Need-to-Resource Capacity Category/Year Regents Competency Tests 
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Num Tested % Pass Num Tested % Pass Num Tested % Pass Num Tested % Pass Num Tested % Pass Num Tested % Pass
New York City                          
  2001-02 7,822 43% 12,352 38% 3,988 46% 2,547 57% 7,967 24% 7,865 38%
  2000-01 9,211 49% 21,494 44% 3,955 46% 3,254 56% 15,812 43% 16,750 46%
  1999-00 8,327 36% 21,124 31% 2,900 43% 4,377 53% 19,345 22% 15,813 43%
Large City Districts                          
  2001-02 861 43% 837 40% 296 56% 262 62% 467 31% 274 42%
  2000-01 538 65% 995 57% 194 55% 162 72% 490 47% 52 48%
  1999-00 766 57% 1,821 57% 321 58% 319 69% 1,177 26% 1,014 52%
High Need Urban/Suburban Districts                          
  2001-02 1,488 63% 1,718 46% 632 66% 567 77% 819 40% 621 48%
  2000-01 1,792 64% 2,226 46% 642 64% 732 79% 1,317 43% 1,807 52%
  1999-00 1,888 51% 4,347 51% 744 61% 684 76% 3,014 31% 3,917 59%
High Need Rural Districts                          
  2001-02 972 68% 750 58% 418 65% 393 76% 447 48% 295 56%
  2000-01 1,178 75% 1,222 65% 447 72% 452 79% 662 41% 882 60%
  1999-00 1,255 69% 2,124 66% 466 81% 429 83% 1,618 38% 2,456 71%
Average Need Districts                          
  2001-02 5,588 71% 4,582 60% 2,342 80% 2,198 78% 2,857 53% 2,169 64%
  2000-01 6,076 78% 5,539 58% 2,197 77% 2,171 82% 3,651 48% 4,698 61%
  1999-00 5,740 72% 9,364 64% 2,641 80% 2,417 82% 7,372 37% 11,150 71%
Low Need Districts                          
  2001-02 1,411 76% 1,035 64% 571 76% 564 81% 802 62% 638 69%
  2000-01 1,778 84% 1,566 64% 738 82% 786 88% 842 52% 1,300 64%
  1999-00 1,657 76% 2,465 70% 806 83% 609 89% 1,670 45% 3,211 77%
Total Public                          
  2001-02 18,148 58% 21,309 46% 8,248 60% 6,532 69% 13,376 34% 11,890 46%
  2000-01 20,596 64% 33,078 49% 8,198 60% 7,582 71% 22,826 44% 26,005 51%
  1999-00 19,633 54% 41,245 46% 8,011 65% 8,911 68% 34,196 28% 37,561 58%
Total Nonpublic                          
  2001-02 157 26% 144 34% 149 46% 96 30% 42 19% 3 0%
  2000-01 1,965 73% 2,730 66% 1,254 79% 1,452 81% 2,172 75% 2,353 77%
  1999-00 1,631 60% 5,690 68% 749 72% 705 60% 2,602 45% 3,700 68%
Total State                          
  2001-02 18,305 57% 21,453 46% 8,397 60% 6,628 69% 13,418 34% 11,893 46%
  2000-01 22,561 65% 35,808 50% 9,452 63% 9,034 72% 24,998 47% 28,358 53%
  1999-00 21,264 55% 46,935 49% 8,760 65% 9,616 67% 36,798 29% 41,261 59%