Prisons
Education
For every education level an inmate gains, that person is 3% to 4% less likely to come back to prison. Inmates with a vocational certificate at release recidivate 14% less than inmates overall.
TABE Results
Tested Education Grade Level (Most Recent Test of Adult Basic Education [TABE] Scores as of June 30, 2009
| Grade Level |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Percent |
Cumulative Percent |
| 1-5 |
34,912 |
1,946 |
36,858 |
39.20% |
39.20% |
| 6 |
9,874 |
724 |
10,598 |
11.30% |
50.50% |
| 7 |
6,114 |
499 |
6,613 |
0 |
57.50% |
| 8 |
6,034 |
554 |
6,588 |
0 |
64.50% |
| 9 |
9,527 |
830 |
10,357 |
0 |
75.50% |
| 10 |
3,931 |
367 |
4,298 |
4.60% |
80.10% |
| 11 |
6,318 |
737 |
7,055 |
0 |
87.60% |
| 12 |
10,529 |
1,205 |
11,734 |
12.40% |
100.00% |
| Missing |
6,618 |
175 |
6,793 |
|
|
| Total |
93,857 |
7,037 |
100,894 |
100.00% |
100.00% |
| Median |
6.7 |
8.3 |
6.9 |
|
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