BARRELHORSE USA - 2018-05-29 6:01 PM
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42. Arkansas
•High school graduation rate: 87.0%
(17th highest
)
•Public school spending: $11,758 per pupil
(24th lowest
)
•8th grade NAEP proficiency: 24.9%
(math
) 26.8%
(reading
)
•Adults with at least a bachelor’s degree: 22.4%
(3rd lowest
)
•Adults 25-64 with incomes at or above national median: 42.2%
(2nd lowest
)
Financial stability at home can greatly improve a child’s chance of success
in the classroom. In Arkansas, only 47.7% of children live in families with
income at least double the poverty level income, nearly the smallest share
of any state in the country. Students with college-educated parents also have
a greater chance for academic success, and only 39.3% of children in the state
are raised by at least one parent with a post-secondary degree, below the
49.6% of children nationwide. Children in Arkansas may also be at a
considerable disadvantage in the classroom. Only 12.9% of students
attend districts with higher than per-pupil education spending than
the national average.
Due to a confluence of these factors and more, Arkansas schools
underperform in a number of important measures. Fourth and eighth
graders in the state are less likely than most to be proficient in reading
and math, and juniors and seniors in high school are less likely than
most to score well on advanced placement tests.
As for the U.S. states that ranked at the bottom of the list—the least
educated ones—see the list of the lowest-five below.
46. Alabama
(Attainment Rank: 45; Quality Rank: 40
)
47.Arkansas
(Attainment Rank: 47; Quality Rank: 34
)
48.Louisiana
(Attainment Rank: 48; Quality Rank: 47
)
49.West Virginia
(Attainment Rank: 50; Quality Rank: 42
)
50.Mississippi
(Attainment Rank: 49; Quality Rank: 50
)
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