2. 2,399,000 2,223,409
2,199,000
1,999,000
1,799,000 1,679,998
1,599,000 1,481,177
2009/2010
1,399,000 1,245,153 enrollment
1,199,000 2010/2011
985,302
999,000 832,076 Enrollment
799,000740,405 679,192 717,185 Variance
599,000 502,454
399,000 282,544
199,000 69,878
-1,000
VA
FL
GA
TN
MS
NC
WV
DC
SC
AL
KY
MD
3. 25,000,000,000
20,000,000,000
All instructional
15,000,000,000
Materials
Expenditures
10,000,000,000 Current
Expenditures
5,000,000,000
0
AL FL KY MS SC VA
4. Percentage distribution of public school students enrolled in prekindergarten through 12th grade,
by race/ethnicity and state or jurisdiction: 2009
State Total White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Am. Two or
Islander Indian/AK more races
Native
United 100.0 53.5 15.3 22.7 4.0 0.2 0.8 3.2
States
Alabama 100.0 57.8 34.4 4.1 1.0 ‡ 0.5 2.2
DC 100.0 8.4 76.5 12.5 12.8 3.2 - 1.31
FL 100.0 46.7 22.1 25.7 2.3 0.11 0.2 2.5
GA 100.0 47.0 35.7 11.7 2.8 0.11 0.1 2.4
KY 100.0 80.9 10.1 4.3 1.2 ‡ 0.3 3.0
MD 100.0 46.4 35.6 9.7 4.5 ‡ 0.11 3.2
MS 100.0 44.2 50.7 2.4 0.4 ‡ 0.31 1.8
NC 100.0 55.1 26.4 11.4 2.2 # 1.2 3.4
SC 100.0 53.5 36.7 5.8 1.2 ‡ 0.21 2.4
TN 100.0 67.1 22.7 6.0 1.2 0.11 0.1 2.6
VA 100.0 57.3 23.3 9.8 4.9 # 0.3 4.1
WV 100.0 91.6 3.8 1.6 0.6 -- 0.11 2.2
-- Not available
# Rounds to zero
‡ Reporting standards not met
5. All states require that certified teachers at a minimum have a Bachelor’s degree. All
pre-requisite coursework. All states require that you satisfactorily complete the Basic Skills Test
requirement and any Subject Area Competence assessments needed for your desired area of
instruction.
Alabama
Basic Skills Test
The APTTP consists of basic skills assessments from the ACT WorkKeys System and subject assessments
from the ETS Praxis II: Subject Tests.
Subject Area Competence
Praxis II: Subject Test in your specialty area
Florida
Basic Skills Test:
FTCE (Florida Teacher Certification Examinations): Florida General Knowledge Test (GK)
Subject Area Competence:
FTCE (Florida Teacher Certification Examinations): Florida Subject Area Examinations(PEd)
Professional Skills Test:F
TCE (Florida Teacher Certification Examinations): Florida Professional Education Test
Georgia
Basic Skills Test
Georgia does not require a basic skills test for student teaching or for certification.
Subject Area Competence
GACE Content and Professional Tests
6. "2009-2010 Public School Expenditures." Schooldata.com. MDR a D&B
Company, 2011. Web. 16 Dec. 2011.
http://www.schooldata.com/mdrreports.asp#expend.
Aud, S., Hussar, W., Kena, G., Bianco, K., Frohlich, L., Kemp, J.,
Tahan, K. (2011). The Condition of Education 2011 (NCES 2011-033).
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education
Statistics. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
Teacher Certification Map | Become a Teacher. Mat@usc, 2009. Web.
16 Dec. 2011. <http://certificationmap.com/.
U.S. Census Bureau. 2005. School Enrollment— Social and Economic
Characteristics of Students: October 2003, Current Population Report
P20-554, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Census Bureau.
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Editor's Notes
Southeast region by Sharon Hatcher
The southeast covers ¼ of the total U.S. enrollment which is the highest among the five regions. Each state had an increase in enrollment from 2009-2010 school year to 2010-2011 school year except for Mississippi. Among the top ten states as a percentage of total U.S. Enrollment for 2010-2011 Florida in 4th with 4.6%, Georgia in 8th with 3.5%, and North Carolina in 10th with 3.1% increase in enrollment. (Aud, Kena, Bianco, Frohlich, Kemp & Tahan, pg 11-12)
“2008-2009 national current expenditures increased a modest 3% over prior year to a total of $446.6 billion, all instructional material (AIM) spending significantly declined by 6% to a total of $12 billion, about the level of spending in 2006.” (Aud, Kena, Bianco, Frohlich, Kemp & Tahan, pg 29)
“The District of Columbia and Mississippi had the largest enrollment in black students.” (U.S. Census Bureau, 160-161)