TABLE 11-10
FACTORS AFFECTING MATHEMATICS SCORE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN MISSOURI
Notes:
MAP = Missouri Assessment Program mathematics index test score for elementary school (fourth grade).
SPP = Spending per pupil ($)
STR = Student-teacher ratio
EDU = Percentage of households with bachelor or higher degrees
MINCOME = Median household income ($,1999)
DUM = A dummy taking a value of 1 for school districts with scores on the MAP test above the state average of 209.9.
The data are averages for 13 school districts.
obs MAP SPP STR EDU MINCOME DUM
1 152.4000 7981.200 13.10000 0.700000 14158.00 0.000000
2 176.3000 7563.300 16.20000 14.80000 31041.00 0.000000
3 182.9000 9543.900 14.00000 16.70000 21925.00 0.000000
4 187.5000 6546.700 16.30000 4.800000 33053.00 0.000000
5 187.6000 8909.200 13.00000 27.10000 35891.00 0.000000
6 188.9000 6723.800 16.00000 7.300000 29353.00 0.000000
7 189.8000 8065.900 17.10000 10.70000 34353.00 0.000000
8 227.9000 7430.500 17.20000 41.00000 56872.00 1.000000
9 228.5000 7171.500 15.40000 30.60000 50018.00 1.000000
10 232.3000 9711.200 12.60000 51.30000 41711.00 1.000000
11 235.2000 7160.200 15.70000 45.40000 50028.00 1.000000
12 237.5000 14787.40 11.50000 67.10000 71448.00 1.000000
13 238.7000 11536.10 12.50000 62.30000 84324.00 1.000000