(39KB)| Table 126. | Selected statistics on mathematics education for public school students, by state or jurisdiction: 2000, 2003, and 2004 |
| State or jurisdiction | Math units required for graduation in 2004 |
Length of school year (in days) | High school exit exam required for graduation in 2004 |
Percent of 8th-grade students reporting (2003) | |||||||||||
| 2000 | 2004 | 3 or more hours of math instruction each week |
Spending 30 minutes or more on math homework each day1 |
Positive attitudes toward math2 |
Watching 6 or more hours of television or videotapes each day |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||||||
| United States | — | — | — | — | 88 | (0.7) | 57 | (—) | 72 | (—) | 15 | (0.2) | |||
| Alabama | 4 | 175 | 175 | Yes | 77 | (4.1) | 55 | (—) | 74 | (—) | 21 | (1.1) | |||
| Alaska | 2 | 180 | 180 | Yes | 92 | (2.1) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||
| Arizona | 2 | 175 | 3 | 175 | Yes | 4 | 86 | (3.3) | 59 | (—) | 72 | (—) | 11 | (0.7) | |
| Arkansas | 4 | 178 | 178 | No | 86 | (3.6) | 57 | (—) | 75 | (—) | 18 | (0.9) | |||
| California | 2 | 175 | 180 | Yes | 4 | 87 | (3.4) | 70 | (—) | 67 | (—) | 14 | (0.7) | ||
| Colorado | [5] | [6] | 170 | No | 91 | (2.9) | 63 | (—) | 68 | (—) | 9 | (0.7) | |||
| Connecticut | 3 | 180 | 180 | No | 93 | (2.3) | 56 | (—) | 73 | (—) | 15 | (0.8) | |||
| Delaware | 3 | [6] | [6] | No | 100 | (†) | 51 | (—) | 78 | (—) | 18 | (0.8) | |||
| District of Columbia | 3 | 180 | 7 | 180 | Yes | 4 | 92 | (0.5) | 56 | (—) | 76 | (—) | 34 | (1.1) | |
| Florida | 3 | 180 | 180 | Yes | 79 | (4.6) | 57 | (—) | 74 | (—) | 20 | (1.1) | |||
| Georgia | 4 | 180 | 7 | 180 | Yes | 83 | (3.5) | 59 | (—) | 74 | (—) | 18 | (0.9) | ||
| Hawaii | 3 | 184 | 183 | No | 93 | (0.3) | 66 | (—) | 70 | (—) | 20 | (0.8) | |||
| Idaho | 4 | 8 | 180 | 170 | Yes | 4 | 90 | (2.1) | 56 | (—) | 70 | (—) | 9 | (0.6) | |
| Illinois | 2 | 180 | 9 | 185 | No | 83 | (3.6) | 62 | (—) | 73 | (—) | 15 | (0.8) | ||
| Indiana | 4 | 8 | 180 | 180 | Yes | 87 | (3.4) | 59 | (—) | 72 | (—) | 13 | (0.9) | ||
| Iowa | [5] | 180 | 180 | No | 84 | (3.6) | 56 | (—) | 75 | (—) | 10 | (0.6) | |||
| Kansas | 2 | 186 | 186 | No | 83 | (4.3) | 56 | (—) | 75 | (—) | 11 | (0.6) | |||
| Kentucky | 3 | 175 | [6] | No | 90 | (3.1) | 54 | (—) | 75 | (—) | 15 | (0.8) | |||
| Louisiana | 3 | 175 | 177 | Yes | 92 | (3.0) | 50 | (—) | 78 | (—) | 23 | (1.0) | |||
| Maine | 2 | 175 | 180 | No | 91 | (2.0) | 58 | (—) | 74 | (—) | 10 | (0.7) | |||
| Maryland | 3 | 180 | 180 | Yes | 4 | 83 | (4.1) | 52 | (—) | 74 | (—) | 20 | (0.9) | ||
| Massachusetts | [5] | 180 | 180 | Yes | 91 | (3.0) | 60 | (—) | 75 | (—) | 11 | (0.6) | |||
| Michigan | [5] | 180 | 185 | Yes | 4 | 90 | (3.1) | 52 | (—) | 74 | (—) | 16 | (1.0) | ||
| Minnesota | 3 | [10] | [6] | Yes | 89 | (2.7) | 53 | (—) | 74 | (—) | 8 | (0.6) | |||
| Mississippi | 3 | 180 | 180 | Yes | 82 | (3.5) | 50 | (—) | 78 | (—) | 23 | (1.1) | |||
| Missouri | 2 | 174 | 174 | No | 91 | (2.4) | 57 | (—) | 72 | (—) | 14 | (0.7) | |||
| Montana | 2 | 180 | 180 | No | 91 | (1.3) | 58 | (—) | 75 | (—) | 9 | (0.6) | |||
| Nebraska | [5] | [6] | [6] | No | 89 | (1.4) | 59 | (—) | 74 | (—) | 10 | (0.7) | |||
