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POPULATION
4,919,479

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVERVIEW

NUMBER OF STUDENTS	839,243
NUMBER OF Minnesota SCHOOLS	2,770
NUMBER OF Minnesota SCHOOL DISTRICTS	543
SPENDING PER STUDENT ($)	10,881

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

Grade 3 Reading Proficiency	79.1
Grade 4 Reading Proficiency	71.2
Grade 5 Reading Proficiency	72.9
Grade 6 Reading Proficiency	66.5
Grade 7 Reading Proficiency	63.1
Grade 8 Reading Proficiency	63.4
Grade 10 Reading Proficiency	61.9

School enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION

WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	78.3	57.0
BLACK (%)	8.5	17.2
HISPANIC (%)	5.4	19.9
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	5.7	4.6
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	2.1	1.2

SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	30.3	41.4
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (%)	6.8	7.9
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (%)	13.7	12.2

Minnesota Educational Environment
POPULATION	STATE	NATION

POPULATION	5,174,031	299,458,655
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile)	62	84
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE	STATE	NATION
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW	6.6%	6.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD	18.8%	19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD	36.9%	36.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD	25.5%	24.9%
65 OR OLDER	12.3%	12.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS	STATE	NATION
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS	2,005,520	112,337,034
SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN	8.4%	11.6%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA	91.7%	85.4%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A BACHELOR'S DEGREE	30.6%	28.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION	STATE	NATION
$150,000 or more	6.3%	6.5%
$100,000 - $149,999	11.8%	10.7%
$75,000 - $99,999	13.8%	11.7%
$50,000 - $74,999	21.9%	19.6%
$30,000 - $49,999	20.8%	21.0%
$15,000 - $29,999	15.0%	16.7%
$15,000 or less	10.5%	13.8%

Educational Expenditures
FOR THE STATE	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,898	$4,949,826,113	54.2
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$245	$205,659,137	2.2
STAFF	$422	$354,399,862	3.9
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$283	$237,142,846	2.6
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$390	$327,649,604	3.6
OPERATION	$717	$601,528,570	6.6
TRANSPORTATION	$504	$422,669,304	4.6
OTHER	$288	$241,373,816	2.6
TOTAL SUPPORT	$2,848	$2,390,423,139	26.2
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$2,135	$1,791,449,926	19.6
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,881	$9,131,699,178	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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