Calendar

December 2009
M T W T F S S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031EC

Education Stats for AL

Education Statistics for the state of Alabama taken from www.statemaster.com

 AL STATS:                       Top Stats                         All Stats

Assessments > % of Students Above Advanced > Grade 4 Math 2%   [48th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Basic > Grade 4 Reading 53%   [45th of 51]
Assessments > % of Students Above Proficient > Grade 8 Writing 20%   [35th of 42]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Math 225   [49th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 4 Reading 208   [45th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Math 262   [50th of 51]
Assessments > Scale Score, Grade 8 Writing 142   [34th of 42]
Bachelor’s degree or higher, by percentage 22.3%   [46th of 51]
Best Educated Index -11.11   [43rd of 50]
Elementary & Secondary > Free Lunch Eligible 309,370   [12th of 46]
Elementary & Secondary > Pupil/Teacher Ratio 12.6 students per teacher   [49th of 51]
Elementary & Secondary > Total Students- Black, non-Hispanic 265,444   [15th of 50]
Elementary & Secondary Finance > Current Expenditures $4,657,642,806.00   [26th of 51]
High school diploma or higher, by percentage 82.4%   [43rd of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed a Bachelor’s Degree 21.9 %   [44th of 51]
Percent of People Who Have Completed an Advanced Degree 8.1 %   [33rd of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Bachelors 21,386   [23rd of 51]
Postsecondary > Degrees Awarded > Masters 9,059   [21st of 51]
Public Libraries > Library Visits per Capita 2.3   [51st of 51]
Public Libraries > Number of Bookmobiles 17   [17th of 50]

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?  The education in Alabama is not in good shape. We have a lot of work to do with our children. It is time for the citizens of Alabama to get serious about education.

Comments are closed.