MATT MILNER
CNHI
OTTUMWA —
Children and families in southeast Iowa show mixed results in a report from the Child and Family Policy Center.
The report, which covers data through last year, assesses challenges since 2000. Some statewide measures have worsened significantly in that time. Unemployment more than doubled, child poverty and students receiving free or reduced-price meals at school also increased significantly. Child abuse and neglect are up by nearly 25 percent.
But it's not all bad news. Child deaths are down. Math proficiency among eighth graders rose by 8.4 percent and fourth-grade reading proficiency is up 7.7 percent. Infant mortality plunged by 24 percent.
Here's a county-by-county breakdown of some of the changes in the area. The full report can be found at the end of the story.
Child abuse and neglect
Appanoose County: 19.7 per 1,000 children to 27 per 1,000; +37.1 percent
Davis County: 15.5 per 1,000 to 12.9 per 1,000; -16.7 percent
Jefferson County: 11.2 per 1,000 to 15.3 per 1,000; +37.5 percent
Keokuk County: 16.7 per 1,000 to 20.1 per 1,000; +20 percent
Mahaska County: 13.6 per 1,000 to 25.4 per 1,000; +86.7 percent
Marion County: 7.1 per 1,000 to 9.1 per 1,000; +27.3 percent
Monroe County: 12.3 per 1,000 to 23.4 per 1,000; +90 percent
Van Buren County: 24.8 per 1,000 to 9.9 per 1,000; -60.2 percent
Wapello County: 16.1 per 1,000 to 30.5 per 1,000; +90 percent
Wayne County: 16.2 per 1,000 to 14.7 per 1,000; -9.4 percent
Child poverty (Percentage children age 0-17 below poverty line 2000-2010)
Appanoose County: 18.4 percent to 24.2 percent
Davis County: 20 percent to 27.8 percent
Jefferson County: 14.3 percent to 22.5 percent
Keokuk County: 14.7 percent to 18.2 percent
Mahaska County: 11.4 percent to 18 percent
Marion County: 8.3 percent to 11.4 percent
Monroe County: 14 percent to 18.5 percent
Van Buren County: 17.5 percent to 26 percent
Wapello County: 16.9 percent to 24.3 percent
Wayne County: 19.6 percent to 26.5 percent
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility for students 2000-2011
Appanoose County: 44.1 percent to 45 percent
Davis County: 28.3 percent to 42.4 percent
Jefferson County: 21.6 percent to 42.7 percent
Keokuk County: 26.8 percent to 35.6 percent
Mahaska County: 28.1 percent to 42.3 percent
Marion County: 18.7 percent to 30.7 percent
Monroe County: 35 percent to 39.3 percent
Van Buren County: 34.3 percent to 47.5 percent
Wapello County: 36.2 percent to 50.9 percent
Wayne County: 43 percent to 50.4 percent
Four-year high school graduation rate 2000-2011
Appanoose County: 81.2 percent to 87.3 percent
Davis County: 87.2 percent to 87.3 percent
Jefferson County: 85.7 percent to 86.7 percent
Keokuk County: 94.3 percent to 85.9 percent
Mahaska County: 82.8 percent to 89.4 percent
Marion County: 88.3 percent to 92.1 percent
Monroe County: 92.5 percent to 95.9 percent
Van Buren County: 95 percent to 91.6 percent
Wapello County: 76.2 percent to 82.1 percent
Wayne County: 88.2 percent to 91.8 percent
