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POSITIVE (+ 1-13) AND NEGATIVE (- 14-21) FACTORS CONSIDERED:

2. Per Pupil Public Elementary and Secondary School Current Expenditures (Table 114) +

3. Percent of Public Elementary and Secondary School Current Expenditures used for Instruction (Table 136) +

4. Public High School Graduation Rate (Table 177) +

5. Percent of Population Graduated from High School (Table 183) +

6. Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Mathematics (Table 197) +

7. Percent of Public School Eighth Graders Proficient or Better in Mathematics (Table 205) +

8. Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Reading (Table 213) +

9. Percent of Public School Eighth Graders Proficient or Better in Reading (Table 221) +

10. Percent of Public Elementary and Secondary Teachers Who Received Training on How to Teach Students with IEP's (Table 298) +

11. Average Salaries of Public School Classroom Teachers (Table 340) +

13. Percent of School-Age Population in Public Schools (Table 416) +

14. High School Drop Out Rate (Table 190) -

15. Percent of Public School Teachers Who Stated that Physical Conflicts Among Students Were a Serious Problem in Their Schools (Table 257) -

16. Percent of Public School Teachers Who Reported Being Physically Attacked in the Past 12 Months (Table 260) -

17. Percent of Public School Teachers Who Stated that Routine Duties and Paperwork Interfere with Their Job (Table 357) -

18. Percent of Public Elementary and Secondary School Staff Who are School District Administrators (Table 359) -

19. Estimated Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools (Table 369) -

20. Average Class Size in Public Elementary Schools (Table 392) -

21. Average Class Size in Public Secondary Schools (Table 394) -