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REGION: North America
TOPIC: Education
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IN-DEPTH COVERAGE
No Child Left Behind
Mapping Educational Performance
STATE IN FOCUS
Pennsylvania		 Outline of Pennsylvania
GENERAL INFORMATION
Students enrolled   1,828,089
Number of schools   3,262
Per student spending   $9,731
Students per teacher   15.1
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND INFORMATION - SCHOOLS MEETING ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS GOALS
Total number of schools   3,025
Number of schools meeting AYP   2,438
Percentage of schools meeting AYP   81%
MORE INFORMATION
Pennsylvania's full Adequate Yearly Progress plan
Pennsylvania's State Performance Report
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Click on the map to view education information for each state
Map of the United States - Click on the map to view education information for each state Disctric of Columbia Maryland Delaware New Jersey Connecticut Rhode Island New York Rhode Island Connecticut Massachusetts Vermont New Hampshire Maine New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Maryland West Virginia Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Tennessee Kentucky Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Michigan Wisconsin Arkansas Misouri Iowa Minnesota Louisiana Texas Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska South Dakota North Dakota Wyoming Montana Idaho Colorado Utah New Mexico Arizona Nevada California Oregon Washington Hawaii Alaska
HOW STUDENTS COMPARE NATIONALLY
MATH READING
Grade 4 8 4 8
State Average    241    281     223     267
National Average    237    278     217     260
Scale: 0 - 500
ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL PERCENTAGE
Advanced    6.0    6.0     9.0     3.0
Proficient    41.0    31.0     36.0     36.0
Basic    82.0    72.0     69.0     77.0
Below Average    18.0    28.0     31.0     23.0
How to read these statistics
Source: National Assessment of Educational Progress
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
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  Teacher Accountability
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