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Wisconsin Schools: Key Facts and Resources
Learning key facts and knowing who's who will help you get savvy about education in your state.
WISCONSIN SCHOOLS: BY THE NUMBERS

Public schools 2,208
Public school teachers 60,385
Pre-K-12 enrollment 881,231
Minority students 20.5%
Students eligible for free/reduced price lunch 27.5%
Students with disabilities 14.3%
Annual pre-K-12 expenditures $7.6 billion
English-language learners 2.9%


WHO'S IN CHARGE?

Governor: James E. Doyle (D)

Education Superintendent: Elizabeth Burmaster

GET CONNECTED

  • Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
  • Wisconsin PTA
  • Wisconsin Affiliate - National Education Association
  • Wisconsin state employment
  • Wisconsin model academic standards, from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
  • Legislative information, from Project Vote Smart

    Selected Wisconsin newspapers:

  • Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

    Content provided by Education Week.
    (c) 2003 Editorial Projects in Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

    Updated June 2007

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