Introduction and Methodology

Final Results and Rankings

Rankings for 21 Factors for Each State

List of Tables Included:

POSITIVE FACTORS:                                       

1. Public Elementary and Secondary School Revenue per $1,000 Personal Income
2. Per Pupil Public Elementary and Secondary School Current Expenditures
3. Percent of Public Elementary and Secondary School Current Expenditures used for Instruction
4. Percent of Population Graduated from High School
5. Public High School Graduation Rate
6. Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Reading
7. Percent of Public School Eighth Graders Proficient or Better in Reading
8. Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Writing
9. Percent of Public School Eighth Graders Proficient or Better in Writing
10. Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Mathematics
11. Percent of Public School Eighth Graders Proficient or Better in Mathematics
12. Percent of 4th Graders Whose Parents Have Strict Rules about Getting Homework Done
13. Average Teacher Salary as a Percent of Average Annual Pay of All Workers
14. Percent of School-Age Population in Public Schools

15. High School Drop Out Rate
16. Percent of Public School Teachers Who Reported Being Physically Attacked in the Past 12 Months
17. Special Education Pupil-Teacher Ratio
18. Percent of Public Elementary and Secondary School Staff Who are School District Administrators
19. Estimated Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
20. Average Class Size in Public Elementary Schools
21. Average Class Size in Public Secondary Schools