Nevada's Children: Selected Educational and Social Statistics. Nevada and National.

Overview & Synopsis

This statistical report describes the successes and shortcomings of education in Nevada and compares some statistics concerning education in Nevada to national norms. The report, which provides a comprehensive array of information helpful to policy makers and citizens, is divided into three sections. The first section presents statistics about K-12 education in Nevada and covers seven topics: (1) student characteristics, including enrollment, high school graduation, student assessment, student dropout rates, and teenage pregnancies; (2) professionals in education, including teachers, counselors, school psychologists, and nurses; (3) classrooms and buildings; (4) financial support; (5) curriculum, including the areas of reading, computers, physical education, special education, occupational education, and math and science; (6) rural Nevada; and (7) the National Education Goals. Statistics on health and social issues presented in Section B relate to: (1) child welfare and child abuse; (2) youth injury and mortality; (3) homeless youth; (4) infant healthcare; (5) mental health and suicide; (6) substance abuse; (7) infectious and sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS; and (8) juvenile delinquency. The final section lists Nevada's national ranking in selected areas. (Contains 50 references.) (TJQ)