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POPULATION
493,782

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVERVIEW

NUMBER OF STUDENTS	84,409
NUMBER OF Wyoming SCHOOLS	384
NUMBER OF Wyoming SCHOOL DISTRICTS	62
SPENDING PER STUDENT ($)	13,472

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

Grade 3 Reading Proficiency	75.4
Grade 4 Reading Proficiency	76.6
Grade 5 Reading Proficiency	74.2
Grade 6 Reading Proficiency	75.0
Grade 7 Reading Proficiency	70.5
Grade 8 Reading Proficiency	71.3
Grade 11 Reading Proficiency	73.6

School enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION

WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	84.9	57.0
BLACK (%)	1.5	17.2
HISPANIC (%)	9.0	19.9
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	1.1	4.6
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	3.5	1.2

SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	31.6	41.4
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (%)	4.2	7.9
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (%)	13.7	12.2

Wyoming Educational Environment
POPULATION	STATE	NATION

POPULATION	511,780	299,458,655
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile)	5	84
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE	STATE	NATION
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW	6.2%	6.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD	17.9%	19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD	34.9%	36.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD	28.3%	24.9%
65 OR OLDER	12.7%	12.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS	STATE	NATION
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS	206,378	112,337,034
SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN	9.1%	11.6%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA	91.8%	85.4%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A BACHELOR'S DEGREE	26.0%	28.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION	STATE	NATION
$150,000 or more	3.1%	6.5%
$100,000 - $149,999	7.4%	10.7%
$75,000 - $99,999	11.1%	11.7%
$50,000 - $74,999	21.1%	19.6%
$30,000 - $49,999	23.4%	21.0%
$15,000 - $29,999	19.5%	16.7%
$15,000 or less	14.5%	13.8%

Educational Expenditures
FOR THE STATE	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$6,774	$571,810,434	50.3
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$672	$56,760,120	5.0
STAFF	$622	$52,536,591	4.6
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$253	$21,379,685	1.9
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$638	$53,890,219	4.7
OPERATION	$1,210	$102,135,104	9.0
TRANSPORTATION	$499	$42,134,784	3.7
OTHER	$403	$33,976,595	3.0
TOTAL SUPPORT	$4,298	$362,813,098	31.9
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$2,399	$202,521,421	17.8
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$13,472	$1,137,144,953	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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