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   Students enrolled in free/reduced lunch   1999/2003  MO   St. Francois 35.9 43.4 39.2 47.2   Births to mothers without h.s. diploma   1999/2003  MO   St. Francois 19.3 22.9 18.6 21.2   Low birthweight infants   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   St. Francois 7.7 7.3 7.8 7.8   Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   St. Francois 7.7 9.6 7.7 7.5   Child deaths, ages 1-14 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   St. Francois 27.8 35.6 24.2 37.6   Child abuse and neglect (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   St. Francois 35.6 50.3 45.9 62.0   Out-of-home placement entries (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   St. Francois 4.7 3.1 4.8 3.7   Annual high school dropouts   1999/2003  MO   St. Francois 4.8 4.5 3.4 2.5   Births to teens, ages 15-19 (per 1,000)   1999/2003  MO   St. Francois 49.8 53.2 43.1 55.7   Violent deaths, ages 15-19 (per 100,000)   1994-1998/1999-2003  MO   St. Francois 78.9 107.9 77.9 90.5 (Back to the top)

Demographic Change        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Child population   1999/2003  MO   St. Francois 1,420,235 13,327 1,407,342 13,295   Children as a percent of total population   1999/2003  MO   St. Francois 25.5 24.1 24.7 23.0   Percent Minority children   1999/2003  MO   St. Francois 20.7 3.4 21.6 3.5   Children with limited English proficiency   2000/2003  MO   St. Francois 8,157 8 14,855 11 (Back to the top)

Economic Condition of Families        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   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 24.0 17.7 24.0   Children in single parent families   1990/2000  MO   St. Francois 19.5 18.6 24.3 25.2   Average annual wage/salary   1999/2002  MO   St. Francois $29,388 $21,115 $32,518 $22,747   Adult unemployment   1999/2003  MO   St. Francois 3.4 5.9 5.6 7.1   High school graduation   1999/2003  MO   St. Francois 78.3 78.6 84.3 88.0 (Back to the top)

Family Supports        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Parents paying child support in state system   1999/2003  MO   St. Francois 45.8 50.3 51.1 51.3   Children receiving subsidized child care   1999/2003  MO   St. Francois 48,206 562 43,287 550   Licensed child care capacity   1999/2004  MO   St. Francois 121,252 1,129 139,101 1,617   Accredited child care facilities   2000/2004  MO   St. Francois 347 1 417 2   Children receiving cash assistance   1999/2003  MO   St. Francois 6.5 6.3 5.6 7.1   Children receiving food stamps   1999/2003  MO   St. Francois 21.8 31.0 28.1 37.8 (Back to the top)

Health/Mental Health        Trend Data     Base Year Current Year   Children enrolled in MC+/Medicaid   1999/2003  MO   St. Francois 27.2 34.2 37.2 45.0   Public clinic immunization   1999/2003  MO   St. Francois 85.9 89.7 79.1 76.4   Children with elevated blood lead levels   1999/2003  MO   St. Francois 10.9 19.8 4.4 5.4   Children receiving public SED mental health services   1999/2003  MO   St. Francois 18,097 432 41,176 510   Juvenile law violation referrals, ages 10-17 (per 1,000)   1999/2002  MO   St. Francois 72.2 89.7 61.8 77.9

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