Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

Teens Who Attend Daily Physical Education

Measurement Period: 2021

This indicator shows the percent of public school students in grades 9-12 who attended physical education classes on 5 days in an average week when they were in school.

Why is this important?

Schools play a critical role in promoting the health and safety of young people and helping them establish lifelong healthy behaviors. Research also has shown that school health programs, including physical education, can reduce the prevalence of health risk behaviors among young people and have a positive effect on academic performance. Additionally, regular physical activity among adolescents helps improve bone health, body weight and composition, physical fitness and mental health. Lastly, active adolescents are more likely to become active adults.

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