Is Brucie Ball Educational Center a good school?

Brucie Ball Educational Center ranks in the bottom 9.2% of Florida alternative schools.

How many students attend Brucie Ball Educational Center?

In the 2023-24 school year, 454 students attended Brucie Ball Educational Center.

What is the racial makeup of Brucie Ball Educational Center?

Students at Brucie Ball Educational Center are 71% Hispanic, 22% African American, 6% White.

Brucie Ball Educational Center

Summary:

Brucie Ball Educational Center is an alternative public school in Miami, Florida, serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 426 students. While the school is part of the Miami-Dade school district, which is ranked 24th out of 68 districts in Florida, Brucie Ball has struggled with low graduation rates, high chronic absenteeism, and consistently lower test scores compared to nearby schools and district/state averages.

Brucie Ball has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (70.19%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 52.13% to 94.53% Hispanic students. The school's graduation rates have ranged from 29.5% to 50.0% over the past 5 years, much lower than nearby schools like Academy for Innovative Education (100% graduation rate) and J.C. Bermudez Doral Senior High (graduation rate not provided). Brucie Ball also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 20.7% to 26.9% over the past 5 years, much higher than the surrounding schools, some of which have rates as low as 0% and 21.7%.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($71,851 in 2022-2023) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from $8,552 to $24,618 per student, and having a very low student-teacher ratio of 3.7 in 2022-2023, Brucie Ball's academic performance remains poor. The school's proficiency rates in 2023-2024 ranged from 9% to 67%, while the Miami-Dade averages ranged from 42% to 70%. This suggests that Brucie Ball may have room for improvement by learning from the practices and strategies of the higher-performing nearby schools.

Detail:

Public, Alternative PK, KG-12

11001 SW 76th St
Miami, FL 33173

(305) 514-5100

District: Miami-Dade

SchoolDigger Rank:
1086^th of 1,196 Florida Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $71,851

Student/teacher ratio: 6.7

Number of students: 454

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.4%

African American:

21.6%

White:

5.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Brucie Ball Educational Center is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2019 the calculated Average Standard Score was 2.59. (See more...)

Compare Details Brucie Ball Educational Center ranks worse than 90.8% of middle schools in Florida. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.35. (See more...)

Compare Details Brucie Ball Educational Center ranks worse than 77.1% of high schools in Florida. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.64. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Brucie Ball Educational Center who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (71.4%), African American (21.6%), White (5.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Brucie Ball Educational Center is $71,851, which is the 5^th highest among 13 alternative schools in the Miami-Dade School District.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Brucie Ball Educational Center was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

SchoolDigger ranks Brucie Ball Educational Center 1086^th of 1196 Florida public middle schools. (See Brucie Ball Educational Center in the ranking list.)

SchoolDigger ranks Brucie Ball Educational Center 622^nd of 807 Florida public high schools. (See Brucie Ball Educational Center in the ranking list.)

Miami-Dade:

SchoolDigger ranks Miami-Dade 24^th of 68 Florida school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Brucie Ball Educational Center

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	FL State Percentile
2005	12.30	191^st	202	5.4%
2007	9.08	1686^th	1786	5.6%
2008	6.78	1723^rd	1789	3.7%
2009	3.99	1812^th	1847	1.9%
2010	3.29	1891^st	1919	1.5%
2011	13.49	1811^th	1985	8.8%
2013	31.21	1451^st	2029	28.5%
2014	9.46	1979^th	2064	4.1%
2019	2.59	2161^st	2182	1.0%

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Data source: test scores: Florida Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Brucie Ball Educational Center

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	FL State Percentile
2005	19.26	509^th	602	15.4%
2006	38.56	446^th	675	33.9%
2007	17.95	612^th	736	16.8%
2008	10.98	656^th	740	11.4%
2009	7.06	707^th	780	9.4%
2010	15.91	710^th	839	15.4%
2011	16.54	751^st	891	15.7%
2012	18.63	741^st	897	17.4%
2013	14.50	822^nd	956	14.0%
2014	22.12	804^th	999	19.5%
2016	44.88	550^th	997	44.8%
2017	31.18	714^th	1031	30.7%
2018	22.72	819^th	1035	20.9%
2019	28.30	825^th	1099	24.9%
2023	22.85	941^st	1177	20.1%
2024	12.35	1086^th	1196	9.2%

