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JA By the Numbers |
49 - Community leaders make up the Junior Achievement board
7 - Professional Staff
2 - Regional Advisory Committees
K-12 - grade levels for which JA has programs available
24,514 - students participants during the 2008-09 school year
1919 - year JA began Nationally and 1953 the year it began locally
182 - schools in Northeastern New York run JA programs
3 - Regions comprise JA of Northeastern New York - Capital, Adirondack & Mid-Hudson
1185 - classes had JA programs last year
500+ - businesses, foundations and individuals and service clubs invest in JA each year
$25.00 - is the average cost educate one student in Junior Achievement
4,500+ - individuals volunteer time to Junior Achievement each year
| Compared to all students, JA students are more likely to graduate from high school (93% to 70%) and are more likely to go to college (73% to 60%) | ||
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