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The top five
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Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Math
50%
[50th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading
50%
[50th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Writing
41%
[41st of 42]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Math
48
[48th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading
50
[50th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Math
49
[49th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Writing
38
[38th of 42]
Bachelor's degree or higher, by percentage
49%
[49th of 51]
Best Educated Index
49
[49th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Free Lunch Eligible
17
[17th of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Pupil/Teacher Ratio
25 students per teacher
[25th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic
16
[16th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures
$33.00
[33rd of 51]
High school diploma or higher, by percentage
40%
[40th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree
49 %
[49th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree
47 %
[47th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors
33
[33rd of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters
34
[34th of 51]
Public Libraries > Library Visits per Capita
49
[49th of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles
44
[44th 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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