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Death Rate by Race (All Causes) Death rate for Boone County and Missouri for any cause. Includes overall death rate for all races, White, and Black or African-American. Bolded values indicate margins of error, hover over them to view in detail.
Year	By	State of Missouri	Boone County
2016 - 2020
	Total	837.80 per 100,000 residents 320,838.00	706.77 per 100,000 residents 5,965.00
	Black	1,052.68 per 100,000 residents 36,057.00	974.23 per 100,000 residents 575.00
	White	815.22 per 100,000 residents 280,810.00	689.19 per 100,000 residents 5,274.00
2015 - 2019
	Total	812.68 per 100,000 residents 306,765.00	683.56 per 100,000 residents 5,614.00
	Black	989.60 per 100,000 residents 33,258.00	544.00 per 100,000 residents 979.00
	White	794.53 per 100,000 residents 269,949.00	664.81 per 100,000 residents 4,963.00
2010 - 2014
	Total	814.21 per 100,000 residents 302,751.00	678.37 per 100,000 residents 5,423.00
	Black	985.80 per 100,000 residents 32,365.00	965.01 per 100,000 residents 503.00
	White	797.06 per 100,000 residents 267,039.00	661.38 per 100,000 residents 4,821.00
Suggested citation: Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services. Missouri Resident Deaths. Missouri Public Health Information Management System (MOPHIMS). Death MICA. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Death by Rate (All Causes).
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Families in Poverty Bolded values indicate margins of error, hover over them to view in detail.
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2018 - 2022
	Total	8.8% 7,151,167.0	8.5% 131,020.0	7.4% 3,068.0	8.4% 2,131.0	7.9% 2,619.0
	Black	17.5% 1,603,062.0	19.1% 28,716.0	27.6% 855.0	31.3% 795.0	27.2% 831.0
	White	6.5% 3,714,076.0	7.0% 89,592.0	5.1% 1,732.0	5.1% 1,004.0	5.0% 1,317.0
2017 - 2021
	Total	8.9% 7,181,779.0	8.5% 131,137.0	6.5% 2,662.0	7.3% 1,839.0	6.9% 2,256.0
	Black	17.8% 1,620,880.0	18.8% 28,396.0	23.9% 747.0	25.4% 685.0	23.9% 747.0
	White	6.7% 3,930,856.0	7.1% 91,434.0	4.6% 1,564.0	4.6% 897.0	4.4% 1,158.0
2016 - 2020
	Total	9.1% 7,245,704.0	8.9% 137,383.0	7.5% 3,072.0	8.5% 2,145.0	8.0% 2,633.0
	Black	18.3% 1,650,548.0	19.1% 29,369.0	27.8% 866.0	31.2% 786.0	27.9% 866.0
	White	7.0% 4,169,485.0	7.4% 96,884.0	4.8% 1,638.0	4.8% 938.0	4.5% 1,199.0
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Suggested citation: United States Census Bureau. American Community Survey, Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months. United States Census [Table S1702]. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Families in Poverty. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4809
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Functional Zero Level of Unsheltered Homelessness This indicator utilizes data from the Missouri Balance of State Continuum of Care annual Point in Time Count and Housing Inventory Count. A functional zero level of unsheltered homelessness is achieved when the number of shelter beds is equal to or greater than the number of unsheltered persons. Bolded values indicate margins of error, hover over them to view in detail.
Year	By	Boone County
2023
	Total	-
	Number of Persons Experiencing Homelessness	270.00
	Number of Shelter Beds	298.00
	Capacity	28.00
2019
	Total	-
	Number of Persons Experiencing Homelessness	268.00
	Number of Shelter Beds	267.00
	Capacity	-1.00
Suggested citation: Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services, Division of Human Services. 2024. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Functional Zero Level of Unsheltered Homelessness.
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Gini Index of Income Inequality The Gini Index is a measure of income inequality ranging from 0 to 1. A value of 0 represents perfect income equality (everyone has the same income); a value of 1 represents complete inequality (one person has all the income and others have none). Warehouse data is updated twice a year and is as up to date as the data source when published. Bolded values indicate margins of error, hover over them to view in detail.
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2018 - 2022
2018 - 2022	Total	0.48	0.47	0.48	0.49	0.49
2017 - 2021
2017 - 2021	Total	0.48	0.46	0.47	0.49	0.48
2016 - 2020
2016 - 2020	Total	0.48	0.46	0.47	0.49	0.48
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Suggested citation: United States Census Bureau. American Community Survey, GINI Index of Income Inequality. United States Census [Table B19083]. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as GINI Index of Income Inequality.http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4806
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Individuals in Poverty Bolded values indicate margins of error, hover over them to view in detail.
