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Table of Contents (30 Pages):

Introduction and Methodology

Final Results and Rankings

Prior Years Rankings

Rankings for 21 Factors for Each State

List of Tables Included

POSITIVE FACTORS CONSIDERED:

1. Public Elementary and Secondary School Revenue per $1,000 Personal Income
2. Percent of Public Elementary and Secondary School Current Expenditures used for Instruction
3. Percent of Population Graduated from High School
4. Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate for Public High Schools
5. Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Reading
6. Percent of Public School Eighth Graders Proficient or Better in Reading
7. Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Writing
8. Percent of Public School Eighth Graders Proficient or Better in Writing
9. Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Mathematics
10. Percent of Public School Eighth Graders Proficient or Better in Mathematics
11. Average Teacher Salary as a Percent of Average Annual Pay of All Workers
12. Average Daily Attendance as a Percent of Fall Enrollment in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
13. Percent of School-Age Population in Public Schools

14. High School Drop Out Rate
15. Special Education Pupil-Teacher Ratio
16. Percent of Public Elementary and Secondary School Staff Who are School District Administrators
17. Average Class Size in Public Elementary Schools
18. Average Class Size in Public Secondary Schools
19. Median Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Public Primary Schools
20. Median Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Public Middle Schools
21. Median Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Public High Schools