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The President's 2020 College Attainment Goal

25- to 34-year-olds who completed an associate's or higher degree

Early 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 school

Postsecondary 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 mathematics

Teachers and Leaders

School districts using teacher evaluation systemsSchool districts using principal evaluation systemsPublic high school teachers with a major in their main assignment area

An Excellent Education for All

Difference in current expenditures between high- and low-poverty districts
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  Total bachelor's degrees Number Percent of all degrees
United States 1,601,368 386,824 24.2 24988 80756 37994 84636 120488 15496 22466
Alabama 24,245 6,367 26.3 368 1304 459 1510 2247 230 249
Alaska 1,626 484 29.8 37 89 38 99 151 19 51
Arizona 39,898 9,683 24.3 247 1379 2068 1386 4032 148 423
Arkansas 12,027 3,299 27.4 317 531 250 483 1461 76 181
California 160,930 37,077 23.0 2821 10502 3431 8547 7746 1895 2135
Colorado 28,833 7,548 26.2 570 1619 961 1905 1750 333 410
Connecticut 18,950 3,987 21.0 181 916 167 711 1471 289 252
Delaware 5,472 1,231 22.5 147 188 108 249 461 11 67
District of Columbia 10,957 1,940 17.7 13 346 629 221 548 72 111
Florida 80,275 18,250 22.7 943 3411 2153 3961 6776 310 696
Georgia 40,461 9,510 23.5 374 2085 1088 2145 2889 355 574
Hawaii 5,797 1,296 22.4 101 297 151 170 485 32 60
Idaho 9,066 2,458 27.1 328 428 204 431 892 62 113
Illinois 69,339 15,767 22.7 974 3017 2110 3198 4802 739 927
Indiana 39,583 10,371 26.2 424 1416 836 3079 3736 370 510
Iowa 26,239 5,339 20.3 543 1080 545 1136 1577 221 237
Kansas 17,521 4,429 25.3 443 721 366 1025 1555 102 217
Kentucky 19,996 4,526 22.6 458 856 240 904 1608 184 276
Louisiana 21,425 5,780 27.0 401 1323 340 1153 2186 117 260
Maine 6,909 2,155 31.2 264 449 59 375 816 61 131
Maryland 26,854 6,909 25.7 268 1643 1370 1175 1812 318 323
Massachusetts 50,106 11,640 23.2 450 2491 1035 2822 3261 705 876
Michigan 54,641 15,019 27.5 528 2613 1240 4689 4763 510 676
Minnesota 31,275 7,432 23.8 543 1905 864 1124 1977 362 657
Mississippi 12,430 3,020 24.3 211 698 148 570 1049 93 251
Missouri 38,370 9,588 25.0 647 1759 878 1837 3730 276 461
Montana 5,252 1,664 31.7 286 322 83 495 288 61 129
Nebraska 12,575 3,305 26.3 318 592 360 481 1312 87 155
Nevada 7,119 1,527 21.4 74 308 173 295 587 37 53
New Hampshire 8,879 1,717 19.3 188 314 157 350 506 83 119
New Jersey 34,625 7,366 21.3 241 2030 710 1595 1803 565 422
New Mexico 7,875 1,976 25.1 177 373 223 469 544 73 117
New York 120,999 25,802 21.3 1146 5084 2930 5320 8019 1483 1820
North Carolina 44,834 11,214 25.0 717 2541 841 2474 3302 441 898
North Dakota 5,604 1,822 32.5 162 238 138 405 792 38 49
Ohio 60,048 15,351 25.6 736 2812 1185 3372 6120 393 733
Oklahoma 19,634 4,856 24.7 448 989 271 1137 1640 140 231
Oregon 17,918 4,442 24.8 550 947 388 864 1224 190 279
Pennsylvania 84,692 22,583 26.7 913 3864 2567 5026 7676 983 1554
Rhode Island 10,291 2,012 19.6 159 467 205 443 513 136 89
South Carolina 21,058 4,805 22.8 252 1392 352 781 1448 196 384
South Dakota 5,031 1,943 38.6 273 240 149 401 765 45 70
Tennessee 29,388 6,752 23.0 520 1157 431 1347 2620 214 463
Texas 102,157 24,135 23.6 2472 5806 1349 5507 6856 1049 1096
Utah 21,504 5,546 25.8 229 1136 913 1109 1711 152 296
Vermont 5,788 1,351 23.3 308 278 148 197 266 83 71
Virginia 42,483 10,279 24.2 591 2165 971 2457 2911 401 783
Washington 30,091 7,013 23.3 459 1590 736 1531 1794 316 587
West Virginia 11,366 2,844 25.0 267 515 226 546 1069 48 173
Wisconsin 33,651 9,117 27.1 776 2326 642 1740 2789 320 524
Wyoming 1,765 597 33.8 86 127 7 171 152 21 33
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2008–09 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:99) and Fall 2009.
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