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POPULATION
3,405,565

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVERVIEW

NUMBER OF STUDENTS	575,059
NUMBER OF Connecticut SCHOOLS	1,120
NUMBER OF Connecticut SCHOOL DISTRICTS	193
SPENDING PER STUDENT ($)	15,169

State Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)
READING/ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TESTS	PERCENTAGE

Grade 3 Reading Proficiency	69.3
Grade 4 Reading Proficiency	70.6
Grade 5 Reading Proficiency	73.4
Grade 6 Reading Proficiency	75.7
Grade 7 Reading Proficiency	75.5
Grade 8 Reading Proficiency	76.4
Grade 10 Reading Proficiency	79.7

School enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION

WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	67.0	57.0
BLACK (%)	13.7	17.2
HISPANIC (%)	15.4	19.9
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	3.6	4.6
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	0.4	1.2

SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	26.6	41.4
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (%)	4.8	7.9
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (%)	11.6	12.2

Connecticut Educational Environment
POPULATION	STATE	NATION

POPULATION	3,519,838	299,458,655
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile)	707	84
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE	STATE	NATION
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW	6.0%	6.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD	18.7%	19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD	34.5%	36.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD	27.0%	24.9%
65 OR OLDER	13.8%	12.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS	STATE	NATION
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS	1,332,096	112,337,034
SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN	10.2%	11.6%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA	90.9%	85.4%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A BACHELOR'S DEGREE	35.9%	28.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION	STATE	NATION
$150,000 or more	11.4%	6.5%
$100,000 - $149,999	15.0%	10.7%
$75,000 - $99,999	13.9%	11.7%
$50,000 - $74,999	18.9%	19.6%
$30,000 - $49,999	17.4%	21.0%
$15,000 - $29,999	12.9%	16.7%
$15,000 or less	10.5%	13.8%

Educational Expenditures
FOR THE STATE	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$8,281	$4,762,340,988	54.6
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$786	$452,266,669	5.2
STAFF	$420	$241,434,164	2.8
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$257	$147,896,127	1.7
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$737	$423,560,286	4.8
OPERATION	$1,219	$700,822,782	8.0
TRANSPORTATION	$617	$354,587,018	4.1
OTHER	$292	$167,788,026	1.9
TOTAL SUPPORT	$4,327	$2,488,355,072	28.5
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$2,560	$1,472,358,149	16.9
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$15,169	$8,723,054,209	100.0

FOR THE NATION	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,582	$274,180,000,000	53.3
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$475	$23,356,970,935	4.5
STAFF	$446	$21,924,659,888	4.3
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$181	$8,920,041,056	1.7
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$514	$25,277,042,259	4.9
OPERATION	$902	$44,320,216,892	8.6
TRANSPORTATION	$384	$18,864,068,868	3.7
OTHER	$294	$14,465,936,592	2.8
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,199	$157,129,000,000	30.6
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,687	$82,900,118,526	16.1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,469	$514,209,000,000	100.0

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