Epilepsy In Schools- Text Description

Map: Percentage of secondary schools in which the lead health education teacher wanted to receive professional development on epilepsy or seizure disorder, 2014 School Health Profiles

A map of the United States, showing the percentage of secondary schools in each state in which the lead health education teacher wanted to receive professional development on epilepsy or seizure disorder. The data comes from the 2014 School Health Profiles.

The percentage of secondary schools that had a lead health education teacher who wanted professional development on epilepsy or seizure disorder ranged from 32.9% to 71.7%.

The states with the highest percentage of secondary schools in which the lead health education teacher wanted professional development were Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. These percentages ranged from 55.9% to 71.7%.

The states with the percentages that ranged from 51.0% to 55.8% were Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, and Virginia.

The states with the percentages that ranged from 46.4% to 50.9% were Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.

The states with percentages that ranged from 42.4% to 46.3% were California, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

The states with lowest percentage of secondary schools in which the lead health education teacher wanted professional development were Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota, Vermont, and Washington. These percentages ranged from 32.9% to 42.3%.

States without data were Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.