POVERTY

I believe poverty is when

an individual or groups of
individuals, is living in
deplorable conditions.
They dont have enough
income to support their
basic needs, or the needs
of those under their care.
This project changed my
view on poverty in the
way that most of the
people considered
impoverished still have
homes and receive
education.

Athens,Ohio.
Themost
impoverished
county.

SINCE

2009
WE HUSTLE

31% 15% 10%

Poverty Rate for
Athens County

National average
poverty rate

INTERESTING
FACTS
1.91.2%white
population.
2.5.6%veterans
3.Homeownershiprate:
56.6%,almost10%below
nationalaverage.
4.Highschoolgraduation
rate89.4%,thisis3.4%
higherthanthenational
average.
5.10%ofpeopleunder
age65ondisability.
6.Peoplewithouthealth
insuranceunder65:
16.1%,muchhigherthan
thenationalaverage.

Source: U.S Census

Bureau

Percentage of
people on
disablility

CONTINUED
NelsonvilleYork
Districtschoolsis
listedastheninth
poorestschool
districtinOhio
accordingtothe
Columbus
businessjournal.

Grade for Math and

reading progress,
grades 4-8.

NELSONVILLE YORK :
THE POOREST
SCHOOL
DISTRICT

Grade for the

Districts program.

COMPARISON T0 THE
RICHEST DISTRICT
1.97.5%ofstudents
graduatedfromIndianHill
schooldistrictsas
comparedto92.9%from
NelsonvilleYork.
2.Medianhousehold
incomeofIndianHill
schooldistrictis122,225$
perhousehold.
NelsonvilleYorkmedian
householdincomeis
24,795$perhousehold.
3.Mathandreading
progressforgrades48in
theIndianHillschool
districtwasgivenanAby
theOhiodepartmentof
educationascomparedto
anFforNelsonvilleYork
schooldistrict.

Grade for students

with disabilities
progress.

Why should
we care as
teachers?
Itisimportanttohavean
understandingofpoverty
becauseasateacherweare
almostguaranteedtohavea
studentwhohastolivein
poverty.Understanding
povertyallowsustorelateto
studentsinpovertyandallows
ustotreatthemproperly.Itwill
giveusanopportunityto
supportandservethem
properlyasateacheranda
person.

Source: Ohio Department of

Education