StateMaster - Virginian Education statistics

Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Math	6%	[14th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading	72%	[4th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Writing	32%	[12th of 42]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Math	240	[23rd of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading	226	[4th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Math	284	[10th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Writing	157	[6th of 42]
Bachelor's degree or higher, by percentage	33.1%	[9th of 51]
Best Educated Index	8.47	[7th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Free Lunch Eligible	277,958	[16th of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Pupil/Teacher Ratio	13.2 students per teacher	[46th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic	314,938	[11th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures	$9,208,328,643.00	[12th of 51]
High school diploma or higher, by percentage	88.4%	[15th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed a Bachelor's Degree	32.7 %	[7th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree	13.2 %	[6th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors	35,660	[13th of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters	11,948	[15th of 51]
Public Libraries > Library Visits per Capita	4.2	[28th of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles	34	[8th 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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