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Illinois state Education Profile

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 Illinois United States
StateIllinois
Total population12,419,293 281,421,906
Male6,080,336138,053,563
Female6,338,957143,368,343
Median age (years)34.735.3
Total households4,591,779105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)46,59041,994

Illinois state Education

Illinois has the best schools that you could have your kids on. There are two hundred and fifty-three thousand, one hundred and two preschoolers, 189,795 children go to kindergarten, one million, four hundred and ninety thousand, one hundred and sixty-four students are in elementary school. High school graduates in Illinois account for seven point five percent of students, college graduates make up 21.58% of all students.

More than sixteen point five two percent graduated with a Bachelor's degree, and over four hundred and eighty-two thousand, five hundred and two people graduated with an Associate degree. The teachers in Illinois schools are great, they have a high qualified academic level and treat children with respect and discipline.

 Illinois %, Illinois United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school3,450,604  76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool253,102 7.34%6.47%
Kindergarten189,795 5.5%5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,490,164 43.19%43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)707,505 20.5%21.38%
College or graduate school810,038 23.48%22.81%
 
 Illinois %, Illinois United States
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over7,973,671  182,211,639
Less than 9th grade597,684 7.5%7.55%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma882,759 11.07%12.05%
High school graduate (includes equivalency)2,212,291 27.74%28.63%
Some college, no degree1,720,386 21.58%21.05%
Associate degree482,502 6.05%6.32%
Bachelor's degree1,317,182 16.52%15.54%
Graduate or professional degree760,867 9.54%8.86%
 
Percent high school graduate or higher81.4  80.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher26.1  24.4
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.