Access profiles for many MO locations; rankings, maps, or trend graphs by topic; and raw data. Includes over 100 measures of child well-being, including the community-level data formerly in CLIKS.
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; Missouri Office of Administration, Division of Budget and Planning.
Percentage of students who are enrolled in the free or reduced price National School Lunch Program. Children from households with incomes less than 130 percent of poverty are eligible for free lunches; those from households below 185 percent of poverty are eligible for reduced price lunches. Rate is expressed as percent of total school enrollment.
The KIDS COUNT in Missouri 2009 Data Book, a publication of Citizens for Missouri's Children, confirms that children in the state are facing increasing challenges brought on by higher levels of poverty, a lack of affordable health care, and a lack of high-quality educational opportunities for all Missouri's children. The 2009 Data Book finds child poverty and the adult unemployment rate increased during the most recent reporting period. However, the number of children receiving subsidized child care, the number of children receiving cash assistance, and the number of children enrolled in MO HealthNet for Kids decreased between 2004 and 2008. The KIDS COUNT in Missouri 2009 Data Book is the first such report that consists of an entire year of recession data, and clearly shows that children and families in Missouri are living in need. However, seeing decreases in the number of children enrolled in MO HealthNet for Kids and the state’s child care assistance program is especially worrisome. We know that more Missouri families are being affected by economic hardship, so the state must make greater efforts to expand eligibility, target and reach eligible children and families, and reduce enrollment barriers for public assistance programs. To learn more about KIDS COUNT in Missouri, to download the latest KIDS COUNT in Missouri Data Book, or to compare Missouri counties using Citizens for Missouri's Children's interactive Web map, visit Citizens for Missouri's Children.
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Ten important indicators of child well-being included in our annual KIDS COUNT Data Book.
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