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Data source: test scores: Florida Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Brucie Ball Educational Center

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	FL State Percentile
2004	10.57	431^st	484	11.0%
2005	16.06	414^th	487	15.0%
2006	19.83	393^rd	477	17.6%
2007	18.39	450^th	563	20.1%
2008	42.47	357^th	577	38.1%
2009	35.55	408^th	587	30.5%
2010	30.87	453^rd	620	26.9%
2011	32.99	453^rd	622	27.2%
2012	53.64	205^th	606	66.2%
2013	57.81	219^th	648	66.2%
2014	14.19	564^th	687	17.9%
2016	20.98	531^st	693	23.4%
2017	18.03	551^st	714	22.8%
2018	23.09	528^th	716	26.3%
2019	26.93	510^th	734	30.5%
2022	50.88	270^th	774	65.1%
2023	44.73	340^th	792	57.1%
2024	22.64	622^nd	807	22.9%

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Data source: test scores: Florida Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Florida Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Brucie Ball Educational Center

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	106	77	5	138	0	n/a	n/a	0	326
1989	141	105	4	205	0	n/a	n/a	0	455
1990	145	98	5	186	0	n/a	n/a	0	434
1991	106	87	1	174	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
1992	112	101	3	200	0	n/a	n/a	0	416
1993	110	113	3	213	1	n/a	n/a	0	440
1994	90	97	3	218	0	n/a	n/a	0	408
1995	55	85	3	179	0	n/a	n/a	0	322
1996	55	85	3	179	0	n/a	n/a	0	322
1997	54	91	3	172	0	n/a	n/a	0	320
1998	43	89	6	168	0	n/a	n/a	0	306
1999	39	76	3	180	0	n/a	n/a	0	298
2000	38	84	3	199	0	n/a	n/a	0	324
2001	59	96	4	209	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
2002	67	108	3	277	0	n/a	n/a	0	455
2003	67	108	3	277	0	n/a	n/a	0	455
2004	56	92	6	290	0	n/a	n/a	0	444
2005	66	116	5	317	0	n/a	n/a	0	504
2006	53	123	5	296	0	n/a	n/a	0	477
2007	54	94	4	256	0	n/a	n/a	6	414
2008	44	102	4	249	0	n/a	n/a	3	402
2009	37	77	2	241	0	n/a	n/a	3	360
2010	49	81	3	259	0	n/a	n/a	1	393
2011	41	70	2	286	0	0	0	0	399
2012	47	65	3	267	0	2	1	0	385
2013	36	68	4	274	0	1	2	0	385
2014	30	71	2	299	2	0	1	0	405
2015	30	64	4	289	1	0	3	0	391
2016	21	51	3	261	1	0	4	0	341
2017	21	61	2	305	1	0	3	0	393
2018	24	60	3	296	0	0	4	0	387
2019	21	66	4	285	0	0	3	0	379
2020	19	64	4	289	1	1	4	0	382
2021	20	47	4	267	0	0	2	0	340
2022	25	62	4	291	0	0	4	0	386
2023	30	91	4	299	0	0	2	0	426
2024	27	98	4	324	0	0	1	0	454

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Brucie Ball Educational Center

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	326	66.0	4.9	9.2
1989	455	70.0	6.5	11
1990	434	77.0	5.6	11.1
1991	368	76.0	4.8	11.7
1992	416	0.0	0.0	14.2
1993	440	0.0	0.0	16.6
1994	408	0.0	0.0	17.4
1995	322	0.0	0.0	29.8
1996	322	0.0	0.0	29.8
1997	320	0.0	0.0	31.3
1998	306	0.0	0.0	28.4
1999	298	0.0	0.0	33.2
2000	324	0.0	0.0	34.9
2001	368	0.0	0.0	33.2
2002	455	53.0	8.6	32.7
2003	455	53.0	8.6	32.7
2004	444	55.0	8.1	32.9
2005	504	55.0	9.2	31.9
2006	477	58.0	8.2	35.8
2007	414	61.0	6.8	44.4
2008	402	63.0	6.4	36.3
2009	360	54.7	6.6	41.7
2010	393	58.5	6.7	48
2011	399	58.0	6.8	49.4
2012	385	57.0	6.7	52.2
2013	385	n/a	n/a	54.3
2014	405	n/a	n/a	53.3
2015	391	n/a	n/a	51.9
2016	341	n/a	n/a	51.9
2017	393	n/a	n/a	57
2018	387	n/a	n/a	56.8
2019	379	0.0	n/a	58.8
2020	382	0.0	n/a	58.1
2021	340	0.0	n/a	68.5
2022	386	0.0	n/a	68.7
2023	426	0.0	n/a	54.7
2024	454	0.0	n/a	53.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Brucie Ball Educational Center

