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Population 19,057,542

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVERVIEW
NUMBER OF STUDENTS	2,643,347
NUMBER OF FLORIDA SCHOOLS	4,289
NUMBER OF FLORIDA SCHOOL DISTRICTS	75
SPENDING PER STUDENT ($)	10,921

State Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)
READING/ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TESTS	PERCENTAGE
Grade 3 Reading Proficiency	72.9
Grade 4 Reading Proficiency	71.8
Grade 5 Reading Proficiency	69.5
Grade 6 Reading Proficiency	65.2
Grade 7 Reading Proficiency	67.2
Grade 8 Reading Proficiency	54.5
Grade 9 Reading Proficiency	48.1
Grade 10 Reading Proficiency	37.0
MATH TESTS	PERCENTAGE
Grade 3 Math Proficiency	78.4
Grade 4 Math Proficiency	73.9
Grade 5 Math Proficiency	62.7
Grade 6 Math Proficiency	56.5
Grade 7 Math Proficiency	60.1
Grade 8 Math Proficiency	67.0
Grade 10 Math Proficiency	69.8

School enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	43.0	52.7
BLACK (%)	23.0	15.6
HISPANIC (%)	28.0	23.1
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	2.5	4.7
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	0.4	1.2
SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	56.0	47.5
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (%)	8.7	6.1
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (%)	13.9	13.0

Florida Educational Environment
POPULATION	STATE	NATION
POPULATION	19,057,542	311,591,917
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile)	350	87
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE	STATE	NATION
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW	6.3%	6.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD	18.5%	19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD	32.8%	36.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD	25.5%	24.9%
65 OR OLDER	16.9%	12.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS	STATE	NATION
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS	7,420,802	112,337,034
SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN	10.8%	11.6%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA	85.1%	85.4%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A BACHELOR'S DEGREE	25.8%	28.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION	STATE	NATION
$150,000 or more	6.8%	6.5%
$100,000 - $149,000	10.3%	10.7%
$75,000 - $99,999	11.4%	11.7%
$50,000 - $74,999	19.0%	19.6%
$30,000 - $49,999	21.6%	21.0%
$15,000 - $29,999	17.9%	16.7%
$15,000 or less	12.9%	13.8%

Educational Expenditures
FOR THE STATE	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,253	$13,884,278,000	48.1
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$405	$1,070,743,000	3.7
STAFF	$563	$1,489,251,000	5.2
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$79	$207,579,000	0.7
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$496	$1,311,982,000	4.5
OPERATION	$931	$2,461,851,000	8.5
TRANSPORTATION	$353	$932,856,000	3.2
OTHER	$224	$593,088,000	2.1
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,052	$8,067,350,000	27.9
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$2,616	$6,915,801,000	24.0
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,921	$28,867,429,000	100.0

FOR THE NATION	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,582	$274,000,000,000	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	$157,000,000,000	30.6
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,687	$82,900,118,526	16.1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,469	$514,000,000,000	100.0