NBE Statistics Archive:
NBE Statistics by Funeral Service Education Programs Archive
January 1, 2012-December 31, 2012
National Board – Arts Examination | Total Tested | Pass
| Fail
| Absent
| Total Number | |||||||
First Time | 1658 | 1228 | 74% | 430 | 26% | 23 | 1681 | |||||
Repeater | 572 | 209 | 37% | 363 | 63% | 12 | 584 | |||||
Total | 2230 | 1437 | 64% | 793 | 36% | 35 | 2265 |
National Board – Science Examination | Total Tested | Pass
| Fail
| Absent
| Total Number | |||||||
First Time | 1649 | 1284 | 78% | 365 | 22% | 26 | 1675 | |||||
Repeater | 576 | 188 | 33% | 388 | 67% | 22 | 598 | |||||
Total | 2225 | 1472 | 66% | 753 | 34% | 48 | 2273 |
January 1, 2011-December 31, 2011
National Board – Arts Examination (NBA) | Total Tested | Pass
| Fail
| Absent
| Total Number | |||||||
First Time | 1617 | 1243 | 77% | 374 | 23% | 20 | 1637 | |||||
Repeater | 526 | 149 | 28% | 377 | 72% | 14 | 540 | |||||
Total | 2143 | 1392 | 65% | 751 | 35% | 17 | 995 |
National Board – Science Examination (NBS) | Total Tested | Pass
| Fail
| Absent
| Total Number | |||||||
First Time | 1601 | 1221 | 76% | 380 | 24% | 31 | 1632 | |||||
Repeater | 509 | 148 | 29% | 361 | 71% | 22 | 531 | |||||
Total | 2110 | 1369 | 65% | 741 | 35% | 53 | 2163 |
January 1, 2010-December 31, 2010
National Board – Arts Examination (NBA) | Total Tested | Pass
| Fail
| Absent
| Total Number | |||||||
First Time | 1429 | 1114 | 78% | 315 | 22% | 11 | 1440 | |||||
Repeater | 440 | 147 | 33% | 293 | 67% | 9 | 449 | |||||
Total | 1869 | 1261 | 67% | 608 | 33% | 20 | 1889 |
National Board – Science Examination (NBS) | Total Tested | Pass
| Fail
| Absent
| Total Number | |||||||
First Time | 1430 | 1127 | 79% | 303 | 21% | 14 | 1444 | |||||
Repeater | 360 | 123 | 34% | 237 | 66% | 14 | 374 | |||||
Total | 1790 | 1250 | 70% | 540 | 30% | 28 | 1818 |
January 2009-December 2009
National Board – Arts Examination (NBA) | Total Tested | Pass
| Fail
| Absent
| Total Number | |||||||
First Time | 1370 | 1044 | 76.2 | 326 | 23.8 | 16 | 1386 | |||||
Repeater | 363 | 131 | 36.1 | 232 | 63.9 | 16 | 379 | |||||
Total | 1733 | 1175 | 67.9 | 558 | 32.1 | 32 | 1765 |
National Board – Science Examination (NBS) | Total Tested | Pass
| Fail
| Absent
| Total Number | |||||||
First Time | 1361 | 1099 | 80.7 | 262 | 19.3 | 20 | 1381 | |||||
Repeater | 368 | 130 | 35.3 | 238 | 64.7 | 17 | 385 | |||||
Total | 1729 | 1229 | 71.1 | 500 | 28.9 | 37 | 1766 |
January 2008-December 2008
National Board – Arts Examination (NBA) | Total Tested | Pass
| Fail
| Absent
| Total Number | |||||||||
First Time | 1422 | 1163 | 80.3 | 259 | 17.9 | 26 | 1.8 | 1448 | ||||||
Repeater | 324 | 123 | 36.2 | 201 | 59.1 | 16 | 4.7 | 340 | ||||||
Total | 1746 | 1286 | 71.9 | 460 | 25.7 | 42 | 2.3 | 1788 |
National Board – Science Examination (NBS) | Total Tested | Pass
| Fail
| Absent
| Total Number | |||||||||
First Time | 1415 | 1146 | 79.8 | 269 | 18.7 | 21 | 1.5 | 1436 | ||||||
Repeater | 363 | 144 | 38.2 | 219 | 58.1 | 14 | 3.7 | 377 | ||||||
Total | 1778 | 1290 | 71.2 | 488 | 26.9 | 35 | 1.9 | 1813 |
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