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The state with the highest percentage of people having a bachelor's degree or higher educational attainment was Massachusetts at 50.6%, and the lowest was West Virginia at 24.1%. The District of Columbia had a percentage significantly higher than that of any U.S. state at 63.0%.
Fairfax High School is a fully accredited high school based on the Standards of Learning (SOL) tests in Virginia. FHS is performing above the state median on all SOL assessments including 91% in Reading, 88% in writing, 79% in math, and 79% in science. [4]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 January 2025. Education in the United States of America National education budget (2023-24) Budget $222.1 billion (0.8% of GDP) Per student More than $11,000 (2005) General details Primary languages English System type Federal, state, local, private Literacy (2017 est.) Total 99% Male 99% Female 99% ...
The least significant difference was between those who had graduated from high school and those who had either some college or an associate degree. Here the difference was a mere $3,766 or 13.8%. The difference between those with a high school diploma ($30,000) and those who did not complete high school ($18,826) was $8,454 or 45%.
By 12th grade, there was an 11-point gap between males and females. [11] On the 2002 National Writing Assessment, boys scored on average 17 points lower than girls in 4th grade. The average gap increased to 21 points by 8th grade and widened to 24 points by senior year in high school. [12]
The second is the ISCED upper secondary phase, a high school or senior high school for students ninth grade through twelfth grade. [2] There is some debate over the optimum age of transfer, and variation in some states; also, middle school often includes grades that are almost always considered primary school .
Schools are ranked based on their performance on state-required tests and how well they prepare students for college. Patrick Henry High School ranks in the top 3,000 schools in the country. Patrick Henry High School first received this award in 2015. The school has a 100% graduation rate and 38% of students are in at least one AP course.
In recognition of the school's history, the Virginia State Legislature passed a resolution on Swanson's 50th anniversary in 1990 proclaiming Swanson as Virginia's first junior high school. [40] It was constructed with WPA funds on the site of the old Torreyson farm in the growing Westover community.