| State | 8th Grade Reading: State NCLB | Student Census Poverty Rate | Per Pupil Expenditure (K-12) | Title I | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2010 | 2009 | 2010 | 2008 | 2009 | 2011 | 2012 | |
| Iowa | 73.2% 0.732 | 73.0% 0.73 | 13.0% 0.13 | 14.2% 0.142 | $9,520 9520 | $10,055 10055 | $76,602,488 76602488 | $78,621,565 78621565 |
| South Dakota | 73.9% 0.739 | 74.0% 0.74 | 16.7% 0.167 | 17.1% 0.171 | $8,535 8535 | $8,543 8543 | $43,659,107 43659107 | $43,561,481 43561481 |
| Alabama | 74.7% 0.747 | 75.0% 0.75 | 22.7% 0.227 | 25.6% 0.256 | $9,197 9197 | $9,042 9042 | $225,429,055 225429055 | $232,964,895 232964895 |
| North Dakota | 76.2% 0.762 | 76.0% 0.76 | 11.9% 0.119 | 13.7% 0.137 | $9,324 9324 | $9,802 9802 | $34,058,948 34058948 | $35,583,156 35583156 |
| Delaware | 77.3% 0.773 | 77.0% 0.77 | 14.9% 0.149 | 15.9% 0.159 | $12,153 12153 | $12,109 12109 | $42,346,187 42346187 | $43,404,355 43404355 |
| Connecticut | 76.6% 0.766 | 77.0% 0.77 | 10.6% 0.106 | 11.3% 0.113 | $14,610 14610 | $15,353 15353 | $106,878,860 106878860 | $104,084,354 104084354 |
| Michigan | 77.0% 0.77 | 77.0% 0.77 | 20.2% 0.202 | 21.2% 0.212 | $10,075 10075 | $10,373 10373 | $535,250,482 535250482 | $539,207,375 539207375 |
| South Carolina | 77.5% 0.775 | 78.0% 0.78 | 22.1% 0.221 | 23.6% 0.236 | $9,060 9060 | $9,228 9228 | $220,301,843 220301843 | $219,300,322 219300322 |
| Massachusetts | 78.7% 0.787 | 79.0% 0.79 | 12.1% 0.121 | 12.8% 0.128 | $13,667 13667 | $14,540 14540 | $218,731,976 218731976 | $210,245,938 210245938 |
| Maryland | 80.2% 0.802 | 80.0% 0.8 | 10.3% 0.103 | 11.8% 0.118 | $13,235 13235 | $13,737 13737 | $182,321,249 182321249 | $189,712,829 189712829 |
| Pennsylvania | 79.7% 0.797 | 80.0% 0.8 | 15.4% 0.154 | 17.5% 0.175 | $11,741 11741 | $12,299 12299 | $545,519,039 545519039 | $564,977,388 564977388 |
| Montana | 80.8% 0.808 | 81.0% 0.81 | 18.4% 0.184 | 18.7% 0.187 | $9,786 9786 | $10,189 10189 | $44,525,217 44525217 | $44,799,822 44799822 |
| Alaska | 81.7% 0.817 | 82.0% 0.82 | 10.5% 0.105 | 12.1% 0.121 | $14,641 14641 | $15,353 15353 | $35,822,771 35822771 | $37,196,662 37196662 |
| New Jersey | 81.7% 0.817 | 82.0% 0.82 | 12.0% 0.12 | 13.1% 0.131 | $17,620 17620 | $17,076 17076 | $299,489,343 299489343 | $301,840,532 301840532 |
| Utah | 82.7% 0.827 | 83.0% 0.83 | 12.0% 0.12 | 14.9% 0.149 | $5,978 5978 | $6,612 6612 | $80,030,462 80030462 | $92,776,791 92776791 |
| Illinois | 83.4% 0.834 | 83.0% 0.83 | 17.5% 0.175 | 18.1% 0.181 | $10,353 10353 | $11,592 11592 | $642,067,114 642067114 | $631,640,813 631640813 |
| Wisconsin | 85.2% 0.852 | 85.0% 0.85 | 15.0% 0.15 | 17.0% 0.17 | $10,791 10791 | $11,183 11183 | $212,999,941 212999941 | $224,839,899 224839899 |
| Kansas | 85.4% 0.854 | 85.0% 0.85 | 14.7% 0.147 | 15.9% 0.159 | $9,883 9883 | $10,201 10201 | $110,578,394 110578394 | $113,237,607 113237607 |
| Virginia | 87.4% 0.874 | 87.0% 0.87 | 12.8% 0.128 | 13.1% 0.131 | $10,664 10664 | $10,928 10928 | $245,714,477 245714477 | $236,574,923 236574923 |
| Colorado | 88.5% 0.885 | 88.0% 0.88 | 14.6% 0.146 | 15.1% 0.151 | $9,152 9152 | $8,782 8782 | $153,144,241 153144241 | $148,647,567 148647567 |