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Download full textSara Srygley; Nurfadila Khairunnisa; Diana Elliott – Appalachian Regional Commission, 2024
This chartbook is the 14th version to be produced for the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) by the Population Reference Bureau (PRB). The Chartbook describes the diversity of the Appalachian Region on a host of demographic and economic measures and provides an important annual view of the area and its people. The data contained in the…
Descriptors: Demography, Geographic Location, Community Surveys, Data Analysis
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Direct linkJohnson, Jerry; Ohlson, Matthew A.; Shope, Shane – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2018
In this descriptive and comparative study, we present results highlighting the complexity and scope of the challenges facing rural districts as they navigate the changing demographics of the students and families they serve. Rapid increases in the number and concentration of racially, culturally, and linguistically diverse students in rural areas…
Descriptors: Demography, Social Change, Population Trends, Rural Areas
MDC, 2018
In every state in the South, the percentage of residents with bachelor's degrees or higher who were born outside the state exceed the percentage born in-state, reflecting their dependence on imported talent over building their own talent-development systems. In Virginia, the Southern state with the highest percentage of residents with a B.A. or…
Descriptors: Geographic Regions, Demography, Academic Achievement, Income
Lyttle-Burns, Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2011
There has been a wealth of research conducted on the national epidemic of high school dropouts spanning several decades. It is estimated that the class of 2009 cost the nation $335 billion in lost wages, taxes and productivity over their lifetimes (Alliance for Excellent Education, 2009). The citizenry of the country suffers not only because of…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, High School Students, Dropouts, Graduation
Berryhill, Kathy S. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
School district administrator openings are occurring across Texas and many other states at an increasing rate. The high rate of turnover in the superintendency has become a national problem. Texas was chosen for the study due to the total number of school districts in the state and the high percent of rural districts. The other selected states,…
Descriptors: Principals, Job Satisfaction, Focus Groups, Academic Achievement
Bullock, Merriel; And Others – 1985
Regional and state demographic profiles highlight social, economic, and educational characteristics of the Appalachian states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Data from 1979-82 are summarized and presented in charts, tables, and graphs. Regional and state social and economic profiles include population, urban/rural population,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Demography, Dropout Rate, Educational Finance
PRICE, DANIEL O. – 1965
THE EFFECTS OF OUTMIGRATION OF NEGRO MALES ON THE POPULATION EDUCATIONAL LEVEL OF SOUTHERN UNITED STATES WERE DETERMINED BY TWO ANALYSES OF CENSUS DATA. RESULTS INDICATED A GENERAL LOWERING OF THE EDUCATIONAL LEVEL OF THE REGION WITH INMIGRANTS INTO THE SOUTH HAVING A LOWER LEVEL OF EDUCATION THAN INMIGRANTS INTO OTHER REGIONS, WHILE OUTMIGRANTS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Population Trends, Census Figures, Demography
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Div. of Educational Research. – 1970
In this fourteenth annual report in the series of bulletins on the holding power and graduates of Kentucky public and nonpublic high schools, an overview of a 10-year period (1959-1969) is presented in addition to the usual analysis of data for the graduating class of 1969. Comparative data are presented on the holding power of Kentucky schools,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Dropout Rate, Graduate Surveys, High Schools
Collins, Timothy; Eller, Ronald D.; Taul, Glen Edward – 1996
Lying within the Cumberland Plateau of Appalachia, the Kentucky River Area Development District (KRADD) comprises eight rural Kentucky counties: Breathitt, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Owsley, Perry, and Wolfe. This report reviews regional history of economic development and examines socioeconomic indicators, including education, poverty, and the…
Descriptors: Children, Community Organizations, Demography, Economic Development
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Div. of Educational Research. – 1968
In this twelfth annual report in the series of bulletins on the holding power and graduates of Kentucky high schools, an overview of a 10-year period of growth (1957-1967) is presented in addition to the usual analysis of data for the graduating class of 1967. Comparative data are presented on the dropout rates of Kentucky schools and on the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Dropout Rate, Graduate Surveys, High Schools
Price, Michael – 1986
A Kentucky population projection presents 1980 census counts and projections for 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2010, and 2020 for the state, its 15 area development districts, and its 120 counties. Populations are broken down by gender and 5-year age groups through 85 years and over, with age summaries for 0-18 years, 19-64 years, and 65 years and over.…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Birth Rate, Cohort Analysis, Community Change
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Bureau of Rehabilitation Services. – 1969
The purpose of this project was to demonstrate that comprehensive rehabilitation services can more effectively meet the needs of severely and chronically disabled persons living in an isolated, mountainous, and depressed area: the Appalachian region. Specific subsidiary purposes were (1) to demonstrate that utilization of various…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Demography, Demonstration Programs, Industry
