South Dakota 
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Percentage of bachelor's degrees conferred in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields
The President's 2020 College Attainment Goal
25- to 34-year-olds who completed an associate's or higher degreeEarly Learning through High School
3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in preschool4th graders Proficient on the NAEP in reading4th graders Proficient on the NAEP in mathematics8th graders Proficient on the NAEP in reading8th graders Proficient on the NAEP in mathematicsFreshmen graduating from high school within 4 yearsPublic school graduates who took at least one Advanced Placement test in high schoolPostsecondary Education and Training
18- to 24-year-olds enrolled in colleges and universitiesStudents completing a bachelor's degree within 6 yearsStudents completing an associate's degree within 3 yearsBachelor's degrees conferred in science, technology, engineering, and mathematicsTeachers and Leaders
School districts using teacher evaluation systemsSchool districts using principal evaluation systemsPublic high school teachers with a major in their main assignment areaAn Excellent Education for All
Difference in current expenditures between high- and low-poverty districtsThe percentage of bachelor's degrees conferred in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields in South Dakota was higher in 2008–09 than it was in 1998–99.
In 2008–09, the percentage of bachelor's degrees conferred in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields in South Dakota was higher than the percentage for the United States.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 1998-99 and 2008-09 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:99); and Fall 2009.