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Source: School Funding - U.S. Census Bureau, Public Education Finances 2006
SAT Scores - The College Board
SAT Scores - The College Board
So What?
1) The SAT tests students' knowledge of subjects that are necessary for college success: reading, writing, and mathematics.
2) The SAT is typically taken by college-bound high school juniors and seniors.
3) SAT scores of college-bound students would not likely represent how well all students would fair on the SAT.
4) This measures top students in both public and private high schools.
5) Funding numbers represent only public schools.
6) Funding numbers don't account for how much is actually spent on instruction, but both instruction and administration.
7) Funding numbers don't account for cost of living differences between states.
8) There is a slight negative correlation between state SAT scores and per pupil funding. That is, overall in the US, the more
spent on education, the lower SAT scores. Go figure. If you remove results for NJ, NY, and DC, this correlation pretty much goes
away.
9) Impressive results in Iowa, North and South Dakota, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin. These states are
spending an average amount per pupil and getting top SAT scores nationwide.
10) Washington DC spends 60% more per pupil than most states and receives the lowest SAT scores nationwide.
1) The SAT tests students' knowledge of subjects that are necessary for college success: reading, writing, and mathematics.
2) The SAT is typically taken by college-bound high school juniors and seniors.
3) SAT scores of college-bound students would not likely represent how well all students would fair on the SAT.
4) This measures top students in both public and private high schools.
5) Funding numbers represent only public schools.
6) Funding numbers don't account for how much is actually spent on instruction, but both instruction and administration.
7) Funding numbers don't account for cost of living differences between states.
8) There is a slight negative correlation between state SAT scores and per pupil funding. That is, overall in the US, the more
spent on education, the lower SAT scores. Go figure. If you remove results for NJ, NY, and DC, this correlation pretty much goes
away.
9) Impressive results in Iowa, North and South Dakota, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin. These states are
spending an average amount per pupil and getting top SAT scores nationwide.
10) Washington DC spends 60% more per pupil than most states and receives the lowest SAT scores nationwide.
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