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Sample sizes and target populations in the nation and states

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Sample sizes and target populations in NAEP reading at grade 8, by jurisdiction: 2007
State/jurisdiction Sample size Target population
   Nation 170,600 3,911,000
Public 164,500 3,558,000
Private 3,300 344,000
Alabama 2,900 56,000
Alaska 2,700 9,000
Arizona 3,000 73,000
Arkansas 2,600 34,000
California 8,900 477,000
Colorado 2,900 57,000
Connecticut 2,800 42,000
Delaware 3,000 10,000
Florida 4,400 193,000
Georgia 3,800 120,000
Hawaii 2,900 13,000
Idaho 3,000 20,000
Illinois 4,200 150,000
Indiana 2,900 80,000
Iowa 3,000 36,000
Kansas 3,000 34,000
Kentucky 2,900 46,000
Louisiana 2,500 47,000
Maine 2,800 15,000
Maryland 2,900 64,000
Massachusetts 4,000 70,000
Michigan 2,800 119,000
Minnesota 3,100 62,000
Mississippi 2,800 36,000
Missouri 3,000 70,000
Montana 2,800 11,000
Nebraska 2,800 21,000
Nevada 2,800 28,000
New Hampshire 3,000 16,000
New Jersey 3,000 104,000
New Mexico 2,900 25,000
New York 4,000 206,000
North Carolina 4,500 104,000
North Dakota 2,500 8,000
Ohio 4,000 135,000
Oklahoma 2,800 42,000
Oregon 2,800 39,000
Pennsylvania 3,000 140,000
Rhode Island 2,900 12,000
South Carolina 3,000 52,000
South Dakota 3,000 10,000
Tennessee 3,000 74,000
Texas 7,700 294,000
Utah 2,900 36,000
Vermont 2,100 7,000
Virginia 3,000 91,000
Washington 3,200 78,000
West Virginia 3,000 21,000
Wisconsin 2,900 62,000
Wyoming 2,100 7,000
Other jurisdictions    
   District of Columbia 2,100 5,000
   DoDEA1 1,700 5,000
1 Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools).
NOTE: The national totals include Department of Defense Education Activity (overseas and domestic schools) and Bureau of Indian Education schools, which are not included in either the public or private totals. Estimates for jurisdictions are for public schools only. The sample size is rounded to the nearest hundred. The target population is rounded to the nearest thousand. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2007 Reading Assessment.

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