Fast Facts
- In 2006-2007, 81.2% of Bucks and Montgomery counties' public high school graduates were college-bound.
- This is 8.2% higher than the 73% of Pennsylvania public high school students who were college-bound that year.
- In 2005-2006, the average classroom teacher in Bucks and Montgomery counties' public schools had 14.8 years of experience.
- During the same timeframe, the average classroom teacher in Pennsylvania had 14.9 years of experience.
- In 2004-2005, 59.2% of the classroom teachers in Bucks and Montgomery counties' public schools had master's degrees.
- This is 14.9% higher than the 44.3% rate in Pennsylvania overall.
SOURCE: Pennsylvania Department of Education
