Snapshot of the Well-Being of Children and Families in Hall County, GA
(NOTE: This page is not correct or completed yet - it will be completed soon!)The table below summarizes the results for each community indicator included in the annual KIDS COUNT report that is compiled and distributed through the Georgia Family Connection Partnership. In describing the local data (first column), those indicators having sufficient data are expressed as progressing either unchanged (
) or in an upward ( 
) or downward ( 
) direction. The local trend (second column) indicates whether this direction is making the condition better or worse. In the third column, Hall County indicator results are compared to those of the state, when possible, and rated as better, worse, similar.(Data from Georgia KIDS COUNT 2009 Release)
* = National KIDS COUNT Indicator LNE = Low Number Event
** = Uncertain, high fluctuations in data or multi-year data not yet available
Split = Data is split between the two school systems
Arrow Key: Green = getting better/improving, Yellow = flat/caution/to be watched, Red = getting worse/needs improvement
| Outcome Measure | Hall Co. Data & Direction | Hall Co. Trend | Hall Co. Compared to GA | |
| Healthy Children | ||||
| Healthy Start Index (2006) | 87.8% |  |
Getting Better | Better |
| 1.) *Baby born weighing more than 2,500 grams (2006) | 93.3% |  |
Flat | Better |
| 2.) Mother received prenatal care in 1st trimester (2006) | 97.5% | |
Getting Better | Better |
| 3.) Mother did not smoke/drink alcohol during pregnancy (2006) | 96.3% | |
Getting Better | Better |
| *Low birthweight (2007) | 6.2% | |
Flat | Better |
| *Infant mortality (rate per 1,000) (2007) | 6.2% |  |
Getting Worse | Better |
| Eligible children enrolled in Medicaid or PeachCare (2006) | 24,235 |  |
Getting Worse | Uncertain |
| Eligible children, birth-4 yrs. enrolled in WIC (2006) | 6,997 |  |
Getting Worse | Uncertain |
| *Child deaths, ages 1-14 yrs. (rate per 100,000) (2007) | LNE | |
Getting Better | Better |
| Teen pregnancies, ages 15-17 yrs. (rate per 1,000) (2007) | 44.2 | |
Getting Better | Worse |
| *Teen births, ages 15-19 yrs. (rate per 1,000) (2007) | 66.9 | |
Getting Better | Worse |
| Repeat teen births, ages 15-19 yrs. (percent) (2007) | 20.5% | |
Getting Better | Similar |
| Incidence of STD, ages 15-19 yrs. (rate per 100,00) (2007) | 1495.4 | |
Getting Worse | Better |
| *Teen death by homicide/suicide/accident, ages 15-19 yrs. (rate per 100,00) (2007) | 51.6 | |
Getting Better | Better |
| Children Ready for School | ||||
| Eligible 3-year-old children enrolled in Regular Head Start (2009) | 173 | |
Uncertain | Uncertain |
| Eligible 4-year-old children enrolled in Regular Head Start (2009) | 232 | |
Uncertain | Uncertain |
| Eligible children enrolled in the Georgia Pre-K program (2009) | 54.8% | |
Flat | Worse |
| Children from low income families enrolled in GA Pre-K (2009) | 55.0% | |
Getting Better | Better |
| Out-of-home child care settings that have national or Georgia accreditation (as designated by one or more of the following: NAEYC, NAFCC, Home of Merit, Home of Distinction, Center of Distinction and Center of Recognition) (as of 2007) | 3 | |
Flat | Uncertain |
| Babies born to mothers w/ less than 12 yrs. of education (2007) | 41.8 | |
Getting Better | Worse |
| Children Succeeding in School | ||||
| (G) = Gainesville, (H) = Hall County | ||||
| Children absent more than 15 days from school (2009) | 9.2% (G) | |
Getting Worse | Better |
| 9.2% (H) | ||||
| 3rd grade students meeting or exceeding state standards on CRCT promotional test in Reading (2009) | 93.8% | |
Getting Better | Better |
| 5th grade students meeting or exceeding state standards on CRCT promotional test in Reading (2008) | 91.5% | |
Getting Better | Worse |
