Aspire Arkansas

All Indicators

All Education Indicators
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INDICATORS
Education: Access to Quality Slots for Infants and Toddlers The number of publicly funded, high-quality, licensed slots in child care settings for children ages 3 months to two years, expressed as a percentage of the number of children ages 0 to 2. High-quality is defined as a slot with a 3-star rating from Arkansas' Better Beginnings program, at a Head Start center, or funded by the Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) program.
Education: Access to Quality Child Care Slots for Preschoolers The number of publicly funded, high-quality, licensed slots for children ages 3 or 4, expressed as a percentage of the number of children ages 3 or 4. High-quality is defined as a slot with a 3-star rating from Arkansas' Better Beginnings program, at a Head Start center, or funded by the Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) program.
Education: Grade 3 Reading The percentage of students scoring as proficient ("Ready" or "Exceeding") on the ACT Aspire 3rd grade reading exam.
Education: Grade 8 Math The percentage of students scoring as proficient ("Ready" or "Exceeding") on the Grade 8 ACT Aspire math exam.
Education: Graduation Rate The number of students graduating after four years of high school, expressed as a percentage of their cohort. A cohort is a class of ninth-graders beginning high school in the same academic year.
Education: Remediation Rate The share of entering first-year students seeking an associate's degree or higher at an Arkansas public college or university who were placed and enrolled in developmental level (remedial) coursework in English, math, or reading.
Education: Adults with a High School Degree The percentage of adults with at least a high school degree. This includes adults with higher degrees, such as bachelor's or master's.
Education: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher The percentage of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Education: Adults Pursuing Further Education The share of working-age adults (25-64) who are pursuing post-secondary education (including certificates of proficiency, technical certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and graduate study) in Arkansas universities.
Education: Imagination Libraries The share of children ages 0 to 5 enrolled in Arkansas Imagination Library (ARIL), which provides books for children 0 to 5 across all 75 counties in Arkansas.
Health: Low Birth Weight Babies The number of babies born with low birth weight (less than 2,500 grams or about 5.5 pounds) expressed as a percentage of all live births.
Health: Early Prenatal Care The number of births to women who initiated prenatal care during the first trimester of pregnancy (before 13 weeks gestation), expressed as a percentage of all live births.
Health: Overweight or Obese Students The percentage of students who have a Body Mass Index (BMI) that is at or above the 85th percentile for their age and gender. The index is an estimate of body fat based on height and weight. Children are considered overweight if their BMI is at or above the 85th percentile for their age and gender, and they are considered obese at or above the 95th percentile.
Health: Overweight or Obese Adults The percentage of adults who have a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 25. The index is an estimate of body fat based on height and weight. A person with a BMI between 25 and 30 is considered overweight, and those with a BMI over 30 are considered obese.
Health: Physically Inactive Adults The percentage of adults who did not engage in leisure-time physical activity within the past 30 days, such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking, as reported through a national survey.
Health: Smoking Rate The percentage of adults in a region who currently smoke cigarettes.
Health: Insurance Coverage Rates The percentage of adults who are covered by some form of health insurance, including public programs such as Medicaid and Medicare.
Health: Oral Health The percentage of adults who visited a dentist or dental clinic in the past year.
Health: Life Expectancy Life expectancy at birth (reported in years) reflects the expected average years of life for a group of infants born in a particular year.
Health: Routine Check-ups The percentage of adults in a region who had a routine medical checkup within the past two years.
Health: Overdose Deaths Deaths due to drug overdoses, expressed as a rate per 100,000 residents.
Families: Teen Births The number of babies born to females between ages 15 and 19, expressed as a rate per 1,000 females in this age range.
Families: Children Living in Poverty The number of children under 18 who live below the federally defined poverty line, expressed as a percentage of all children under 18. Poverty thresholds vary by family composition and year. In 2022, the threshold for a four-person family with two children was $29,678.
Families: People Living in Poverty The percentage of residents with incomes below the federal poverty level. Poverty thresholds vary by family composition and year. In 2022, the threshold for a four-person family with two children was $29,678.
Families: Elderly Living in Poverty The percentage of people over the age of 65 with incomes below the federal poverty level. Poverty thresholds vary by family composition and year. In 2022, the poverty threshold for two people aged 65 and older with no children was $17,689.
Families: Median Household Income Median household income, in 2022 dollars. Half of incomes are below the median and half are above.
Families: Unemployment Rate Unemployed individuals are those without jobs who are able, available, and actively seeking work. The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed people as a percentage of the total labor force (the total number of employed and unemployed individuals 16 or older and not living in prisons, mental hospitals or nursing homes).
Families: Homeownership Rate The percentage of all occupied housing units (not vacant) that are owner-occupied (not rented).
Families: Child Abuse and Neglect The number of children in reports of maltreatment or abuse of children under age 18 found to be true, expressed as a rate per 1,000 children.
Families: Access to Financial Services The percentage of households that have neither a checking nor savings account (unbanked) or have an account but instead relied on alternative financial services (underbanked) in the past 12 months.
Families: Food Insecurity The percentage of households that lack access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members and/or experience limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods.
Families: Food Deserts The share of census tracts in an area that are food deserts.
Families: Homelessness The number of homeless people at a given point in time (usually one night in January), per 10,000 residents.
Families: Change in Total Jobs The net growth or decline in total jobs, shown as a percentage gain or loss from the previous year.
Families: Cost of Homeownership The median home value divided by the median household income, adjusted for inflation.
Families: Households Below ALICE Threshold The percent of households below the ALICE threshold. ALICE is an acronym for "Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed."
Families: Overall Housing Cost Burden The share of housing units with people paying 30% or more of their income in rent or ownership costs.
Families: Child Care Costs for Toddlers The cost of child care per day for toddlers in Arkansas.
