Indicator #19 in the 2009-10 CMSL. This statistic is meant to capture the number of students for every teacher within a school district; it is not necessarily analogous to class size. Missouri defines a teacher as an instructor. That definition includes special education, remedial reading, Title I, and vocational teachers. Illinois’ definition of a teacher includes classroom teachers and teachers specializing in fine arts. Data Source: Illinois State Board of Education (SY 2007-2008); Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (SY 2007-2008)

Indicator #26 in the 2009-10 CMSL. This statistic captures the number of births to mothers who were under 20 years of age. In order to comply with HIPPA legislation, states may choose not to report the number of teen births, if the incidence is very low, to protect the privacy of individual patients. CMSL Calculation: (Number of births to teens under 20/Total number of births) x 100. Data Source: Illinois Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics (2006); Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Missouri Information for Community Assessment (2007)

Indicator #1 in the 2009-10 CMSL. TANF is a federal assistance program that provides cash assistance to indigent American families with dependent children. CMSL Calculation: (Number of TANF recipients under age 18/Total estimated 2008 population under age 18) x 100. Data Source: Illinois Department of Human Services (2008); Missouri Department of Social Services (as of December 31, 2008)

The trending line in the Info Center pulls the data values for each year the data has been collected and plots them to scale in a line. The line shows the general variation in data from one year to the next for the indicator and geography specified.