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	326	66.0	4.9	9.2
1989	455	70.0	6.5	11
1990	434	77.0	5.6	11.1
1991	368	76.0	4.8	11.7
1992	416	0.0	0.0	14.2
1993	440	0.0	0.0	16.6
1994	408	0.0	0.0	17.4
1995	322	0.0	0.0	29.8
1996	322	0.0	0.0	29.8
1997	320	0.0	0.0	31.3
1998	306	0.0	0.0	28.4
1999	298	0.0	0.0	33.2
2000	324	0.0	0.0	34.9
2001	368	0.0	0.0	33.2
2002	455	53.0	8.6	32.7
2003	455	53.0	8.6	32.7
2004	444	55.0	8.1	32.9
2005	504	55.0	9.2	31.9
2006	477	58.0	8.2	35.8
2007	414	61.0	6.8	44.4
2008	402	63.0	6.4	36.3
2009	360	54.7	6.6	41.7
2010	393	58.5	6.7	48
2011	399	58.0	6.8	49.4
2012	385	57.0	6.7	52.2
2013	385	n/a	n/a	54.3
2014	405	n/a	n/a	53.3
2015	391	n/a	n/a	51.9
2016	341	n/a	n/a	51.9
2017	393	n/a	n/a	57
2018	387	n/a	n/a	56.8
2019	379	0.0	n/a	58.8
2020	382	0.0	n/a	58.1
2021	340	0.0	n/a	68.5
2022	386	0.0	n/a	68.7
2023	426	0.0	n/a	54.7
2024	454	0.0	n/a	53.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Brucie Ball Educational Center

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2018	$8,154 (13.6%)	$52,023 (86.4%)	$60,177
2019	$7,540 (11.5%)	$57,784 (88.5%)	$65,324
2020	$7,407 (10.1%)	$66,045 (89.9%)	$73,451
2021	$10,720 (12.4%)	$76,025 (87.6%)	$86,745
2022	$14,010 (19.9%)	$56,354 (80.1%)	$70,363
2023	$15,554 (21.6%)	$56,297 (78.4%)	$71,851

Data source: Florida Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Brucie Ball Educational Center

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 825^th of 1099 Middle schools	Ranks 941^st of 1177 Middle schools	4.9%
Ranks 510^th of 734 High schools	Ranks 340^th of 792 High schools	26.6%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
4th Grade English Language Arts (Brucie Ball Educational Center)	24	8	16%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Miami-Dade)	64	62	2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Florida)	58	57	1%
8th Grade Science (Brucie Ball Educational Center)	13	10	3%
8th Grade Science (Miami-Dade)	43	40	3%
8th Grade Science (Florida)	48	44	4%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Brucie Ball Educational Center)	55	65	10%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Miami-Dade)	53	52	1%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Florida)	53	49	4%
End of Course Biology 1 (Brucie Ball Educational Center)	48	40	8%
End of Course Biology 1 (Miami-Dade)	68	62	6%
End of Course Biology 1 (Florida)	67	61	6%
End of Course US History (Brucie Ball Educational Center)	52	56	4%
End of Course US History (Miami-Dade)	71	66	5%
End of Course US History (Florida)	70	63	7%
End of Course Civics (Brucie Ball Educational Center)	52	45	7%
End of Course Civics (Miami-Dade)	73	68	5%
End of Course Civics (Florida)	71	66	5%
End of Course Geometry (Brucie Ball Educational Center)	27	23	4%
End of Course Geometry (Miami-Dade)	55	49	6%
End of Course Geometry (Florida)	57	50	7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	379	426	12.4%
African American	66	91	37.9%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	4	4
Hispanic	285	299	4.9%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	21	30	42.9%
Two or More Races	3	2	33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	58.8%	54.7%	4.1%

