Wisconsin's "failed" education system: Highest graduation rate in the US

[The Hatter]

Federal Education Budget Project | NewAmerica.net

One of the best ways to gain a quick understanding of the trends in education data is to create a scatter plot of the data of interest. This provides a visual depiction of the relationship between the two sets of data for each state where one data point of interest is plotted on the x axis and the other data point of interest is plotted on the y axis. This makes it easy to compare how each state fares on both indicators and to see trends in the data for all states. Below, we have created a scatter plot where per pupil expenditure is plotted on the x axis and graduation rate is plotted on the y axis.

In fact, there are many outliers (states that do not follow the overall pattern) on the scatter plot. These states typically have low graduation rates and high per pupil expenditures or high graduation rates and low per pupil expenditures. For example, Wisconsin appears to get some of the best returns on its education spending compared to other states – it has a relatively low per pupil expenditure ($10,791 – just over the national average) but the highest graduation rate in the country (89.6 percent). Iowa and Minnesota, with slightly lower graduation rates (84.6 percent for both), also buck the trend with lower than average per pupil expenditures ($9,520 in Iowa and $10,048 in Minnesota).

Scatter plot after the link.

Wisconsin is also #3 in the country when it comes to ACT Composite Scores.

ACT Composite Scores by State

 

[Tank]

 

[blu]

Federal Education Budget Project | NewAmerica.net

One of the best ways to gain a quick understanding of the trends in education data is to create a scatter plot of the data of interest. This provides a visual depiction of the relationship between the two sets of data for each state where one data point of interest is plotted on the x axis and the other data point of interest is plotted on the y axis. This makes it easy to compare how each state fares on both indicators and to see trends in the data for all states. Below, we have created a scatter plot where per pupil expenditure is plotted on the x axis and graduation rate is plotted on the y axis.

In fact, there are many outliers (states that do not follow the overall pattern) on the scatter plot. These states typically have low graduation rates and high per pupil expenditures or high graduation rates and low per pupil expenditures. For example, Wisconsin appears to get some of the best returns on its education spending compared to other states – it has a relatively low per pupil expenditure ($10,791 – just over the national average) but the highest graduation rate in the country (89.6 percent). Iowa and Minnesota, with slightly lower graduation rates (84.6 percent for both), also buck the trend with lower than average per pupil expenditures ($9,520 in Iowa and $10,048 in Minnesota).

Scatter plot after the link.

Wisconsin is also #3 in the country when it comes to ACT Composite Scores.

ACT Composite Scores by State

all sorts of stats have come out about Wisconsins education system recently, but I have yet to see how its proven that the higher scores / great education relates to teachers being unionized

 

[The Hatter]

This doesn't have anything to do with race.

 

[The Hatter]

all sorts of stats have come out about Wisconsins education system recently, but I have yet to see how its proven that the higher scores / great education relates to teachers being unionized

This is more so to inform about where Wisconsin currently stands when it comes to education. Whether you agree with the Union or Governor Walker, one cannot disagree that Wisconsin's education system is doing fantastic.

As the saying goes when it comes to policy debates, you can choose your own opinion but you cannot choose your own facts.

 

[blu]

This doesn't have anything to do with race.

put tank on ignore, save those wasted moments of your life

 

[blu]

all sorts of stats have come out about Wisconsins education system recently, but I have yet to see how its proven that the higher scores / great education relates to teachers being unionized

This is more so to inform about where Wisconsin currently stands when it comes to education. Whether you agree with the Union or Governor Walker, one cannot disagree that Wisconsin's education system is doing fantastic.

As the saying goes when it comes to policy debates, you can choose your own opinion but you cannot choose your own facts.

right but it seems to just be a distraction from the union issue

 

[Stephanie]

This doesn't have anything to do with race.

put tank on ignore, save those wasted moments of your life

good grief, you are on a put everybody on ignore kick tonight.
sheesh

 

[Tank]

This doesn't have anything to do with race.

The more whites and Asians in a school, the better the grades.

 

[Old Rocks]

Provided that those whites are not white southern evangelicals.

 

[Truthmatters]

Just one more reason why the unions have to be distroyed.

Cant have slave wage earners being educated well enough to understand the real history of the US

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Federal Education Budget Project | NewAmerica.net

One of the best ways to gain a quick understanding of the trends in education data is to create a scatter plot of the data of interest. This provides a visual depiction of the relationship between the two sets of data for each state where one data point of interest is plotted on the x axis and the other data point of interest is plotted on the y axis. This makes it easy to compare how each state fares on both indicators and to see trends in the data for all states. Below, we have created a scatter plot where per pupil expenditure is plotted on the x axis and graduation rate is plotted on the y axis.

In fact, there are many outliers (states that do not follow the overall pattern) on the scatter plot. These states typically have low graduation rates and high per pupil expenditures or high graduation rates and low per pupil expenditures. For example, Wisconsin appears to get some of the best returns on its education spending compared to other states – it has a relatively low per pupil expenditure ($10,791 – just over the national average) but the highest graduation rate in the country (89.6 percent). Iowa and Minnesota, with slightly lower graduation rates (84.6 percent for both), also buck the trend with lower than average per pupil expenditures ($9,520 in Iowa and $10,048 in Minnesota).

Scatter plot after the link.

Wisconsin is also #3 in the country when it comes to ACT Composite Scores.

ACT Composite Scores by State

Who is saying the Wisconsin school system is a failure? All anyone wants is for union members to contribute to their pensions.