StateMaster - Tennessean Education statistics

Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Math	3%	[43rd of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading	59%	[39th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Writing	24%	[29th of 42]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Math	232	[40th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading	214	[40th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Math	271	[42nd of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Reading	259	[35th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Writing	148	[26th of 42]
Bachelor's degree or higher, by percentage	24.3%	[39th of 51]
Best Educated Index	-8.48	[41st of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Pupil/Teacher Ratio	15.7 students per teacher	[19th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic	230,125	[18th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures	$5,674,773,373.00	[22nd of 51]
High school diploma or higher, by percentage	82.9%	[42nd of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree	22.2 %	[42nd of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree	7.9 %	[35th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors	24,983	[22nd of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters	8,304	[25th of 51]
Public Libraries > Library Visits per Capita	3.2	[45th of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles	2	[42nd 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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