K-12 Education
A good education system, along with a strong economy, can help close a widening gap between the wealthy and the poor and provide opportunities to achieve a good quality of life. The ability of the region's educational institutions to prepare the local population to enter post-secondary school and to fill knowledge-based positions is crucial to overall economic competitiveness. "Labor force quality is directly related to economic growth and education is the strongest proven influence on the quality of the labor force" according to the Florida Taxwatch Center for Educational Performance & Accountability. |
Graphs and Tables
- South Florida School Grades by County 2004/05 - 2006/07
- South Florida High School Graduation Rates 1998-2007
- Graduation Rates and Percent of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Lunch by County 2006/07
- South Florida Graduation Rates by Race and Ethnicity 2003/04-2006/07
- South Florida High School Dropout Rates 1998-2007
- South Florida Dropout Rates by Race and Ethnicity 2003/04-2006/07
- SAT Scores in Florida by Race & Ethnicity, 1990-2006
- SAT Scores by Race and Ethnicity by County 2006
- SAT Scores among Hispanic Test-Takers by First Language Learned, 1996-2006
- National, State and County SAT Scores 1998-2007
- Florida Secondary Teachers Lacking Major or Minor in Subject area 1990-2000
- Average Per Student Expenditures in Florida and the United States 2001/02-2006/07
- High School Graduates from South Florida attending Post-Secondary School in Florida, 2002/03-2005/06
- Percentage of South Florida High School Teachers with Advanced Degrees 2000-2007
- School Enrollment 1999-2007
- Top 100 Public Elementary Schools in Florida
- Top 75 Public Middle Schools in Florida
- Top 50 Public High Schools in Florida
- Top 50 Public Combination Schools
- South Florida, State and National SAT Scores 2000-2007
- School Grades in South Florida 2001/02-2006/07
- Percent of Kindergarteners Demonstrating School Readiness on Three Standarized Tests by Pre-K Participation 2006
- Florida Department of Education Graduation Rates
- Achievement Gap in National NAEP Math Scores 2005
- Percent of Students Proficient in Math National Assesment of Educational Progress
- Reading & Math Achievement Among 10th Graders: Percent Scoring at or Above Grade Level on FCAT
