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The South > Texas > Education

TEXAN EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Math 5% [25th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading 64% [30th of 51]
Definition: Education > Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Writing 31% [16th of 42]
Definition: Education > Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Writing
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Math 242 [11th of 51]
Definition: Education > Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Math
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading 219 [28th of 51]
Definition: Education > Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Math 281 [24th of 51]
Definition: Education > Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Math
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Writing 152 [17th of 42]
Definition: Education > Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Writing
Bachelor's degree or higher, by percentage 24.5% [35th of 51]
Definition: Education > Bachelor's degree or higher, by percentage
Best Educated Index -0.44 [24th of 50]
Definition: Education > Best Educated Index
Elementary & Secondary > Free Lunch Eligible 1,704,464 [2nd of 46]
Definition: Education > Elementary & Secondary > Free Lunch Eligible
Elementary & Secondary > Pupil/Teacher Ratio 15 students per teacher [29th of 51]
Definition: Education > Elementary & Secondary > Pupil/Teacher Ratio
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic 617,301 [2nd of 50]
Definition: Education > Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures $30,399,602,683.00 [3rd of 51]
Definition: Education > Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures
High school diploma or higher, by percentage 78.3% [51st of 51]
Definition: Education > High school diploma or higher, by percentage
Percent of People Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree 25.6 % [26th of 51]
Definition: Education > Percent of People Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree
Percent of People Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree 8.2 % [32nd of 51]
Definition: Education > Percent of People Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors 85,539 [3rd of 51]
Definition: Education > Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters 30,549 [4th of 51]
Definition: Education > Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters
Public Libraries > Library Visits per Capita 3 [46th of 51]
Definition: Education > Public Libraries > Library Visits per Capita
Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles 14 [21st of 50]
Definition: Education > Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles

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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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