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Negative and Positive Factors

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("Table" refers to table in our book Education State Rankings 2003-2004)

POSITIVE (+ 1-14) AND NEGATIVE (- 15-21) FACTORS CONSIDERED:

  1. Public Elementary and Secondary School Revenue per $1,000 Personal Income (Table 55) +
  2. Per Pupil Public Elementary and Secondary School Current Expenditures (Table 109) +
  3. Percent of Public Elementary and Secondary School Current Expenditures used for Instruction (Table 133) +
  4. Percent of Population Graduated from High School (Table 172) +
  5. Public High School Graduation Rate (Table 175) +
  6. Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Reading (Table 193) +
  7. Percent of Public School Eighth Graders Proficient or Better in Reading (Table 201) +
  8. Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Writing (Table 209) +
  9. Percent of Public School Eighth Graders Proficient or Better in Writing (Table 217) +
  10. Percent of Public School Fourth Graders Proficient or Better in Mathematics (Table 225) +
  11. Percent of Public School Eighth Graders Proficient or Better in Mathematics (Table 233) +
  1. Percent of 4th Graders Whose Parents Have Strict Rules about Getting Homework Done (Table 282) +
  2. Average Teacher Salary as a Percent of Average Annual Pay of All Workers (Table 346) +
  3. Percent of School-Age Population in Public Schools (Table 416) +
  4. High School Drop Out Rate (Table 185) -
  5. Percent of Public School Teachers Who Reported Being Physically Attacked in the Past 12 Months (Table 261) -
  6. Special Education Pupil-Teacher Ratio (Table 325) -
  7. Percent of Public Elementary and Secondary School Staff Who are School District Administrators (Table 361) -
  8. Estimated Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools (Table 371) -
  9. Average Class Size in Public Elementary Schools (Table 394) -
  10. Average Class Size in Public Secondary Schools (Table 395) -