1. •Southeaststatistics on PK-12
enrollment
•Southeasttotal budget on
PK-12 Public schooling
•Teacher credentials by state

2. 2,399,000 2,223,409
2,199,000
1,999,000
1,799,000 1,679,998
1,599,000 1,481,177
2009/2010
1,399,000 1,245,153 enrollment
1,199,000 2010/2011
985,302
999,000 832,076 Enrollment
799,000740,405 679,192 717,185 Variance
599,000 502,454
399,000 282,544
199,000 69,878
-1,000
VA
FL
GA
TN
MS
NC
WV
DC
SC
AL
KY
MD

3. 25,000,000,000
20,000,000,000
All instructional
15,000,000,000
Materials
Expenditures
10,000,000,000 Current
Expenditures
5,000,000,000
0
AL FL KY MS SC VA

4. Percentage distribution of public school students enrolled in prekindergarten through 12th grade,
by race/ethnicity and state or jurisdiction: 2009
State Total White Black Hispanic Asian Pacific Am. Two or
Islander Indian/AK more races
Native
United 100.0 53.5 15.3 22.7 4.0 0.2 0.8 3.2
States
Alabama 100.0 57.8 34.4 4.1 1.0 ‡ 0.5 2.2
DC 100.0 8.4 76.5 12.5 12.8 3.2 - 1.31
FL 100.0 46.7 22.1 25.7 2.3 0.11 0.2 2.5
GA 100.0 47.0 35.7 11.7 2.8 0.11 0.1 2.4
KY 100.0 80.9 10.1 4.3 1.2 ‡ 0.3 3.0
MD 100.0 46.4 35.6 9.7 4.5 ‡ 0.11 3.2
MS 100.0 44.2 50.7 2.4 0.4 ‡ 0.31 1.8
NC 100.0 55.1 26.4 11.4 2.2 # 1.2 3.4
SC 100.0 53.5 36.7 5.8 1.2 ‡ 0.21 2.4
TN 100.0 67.1 22.7 6.0 1.2 0.11 0.1 2.6
VA 100.0 57.3 23.3 9.8 4.9 # 0.3 4.1
WV 100.0 91.6 3.8 1.6 0.6 -- 0.11 2.2
-- Not available
# Rounds to zero
‡ Reporting standards not met

5. All states require that certified teachers at a minimum have a Bachelor’s degree. All
pre-requisite coursework. All states require that you satisfactorily complete the Basic Skills Test
requirement and any Subject Area Competence assessments needed for your desired area of
instruction.
Alabama
Basic Skills Test
The APTTP consists of basic skills assessments from the ACT WorkKeys System and subject assessments
from the ETS Praxis II: Subject Tests.
Subject Area Competence
Praxis II: Subject Test in your specialty area
Florida
Basic Skills Test:
FTCE (Florida Teacher Certification Examinations): Florida General Knowledge Test (GK)
Subject Area Competence:
FTCE (Florida Teacher Certification Examinations): Florida Subject Area Examinations(PEd)
Professional Skills Test:F
TCE (Florida Teacher Certification Examinations): Florida Professional Education Test
Georgia
Basic Skills Test
Georgia does not require a basic skills test for student teaching or for certification.
Subject Area Competence
GACE Content and Professional Tests

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Tahan, K. (2011). The Condition of Education 2011 (NCES 2011-033).
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Statistics. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
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