![Graph depicting Teacher Pay and the Quality of Education](/img/x132.gif.pagespeed.ic.mCr8eJQyU-.png)
Description: This graph shows the correlation between the average teacher pay and the percentage of 8th grade students who pass the math proficiency test. Each dot represents a state. Red dots are states that voted for Romney in 2012 and blue dots are states that voted for Obama in 2012. The orange line is a trend line showing the average effect that higher teacher pay has on eighth grade math proficiency rates.
Sources: Dept. of Education Annie E. Casey Foundation
Data: Excel
Last updated: March 13, 2016