Schools Near Brucie Ball Educational Center

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				FAST English Language Arts (2024)								FAST Math (2024)						Statewide Science Science (2024)		EOC Algebra 1 (2024)	EOC Geometry (2024)	EOC Biology 1 (2024)	EOC US History (2024)	EOC Civics (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	FAST English Language Arts 3rd Grade	FAST English Language Arts 4th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 5th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 6th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 7th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 8th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 9th Grade	FAST English Language Arts 10th Grade	FAST Math 3rd Grade	FAST Math 4th Grade	FAST Math 5th Grade	FAST Math 6th Grade	FAST Math 7th Grade	FAST Math 8th Grade	Statewide Science Science 5th Grade	Statewide Science Science 8th Grade	EOC Algebra 1 End of Course	EOC Geometry End of Course	EOC Biology 1 End of Course	EOC US History End of Course	EOC Civics End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brucie Ball Educational Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11001 SW 76th St	Miami	33173	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 514-5100	454	0		53.5%	27 (5.9%)	98 (21.6%)	324 (71.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)				18.0	23.0	20.0	30.0	31.0				9.0	42.0	15.0		21.0	26.0	33.0	67.0	57.0	40.0	$71,851	$15,554	$56,297
Ruth Owens Kruse Education Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11001 SW 76th St	Miami	33173	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	Yes	(305) 270-8699	101	26	3.8	54.5%	10 (9.9%)	39 (38.6%)	52 (51.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					40.0												10.0					$75,544	$16,683	$58,861
Instructional Center System Wide	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11001 SW 76th St Rm 82	Miami	33173	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 270-8699	81	0		8.6%	3 (3.7%)	27 (33.3%)	51 (63.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
True North Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9393 SW 72nd St	Miami	33173	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 749-5725	1,360	74	18.3	29.3%	209 (15.4%)	36 (2.6%)	1,078 (79.3%)	20 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.3%)								(n/a)	85.0	85.0	86.0	97.0	91.0	88.0	86.0	88.0	93.0	78.0	94.0	96.0	91.0		88.0	86.0	97.0	83.0	97.0	94.0	99.0	$14,121	$963	$13,157
Blue Lakes Elementary School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9250 SW 52nd Ter	Miami	33165	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 271-6046	351	35	10.0	43.0%	15 (4.3%)	3 (0.9%)	328 (93.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)	53.0	74.0	58.0						74.0	67.0	74.0				66.0							$24,618	$5,412	$19,205
Bridgeprep Academy Of Village Green	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	13300 SW 120th St	Miami	33186	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	No	(305) 253-8775	888	50	17.7	50.9%	32 (3.6%)	20 (2.3%)	825 (92.9%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)								(n/a)	72.0	64.0	61.0						80.0	52.0	50.0				59.0							$11,990	$1,355	$10,635
Academy For Innovative Education	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1080 La Baron Dr	Miami Springs	33166	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	No	Yes	(305) 725-3193	963	53	18.1	55.7%	38 (3.9%)	12 (1.2%)	905 (94.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)								(n/a)	71.0	65.0	60.0	78.0	70.0	64.0	81.0	77.0	82.0	58.0	62.0	78.0	83.0	67.0	59.0	63.0	79.0	76.0	91.0	86.0	82.0	$12,957	$5,161	$7,796
Mater Academy Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1701 NE 127th Street	Miami	33136	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	Yes	No	Yes	No	(305) 326-0003	110	0		5.5%	19 (17.3%)	6 (5.5%)	85 (77.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			70.0			50.0	50.0	42.0			40.0			55.0	50.0	42.0	25.0	18.0		43.0		$11,279	$3,796	$7,483
Boystown	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6300 NW 27th Ave	Miami	33147	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 694-4444	68	0			0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	66 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Alternative Outreach Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	6300 NW 27th Avenue	Miami	33147	Miami-Dade County	Miami-Dade	No	No	No	No	(305) 694-4444	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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