Educational Needs Index (ENI) – Educational Policy and Planning

The Educational Needs Index (ENI) is a study of educational, economic, and population pressures that influence educational policy and planning. ENI 2.0 is the 2nd iteration of the study and uses Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) as opposed to county boundaries for analysis and comparison. PUMAs are the smallest units of analysis provided by the 2005 American Community Survey.

via Educational Needs Index (ENI) – Educational Policy and Planning.
It saddens me to see how great the needs are in the South, though it is probably the case that they have been compounded by rapid population growth in the region.  Still, there is much to be done.