New Hampshire Tomorrow: How are the children today? November 7 th, 2015 Katie Merrow, VP of Programs New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
34,000 KIDS IN POVERTY
1 st STUDENT DEBT 50 TH PUBLIC COLLEGE FUNDING
Percent of Low-Income Kids Under 6 Number of Low-Income Kids Under 6 What is the Need in Your Region? Data Compiled by the Carsey School of Public Policy.
New Hampshire is Not Immune to the Growing Income Gap Note: 2010 data are from the American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Medians and quintiles calculated using all people with income. Data compiled by the Carsey School of Public Policy. Source: U.S. Decennial Census Microdata; American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates
Higher Education Attainment More Common Among the Top Income Quartile New Hampshire United States Across income quartiles, college education is increasingly common in both NH and the nation. However, the increase is greatest for the top quartile and the gap between the top and third quartiles has increased.
Variations in School Funding High Income Low Income Source: NH Department of Education, Cost per pupil by district Cost per pupil by district Kids Count, Children eligible for free and reduced lunch free and reduced lunch Cost per pupil % on Free/Red. Lunch
Variations in School Funding High Income Low Income Cost per Pupil % Math Proficient Source: NH Department of Education, Cost per pupil by district Cost per pupil by district Kids Count, Children eligible for free and reduced lunch, 2013.free and reduced lunch, 2013 NH Department of Education, High School NECAP Results, 2013.
NH Tomorrow: Investing in Our Kids All of New Hampshire’s kids deserve the opportunity to reach their full potential. The Foundation is investing in four high-impact areas to increase the opportunity for New Hampshire’s kids—from cradle to career.