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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 (09-10) 67,012 308,836 375,848
High School Graduates (08-09) 2,954 22,097 25,051




Largest Public School Districts with High Schools (3)
District (grade span) Enrollment
09/10		 Student teacher ratio 08/09 Current expenditure per student 08/09
 Graduates 08/09 ACT composite score 09/10
Milwaukee (PK-12) 82,096 13.4 $12,284 4,745 15.8
Kenosha (PK-12) 22,933 12.8 10,870 1,482 21.7
Racine (PK-12) 21,276 13.1 10,674 1,250 20.8
Waukesha (PK-12) 13,909 14.5 10,287 1,172 23.0
West Allis (PK-12) 8,750 12.9 10,877 731 21.8
Elmbrook (PK-12) 7,239 12.9 11,618 703 24.8
Wauwatosa (PK-12)7,13312.39,94150124.1
West Bend (PK-12) 6,987 14.5 9,423 521 23.6
Oak Creek-Franklin (PK-12) 6,132 14.4 8,936 518 21.6


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


School

Enrollment
09/10

Certificates
08/09
Associates degrees
08/09
Bachelor’s degrees
08/09
 Post
Graduate degrees
08/09
Alverno College 2,815 53
 6 321 93
Anthem College
 342 40 115  
Bryant & Stratton College 1,818
208 20
Cardinal Stritch University 6,276
190 535 705
Carroll University 3,403 10
533 104
Carthage College 3,121 40
455 24
Concordia University Wisconsin 7,178 190 22 523 416
Gateway Technical College 8,458 1,148 587

ITT - Technical Institute
 1,284
162 50
Keller Graduate School 333

18 54
Marquette University 11,689 47
1,703 1,062
Medical College of Wisconsin 1,233


275
Milwaukee Area Technical College 20,215 1,075 1,392

Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design 681

132
Milwaukee School of Engineering 2,648

361 65
Mount Mary College 1,925 29
232 98
Ottawa University - Milwaukee 419 2
120 16
Sanford-Brown College
 1,075 34565  
University of Phoenix - Milwaukee 653

139 69
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 30,418

3,617 1,487
University of Wisconsin - Parkside 5,303

638 32
University of Wisconsin - Washington Cnty 1,040
124

University of Wisconsin - Waukesha Cnty 2,093
179

University of Wisconsin – Whitewater 11,139
9 1,740 432
Waukesha County Technical College 7,749 973 565

Wisconsin Lutheran College 776

135
Totals 135,084 3,952 3,624 11,272 4,932


Degrees & Certificates Awarded by Field, 2008/2009 (4)


Field of Study

Certificates
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree		 Post graduate degree
Agriculture, ag. operations, & related 0 25 0 0
Natural resources & conservation 0 0 44 0
Architecture & related services 0 0 104 51
Area, ethnic, cultural, & gender studies 0 0 20 0
Communication, journalism, & related 2 0 849 54
Communications technologies/technicians & support services 2 54 39 0
Computer & info. sciences & support services 10 308 213 27
Personal & culinary services 120 74 0 0
Education 254 119 1,068 987
Engineering 1
 1 390 101
Engineering technologies/technicians 15 247 40 9
Foreign languages, literatures, & linguistics 21 14 135 22
Family & consumer sciences/human sciences 0 0 0 0
Legal professions & studies 48 52 0 210
English language & literature/letters 0 1 318 59
Liberal arts & sciences, general studies & humanities 0 421 57 8
Library science 0 0 0 193
Biological & biomedical sciences 0 0 525 71
Mathematics & statistics 0 0 53 24
Military technologies 0 0 0 0
Multi/interdisciplinary studies 3 21 117 18
Parks, recreation, leisure, & fitness studies 0 0 219 5
Philosophy & religious studies 0 0 65 48
Theology & religious vocations 14 0 38 12
Physical sciences 0 0 101 34
Science technologies/technicians 0 8 0 0
Psychology 0 0 478 197
Security & protective services 31 334 290 15
Public admin. & social service professions 0 0 283
 162
Social sciences 0 0 735 140
Construction trades 278 0 0 0
Mechanic & repair technologies/technicians 177 59 0 0
Precision production 162 0 0 0
Transportation & materials moving 22 0 0 0
Visual & performing arts 1 148 729 89
Health professions & related clinical sciences 2,712 967 1,080 942
Business, management, marketing, & related 79 771 3,057 1,414
History (new) instructional programs 0 0 225 40
Totals 3,952 3,624 11,272 4,932
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