| 5th grade students meeting or exceeding state standards on CRCT promotional test in Math (2008) | 82.9% | |
Getting Better | Worse |
| 8th grade students meeting or exceeding state standards on CRCT promotional test in Reading (2008) | 91.6% | |
Getting Better | Worse |
| 8th grade students meeting or exceeding state standards on CRCT promotional test in Math (2008) | 74.8% | |
Getting Better | Worse |
| Students who graduate from high school on time (2008) | 74.9% | |
Getting Better | Worse |
| Teens who are high school dropouts (ages 16-19) (ACS Estimate 2008) | 15.6% | |
Uncertain | Worse |
| High school graduates eligible for HOPE scholarship (2009) | 45.4% | |
Getting Better | Better |
| Substance Abuse: | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1.) Average age of onset (2008) | -- | |
Uncertain | Uncertain |
| 2.) Frequency of use in last 30 days (2008) | -- | |
Uncertain | Uncertain |
| 3.) Perception of harm (2008) | -- | |
Uncertain | Uncertain |
| 4.) Perception of disapproval of adults (2008) | -- | |
Uncertain | Uncertain |
| Stable,Self-Sufficient Families | ||||
| First births to mothers, age 20+, w/ 12+ yrs. of education (2007) | 54.8% | |
Getting Better | Worse |
| *Children living in single-parent families (ACS 2006) | 27.8% | |
Getting Worse | Better |
| Substantiated incidents of child abuse/neglect (rate per 1,000)(2008) | 7.5 | |
Getting Better | Better |
| 1.) Abuse (rate per 1,000 (2008) | 1.87 | |
Getting Better | Better |
| 2.) Neglect (rate per 1,000 (2008) | 5.59 | |
Getting Better | Better |
| Children leaving foster care who are reunified with their families or placed with a relative within 12 mos. of entering foster care (2006) | LNE | |
Uncertain | Uncertain |
| Eligible households, with children, receiving Food Stamps (2007) | 2,776 | |
Flat | Uncertain |
| TANF recipients who: | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1.) Are employed when they exit the program (2006) | 49.6% | |
Getting Worse | Worse |
| 2.) Have earnings in all four quarters of the first year after leaving the program (2006) | 30.9% | |
Getting Worse | Worse |
| 3.) Earn wages above the federal poverty threshold in the first year after leaving the program (2006) | 10.5% | |
Getting Worse | Better |
| Children living in families where no parent is in the labor force (2000) | 11.9% | |
Uncertain | Worse |
| Senior Population: | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1.) Grandparents as care givers (2007) | -- | |
Uncertain | Uncertain |
| 2.) Poverty level (2007) | -- | |
Uncertain | Uncertain |
| 3.) Household income (2007) | -- | |
Uncertain | Uncertain |
| Strong Communities | ||||
| Adult Educational Attainment: | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1.) High school graduate or higher (2000) | 70.5% | |
Uncertain | Worse |
| 2.) Bachelor's degree or higher (2000) | 18.7% | |
Uncertain | Worse |
| Unemployment (2009) | 9.3% | |
Getting Worse | Better |
| Income Distribution / Cost of Living (2008) | -- | |
-- | -- |
| Poverty Status (2008) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1. *Children living in poverty (2008) | 20.0% | |
Getting Worse | Similar |
| 2. Students eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals (2010) | 61.1% | |
Getting Worse | Worse |
| 3. Families with children with annual incomes less than 150% of the federal poverty threshold (2000) | 21.5% | ** | Uncertain | Better |
| Homeownership (2000) | 71.1% | ** | Uncertain | Worse |
| Crime, age 17 or older (rate per 1,000) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1. Violent crime (rate per 1,000) (2008) | 5.3 | |
Getting Better | Better |
| 2. Other crimes, burglaries, etc. (rate per 1,000) (2008) | 29.9 | |
Getting Better | Better |
| Voter Participation (2008) | 75.8% | |
Getting Worse | Similar |