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POPULATION
5,363,675

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVERVIEW

NUMBER OF STUDENTS	875,174
NUMBER OF Wisconsin SCHOOLS	2,297
NUMBER OF Wisconsin SCHOOL DISTRICTS	448
SPENDING PER STUDENT ($)	10,701

State Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)
READING/ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TESTS	PERCENTAGE

Grade 3 Reading Proficiency	80.9
Grade 4 Reading Proficiency	81.9
Grade 5 Reading Proficiency	84.2
Grade 6 Reading Proficiency	85.1
Grade 7 Reading Proficiency	84.4
Grade 8 Reading Proficiency	84.1
Grade 10 Reading Proficiency	74.9

School enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION

WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	77.8	57.0
BLACK (%)	10.5	17.2
HISPANIC (%)	6.7	19.9
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	3.6	4.6
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	1.4	1.2

SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	29.3	41.4
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (%)	3.1	7.9
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (%)	14.9	12.2

Wisconsin Educational Environment
POPULATION	STATE	NATION

POPULATION	5,570,022	299,458,655
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile)	100	84
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE	STATE	NATION
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW	6.2%	6.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD	18.5%	19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD	36.1%	36.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD	26.1%	24.9%
65 OR OLDER	13.2%	12.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS	STATE	NATION
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS	2,222,369	112,337,034
SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN	10.1%	11.6%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA	88.0%	85.4%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A BACHELOR'S DEGREE	24.8%	28.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION	STATE	NATION
$150,000 or more	4.5%	6.5%
$100,000 - $149,999	9.8%	10.7%
$75,000 - $99,999	13.0%	11.7%
$50,000 - $74,999	22.9%	19.6%
$30,000 - $49,999	22.1%	21.0%
$15,000 - $29,999	16.6%	16.7%
$15,000 or less	11.1%	13.8%

Educational Expenditures
FOR THE STATE	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$6,116	$5,352,461,866	57.2
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$457	$399,758,641	4.3
STAFF	$492	$430,288,348	4.6
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$263	$229,926,512	2.4
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$507	$444,101,093	4.7
OPERATION	$952	$833,595,465	8.9
TRANSPORTATION	$378	$330,727,635	3.5
OTHER	$493	$431,715,944	4.6
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,542	$3,100,113,638	33.1
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,042	$912,296,325	9.7
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,701	$9,364,871,829	100.0

FOR THE NATION	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,582	$274,180,000,000	53.3
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$475	$23,356,970,935	4.5
STAFF	$446	$21,924,659,888	4.3
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$181	$8,920,041,056	1.7
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$514	$25,277,042,259	4.9
OPERATION	$902	$44,320,216,892	8.6
TRANSPORTATION	$384	$18,864,068,868	3.7
OTHER	$294	$14,465,936,592	2.8
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,199	$157,129,000,000	30.6
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,687	$82,900,118,526	16.1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,469	$514,209,000,000	100.0

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