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POPULATION
5,595,211

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVERVIEW

NUMBER OF STUDENTS	917,705
NUMBER OF Missouri SCHOOLS	2,374
NUMBER OF Missouri SCHOOL DISTRICTS	532
SPENDING PER STUDENT ($)	9,285

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

Grade 3 Reading Proficiency	43.6
Grade 4 Reading Proficiency	46.0
Grade 5 Reading Proficiency	48.6
Grade 6 Reading Proficiency	44.4
Grade 7 Reading Proficiency	45.6
Grade 8 Reading Proficiency	42.5
Grade 11 Reading Proficiency	41.8

School enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION

WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	76.6	57.0
BLACK (%)	18.2	17.2
HISPANIC (%)	3.2	19.9
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	1.6	4.6
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	0.4	1.2

SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	39.1	41.4
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (%)	2.1	7.9
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (%)	NO DATA	12.2

Missouri Educational Environment
POPULATION	STATE	NATION

POPULATION	5,837,861	299,458,655
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile)	84	84
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE	STATE	NATION
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW	6.5%	6.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD	18.6%	19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD	35.8%	36.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD	25.5%	24.9%
65 OR OLDER	13.6%	12.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS	STATE	NATION
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS	2,285,676	112,337,034
SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN	10.8%	11.6%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA	88.2%	85.4%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A BACHELOR'S DEGREE	25.4%	28.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION	STATE	NATION
$150,000 or more	4.3%	6.5%
$100,000 - $149,999	8.3%	10.7%
$75,000 - $99,999	10.6%	11.7%
$50,000 - $74,999	19.8%	19.6%
$30,000 - $49,999	23.0%	21.0%
$15,000 - $29,999	19.0%	16.7%
$15,000 or less	15.0%	13.8%

Educational Expenditures
FOR THE STATE	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,021	$4,607,368,009	54.1
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$390	$357,736,863	4.2
STAFF	$371	$340,038,122	4.0
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$245	$225,235,604	2.6
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$464	$426,079,811	5.0
OPERATION	$835	$765,953,463	9.0
TRANSPORTATION	$420	$385,063,423	4.5
OTHER	$159	$146,019,163	1.7
TOTAL SUPPORT	$2,883	$2,646,126,449	31.0
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,381	$1,267,074,272	14.9
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$9,285	$8,520,568,730	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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