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code            int    %8.0g                  District Code (numerical)
municipa        str29  %29s                   Municipality (name)
district        str25  %25s                   District Name
regday          int    %8.0g                  Spending per pupil, regular
specneed        float  %9.0g                  Spending per pupil, special
                                                needs
bilingua        long   %12.0g                 Spending per pupil, bilingual
occupday        int    %8.0g                  Spending per pupil, occupational
tot_day         int    %8.0g                  Spending per pupil, Total
s_p_c           float  %9.0g                  Students per Computer
spec_ed         float  %9.0g                  % Special Education students
lnch_pct        float  %9.0g                  % Eligible for free/reduced
                                                price lunch
tchratio        float  %9.0g                  Students per Teacher
percap          double %12.0g                 Per Capita Income
totsc4          float  %9.0g                  
totsc8          float  %9.0g                  
avgsalry        float  %9.0g                  
pctel           float  %9.0g                  
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Sorted by:  municipa  

THE MASSACHUSETTS TEST SCORE DATA SET
The Massachusetts data are district-wide averages for public elementary school districts in 1998.  
The test score is taken from the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) test, 
administered to all fourth graders in Massachusetts public schools in the spring of 1998.  
The test is sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Education and is mandatory for all public 
schools.  The data analyzed here are the overall total score, which is the sum of the scores on the 
English, Math, and Science portions of the test. Data on the student-teacher ratio, 
he percent of students receiving a subsidized lunch and on the percent of students still 
learning english are averages for each elementary school district for the 1997-1998 school 
year and were obtained from the massachusetts department of education.  Data on average district 
income were obtained from the 1990 U.S. Census.