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Access profiles for many WI locations; rankings, maps, or trend graphs by topic; and raw data. Includes over 100 measures of child well-being, including the community-level data formerly in CLIKS.

Profiles (Showing 7 Featured Indicators of full set)

Featured Indicators: Select an Indicator to Learn More	%, #, or $
Children Living in Poverty (2006-2008)	172,033
Households with Food Insecurity (2006-2008)	10.1%
Median Family Income (2008)	$64,203
Adults with only a High School Degree (2005-2007)	34.6%
Adults with Less than a High School Degree (2005-2007)	11.3%
Adults age 25 and older with an Associate Degree (2005-2007)	8.7%
Renters Unable to Afford FMR (2010)	44%

Featured Data for Wisconsin

School Age

Free & Reduced Lunch (2009)

Data are from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Eligibility for both free and reduced-price lunch is determined by an application process in which students or their parents show annual household income to be at or below 185% of the federal poverty line. Web address: www.dpi.state.wi.us

School lunch eligibility is generally the best measurement annually available to estimate the percentage of low-income children in each school district. A limitation of these percentages is that there are an unknown number of students who do not apply for the program, but who would otherwise be eligible. This is particularly true in high school age students. Therefore, percentages of eligible students may underestimate the actual percentage of low-income students in each district. Data is placed into counties based upon the county in which the school district office is located. Data reflects the count of those students eligible each October.

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Wisconsin Grantee

Wisconsin Council on Children and Families 555 West Washington Ave, Suite 200
Madison, WI 53703

608-284-0580
mcranley@wccf.org
http://www.wccf.org

Martha Cranley, WisKids Count Director

The Wisconsin Council on Children and Families (WCCF) works to ensure that every child in our state can grow up in a just and nurturing family and community. For over 125 years, we have been an independent voice calling for positive change to benefit children and families.

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