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2018 - 2022
	Total	12.5% 40,521,584.0	12.8% 766,582.0	17.8% 31,074.0	21.4% 24,980.0	19.8% 28,887.0
	Black	21.5% 8,519,391.0	23.8% 157,759.0	40.2% 6,678.0	44.4% 6,077.0	40.3% 6,628.0
	White	10.1% 21,525,577.0	10.9% 518,593.0	14.3% 19,606.0	17.6% 15,297.0	16.0% 17,548.0
2017 - 2021
	Total	12.6% 40,661,636.0	12.8% 762,023.0	16.8% 29,091.0	19.9% 23,021.0	18.6% 26,853.0
	Black	21.7% 8,630,739.0	23.5% 155,844.0	36.0% 5,816.0	36.9% 5,088.0	36.1% 5,779.0
	White	10.3% 22,616,705.0	10.9% 523,182.0	13.7% 18,873.0	16.9% 14,598.0	15.2% 16,787.0
2016 - 2020
	Total	12.8% 40,910,328.0	13.0% 772,992.0	16.9% 28,752.0	20.2% 23,047.0	18.5% 26,241.0
	Black	22.1% 8,726,814.0	23.6% 157,184.0	36.9% 5,678.0	41.3% 5,395.0	36.9% 5,657.0
	White	10.6% 23,820,939.0	11.2% 540,189.0	13.8% 18,790.0	16.7% 14,329.0	14.9% 16,333.0
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Suggested citation: United States Census Bureau. American Community Survey, Individuals in Poverty. United States Census [Table S1702]. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Individuals in Poverty. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4810
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Mean Household Income by Quintile Mean (average) household income by quintile. Each quintile contains 20% of households, with quintile 1 representing the 20% of households with the lowest income and quintile 5 representing the 20% with the highest income. The value given for each quintile represents the mean income for that quintile. Bolded values indicate margins of error, hover over them to view in detail.
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2018 - 2022
	Top 5%	$494,992	$404,080	$404,733	$392,710	$419,354
	Upper 20%	$273,413	$225,585	$231,806	$228,764	$237,632
	60% to 80%	$119,232	$102,696	$103,712	$99,022	$101,940
	40% to 60%	$75,586	$66,251	$66,596	$61,015	$63,806
	20% to 40%	$44,680	$39,993	$39,424	$35,023	$37,639
	Bottom 20%	$16,253	$15,238	$13,681	$11,807	$12,779
2017 - 2021
	Top 5%	$453,167	$371,277	$361,573	$349,625	$370,997
	Upper 20%	$250,618	$207,969	$212,006	$209,945	$216,251
	60% to 80%	$109,673	$94,991	$96,588	$92,501	$95,189
	40% to 60%	$69,508	$61,309	$62,381	$57,441	$59,803
	20% to 40%	$41,089	$37,099	$36,866	$32,831	$35,184
	Bottom 20%	$15,091	$14,394	$13,715	$11,774	$12,786
2016 - 2020
	Top 5%	$427,583	$349,533	$331,347	$338,855	$339,254
	Upper 20%	$236,069	$195,397	$198,680	$203,299	$202,602
	60% to 80%	$103,277	$89,320	$91,185	$87,478	$89,534
	40% to 60%	$65,388	$57,612	$58,666	$53,305	$56,096
	20% to 40%	$38,637	$34,946	$34,768	$30,556	$33,157
	Bottom 20%	$14,364	$13,693	$12,955	$10,698	$11,955
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Suggested citation: United States Census Bureau. American Community Survey, Mean Household Income of Quintiles. United States Census [Table B19081]. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Mean Household Income by Quintile. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4820
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Median Earnings by Educational Attainment, Individuals 25 and older Median earnings by educational attainment of people 25 and older. Bolded values indicate margins of error, hover over them to view in detail.
