"Number of 8th Students Reporting Higher Levels of Empowerment, as Determined by the Developmental Assets Scale, All Available Years: by Region" ,,2013,2016,2019 Minnesota,8th,"12,335.0","12,711.0","12,118.0" East Central,8th,"1,746.0","1,573.0","1,658.0" Metro,8th,"6,497.0","7,298.0","6,568.0" Non-Metro,8th,"5,838.0","5,413.0","5,550.0" Northwest,8th,511.0,481.0,467.0 Northeast,8th,655.0,496.0,526.0 Southeast,8th,"1,013.0","1,157.0","1,190.0" Southwest,8th,"1,144.0",983.0,"1,043.0" West Central,8th,769.0,723.0,666.0 Total,8th,,, Sources: Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) SUMN Web Site: http://sumn.org