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Annual Infant Deaths (children under 1 year of age)
Annual Live Births
Asthma hospitalizations
Births to mothers receiving early and regular prenatal care
Births to mothers who are not high school graduates
Births to mothers who smoked during pregnancy
Births to teens ages 15-19
CATS test, score and percent of goal attained
Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit
Child death rate (deaths among children ages 1-14) (3-year average)
Child deaths ages 1-14
Child population estimates by age group
Child population estimates by race and ethnicity
Child poverty rate - 5-year averages
Child poverty rate - single-year estimates
Child support collected
Child victims of substantiated abuse
Children and infants receiving WIC (monthly average)
Children eligible for free or reduced-price meals
Children enrolled in Medicaid (average monthly number)
Children enrolled in Medicaid or KCHIP who received dental services
Children exiting out-of-home care
Children in out-of-home care
Children receiving childcare subsidies
Children receiving childcare subsidies by type of provider
Children receiving food stamps (monthly average)
Children receiving KTAP
Children receiving SSI
Children receiving subsidized kinship care
Children re-entering foster care within 12 months
Children under 6 screened for lead poisoning
Children under 6 with confirmed cases of elevated blood lead levels
College/career readiness
Corporal Punishment
Courses taught by highly-qualified teachers
Early childhood obesity
Earned Income Tax Credit
Fair Market Rent
High school graduation (2008-2012 Averaged Freshman Graduation Rates, 2003-2009 rates)
Hourly wage needed to afford Fair Market Rent
Infant mortality rate (3-year average)
Kentucky Children's Health Insurance Program (average monthly number)
KPREP
Local revenue per pupil
Local school revenue (percent of total revenue)
Low-weight births, babies weighing less than 5.5 lbs. at birth
Median family income with own children
Median household income
NCLB proficient or above scores in math by student population
NCLB proficient or above scores in reading by student population
Newborns being breastfed at hospital discharge
Number of child abuse/neglect investigations by type
Number of children in reports to DCBS for suspected abuse/neglect
Number of regulated child care providers
Number of reports to DCBS meeting criteria for child abuse/neglect
Out-of-school suspensions by violation type
Percent change in child victimization rate
Percent change in out-of-home care rate
Percent of child abuse/neglect investigations substantiated by type
Percent of child victims of abuse who are repeat victims
Percent of child victims of abuse/neglect with specific risk factors present in case
Percent of children exiting out-of-home care by exit type
Percent of children in out-of-home care in foster homes
Percent of children receiving subsidized kinship care who live with grandparents
Percent of KTAP cases that are child-only
Percent of renters unable to afford Fair Market Rent
Preschoolers in publically-funded preschool
Preschoolers in publically-funded preschool by eligibility type
Preterm births, babies born before 37 weeks of pregnancy
Pupil/teacher ratio
Rate of Asthma Hospitalizations
Recreational facilities
Regulated child care capacity (number of children)
Repeat births to teens ages 15-19
School enrollment and average daily attendance rate
School enrollment by race/ethnicity
Six-year college graduation rate
Spending per pupil
STAR-rated child care providers
Students eligible for free or reduced-price meals (SY 2011-2012, Prior to SY 2011-2012, explain series data)
Students entering college with academic needs
Students with 504 plans
Students with disabilities
Successful transition after high school
Teen death rate (deaths among teens ages 15-19) (3-year average)
Teen deaths ages 15-19
Unemployment
Very low-weight births, babies weighing less than 3 lbs. 4 oz. at birth
Youth charged with offenses by type of offense
Youth committed to Dept. of Juvenile Justice
Youth detained by juvenile justice system
Youth detained for status offenses
Youth probated
Youth referred by petition to court
Youth successfully diverted from juvenile justice system

Beginning in SY 2011-2012, some schools in Kentucky began using the Community Eligibility Option school meal program which impacts the way in which the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals is derived.

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