South Dakota Key Educational Indicators Revealed in Just-Released AeA CyberEducation Report

Business Wire, Jan 15, 2002

Business Editors/High-Tech & Education Writers

ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2002

AeA

K-12 Indicators

-- 1st in students per Internet computer, with 3.4 students sharing one
Internet enabled computer in 2001, compared to 13.1 students per Internet
computer in 1998

-- 35th by percentage of schools with Internet access - 92.4% of schools had
Internet access in 2000, compared to 52% in 1997

-- South Dakota did not participate in the latest NAEP tests, so we cannot
compare math, science, reading, or writing scores with other states

-- 4 English, 2 math, 2 science, and 0.5 computer science units for high school
graduation

-- 25% of the state's high school math teachers did not have a major or minor
in math in 1997

-- 11th in student/teacher ratio, with 14.3 students for every teacher in 1998

-- 5th in high school completion rates, with 92 percent of 18 through 24-year
olds receiving a high school degree between 1998 and 2000

Higher Education Indicators

-- 462 engineering and engineering technology degrees (42nd

ranked) in 2000

-- Engineering and engineering technology degrees granted

declined by 7%, or by 36, between 1995 and 2000

-- 7th by engineering and engineering technology degrees per

capita, 61 per 100,000 persons in 2000

Leading Universities by Engineering and Engineering Technology Degrees Granted in 2000:

1. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology - 249 degrees

2. South Dakota State University - 213 degrees

Source: CyberEducation 2002

Note: Engineering and engineering technology degrees represent degrees conferred at all levels of education (associate, bachelor, master, and doctor) and for all disciplines.

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AeA members can purchase the CyberEducation 2002 report for $95; non-members for $190. Call AeA at 800/284-4232 or 408/987-4200. CyberEducation 2002 is part of AeA's cyber report series, which includes Cyberstates 2001, Cybernation 2.0, and Cybercities.

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