The Top 10 Lists Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM
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States with greatest percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunches
Mississippi 67.5% Louisiana 61.5% New Mexico 60.9% Arkansas 58.7% Oklahoma 55.2% Washington, D.C. 54.5% South Carolina 51.3% Alabama 51.1% Kentucky 51.0% Georgia 50.4% Source: National Center for Education Statistics
States with lowest pupil-teacher ratios, 2006-07
Vermont 10.8:1 Maine 11.5:1 Virginia 11.6:1 North Dakota 12.1:1 New Jersey 12.4:1 Wyoming 12.6:1 New York 12.8:1 New Hampshire 13.1:1 Massachusetts (tie) 13.2:1 Alabama (tie) 13.2:1 Source: National Center for Education Statistics
States with most capital outlay
California $10.04 billion Texas $6.17 billion Florida $4.86 billion New York $3.97 billion Ohio $2.18 billion New Jersey $2.03 billion Illinois $2.02 billion Pennsylvania $2.01 billion Georgia $1.93 billion Michigan $1.84 billion Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Education Finances, 2006
States with most districts of greater than 10,000 enrollment, 2006-07
California 163 Texas 91 Florida 38 North Carolina 37 Georgia 36 Washington 31 Virginia 27 Arizona 26 Indiana (tie) 24 Michigan (tie) 24 Source: National Center for Education
States with most newly opened charter schools, Fall 2008
California 65 Florida 37 Arizona 29 New York 21 Georgia 17 Ohio (tie) 14 Washington, D.C. (tie) 14 Minnesota (tie) 13 Texas (tie) 13 Oregon (tie) 12 Louisiana (tie) 12 Source: Center for Education Reform
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