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Governor:Jeremiah Nixon
Commissioner of Education:Chris L. Nicastro
Quality Counts state grade:C-
Pre-K-12 enrollment:917,849
Number of school districts:560
Number of public schools:2,427
Number of public school teachers:67,796
Unadjusted education spending per student:$9,891
Percent minority students:24.3%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:43.8%
Percent of students with disabilities:14.2%
Percent of English-language learners:2.2%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:41.4%
8th grade math:31.5%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:34.0%
8th grade reading:35.2%

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