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Governor:Andrew Cuomo
Commissioner of Education:John King
Quality Counts state grade:B
Pre-K-12 enrollment:2,766,052
Number of school districts:867
Number of public schools:4,730
Number of public school teachers:214,804
Unadjusted education spending per student:$17,746
Percent minority students:49.2%
Percent of students eligible for free/reduced price lunch:44.7%
Percent of students with disabilities:16.6%
Percent of English-language learners:7.3%
NAEP Mathematics 2011 percent proficient
4th grade math:35.9%
8th grade math:30.0%
NAEP Reading 2011 percent proficient
4th grade reading:35.0%
8th grade reading:35.1%

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