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Smartest State Award 2005-2006

Which State Is Smartest?

Negative and Positive Factors

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("Table" refers to table in our book Education State Rankings 2005-2006)

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

  1. Public Elementary and Secondary School Revenue per $1,000 Personal Income (Table 55) +
  2. Percent of Public Elementary and Secondary School Current Expenditures used for Instruction (Table 133) +
  3. Percent of Population Graduated from High School (Table 169) +
  4. Public High School Graduation Rate (Table 179) +
  5. Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Reading (Table 198) +
  6. Percent of Public School Eighth Graders Proficient or Better in Reading (Table 206) +
  7. Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Writing (Table 214) +
  8. Percent of Public School Eighth Graders Proficient or Better in Writing (Table 222) +
  9. Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Mathematics (Table 230) +
  10. Percent of Public School Eighth Graders Proficient or Better in Mathematics (Table 238) +
  11. Average Teacher Salary as a Percent of Average Annual Pay of All Workers (Table 348) +
  1. Average Daily Attendance as a Percent of Fall Enrollment in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in 2004 (Table 370) +
  2. Percent of School-Age Population in Public Schools (Table 412) +
  3. High School Drop Out Rate (Table 185) -
  4. Special Education Pupil-Teacher Ratio (Table 326) -
  5. Percent of Public Elementary and Secondary School Staff Who are School District Administrators (Table 357) -
  6. Average Class Size in Public Elementary Schools (Table 390) -
  7. Average Class Size in Public Secondary Schools (Table 391) -
  8. Median Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Public Primary Schools (Table 401) -
  9. Median Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Public Middle Schools (Table 404) -
  10. Median Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Public High Schools (Table 407) -