StateMaster - Louisianan Education statistics

Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Math	47%	[47th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading	43%	[43rd of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Writing	38%	[38th of 42]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Math	43	[43rd of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading	44	[44th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Math	46	[46th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Writing	36	[36th of 42]
Bachelor's degree or higher, by percentage	45%	[45th of 51]
Best Educated Index	45	[45th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Free Lunch Eligible	10	[10th of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Pupil/Teacher Ratio	32 students per teacher	[32nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic	9	[9th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures	$24.00	[24th of 51]
High school diploma or higher, by percentage	50%	[50th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree	45 %	[45th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree	43 %	[43rd of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors	24	[24th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters	26	[26th of 51]
Public Libraries > Library Visits per Capita	47	[47th of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles	12	[12th 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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