StateMaster - Pennsylvanian Education statistics

Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Math	10%	[10th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading	18%	[18th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Writing	14%	[14th of 42]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Math	19	[19th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading	17	[17th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Math	25	[25th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Writing	15	[15th of 42]
Bachelor's degree or higher, by percentage	29%	[29th of 51]
Best Educated Index	11	[11th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Free Lunch Eligible	9	[9th of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Pupil/Teacher Ratio	23 students per teacher	[23rd of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic	13	[13th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures	$7.00	[7th of 51]
High school diploma or higher, by percentage	30%	[30th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree	29 %	[29th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree	24 %	[24th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors	4	[4th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters	6	[6th of 51]
Public Libraries > Library Visits per Capita	44	[44th of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles	6	[6th 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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