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| Governor: | Phil Bryant |
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| State Superintendent of Education: | Tom Burnham |
| Quality Counts state grade: | C- |
| Pre-K-12 enrollment: | 490,526 |
| Number of school districts: | 152 |
| Number of public schools: | 1,083 |
| Number of public school teachers: | 32,255 |
| Unadjusted education spending per student: | $8,104 |
| Percent minority students: | 54.0% |
| Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch: | 70.5% |
| Percent of students with disabilities: | 13.0% |
| Percent of English-language learners: | 1.1% |
| NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient | |
| 4th grade math: | 25.1% |
| 8th grade math: | 19.3% |
| NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient | |
| 4th grade reading: | 21.8% |
| 8th grade reading: | 21.0% |
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