StateMaster - Floridian Education statistics

Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Math	5%	[18th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading	65%	[28th 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 8 Math	274	[37th 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 > Free Lunch Eligible	956,395	[3rd of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Pupil/Teacher Ratio	17.9 students per teacher	[8th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic	629,123	[1st of 50]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures	$16,355,122,722.00	[6th 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]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors	63,811	[5th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters	23,175	[8th of 51]
Public Libraries > Library Visits per Capita	4	[31st of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles	33	[9th of 50]

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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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