Kids Count Data Center

Definitions: 8th graders scoring in the "basic" category on the Maryland School Assessment (MSA). Average of % basic in math and % basic in reading.

Data Source: Maryland State Department of Education

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Jurisdictional data is available.

Definitions: Number of students suspended more than once during the school year ending in that year.

Data Source: Maryland State Department of Education

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Includes pre-k students. Maryland number includes Edison Schools.

Jurisdictional data is available.

Definitions: Percent of children enrolled in HealthChoice (with any period of enrollment) without a dental encounter during the calendar year.

Data Source: 2005 and 2006 data from the Maryland Dental Action Committee Report (September 11, 2007). 2007 data from Tables for HealthChoice Dental Access CY2007 Report. 2008 data from Maryland's 2009 Annual Oral Health Legislative Report.

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County level data for 2007 and 2008 is not available at this time.

Definitions: Percentage of births to women who did not start receiving prenatal care in the first trimester of the pregnancy. Prior to 2006, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene excluded births for which timing of prenatal care was unknown when calculating percentages.

Data Source: Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Vital Statistics Administration.

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Jurisdictional data is available for 1995 and after.

Definitions: The Relative Rate Index compares the arrest rate for White youth with the arrest rate for African-American youth. To calculate the RRI, the arrest rate for African-American youth is divided by the arrest rate for White youth. The arrest rate is calculated by dividing the number of arrests for each group by the population of that group.

Data Source: Arrest data from Maryland State Police. Population data from Puzzanchera et al, Easy Access to Juvenile Populations: 1990-2007 (2008).

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Jurisdictional data is available.