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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 (08-09) 68,698 315,618 384,316
High School Graduates (07-08) 3,145 22,390 25,535




Largest Public School Districts with High Schools (3)
District (grade span) Enrollment
08/09		 Student teacher ratio 07/08 Current expenditure per student 07/08
 Graduates 07/08 ACT composite score 08/09
Milwaukee (PK-12) 85,376 13.37 $11,555 4,8100 17.2
Kenosha (PK-12) 22,772 12.84 10,385 1,430 21.4
Racine (PK-12) 21,172 13.06 10,161 1,249 20.6
Waukesha (PK-12) 12,990 14.54 9,837 1,227 22.8
West Allis (PK-12) 8,678 12.85 10,347 739 21.7
Elmbrook (PK-12) 7,363 12.89 11,031 673 24.4
West Bend (PK-12) 6,916 14.45 9,004 570 22.2
Wauwatosa (PK-12) 6,811 12.33 9,745 518 23.6
Oak Creek-Franklin (PK-12) 5,995 14.37 8,642 464 21.9
Mukwonago (PK-12) 5,044 14.94 8,807 449 23.4


Post Secondary Education - Enrollment & Degrees Conferred by Institution 2007/2008 (4)


School

Enrollment

Certificates
Associates degrees
Bachelor’s degrees		 Post
Graduate degrees
Alverno College 2,6554 35
 4 346 62
Bryant & Stratton College 1,264
194 13
Cardinal Stritch University 6,277
235 563 744
Carroll University 3,324

530 57
Carthage College 2,778 45
439 28
Concordia University Wisconsin 5,933 135 12 583 372
Gateway Technical College 7,586 1,199 657

ITT - Technical Institute
 939
158 45
Keller Graduate School 273

7 67
Marquette University 11,516 43
1,766 971
Medical College of Wisconsin 1,235


293
Milwaukee Area Technical College 17,193 1,043 1,348

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design 657

123
Milwaukee School of Engineering 2,516

373 60
Mount Mary College 1,702 32
220 45
Ottawa University - Milwaukee 396

128 10
University of Phoenix - Milwaukee 780 303
139 86
Sanford-Brown College
 780 303 50  
University of Phoenix-Milwaukee
 674   126 63
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 29,338

3,612 1,352
University of Wisconsin - Parkside 5,010

656 36
University of Wisconsin - Washington Cnty 1,018
98

University of Wisconsin - Waukesha Cnty 2,038
178

University of Wisconsin – Whitewater 10,737
16 1,712 379
Waukesha County Technical College 7,419 943 519

Wisconsin Lutheran College 706

130
Totals 123,963 3,778 3,469 11,372 4,539


Degrees & Certificates Awarded by Field, 2007/2008 (4)


Field of Study

Certificates
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree		 Post graduate degree
Agriculture, ag. operations, & related 0 50 0 0
Natural resources & conservation 0 0 43 0
Architecture & related services 0 0 110 57
Area, ethnic, cultural, & gender studies 0 0 31 0
Communication, journalism, & related 0 0 870 52
Communications technologies/technicians & support services 3 44 40 3
Computer & info. sciences & support services 13 286 228 37
Personal & culinary services 172 76 0 0
Education 178 105 1,163 929
Engineering 1
 1 386 111
Engineering technologies/technicians 11 256 4 3
Foreign languages, literatures, & linguistics 12 14 153 32
Family & consumer sciences/human sciences 1 0 0 2
Legal professions & studies 58 42 0 192
English language & literature/letters 1 1 291 54
Liberal arts & sciences, general studies & humanities 0 401 44 9
Library science 0 0 0 167
Biological & biomedical sciences 0 0 482 60
Mathematics & statistics 0 0 74 25
Military technologies 0 0 0 0
Multi/interdisciplinary studies 4 14 134 8
Parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies 0 0 169 10
Philosophy & religious studies 0 0 51 37
Theology & religious vocations 1 0 61 12
Physical sciences 0 0 85 23
Science technologies/technicians 0 10 0 0
Psychology 0 0 518 199
Security & protective services 49 249 307 10
Public admin. & social service professions 0 0 300
 152
Social sciences 0 0 741 128
Construction trades 165 0 0 0
Mechanic & repair technologies/technicians 142 52 0 0
Precision production 127 19 0 0
Transportation & materials moving 26 0 0 0
Visual & performing arts 3 138 697 80
Health professions & related clinical sciences 2,748 692 1,124 831
Business, management, marketing, & related 53 749 3,025 1,296
History (new) instructional programs 0 0 201 23
Totals 778 3,469 11,372 4,539
Notes & Sources
(1) U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 & 2000 Decennial Census, factfinder.census.gov
(2) Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, dpi.wi.gov/sig/dm-demographics.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