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7 County Region Education Statistics



Education
Educational Attainment (1)
 1990 2000 % change
Population 25 years & over 1,151,145 1,243,854 8.1
Less than 9th grade 87,026 59,587 -31.5
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 154,773 136,211 -12.0
High school graduate (incl. equivalency) 378,384 372,955 -1.4
Some college, no degree 222,708 272,642 22.4
Associates degree 77,221 85,761 11.1
Bachelor’s degree 159,775 214,986 34.6
Graduate or professional degree 71,258 101,712 42.7




% high school graduate or higher 79.0 84.2
% bachelor’s degree or higher 20.1 25.5




Primary & Secondary Education (2)
 Private Public Total
Enrollment (06-07) 68,077 319,576 387,653
High School Graduates (05-06) 3,011 21,012 24,023




Largest Public School Districts with High Schools (3)
District (grade span) Enrollment
06/07		 Student teacher ratio 05/06 Current expenditure per student 05/06
 Graduates 05/06 ACT composite score 05/06
Milwaukee (PK-12) 89,912 14.96 10,332 4,312 17.8
Kenosha (PK-12) 22,482 12.95 9,366 1,428 21.5
Racine (PK-12) 21,696 13.59 9,636 1,211 21.1
Waukesha (PK-12) 13,577 13.58 9,480 1,047 22.3
West Allis (PK-12) 8,777 13.28 9,479 660 21.5
Elmbrook (PK-12) 7,659 13.22 10,204 640 24.4
West Bend (PK-12) 6,816 13.97 8,411 595 23.2
Wauwatosa (PK-12) 6,743 12.25 8,953 511 23.6
Oak Creek-Franklin (PK-12) 5,733 14.16 8,191 434 21.5
Mukwonago (PK-12) 5,084 14.89 8,374 446 23.5


Post Secondary Education - Enrollment & Degrees Conferred by Institution 2005/2006 (4)


School

Enrollment

Certificates
Associates degrees
Bachelor’s degrees		 Post
Graduate degrees
Alverno College 2,372
10 272 69
Bryant & Stratton College 850
150 11
Cardinal Stritch University 6,471
250 592 821
Carroll College 3,123

465 64
Carthage College 2,699

489 31
Concordia University Wisconsin 5,418 116 23 551 265
Gateway Technical College 7,182 1,206 605

ITT - Technical Institute
 743
140 25
Keller Graduate School 301 10
5 80
Marquette University 11,594 23
1,617 1,048
Medical College of Wisconsin 1,325


299
Milwaukee Area Technical College 18,545 1,201 1,451

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design 645

117
Milwaukee School of Engineering 2,315
1 391 56
Mount Mary College 1,684 31
182 76
Ottawa University - Milwaukee 395

131 7
University of Phoenix - Milwaukee 1,357

128 76
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 27,502

3,227 1,387
University of Wisconsin - Parkside 4,923

580 23
University of Wisconsin - Washington Cnty 955
N.A.

University of Wisconsin - Waukesha Cnty 2,060
N.A.

University of Wisconsin – Whitewater 10,750
5 1,708 385
Waukesha County Technical College 6,386 1,045 529

Wisconsin Lutheran College 691

121
Totals 120,286 3,632 3,164 10,608 4,687


Degrees & Certificates Awarded by Field, 2005/2006 (4)


Field of Study

Certificates
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree		 Post graduate degree
Agriculture, ag. operations, & related 0 56 0 0
Natural resources & conservation 0 0 29 0
Architecture & related services 0 0 80 79
Area, ethnic, cultural, & gender studies 0 0 20 0
Communication, journalism, & related 0 0 899 47
Communications technologies/technicians & support services 20 48 11 0
Computer & info. sciences & support services 23 316 257 42
Personal & culinary services 172 66 0 0
Education 119 81 1,113 937
Engineering 0 2 362 213
Engineering technologies/technicians 17 284 38 7
Foreign languages, literatures, & linguistics 14 17 140 41
Family & consumer sciences/human sciences 9 0 0 0
Legal professions & studies 4 51 0 235
English language & literature/letters 1 1 329 45
Liberal arts & sciences, general studies & humanities 0 139 53 11
Library science 0 0 0 122
Biological & biomedical sciences 3 0 399 74
Mathematics & statistics 0 0 74 25
Military technologies 0 0 0 0
Multi/interdisciplinary studies 1 13 122 6
Parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies 0 0 130 8
Philosophy & religious studies 0 0 60 44
Theology & religious vocations 0 0 44 3
Physical sciences 1 0 93 29
Science technologies/technicians 0 6 0 0
Psychology 0 0 473 173
Security & protective services 42 245 295 13
Public admin. & social service professions 0 0 248 129
Social sciences 0 0 729 142
Construction trades 269 0 0 0
Mechanic & repair technologies/technicians 171 84 0 0
Precision production 99 4 0 0
Transportation & materials moving 14 0 0 0
Visual & performing arts 1 136 656 72
Health professions & related clinical sciences 2,568 874 933 768
Business, management, marketing, & related 76 740 2,795 1,383
History (new) instructional programs 0 0 226 39
Totals 3,632 3,164 10,608 4,687
Notes & Sources
(1) U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 & 2000 Decennial Census, factfinder.census.gov
(2) Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, dpi.wi.gov/stats.html
(3) Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, data.dpi.state.wi.us/data/selschool.asp
(4) National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), nces.ed.gov/ipeds