Question 1 : How many of the schools in Ohio are considered Academic Emergency, Academic Watch, Continuous Improvement, Effective, and Excellent?

Answer 1 : There are 16 schools considered Academic Emergency; 52 considered Academic Watch; 277 are Continuous Improvement; 178 are Effective; and 85 are Excellent.

Question 2 : Does class size effect if a school is in Academic Emergency, Academic Watch, Continuous Improvement, Effective, or Excellent?

Answer 2 : Opposite of what I thought would be the case, the lowest class size occurred in the school which were considered Academic Emergency, while the highest class size were in schools with an Excellent rating.

Question 3 : What counties have the highest average teacher salaries?

Answer 3 : Cuyahoga County is the highest with an average salary of $53,088. Lake County is second with an average salary of $ 51,454. Franklin County is third with $50,492. Ottawa County is fourth with $50,119. Lucas County is fifth with an average salary of $49,452, and Hamilton County is sixth at $48,563.

Question 4 : Is there a relationship between the average pupil attendance and the average teacher attendance to the 4^th grade reading proficiency and the overall school rating?

Answer 4 : In the three highest ratings of schools, the teachers attendance was actually worse then the pupils attendance. The attendance of pupils, however, increased as the ratings increased. The 4^th grade reading proficiencies went up as the ratings when up, each subsequent rating with a correspondingly higher 4^th grade reading proficiency score.

Question 5 : Does the number of students enrolled in a school affect it’s school rating?

Answer 5 : The Academic Emergency and Academic Watch school had significantly more students enrolled in their schools on average. This tends to relay that urban schools are those in the Academic Emergency and Watch ratings, while the suburban and rural schools are in the Continuous Improvement, Effective, and Excellent rated schools.