StateMaster - New Jerseyan Education statistics

Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Math	2%	[2nd of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading	20%	[20th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Math	6	[6th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading	15	[15th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Math	13	[13th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Reading	8	[8th of 51]
Bachelor's degree or higher, by percentage	6%	[6th of 51]
Best Educated Index	4	[4th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Free Lunch Eligible	14	[14th of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Pupil/Teacher Ratio	47 students per teacher	[47th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic	17	[17th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures	$5.00	[5th of 51]
High school diploma or higher, by percentage	22%	[22nd of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree	6 %	[6th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree	7 %	[7th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors	16	[16th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Doctors	13	[13th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters	14	[14th of 51]
Public Libraries > Library Visits per Capita	16	[16th of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles	23	[23rd 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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