StateMaster - Mississippi Education statistics

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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