| Table 5: Effect
of Teacher Pay relative to White-Collar Workers on Metro
Area High School Graduation rates |
| Variable |
Effect
|
P-Value |
| Public Teacher Pay/White-Collar
Worker Pay |
0.006 |
0.92 |
| Student-Teacher Ratio |
-0.034 |
0.27 |
| Per-Pupil Current Spending
(by 1,000) |
0.000 |
0.97 |
| % Free and Reduced-Price Lunch |
-7.175 |
0.40 |
| Median Household Income |
0.000 |
0.65 |
| % Disabled Students |
-0.854 |
0.17 |
| % White Students |
0.193 |
0.00** |
| Total Student Enrollment (by 100,000) |
-0.012 |
0.05** |
| Number of Districts in Metro
Area (by 100) |
0.044 |
0.09* |
| (Constant) |
1.756 |
0.08 |
N=45 Adjusted R-Squared=.463
*=significant at <=.10 **=signficant at <=.05 |
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