Fast Facts
- In 2003-2004, 81.4% of Bucks and Montgomery counties’ public high school graduates were college-bound.
- This is 9.3% higher than the 72.1% of Pennsylvania public high school students who were college-bound that year.
- In 2004-2005, the average classroom teacher in Bucks and Montgomery counties’ public schools had 14.8 years of experience.
- During the same timeframe, the average classroom teacher in Pennsylvania had 14.9 years of experience.
- In 2004-2005, 59.2% of the classroom teachers in Bucks and Montgomery counties’ public schools had master’s degrees.
- This is 14.9% higher than the 44.3% rate in Pennsylvania overall.
SOURCE: Pennsylvania Department of Education (http://www.pde.state.pa.us/)
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Almost all (95%) of survey respondents rated a strong academic program as either extremely important (87%) or important (8%) to a quality education. Similarly, 87% rated programs for students with special needs as either extremely important (62%) or important (25%).
© 2006 CAPS Market Research Survey
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