary Finance > Total Revenue from All Sources (per capita) $1,025.48 per capita [51st of 51]
High school diploma or higher, by percentage 82.9% [42nd of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree 22.2 % [42nd of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree 7.9 % [35th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed High School (Including Equivalency) 80.7 % [42nd of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > American Indian / Alaska Native 174 [35th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > American Indian / Alaska Native (per capita) 0.292 per 10,000 people [46th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Asian / Pacific Islander 897 [28th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Asian / Pacific Islander (per capita) 0.15 per 1,000 people [39th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors 24,983 [22nd of 51]
    Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors (per capita) 0.419 per 100 people [39th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Black, Non-Hispanic 7,886 [17th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Black, Non-Hispanic (per capita) 13.225 per 10,000 people [15th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Doctors 846 [19th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Doctors (per capita) 1.419 per 10,000 people [27th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Hispanic 676 [33rd of 51]
    Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Hispanic (per capita) 0.113 per 1,000 people [41st of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters 8,304 [25th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters (per capita) 0.139 per 100 people [36th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Nonresident Alien 1,314 [31st of 51]
    Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Nonresident Alien (per capita) 0.22 per 1,000 people [46th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Race / Ethnicity Unknown 2,132 [21st of 51]
    Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Race / Ethnicity Unknown (per capita) 3.575 per 10,000 people [34th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Total 50,407 [22nd of 51]
    Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Total (per capita) 0.845 per 100 people [45th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > White 37,328 [20th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > White (per capita) 0.626 per 100 people [39th of 51]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Four Year 64 [13th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Four Year (per capita) 1.073 per 100,000 people [18th of 51]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Private, For Profit 26 [13th of 49]
    Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Private, For Profit (per capita) 4.36 per 1 million people [12th of 49]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Private, Not For Profit 49 [11th of 50]
    Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Private, Not For Profit (per capita) 8.217 per 1 million people [15th of 50]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Public 22 [33rd of 51]
    Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Public (per capita) 0.369 per 100,000 people [47th of 51]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Total Degree Granting Title IV Eligible 97 [16th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Total Degree Granting Title IV Eligible (per capita) 0.163 per 10,000 people [23rd of 51]
Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Two Year 33 [19th of 50]
    Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Two Year (per capita) 0.553 per 100,000 people [28th of 50]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > American Indian / Alaska Native 956 [38th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > American Indian / Alaska Native (per capita) 0.16 per 1,000 people [48th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Asian / Pacific Islander 4,997 [29th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Asian / Pacific Islander (per capita) 0.838 per 1,000 people [40th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Black, Non-Hispanic 52,539 [17th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Black, Non-Hispanic (per capita) 8.811 per 1,000 people [12th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Female 162,025 [22nd of 51]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Female (per capita) 0.272 per 10 people [49th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > First-Professional 5,913 [20th of 50]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > First-Professional (per capita) 0.992 per 1,000 people [23rd of 50]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Graduate 32,224 [22nd of 51]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Graduate (per capita) 0.54 per 100 people [42nd of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Hispanic 4,488 [31st of 51]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Hispanic (per capita) 0.753 per 1,000 people [43rd of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Male 116,030 [22nd of 51]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Male (per capita) 0.195 per 10 people [46th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Nonresident Alien 5,416 [31st of 51]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Nonresident Alien (per capita) 0.091 per 100 people [47th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Race / Ethnicity Unknown 7,853 [34th of 51]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Race / Ethnicity Unknown (per capita) 1.317 per 1,000 people [44th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Undergraduate 239,918 [22nd of 51]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > Undergraduate (per capita) 0.402 per 10 people [48th of 51]
Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > White 201,806 [21st of 51]
    Postsecondary > Total Fall Enrollment > White (per capita) 0.338 per 10 people [36th of 51]
Public Libraries > ALA-MLS Librarians(FTE) 273.2 [26th of 51]
    Public Libraries > ALA-MLS Librarians(FTE) (per capita) 0.458 per 10,000 people [46th of 51]
Public Libraries > Audio Materials per 1,000 Population 65.6 [45th of 51]
Public Libraries > Capital Expenditures $13,027,637.00 [25th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Capital Expenditures (per $ GDP) $60.05 per $1 million of GDP [34th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Capital Expenditures (per capita) $21.85 per 10 people [37th of 51]
Public Libraries > Children's Program Attendance 744,318 [27th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Children's Program Attendance (per capita) 0.125 per capita [49th of 51]
Public Libraries > Circulation of Children's Materials 8,268,888 [27th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Circulation of Children's Materials (per capita) 1.387 per capita [43rd of 51]
Public Libraries > Current Print Serial Subscriptions per 1,000 Population 3.2 [49th of 51]
Public Libraries > Electronic Materials Expenditures $1,517,669.00 [17th of 50]
    Public Libraries > Electronic Materials Expenditures (per $ GDP) $0.70 per $100,000 of GDP [20th of 50]
    Public Libraries > Electronic Materials Expenditures (per capita) $2.55 per 10 people [22nd of 50]
Public Libraries > Federal Revenue $341,691.00 [35th of 49]
    Public Libraries > Federal Revenue (per $ GDP) $1.58 per $1 million of GDP [39th of 49]
    Public Libraries > Federal Revenue (per capita) $5.73 per 100 people [40th of 49]
Public Libraries > Library Visits per Capita 3.2 [45th of 51]
Public Libraries > Local Revenue $80,229,347.00 [26th of 50]
    Public Libraries > Local Revenue (per $ GDP) $0.37 per $1,000 of GDP [42nd of 50]
    Public Libraries > Local Revenue (per capita) $13.46 per capita [44th of 50]
Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles 2 [42nd of 50]
    Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles (per capita) 0.335 per 1 million people [49th of 50]
Public Libraries > Number of Branch Libraries 102 [24th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Number of Branch Libraries (per capita) 0.171 per 10,000 people [35th of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Central Libraries 184 [19th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Number of Central Libraries (per capita) 3.086 per 100,000 people [28th of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Public Internet Terminals 2,672 [21st of 51]
    Public Libraries > Number of Public Internet Terminals (per capita) 0.448 per 1,000 people [43rd of 51]
Public Libraries > Other Operating Expenditures $17,247,912.00 [27th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Other Operating Expenditures (per $ GDP) $0.08 per $1,000 of GDP [47th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Other Operating Expenditures (per capita) $2.89 per capita [48th of 51]
Public Libraries > Other Revenue $9,092,627.00 [23rd of 51]
    Public Libraries > Other Revenue (per $ GDP) $0.42 per $10,000 of GDP [30th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Other Revenue (per capita) $1.53 per capita [33rd of 51]
Public Libraries > Other Staff(FTE) 1,235.9 [24th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Other Staff(FTE) (per capita) 0.207 per 1,000 people [42nd of 51]
Public Libraries > Public Service Hours 618,645 [22nd of 51]
    Public Libraries > Public Service Hours (per capita) 0.104 per capita [42nd of 51]
Public Libraries > Reference Transactions per Capita 0.8 [32nd of 51]
Public Libraries > State Revenue $400,000.00 [42nd of 50]
    Public Libraries > State Revenue (per $ GDP) $18.44 per $10 million of GDP [44th of 50]
    Public Libraries > State Revenue (per capita) $6.71 per 100 people [45th of 50]
Public Libraries > Total Circulation per Capita 4.1 [46th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Collection Expenditures $8,689,553.00 [33rd of 51]
    Public Libraries > Total Collection Expenditures (per $ GDP) $0.40 per $10,000 of GDP [50th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Total Collection Expenditures (per capita) $1.46 per capita [51st of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Librarians(FTE) 570.7 [28th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Total Librarians(FTE) (per capita) 0.096 per 1,000 people [46th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Operating Expenditures $86,687,352.00 [25th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Total Operating Expenditures (per $ GDP) $0.40 per $1,000 of GDP [47th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Total Operating Expenditures (per capita) $14.54 per capita [47th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Revenue $90,063,665.00 [26th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Total Revenue (per $ GDP) $0.42 per $1,000 of GDP [47th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Total Revenue (per capita) $15.10 per capita [47th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Staff Expenditures $56,961,905.00 [25th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Total Staff Expenditures (per $ GDP) $0.26 per $1,000 of GDP [48th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Total Staff Expenditures (per capita) $9.55 per capita [47th of 51]
Public Libraries > Total Staff(FTE) 1,806.6 [24th of 51]
    Public Libraries > Total Staff(FTE) (per capita) 0.303 per 1,000 people [48th of 51]
Public Libraries > Users of Electronic Resources 6,313,723 [16th of 50]
    Public Libraries > Users of Electronic Resources (per capita) 1.059 per capita [18th of 50]
Public Libraries > Video Materials per 1,000 Population 62.9 [45th 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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