Profile for Ray

- Indicators of Child Well-Being - Demographic Change - Economic Condition of Families - Family Supports - Health /Mental Health - Contact Information - Definitions & Data Sources

Indicators of Child Well-Being        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent of students enrolled in free/reduced lunch   2004/2008  MO   Ray 40.5 28.7 42.0 32.0   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2004/2008  MO   Ray 18.6 17.7 17.9 16.7   Percent low birthweight infants   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Ray 7.8 7.4 8.1 7.9   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Ray 7.7 6.7 7.4 7.0   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Ray 24.2 37.0 20.3 21.4   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Ray 41.3 61.0 32.1 35.7   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Ray 4.7 1.5 3.8 0.2   Percent annual high school dropouts   2004/2008  MO   Ray 3.3 1.9 3.9 1.8   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2004/2008  MO   Ray 44.3 45.2 45.4 49.1   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1999-2003/2004-2008  MO   Ray 68.3 66.4 66.7 94.9 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2004/2008  MO   Ray 1,416,633 6,069 1,421,469 5,603   Children as a percent of total population   2004/2008  MO   Ray 24.6 25.4 24.0 23.9   Percent Minority children   2004/2008  MO   Ray 21.3 4.9 22.6 5.4   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2008  MO   Ray 14,855 0 19,053 2 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   2000/2007  MO   Ray 15.3 8.0 18.3 9.3         Children under age 6  MO   Ray 17.7 11.5 22.0 8.4   Percent children in single parent families   2000/2007  MO   Ray 24.3 18.2 31.2 22.4   Average annual wage/salary   2004/2007  MO   Ray $34,361 $24,463 $38,154 $26,277   Adult unemployment rate   2004/2008  MO   Ray 5.8 6.2 6.1 6.3   High school graduation rate   2004/2008  MO   Ray 85.6 93.4 85.8 92.9 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2004/2008  MO   Ray 51.4 61.1 56.5 68.2   Children receiving subsidized child care   2004/2008  MO   Ray 45,071 102 42,224 68   Licensed child care capacity   2004/2009  MO   Ray 139,101 118 147,605 214   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Ray 417 3 563 2   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2004/2008  MO   Ray 5.5 4.3 4.5 3.9   Percent children receiving food stamps   2004/2008  MO   Ray 30.2 26.2 32.7 28.1 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2004/2008  MO   Ray 37.7 27.9 33.5 27.7   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2004/2008  MO   Ray 3.0 1.6 1.2 1.8   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2009/2007  MO   Ray 19,413 55 15,183 46   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2004/2007  MO   Ray 60.1 84.7 55.6 94.3

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