State of Wisconsin [Admitted 1848]

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State of Wisconsin [Admitted 1848]

Population Estimate: Y2007: 5,601,640 [20th in U.S.]

Full Time Equivalent state and local government employees Y2005: 293,712 [18th in U.S.]
State: 70,189; Local: 223,523

Payroll for above: $1,085,417,452 [16th in U.S.]

Elementary and Secondary Education FTEs: 169,018; 222.5 / 10,000 population; total payroll (in thousands) $441,478

Public School Enrollment, Elementary and Secondary: YY2006-07 876,700. Peak: 999,921 [1971-1972] Low: 767,542 [1984-1985]

Public School Teachers YY2005-06: 59,552; Elementary – 40,784 Secondary – 18,768

Average Salary: $46,390 [22nd in U.S.]

State – Local expenditures all public education YY2005-06 $14.1 billion [14th in U.S.]; $2,530 per capita.

State – Local Expenditures Elementary / Secondary Per Capita FY2001-02:
$1,566 [9th in U.S.]

Cost per pupil: YY2006-07: $11,452

H.S. Diplomas, public high school, rank: 13th in U.S.

School Districts: 447

Total Earned Income, state, 2006: $145,766 million; Rank: 26th
Income from Manufacturing: 22.35% [U.S. Average: 12.54%]

[Source: Wisconsin Blue Book 2007-2008; Statistics: Local and State Government, pp. 740-777]