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2018 - 2022
	Less Than High School	$29,706	$28,861	$36,612	$28,039	$31,178
	High School Graduate	$36,931	$35,770	$35,358	$33,712	$34,328
	Some College	$43,988	$41,476	$41,185	$38,675	$39,652
	Bachelor's Degree	$64,982	$57,944	$53,759	$53,741	$53,498
	Graduate or Professional Degree	$85,680	$71,695	$64,811	$62,945	$64,901
2017 - 2021
	Less Than High School	$26,954	$26,400	$32,792	$22,861	$25,909
	High School Graduate	$33,878	$32,836	$31,885	$29,135	$29,759
	Some College	$40,352	$38,030	$37,461	$34,090	$34,978
	Bachelor's Degree	$59,717	$53,696	$49,191	$48,888	$49,087
	Graduate or Professional Degree	$79,241	$66,301	$62,339	$59,563	$62,176
2016 - 2020
	Less Than High School	$25,351	$25,089	$28,930	$25,134	$25,862
	High School Graduate	$32,002	$31,391	$31,353	$28,190	$29,641
	Some College	$38,258	$35,914	$34,848	$33,017	$33,510
	Bachelor's Degree	$56,152	$50,856	$46,190	$45,738	$45,793
	Graduate or Professional Degree	$75,328	$63,088	$60,142	$56,883	$59,486
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Suggested citation: United States Census Bureau. American Community Survey, Earnings in the Past 12 Months (Inflation-Adjusted Dollars). United States Census [Table S2001]. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard indicator as Median Earnings by Educational Attainment, Individuals 25 and older. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4822
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Median Income - Family Households Median (midpoint) income for family households, including those with and without children. Family households include two or more individuals related by birth, marriage or adoption. Family income is the preferred measure of economic wellbeing in university communities like Columbia and Boone County, since the majority of the student population resides in non-family households. Household income (i.e. including both family and non-family households) is artificially low due to the student population. Bolded values indicate margins of error, hover over them to view in detail.
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2018 - 2022
	Total	$92,646	$84,745	$96,219	$97,335	$96,811
	Black	$63,338	$57,785	$56,685	$55,510	$57,192
	White	$100,013	$88,461	$100,373	$104,510	$102,341
2017 - 2021
	Total	$85,028	$77,976	$87,935	$88,210	$88,682
	Black	$57,636	$52,538	$56,341	$63,250	$56,347
	White	$91,242	$81,463	$91,143	$94,032	$93,814
2016 - 2020
	Total	$80,069	$72,834	$80,817	$81,392	$80,647
	Black	$54,037	$49,250	$45,586	$45,303	$45,565
	White	$85,382	$76,171	$84,863	$87,551	$86,090
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Suggested citation: United States Census Bureau. American Community Survey, Median Income Family Households. United States Census [Tables B19113, B19113A, B19113B]. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard. Indicator: Median Income-Family Households. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4828
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Poverty Rate by Educational Attainment Poverty rates by educational attainment for people aged 25 and older. Bolded values indicate margins of error, hover over them to view in detail.
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2018 - 2022
	Less Than High School	24.0% 5,683,249.0	26.3% 91,568.0	22.2% 1,260.0	28.7% 918.0	27.2% 1,125.0
	High School Graduate	13.7% 8,003,553.0	14.0% 173,232.0	15.0% 3,331.0	19.4% 2,276.0	16.9% 2,773.0
	Some College	10.5% 6,062,192.0	10.3% 118,373.0	12.0% 2,889.0	13.6% 1,925.0	13.3% 2,422.0
	Bachelor's Degree or More	4.9% 3,368,325.0	4.3% 52,055.0	7.6% 2,999.0	9.2% 2,450.0	8.3% 2,774.0
2017 - 2021
	Less Than High School	23.9% 5,781,450.0	25.9% 93,220.0	24.0% 1,292.0	28.7% 893.0	27.7% 1,100.0
	High School Graduate	13.5% 7,859,604.0	13.5% 166,565.0	12.8% 2,888.0	16.0% 1,919.0	14.6% 2,420.0
	Some College	10.4% 5,998,285.0	10.1% 117,016.0	11.2% 2,819.0	12.7% 1,916.0	12.3% 2,394.0
	Bachelor's Degree or More	4.8% 3,248,758.0	4.0% 48,890.0	7.0% 2,760.0	8.6% 2,316.0	7.6% 2,540.0
2016 - 2020
	Less Than High School	24.1% 5,938,811.0	26.1% 97,451.0	24.7% 1,380.0	29.7% 932.0	29.4% 1,219.0
	High School Graduate	13.4% 7,742,041.0	13.2% 162,898.0	12.1% 2,651.0	15.4% 1,757.0	13.3% 2,121.0
	Some College	10.3% 5,973,583.0	10.2% 117,917.0	12.2% 3,044.0	14.0% 2,063.0	13.1% 2,544.0
	Bachelor's Degree or More	4.7% 3,122,654.0	4.0% 47,856.0	7.3% 2,860.0	9.2% 2,444.0	8.1% 2,685.0
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Suggested citation: United States Census Bureau. American Community Survey, Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months of Individuals by Educational Attainment. United States Census [Table C17003]. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Poverty Rate by Educational Attainment.http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4812
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Poverty Status by Disability by Age Percent and number of people with disabilities in poverty Bolded values indicate margins of error, hover over them to view in detail.
