Saturday, June 16, 2007
Add it up Add It Up: Arithmetic for Georgia’s schools
Posted by Taylor Barnes on Sat, Jun 16, 2007 at 5:30 PM
Percentage of high school males and females, respectively, in Georgia who graduated high school in 2004: 48.3, 58.7
Percentage of high school students nationwide who graduated high school in 2004: 69.9
Georgia’s 2005 national ranking for average SAT score: 50
Georgia’s 2006 national ranking for average SAT score: 46
Number of students who earned the HOPE scholarship for the 2004-2005 school year: 236,368
Number of students who earned the HOPE scholarship for the 2005-2006 school year: 212,940
Number of freshmen in public colleges who earned the HOPE scholarship in 2006: 38,660
Number of seniors in public colleges who earned the HOPE scholarship in 2006: 19,997
Sources: The Graduation Project, "2007 Diplomas Count," Georgia Department of Education, Georgia College 411, Georgia Student Finance Commission, College Board
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I'm not sure I grasp the significance of the last two stats on here. What conclusion am I supposed to draw from that without corresponding tallies from previous years? Te total figures for 04-05 and 05-06 might hint at some meaning, a single year doesn't tell me much about the trend. Caveat: statistics aren't my strength, and I'm not trying to make some snarky point here. I'm seriously curious.
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