January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019

National Board – Arts Examination	Total Tested	Pass # %		Fail # %		Absent #	Total Number
First Time	1281	922	72%	359	28%	–	–
Repeater	375	146	39%	229	61%	–	–
Total	1656	1068	65%	588	35%	39	1695

National Board – Science Examination	Total Tested	Pass # %		Fail # %		Absent #	Total Number
First Time	1266	798	63%	468	37%	–	–
Repeater	494	184	37%	310	63%	–	–
Total	1760	982	56%	778	44%	50	1810

First Time Administration Average Scores

Arts Exam – 77
Sciences Exam – 76

Average Subsection Scores

ARTS EXAM Funeral Directing & Arranging – 36.7/51 Funeral Service Marketing/Merchandising – 14.4/21 Funeral Service Counseling – 15.3/22 Regulatory Compliance – 25.5/36 Cemetery & Crematory Operations – 15.3/20

SCIENCES EXAM Embalming – 41.2/58 Restorative Arts – 23.7/34 Preparation for Disposition – 23.1/31 Funeral Service Sciences – 17.2/27