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Student Enrollment 2008
Total fall enrollment in grades K-12 as applicable.
Per Pupil Expenditure 2007
Revenue paid by school systems in a state divided by enrollment, including funds from federal, state, and local sources spent on day to day operating expenses like teacher salaries, but not capital expenses like school construction.
Federal Revenue Per Pupil 2007
Federal revenues divided by fall enrollment as reported in the state finance file, found in the CCD National Public Education Financial Survey.
Student Poverty Rate 2008
Percent of children in a state ages 5 to 17 living beneath the Census Bureau's poverty line. In 2008, the poverty income threshold for a family of four was $21,834.
Nationally Defined Graduation Rate 2007
Four year freshman cohort graduation rate as calculated by the U.S. Department of Education.
California 6,275,445 $8,952 $1,047 17.3% 70.7%
Florida 2,666,811 $8,567 $948 16.7% 65.0%
Georgia 1,649,589 $9,102 $927 18.3% 64.1%
Iowa 485,114 $8,791 $834 12.0% 86.5%
Indiana 1,046,766 $9,080 $770 15.9% 73.9%
Kansas 468,295 $9,243 $948 12.3% 78.9%
Louisiana 681,038 $8,937 $1,825 22.9% 61.3%
Missouri 917,188 $8,848 $875 16.6% 81.9%
Montana 142,823 $9,191 $1,343 16.9% 81.5%
North Dakota 95,052 $8,671 $1,553 11.9% 83.1%
New Mexico 329,459 $8,849 $1,427 22.0% 59.1%
Oregon 565,586 $8,958 $973 15.7% 73.8%
South Carolina 712,319 $8,566 $994 19.6% 58.9%
Washington 1,030,247 $8,524 $848 12.5% 74.8%