StateMaster - Louisianan Education statistics

Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Math	2%	[47th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading	53%	[43rd of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Writing	18%	[38th of 42]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Math	230	[43rd of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading	209	[44th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Math	268	[46th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Writing	142	[36th of 42]
Bachelor's degree or higher, by percentage	22.4%	[45th of 51]
Best Educated Index	-11.56	[45th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Free Lunch Eligible	386,884	[10th of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Pupil/Teacher Ratio	14.4 students per teacher	[32nd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic	347,430	[9th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures	$5,056,583,333.00	[24th of 51]
High school diploma or higher, by percentage	78.7%	[50th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree	21.5 %	[45th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree	7.2 %	[43rd of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors	21,336	[24th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters	6,414	[26th of 51]
Public Libraries > Library Visits per Capita	3	[47th of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles	28	[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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