Table of Contents for Smartest State Online Publication

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Table of Contents (29 Pages):

Introduction and Methodology

Final Results and Rankings

Prior Years 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
 
NEGATIVE FACTORS:
 
  1. High School Drop Out Rate
  2. Percent of Public School Teachers Who Reported Being Physically Attacked in the Past 12 Months
  3. Special Education Pupil-Teacher Ratio
  4. Percent of Public Elementary and Secondary School Staff Who are School District Administrators
  5. Estimated Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
  6. Average Class Size in Public Elementary Schools
  7. Average Class Size in Public Secondary Schools