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2018 - 2022
	Under 18	25.4% 824,005.0	26.4% 17,118.0	33.5% 691.0	33.2% 417.0	36.4% 639.0
	18-64	24.9% 5,159,317.0	27.6% 123,811.0	27.6% 3,554.0	29.8% 2,562.0	29.4% 3,151.0
	65 and over	13.8% 2,454,826.0	13.5% 48,629.0	11.4% 842.0	13.9% 598.0	12.9% 733.0
2017 - 2021
	Total	-	-	-	-	-
	Under 18	26.1% 834,430.0	27.0% 17,432.0	29.4% 562.0	25.5% 278.0	31.1% 486.0
	18-64	25.0% 5,093,269.0	27.1% 121,078.0	26.7% 3,485.0	28.8% 2,415.0	28.2% 3,043.0
	65+	13.2% 2,278,455.0	12.3% 43,433.0	9.4% 683.0	10.0% 438.0	10.0% 560.0
Suggested citation: United States Census Bureau. American Community Survey, Poverty Status by Disability. United States Census [Table C18130]. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Poverty Status by Disability.
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Share of Aggregate Household Income by Quintile Percentage of total income represented by households in the quintile. Each quintile contains 20% of households, with quintile 1 representing the 20% of households with the lowest income and quintile 5 representing the 20% with the highest income. Bolded values indicate margins of error, hover over them to view in detail.
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2018 - 2022
	Upper 20%	51.7%	50.2%	50.9%	52.5%	52.4%
	60% to 80%	22.5%	22.8%	22.8%	22.7%	22.5%
	40% to 60%	14.3%	14.7%	14.6%	14.0%	14.1%
	20% to 40%	8.4%	8.9%	8.7%	8.0%	8.3%
	Bottom 20%	3.1%	3.4%	3.0%	2.7%	2.8%
2017 - 2021
	Upper 20%	51.6%	50.0%	50.3%	51.9%	51.6%
	60% to 80%	22.6%	22.9%	22.9%	22.9%	22.7%
	40% to 60%	14.3%	14.8%	14.8%	14.2%	14.3%
	20% to 40%	8.5%	8.9%	8.8%	8.1%	8.4%
	Bottom 20%	3.1%	3.5%	3.3%	2.9%	3.1%
2016 - 2020
	Upper 20%	51.6%	50.0%	50.1%	52.8%	51.5%
	60% to 80%	22.6%	22.9%	23.0%	22.7%	22.8%
	40% to 60%	14.3%	14.7%	14.8%	13.8%	14.3%
	20% to 40%	8.4%	8.9%	8.8%	7.9%	8.4%
	Bottom 20%	3.1%	3.5%	3.3%	2.8%	3.0%
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Suggested citation: United States Census Bureau. American Community Survey, Shares of Aggregate Household Income by Quintile. United States Census [Table B19082]. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard indicator as Share of Aggregate Household Income by Quintile. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4818
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Low Birthweight for Full-Term Pregnancies Number of low birthweight full-term births. Bolded values indicate margins of error, hover over them to view in detail.
Year	By	State of Missouri	Boone County
2017 - 2021
	Total	2.99 Per 100 resident live births 9,499.00	2.97 Per 100 resident live births 269.00
	Black	5.87 Per 100 resident live births 2,835.00	6.24 Per 100 resident live births 83.00
	White	2.42 Per 100 resident live births 6,043.00	2.41 Per 100 resident live births 167.00
2016 - 2020
	Total	3.00 Per 100 resident live births 9,703.00	2.88 Per 100 resident live births 266.00
	Black	5.84 Per 100 resident live births 2,868.00	5.83 Per 100 resident live births 79.00
	White	2.44 Per 100 resident live births 6,207.00	2.24 Per 100 resident live births 158.00
2015 - 2019
	Total	2.89 Per 100 resident live births 9,807.00	3.10 Per 100 resident live births 289.00
	Black	5.73 Per 100 resident live births 2,827.00	6.39 Per 100 resident live births 86.00
	White	2.44 Per 100 resident live births 6,364.00	2.37 Per 100 resident live births 169.00
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Suggested citation: Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services. Missouri Resident Births. Missouri Public Health Information Management System (MOPHIMS). Birth MICA. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Low Birthweight for Full-Term Pregnancies. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4876
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Students Scoring Proficient or Advanced in English Language Arts MAP: Grade 3 Percentage of students in Grade 3 who scored proficient of above on the Language Arts section of the MAP test. Data is available at the school district level. Note there is no data for the 2019-2020 academic year due to the COVI-19 pandemic. Bolded values indicate margins of error, hover over them to view in detail.