| Nevada | 3 | 180 | 180 | Yes | 91 | (0.6) | 60 | (—) | 71 | (—) | 16 | (0.7) | |||
| New Hampshire | 2 | 180 | 180 | No | 92 | (1.8) | 57 | (—) | 70 | (—) | 10 | (0.6) | |||
| New Jersey | 3 | 180 | 180 | Yes | 84 | (4.1) | 54 | (—) | 76 | (—) | 15 | (0.7) | |||
| New Mexico | 3 | 180 | 180 | Yes | 84 | (3.1) | 61 | (—) | 72 | (—) | 13 | (0.9) | |||
| New York | 2 | 180 | 7 | 180 | Yes | 91 | (2.7) | 51 | (—) | 74 | (—) | 17 | (0.8) | ||
| North Carolina | 3 | 180 | 180 | Yes | 81 | (3.7) | 63 | (—) | 78 | (—) | 16 | (0.6) | |||
| North Dakota | [5] | 173 | 173 | No | 89 | (1.5) | 54 | (—) | 76 | (—) | 8 | (0.6) | |||
| Ohio | 3 | 182 | 182 | Yes | 4 | 91 | (3.2) | 53 | (—) | 73 | (—) | 14 | (0.7) | ||
| Oklahoma | 3 | 180 | 180 | Yes | 4 | 84 | (3.8) | 55 | (—) | 68 | (—) | 14 | (0.8) | ||
| Oregon | 2 | [6] | [6] | No | 88 | (3.1) | 58 | (—) | 67 | (—) | 11 | (0.7) | |||
| Pennsylvania | [5] | 180 | 180 | No | 93 | (2.6) | 46 | (—) | 75 | (—) | 14 | (0.9) | |||
| Rhode Island | 2 | 180 | 180 | No | 91 | (0.4) | 55 | (—) | 68 | (—) | 14 | (0.8) | |||
| South Carolina | 4 | 180 | 180 | Yes | 4 | 83 | (4.0) | 55 | (—) | 77 | (—) | 19 | (0.9) | ||
| South Dakota | 2 | — | 170 | No | 93 | (1.0) | 60 | (—) | 76 | (—) | 8 | (0.5) | |||
| Tennessee | 3 | 180 | 180 | Yes | 4 | 85 | (3.3) | 53 | (—) | 73 | (—) | 18 | (1.0) | ||
| Texas | 3 | 187 | 180 | Yes | 4 | 92 | (2.8) | 57 | (—) | 73 | (—) | 16 | (0.8) | ||
| Utah | 2 | 180 | 180 | Yes | 4 | 95 | (1.9) | 53 | (—) | 66 | (—) | 7 | (0.5) | ||
| Vermont | 5 | 11 | 175 | 175 | No | 78 | (2.4) | 57 | (—) | 70 | (—) | 10 | (0.7) | ||
| Virginia | 3 | 180 | 180 | Yes | 92 | (2.7) | 55 | (—) | 74 | (—) | 17 | (1.0) | |||
| Washington | 2 | 180 | 9 | 180 | Yes | 4 | 89 | (3.5) | 59 | (—) | 70 | (—) | 12 | (0.7) | |
| West Virginia | 3 | 180 | 180 | No | 91 | (3.0) | 47 | (—) | 75 | (—) | 15 | (1.0) | |||
| Wisconsin | 2 | 180 | 180 | No | 93 | (2.6) | 52 | (—) | 73 | (—) | 12 | (0.9) | |||
| Wyoming | 3 | 175 | 175 | No | 97 | (0.2) | 58 | (—) | 73 | (—) | 11 | (0.6) | |||
| Department of Defense dependents schools |
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| Domestic schools | 3 | 12 | 183 | — | No | 12 | 68 | (1.3) | 63 | (—) | 79 | (—) | 17 | (1.3) | |
| Overseas schools | 3 | 12 | 183 | — | No | 12 | 91 | (0.5) | 72 | (—) | 74 | (—) | 11 | (0.6) | |
| —Not available. † Not applicable. 1 Percentage of students who report spending 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour, and over 1 hour on mathematics homework each day. 2 Percentage of students agreeing or strongly agreeing with this statement: "Mathematics is useful for solving everyday problems." 3 1994 data. 4 Exit exam policy under development or takes effect after 2004. 5 Local board determines policy. 6 No statewide policy. 7 1996 data. 8 Semester credits. 9 1998 data. 10 Varies by district. 11 Includes math and science courses. 12 2000 data. NOTE: Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2003 Mathematics Assessment; and Council of Chief State School Officers, Key State Education Policies on PK–12 Education: 2000 and 2004. (This table was prepared September 2005.) |