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Figure 4.5
Relationship Between Per Pupil Expenditures and ACT Score
by District, 2005-2008
Relationship Between Per Pupil Expenditures and TCAP
Scores by District, 2007-08
26
75
25
70
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Three-Year Mean ACT Composite Score
TCAP Score
(Average of 3rd Through 8th Grade Reading and Math Scores)
Relationship Between Per Pupil Spending and Various Educational Outcome Metrics
65
60
55
50
45
23
22
21
20
19
18
17
16
15
40
14
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
$9,000
$10,000
$11,000
$12,000
$6,000
$7,000
Change in Achievement of Current 8th Graders Since 3rd Grade
TVAAS Value-Added Score
(Average of 3rd Through 8th Grade Reading and Math SCores)
Relationship Between Per Pupil Expenditures and TVAAS
Value-Added Scores by District, 2007-08
5
4
3
2
1
0
-1
$7,000
$8,000
$9,000
$10,000
$9,000
$10,000
$11,000
$12,000
Per Pupil Expenditures
Per Pupil Expenditures
$6,000
$8,000
$11,000
$12,000
Per Pupil Expenditures
Relationship Between Per Pupil Expenditures and Progress of
Current 8th Graders by District, 2007-08
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
-5
-10
-15
-20
-25
-30
-35
$6,000
$7,000
$8,000
$9,000
$10,000
$11,000
$12,000
Per Pupil Expenditures
Notes: For Figure on the lower right, see description of data in Figure 4.3.
Source: Tennessee Department of Education
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