Year	By	Columbia Schools	Centralia Schools	Hallsville Schools	Harrisburg Schools	Southern Boone Schools	Sturgeon Schools
2022
	Total	37.8%	37.1%	29.2%	56.7%	39.6%	19.2%
	Black	12.5%	-	-	-	-	-
	White	49.2%	-	-	-	-	-
	Hispanic	27.9%	-	-	-	-	-
2021
	Total	37.5%	50.5%	40.0%	-	43.7%	-
	Black	9.2%	-	-	-	-	-
	White	49.1%	-	-	-	-	-
	Hispanic	31.8%	-	-	-	-	-
2019
	Total	43.1%	63.8%	53.5%	48.7%	57.7%	45.7%
	Black	13.4%	-	-	-	-	-
	White	55.2%	-	-	-	-	-
	Hispanic	31.0%	-	-	-	-	-
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Suggested citation: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. State of Missouri Report Card – Missouri Comprehensive Data Center. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard. Indicator: Students Scoring Proficient or Advanced on English Language Arts MAP: Grade 3.http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4845
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Students Scoring Proficient or Advanced in English Language Arts MAP: Grade 6 Percentage of students in Grade 6 who scored proficient or above on the Language Arts section of the MAP test. Data is available at the school district level. Note there is no data for the 2019-2020 academic year due to the COVI-19 pandemic. Bolded values indicate margins of error, hover over them to view in detail.
Year	By	Columbia Schools	Centralia Schools	Hallsville Schools	Harrisburg Schools	Southern Boone Schools	Sturgeon Schools
2022
	Total	39.7%	54.1%	36.6%	47.0%	48.7%	31.6%
	Black	13.3%	-	-	-	-	-
	White	60.4%	-	-	-	-	-
	Hispanic	33.3%	-	-	-	-	-
2021
	Total	41.7%	39.2%	35.8%	41.0%	45.6%	-
	Black	7.6%	-	-	-	-	-
	White	56.0%	-	-	-	-	-
	Hispanic	25.1%	-	-	-	-	-
2019
	Total	47.9%	54.1%	45.6%	21.6%	37.1%	52.7%
	Black	13.6%	-	-	-	-	-
	White	62.6%	-	-	-	-	-
	Hispanic	30.3%	-	-	-	-	-
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Suggested citation: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. State of Missouri Report Card – Missouri Comprehensive Data Center. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard. Indicator: Students Scoring Proficient or Advanced on English Language Arts MAP: Grade 6. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4844
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Students Scoring Proficient or Advanced in Math MAP: Grade 6 Percentage of students in Grade 6 who scored proficient or above on the Math section of the MAP test. Data is available at the school district level. Note there is no data for the 2019-2020 academic year due to the COVI-19 pandemic. Bolded values indicate margins of error, hover over them to view in detail.
Year	By	Columbia Schools	Centralia Schools	Hallsville Schools	Harrisburg Schools	Southern Boone Schools	Sturgeon Schools
2022
	Total	37.4%	63.5%	41.1%	49.0%	49.7%	13.1%
	Black	9.4%	-	-	-	-	-
	White	50.4%	-	-	-	-	-
	Hispanic	24.5%	-	-	-	-	-
2021
	Total	31.6%	51.0%	44.7%	33.3%	37.3%	34.4%
	Black	3.4%	-	-	-	-	-
	White	42.6%	-	-	-	-	-
	Hispanic	14.8%	-	-	-	-	-
2019
	Total	47.4%	49.2%	52.0%	23.6%	40.0%	44.8%
	Black	12.5%	-	-	-	-	-
	White	61.0%	-	-	-	-	-
	Hispanic	29.7%	-	-	-	-	-
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Suggested citation: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. State of Missouri Report Card – Missouri Comprehensive Data Center. Cited in the Boone Indicators Dashboard as Students Scoring Proficient or Advanced in Math MAP: Grade 6. http://booneindicators.org/IndicatorView.aspx?id=4843
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