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   2005/2009  MO   Ray 41.7 29.4 43.6 33.3   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2005/2009  MO   Ray 18.3 17.9 17.1 15.9   Percent low birthweight infants   2000-2004/2005-2009  MO   Ray 7.9 7.1 8.1 7.5   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   2000-2004/2005-2009  MO   Ray 7.7 6.9 7.3 5.4   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   2000-2004/2005-2009  MO   Ray 24.3 37.1 19.3 20.6   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2005/2009  MO   Ray 39.1 53.5 29.8 33.2   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2005/2009  MO   Ray 4.6 0.7 3.9 0.5   Percent annual high school dropouts   2005/2009  MO   Ray 3.6 2.1 3.9 3.2   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2005/2009  MO   Ray 42.2 36.6 41.6 49.0   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   2000-2004/2005-2009  MO   Ray 66.3 55.8 64.0 90.9 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2006/2010  MO   Ray . 6,137 . 5,867   Children as a percent of total population   2006/2010  MO   Ray . 25.6 . 25.0   Percent Minority children   2005/2009  MO   Ray 21.8 5.5 23.1 6.7   Children with limited English proficiency   2005/2009  MO   Ray 18,745 4 19,238 2 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   2000/2008  MO   Ray 15.3 8.0 19.1 10.1         Children under age 6  MO   Ray 17.7 11.5 23.0 9.5   Percent children in single parent families   2000/2008  MO   Ray 24.3 18.2 32.2 24.3   Average annual wage/salary   2005/2008  MO   Ray $36,606 $25,928 $41,050 $28,102   Adult unemployment rate   2005/2009  MO   Ray 5.4 5.4 9.3 9.8   High school graduation rate   2005/2009  MO   Ray 86.0 91.1 85.2 90.5 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2005/2009  MO   Ray 53.0 63.2 58.1 70.4   Children receiving subsidized child care   2005/2009  MO   Ray 43,953 91 43,765 87   Licensed child care capacity   2005/2010  MO   Ray 146,546 198 150,542 200   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   Ray 447 3 557 2   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2005/2009  MO   Ray 5.2 4.7 4.7 4.5   Percent children receiving food stamps   2005/2009  MO   Ray 30.7 25.5 35.5 29.9 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2005/2009  MO   Ray 36.8 28.1 35.0 29.3   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2005/2009  MO   Ray 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.2   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2010/2008  MO   Ray . . . .   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2005/2008  MO   Ray 57.1 75.3 55.2 85.2

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