|
|
Adult Indicators
|
Rank
|
Indicator
|
6
|
Adult education enrollment
|
4
|
Percentage of persons retrainable with existing funds
|
4
|
Percentage of population with high school diploma
|
4
|
Percentage of adults with associate's, bachelor's or graduate degree
|
3
|
Waiting time for adult ESL courses
|
|
|
Children Indicators
|
Rank
|
Indicator
|
5
|
Number of children on subsidized childcare waiting list
|
5
|
Number of child care spaces needed in each age group
|
4
|
Nursery education (number of children attending pre-school)
|
|
|
Literacy Indicators
|
Rank
|
Indicator
|
8
|
Literacy rate
|
|
|
Post-secondary Indicators
|
Rank
|
Indicator
|
5
|
Students entering postsecondary education
|
5
|
Rate of college graduation (five year rate)
|
5
|
Technical school graduates employed in field
|
5
|
Tuition net cost as percent of disposable income
|
4
|
Degrees awarded from county universities and community colleges
|
4
|
High school graduates pursuing advanced training
|
3
|
Number of pupils completing college entrance requirement
|
|
|
Schools Indicators
|
Rank
|
Indicator
|
1
|
Operating expenditure per student
|
|
|
Skills Indicators
|
Rank
|
Indicator
|
8
|
Numeracy
|
6
|
High school graduates needing remediation in community colleges or state univ.
|
3
|
Achievement Test Scores
|
2
|
Percent of districts with mean test scores equal/above state average
|
2
|
Percent of districts with graduation rate above state average
|
|
|
Sustainability Indicators
|
Rank
|
Indicator
|
6
|
Frequency of sustainable development in K-12 curricula
|
5
|
Sustainable development literacy of the public
|
5
|
Number of schools in sustainable school program
|
|
|
Teacher Indicators
|
Rank
|
Indicator
|
5
|
Ethnic diversity of teaching staff
|
4
|
Student/teacher ratio
|
4
|
Education level of faculty
|
2
|
Average teacher salary
|
|
|
Training Indicators
|
Rank
|
Indicator
|
7
|
Employer-sponsored training for front-line employees
|
6
|
Number of residents in job training programs
|
6
|
Number of residents in vocational programs
|
6
|
Number of students in job prep programs
|
5
|
Percent of post-secondary graduates finding employment in their field
|
|
|
Volunteers Indicators
|
Rank
|
Indicator
|
6
|
Volunteer involvement in schools
|
5
|
Number of community volunteer programs to support schools
|
|
|
Youth Indicators
|
Rank
|
Indicator
|
5
|
High school graduation rates
|
4
|
Students failing 1st grade
|
4
|
Television and video use by 6th graders
|
4
|
School dropout rate
|
4
|
Schools with 12th grade dropout rate over 10 percent
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