Facts
We are including information in this section to help establish indicators of the HEALTH status of our community. This section of our healthycarroll.org will site dated results from reliable local, regional or national sources. We will strive to provide the most current data available crediting the origin of that data and welcome suggestions or new sources. To assure achievement of our vision, we will monitor trends and progress made when goals are established as part of our strategic plan.

Below you will find statistics on Economy and Education in Carroll County.

Economic
Well-Being		 Then Now Trend Maryland County Rank
No. Rate Base Year No. Rate Base Year
Children in Poverty 1,381 4.3% (1989) 2,252 5.6% (1995) worse 2
Paying Child Support Cases 1,350 53.5% (1993) 1,754 63.2% (1998) better 13
Births to Teens 615 6.4% (1988-92) 521 5.6% (1993-97) better 3


Preparing for Adulthood Then Now Trend Maryland County Rank
No. Rate Base Year No. Rate Base Year
Third Grade Reading* 32.0% (1992) 52.0% (1998) better 4
On-Time Graduation rate 85.8% (1989-90) 86.9% (1997-98) better 5
High School Program Completion** 28.6% (1991) 46.6% (1998) better 16
*percent of high school students scoring satisfactory or above in Maryland School Performance Assessment test

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