| Table 6: Effect
of Teacher Pay relative to Professional Workers on Metro
Area High School Graduation rates |
| Variable |
Effect
|
P-Value |
| Public Teacher Pay/White-Collar
Worker Pay |
0.032 |
0.60 |
| Student-Teacher Ratio |
-0.035 |
0.26 |
| Per-Pupil Current Spending
(by 1,000) |
-0.001 |
0.85 |
| % Free and Reduced-Price Lunch |
-7.003 |
0.41 |
| Median Household Income |
0.000 |
0.67 |
| % Disabled Students |
-0.933 |
0.14 |
| % White Students |
0.187 |
0.00** |
| Total Student Enrollment (by 100,000) |
0.000 |
0.05** |
| Number of Districts in Metro
Area (by 100) |
0.000 |
0.10* |
| (Constant) |
1.742 |
0.09 |
N=45 Adjusted R-Squared=.467
*=significant at <=.10 **=signficant at <=.05 |
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