Profile for St. Francois

- 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   2003/2007  MO   St. Francois 39.2 47.2 41.7 49.7   Percent of births to mothers without h.s. diploma   2003/2007  MO   St. Francois 18.6 21.2 18.2 21.3   Percent low birthweight infants   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   St. Francois 7.8 7.9 8.1 7.2   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   St. Francois 7.7 9.1 7.5 7.8   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   St. Francois 24.8 33.6 22.8 19.6   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   St. Francois 47.0 65.0 32.6 45.4   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   St. Francois 4.8 3.7 3.8 2.5   Percent annual high school dropouts   2003/2007  MO   St. Francois 3.4 2.5 3.7 2.8   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   2003/2007  MO   St. Francois 43.1 55.7 45.7 69.3   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1998-2002/2003-2007  MO   St. Francois 70.3 80.0 65.1 56.5 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   2003/2007  MO   St. Francois 1,407,342 13,295 1,424,830 13,762   Children as a percent of total population   2003/2007  MO   St. Francois 24.7 23.0 24.2 21.9   Percent Minority children   2003/2007  MO   St. Francois 21.6 3.5 22.2 3.8   Children with limited English proficiency   2004/2007  MO   St. Francois 14,855 11 18,971 31 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children in poverty   1990/2000  MO   St. Francois 17.7 21.6 15.3 19.8         Children under age 6  MO   St. Francois 20.2 23.1 17.7 24.0   Percent children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   St. Francois 19.5 18.6 24.3 25.2   Average annual wage/salary   2003/2006  MO   St. Francois $33,257 $23,510 $36,643 $25,831   Adult unemployment rate   2003/2007  MO   St. Francois 5.6 6.6 5.0 5.8   High school graduation rate   2003/2007  MO   St. Francois 84.4 88.0 86.3 87.8 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent parents paying child support in state system   2003/2007  MO   St. Francois 51.1 51.3 55.2 56.6   Children receiving subsidized child care   2003/2007  MO   St. Francois 43,287 550 39,596 439   Licensed child care capacity   2003/2008  MO   St. Francois 136,647 1,619 148,239 1,945   Accredited child care facilities   2003/2008  MO   St. Francois 407 2 473 4   Percent children receiving cash assistance   2003/2007  MO   St. Francois 5.6 7.1 4.7 6.0   Percent children receiving food stamps   2003/2007  MO   St. Francois 28.1 37.8 31.0 39.9 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Percent children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   2003/2007  MO   St. Francois 37.2 45.0 33.2 39.6   Percent children with elevated blood lead levels   2003/2007  MO   St. Francois 4.4 5.4 1.5 4.0   Children receiving public SED mental health services   2003/2005  MO   St. Francois 41,176 510 45,449 595   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   2003/2006  MO   St. Francois 59.8 75.1 58.6 63.9

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