In my initial #CSEdAnalytics post, The Foundational CS High School: Bigger, Richer, and More Suburban, I summarized some of the data in the 2021 State of Computer Science Education Report a little differently for dramatic effect. For review:
- A student in a town/rural area is 11.6% less likely to have access to foundational computer science (FCS) courses than a student in a suburb/urban area
- A student going to a high school with FRL % > 50% is 23.5% less likely to have access to foundational computer science (FCS) courses than a student going to a high school with FRL % < 50%
- The average population (938) of a school with foundational computer science (FCS) course is 331% of the average population (290) of a school without FCS
This post will drill down how individual states fare on the metrics introduced in the original post. These three metrics are:
| Metric | Description | National Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Rural/Urban HS with CS Relative Strength |
(% of town and rural HS with FCS) / (% of urban and suburban schools with FCS) |
88.4% |
| Poor/Rich HS with CS Relative Strength |
(% of HS with FRL % > 50% with FCS) / (% of HS with FRL < 50%) |
76.5% |
| Have Not/Have HS with CS Size Ratio |
(Average size of school w/o FCS) / (Average size of school with FCS). This metric is the inverse of the ratio discussed in the original post. |
30.9% |
Rural/Urban HS with CS Relative Strength
Highest Percentage
| State | Percentage | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 180.2% | 3.86 |
| Minnesota | 133.5% | 1.96 |
| Indiana | 112.4% | 1.10 |
Lowest Percentage
| State | Percentage | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 26.9% | -2.39 |
| Nebraska | 41.5% | -1.80 |
| Montana | 45.5% | -1.63 |
Poor/Rich HS with CS Relative Strength
Highest Percentage
| State | Percentage | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 113.5% | 2.17 |
| Nevada | 105.9% | 1.71 |
| South Carolina | 105.3% | 1.67 |
Lowest Percentage
| State | Percentage | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 31.8% | -2.85 |
| Minnesota | 45.0% | -2.04 |
| Mississippi | 53.0% | -1.54 |
Have Not/Have HS with CS Size Ratio
Highest Percentage
| State | Percentage | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 74.9% | 2.71 |
| Iowa | 67.6% | 2.18 |
| Maine | 59.6% | 1.61 |
Lowest Percentage
| State | Percentage | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 14.0% | -1.68 |
| Washington | 15.7% | -1.56 |
| Arizona | 16.7% | -1.49 |
Please visit the CSEd Analytics page for the underlying data and reports behind this blog post for more nuanced information. The attached reports will also show how your state compares to others in critical CSEd metrics. The next post in the #CSEdAnlytics series will dive into the percentage of high students taking an AP CS Exam and related metrics from the 2021 State of Computer Science Education report.