| Table 8-12 | |||
| Share of public high school students taking Advanced Placement Exams, by state: 2000, 2004, and 2006 | |||
| (Percent) | |||
| State | 2000 | 2004 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15.9 | 20.9 | 24.2 |
| Alabama | 7.2 | 8.8 | 10.2 |
| Alaska | 15.4 | 16.7 | 20.0 |
| Arizona | 11.3 | 12.9 | 15.8 |
| Arkansas | 8.1 | 13.0 | 30.6 |
| California | 22.2 | 28.5 | 31.3 |
| Colorado | 18.6 | 25.3 | 28.9 |
| Connecticut | 19.1 | 24.6 | 26.7 |
| Delaware | 13.3 | 19.6 | 27.7 |
| District of Columbia | 17.3 | 23.1 | 33.7 |
| Florida | 22.7 | 33.5 | 36.4 |
| Georgia | 17.2 | 21.5 | 27.2 |
| Hawaii | 10.6 | 14.8 | 15.9 |
| Idaho | 9.6 | 12.5 | 16.0 |
| Illinois | 13.4 | 18.6 | 21.7 |
| Indiana | 11.9 | 15.5 | 18.8 |
| Iowa | 6.9 | 10.0 | 11.8 |
| Kansas | 7.0 | 9.2 | 12.2 |
| Kentucky | 10.6 | 15.5 | 18.9 |
| Louisiana | 3.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Maine | 14.8 | 19.9 | 23.6 |
| Maryland | 20.2 | 29.2 | 33.5 |
| Massachusetts | 19.6 | 25.3 | 27.7 |
| Michigan | 13.9 | 16.8 | 18.7 |
| Minnesota | 13.4 | 16.4 | 19.2 |
| Mississippi | 5.6 | 7.0 | 10.6 |
| Missouri | 5.5 | 8.1 | 9.8 |
| Montana | 10.1 | 13.0 | 15.1 |
| Nebraska | 5.0 | 6.3 | 9.3 |
| Nevada | 15.1 | 19.8 | 23.1 |
| New Hampshire | 13.3 | 16.0 | 19.4 |
| New Jersey | 17.9 | 21.3 | 23.5 |
| New Mexico | 11.1 | 17.0 | 19.1 |
| New York | 27.3 | 32.4 | 35.4 |
| North Carolina | 19.7 | 26.9 | 31.7 |
| North Dakota | 5.9 | 8.4 | 9.6 |
| Ohio | 11.3 | 15.2 | 17.2 |
| Oklahoma | 9.5 | 17.0 | 20.4 |
| Oregon | 10.5 | 13.6 | 17.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 12.4 | 14.9 | 16.6 |
| Rhode Island | 10.7 | 12.1 | 13.0 |
| South Carolina | 17.7 | 19.2 | 22.0 |
| South Dakota | 9.6 | 13.5 | 15.8 |
| Tennessee | 10.4 | 13.6 | 16.8 |
| Texas | 16.6 | 23.2 | 27.0 |
| Utah | 24.5 | 27.6 | 30.6 |
| Vermont | 16.6 | 21.2 | 24.8 |
| Virginia | 25.0 | 28.1 | 32.9 |
| Washington | 11.5 | 18.5 | 23.5 |
| West Virginia | 8.4 | 13.0 | 13.6 |
| Wisconsin | 15.2 | 20.0 | 23.0 |
| Wyoming | 6.1 | 11.2 | 13.2 |
| Puerto Rico | NA | NA | NA |
NA = not available NOTE: National average for United States is reported value in Advanced Placement Report to the Nation. SOURCE: College Board, Advanced Placement Report to the Nation (various years). Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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