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Originally Posted by Jared Russell
It would also be interesting to look at these stats aggregated for each of the district areas.
I find it very interesting that Michigan continues to see 20% year-over-year growth while MAR and NE are well below the average. I am a big proponent of districts for a lot of reasons, but it seems like their introduction alone has not had a major impact on growth trends.
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In addition to the state funds - MAR and NE are pretty well established regions for FIRST. The "NJ" regional started in 1997, Philadelphia started in 1999. Using # of school districts/team or # of total students/team might show a better evaluation of FRC saturation in a region.
Recipe for success: giving free money to teams in a state with a gigantic base of engineering companies, engineers, and history of vocational/practical education in schools.
Edit: Andrew beat me - here's data for MAR...