Families: Medical Debt The share of people with medical debt in collections, more specifically, the share of people with a credit bureau record who have medical debt in collections.
Families: Households Receiving SNAP The share of households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, formerly called food stamps.
Families: Incarceration Rate The number of people incarcerated in prisons or jails, expressed as a rate per 10,000 residents.
Community: Voter Participation Rate The percentage of the voting-age population (18 and over) who voted in an election.
Community: Charitable Giving Contributions to charitable organizations, measured as a percentage of income.
Community: Volunteering The percentage of residents who volunteered during a one-year period.
Community: Group Participation The percentage of residents who have participated in a group of some kind during the last 12 months. These groups include service organizations, neighborhood associations, religious organizations, and others.
Community: Connection to Neighbors The percentage of residents that report talking to their neighbors every day or a few times a week.
Community: Local Voting The percentage of residents who report always voting in local elections.
Demographics: Change in Population The growth or decline in the number of residents of a geographic area since 2010.
Demographics: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity The growth or decline in the number of residents of a geographic area since 2008-12, broken down by racial and ethnic groups
Demographics: Change in Population by Age The growth or decline in the number of residents of a geographic area since 2008-12, broken down by age groups.
Racial Equity: Remediation Rate The share of entering first-year students seeking an associate's degree or higher at an Arkansas public college or university who were placed and enrolled in developmental level (remedial) coursework in English, math, or reading.
Racial Equity: Adults with a High School Degree The percentage of adults with at least a high school degree. This includes adults with higher degrees, such as bachelor's or master's.
Racial Equity: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher The percentage of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Racial Equity: Adults Pursuing Further Education The share of working-age adults (25-64) who are pursuing post-secondary education (including certificates of proficiency, technical certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and graduate study) in Arkansas universities.
Racial Equity: Low Birth Weight Babies The number of babies born with low birth weight (less than 2,500 grams or about 5.5 pounds) expressed as a percentage of all live births.
Racial Equity: Early Prenatal Care The number of births to women who initiated prenatal care during the first trimester of pregnancy (before 13 weeks gestation), expressed as a percentage of all live births.
Racial Equity: Overweight or Obese Students The percentage of students who have a Body Mass Index (BMI) that is at or above the 85th percentile for their age and gender. The index is an estimate of body fat based on height and weight. Children are considered overweight if their BMI is at or above the 85th percentile for their age and gender, and they are considered obese at or above the 95th percentile.
Racial Equity: Overweight or Obese Adults The percentage of adults who have a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than 25. The index is an estimate of body fat based on height and weight. A person with a BMI between 25 and 30 is considered overweight, and those with a BMI over 30 are considered obese.
Racial Equity: Physically Inactive Adults The percentage of adults who did not engage in leisure-time physical activity within the past 30 days, such as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking, as reported through a national survey.
Racial Equity: Smoking Rate The percentage of adults in a region who currently smoke cigarettes.
Racial Equity: Insurance Coverage Rates The percentage of adults who are covered by some form of health insurance, including public programs such as Medicaid and Medicare.
Racial Equity: Oral Health The percentage of adults who visited a dentist or dental clinic in the past year.
Racial Equity: Life Expectancy Life expectancy at birth (reported in years) reflects the expected average years of life for a group of infants born in a particular year.
Racial Equity: Routine Check-ups The percentage of adults in a region who had a routine medical checkup within the past two years.
Racial Equity: Teen Births The number of babies born to females between ages 15 and 19, expressed as a rate per 1,000 females in this age range.
Racial Equity: Children Living in Poverty The number of children under 18 who live below the federally defined poverty line, expressed as a percentage of all children under 18. Poverty thresholds vary by family composition and year. In 2022, the threshold for a four-person family with two children was $29,678.
Racial Equity: People Living in Poverty The percentage of residents with incomes below the federal poverty level. Poverty thresholds vary by family composition and year. In 2022, the threshold for a four-person family with two children was $29,678.
Racial Equity: Elderly Living in Poverty The percentage of people over the age of 65 with incomes below the federal poverty level. Poverty thresholds vary by family composition and year. In 2022, the poverty threshold for two people aged 65 and older with no children was $17,689.
Racial Equity: Median Household Income Median household income, in 2022 dollars. Half of incomes are below the median and half are above.
Racial Equity: Unemployment Rate Unemployed individuals are those without jobs who are able, available, and actively seeking work. The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed people as a percentage of the total labor force (the total number of employed and unemployed individuals 16 or older and not living in prisons, mental hospitals or nursing homes).
Racial Equity: Homeownership Rate The percentage of all occupied housing units (not vacant) that are owner-occupied (not rented).
Racial Equity: Child Abuse and Neglect The number of children in reports of maltreatment or abuse of children under age 18 found to be true, expressed as a rate per 1,000 children.
Racial Equity: Access to Financial Services The percentage of households that have neither a checking nor savings account (unbanked) or have an account but instead relied on alternative financial services (underbanked) in the past 12 months.
Racial Equity: Food Insecurity The percentage of households that lack access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members and/or experience limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods.
Racial Equity: Homelessness The number of homeless people at a given point in time (usually one night in January), per 10,000 residents.
Racial Equity: Cost of Homeownership The median home value divided by the median household income, adjusted for inflation.
Racial Equity: Medical Debt The share of people with medical debt in collections, more specifically, the share of people with a credit bureau record who have medical debt in collections.
Racial Equity: Households Receiving SNAP The share of households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, formerly called food stamps.
Racial Equity: Incarceration Rate The number of people incarcerated in prisons or jails, expressed as a rate per 10,000 residents.
Racial Equity: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity The growth or decline in the number of residents of a geographic area since 2008-12, broken down by racial and ethnic groups