tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post5984711135430440407..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Basic US Education FactsMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-19030457511913495692007-09-03T12:58:00.000-07:002007-09-03T12:58:00.000-07:00doncha love statistics?The Almanac Issue of the Ch...doncha love statistics?<BR/><BR/>The Almanac Issue of the Chronicle for Higher Education just came & it has some pretty interesting I noticed.<BR/><BR/>For example- Washington is ranked 14th in population- close to population of Massachusetts( ranked 13)<BR/><BR/> WA has 8 public 4-year institutions and MA has 15 public 4- yr schools.<BR/><BR/>But as has been noted elsewhere, we are better educated- ( slightly), only 11.1% of Washingtons population had less than a high school diploma whereas 12% of the Massachusetts residents haven't graduated from high school ( or less)<BR/><BR/>Other interesting stats<BR/>Proportion who speak a language other than English @ home- 16.0 %<BR/><BR/>Poverty rate 10.8 %<BR/><BR/>Per Capita personal income<BR/>$37,423<BR/><BR/>Proportion of Enrollment <BR/>made up of minority students at public 4- year institutions<BR/>22.4%<BR/><BR/>Non-white state residents<BR/>15.2%<BR/><BR/>30% of WA residents have a 4-year college degree ( or above)<BR/><BR/> Estimated 54% of high school seniors took the SAT & received an average of 1570.<BR/>( which would have been a great score if it was the old SAT)<BR/><BR/>Estimated new high school graduates in 2007-08<BR/>66,802<BR/>total instutions of higher learning including 2- year for profit<BR/>80<BR/><BR/>Estimates new high school graduates in MA in 2007-2008<BR/>72,318 ( obviously lower drop out rate)<BR/>total institutions for higher learning including 2 year for profit<BR/>121<BR/><BR/>no wonder kids go East for school.Jet City momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804841958585043967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-14766649666048662662007-09-03T08:23:00.000-07:002007-09-03T08:23:00.000-07:00If taking an AP class puts students into that 24% ...If taking an AP class puts students into that 24% of students "<I>in a gifted program and/or take higher level classes</I>" then the number could be right.<BR/><BR/>Remember that in Bellevue the goal is for EVERY student to take an AP class.<BR/><BR/>Of course, everything about the statistic is either ambiguous or weird.<BR/><BR/>The age range, 12-17, which covers grades 7-12, is an odd choice, and it isn't clear if the 24% includes every student who has EVER taken such a class or if it only counts students who are IN such a class right now. High school freshman don't have much opportunity to take an AP class, and most sophomores can only take European History.<BR/><BR/>Given all of the possible variables, I don't doubt that there is some configuration in which the number is correct.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.com