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Selected Data for West Virginia Higher Education Presented on June 4, 2003 National Collaborative on Postsecondary Education National Center for Higher Education Management Systems Projected Population Growth 0 Hawaii Wyoming New Mexico California Alaska Idaho Washington Utah Texas Florida Oregon Montana Arizona Georgia Colorado Virginia Tennessee Alabama Nation Maryland New Hampshire Oklahoma North Carolina South Dakota South Carolina Kansas Nevada Arkansas Louisiana North Dakota Nebraska Vermont Minnesota New Jersey Missouri Maine Mississippi Delaware Wisconsin Indiana Connecticut Massachusetts Kentucky Illinois Rhode Island Iowa Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia New York Michigan Projected Change in the Population 2000 to 2020 40% 38.4 30 20 14.7 10 2.3 0.6 Source: US Census Bureau Projection of 18-24 Year Olds (Traditional College Age – from 2000 to 2025) 180,000 -18.6 % Decline 172,431 The Largest Decrease of all 50 States 160,000 140,402 140,000 120,000 2000 Source: US Census Bureau 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Projection of High School Graduates (from 2002 to 2012) 20,000 -7.4 % Decline The 10th Largest Decrease of all 50 States 19,000 18,868 18,000 17,473 17,000 16,000 2001-02 Source: 2003-04 2005-06 Knocking at the Door: Projections of High School Graduates, 1996-2012 Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education 2007-08 2009-10 2011-12 Projected West Virginia Population Growth Number Change from 2000 to 2020 – By Race White 120,000 Black Hispanic 119,575 90,000 60,000 35,468 30,000 0 14 1,592 -31 -30,000 -60,000 2,258 835 4,308 3,101 1,606 1,872 -1,151 -28,968 -52,439 -90,000 -86,299 0 to 17 Source: US Census Bureau 18 to 24 25 to 44 45 to 64 65 and Older Educational Attainment 40% Hawaii North Dakota Vermont Massachusetts Iowa Rhode Island Utah Nebraska Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia Minnesota Wyoming Maine Wisconsin Montana Kansas Connecticut South Dakota West Virginia New Hampshire Delaware Idaho Alaska Ohio Indiana Michigan Missouri New Jersey New York Illinois Arkansas Washington Colorado Tennessee Kentucky Oklahoma Nation South Carolina North Carolina Oregon Louisiana Alabama Florida Mississippi California New Mexico Georgia Arizona Texas Nevada Percent of 18 to 24 Year Olds with at Least a School Diploma - 2000 (%) Source: US Census Bureau High 90% 85.8 78.2 74.7 66.7 -4 -6 -5.3 West Virginia California Arkansas Tennessee Idaho Rhode Island Montana Vermont Virginia Kentucky Utah Maryland Wyoming Louisiana North Dakota Maine Alabama Indiana Massachusetts Florida Hawaii Ohio South Carolina Pennsylvania Missouri Nation Michigan Mississippi Texas Oregon New York Washington Iowa New Hampshire Illinois New Mexico New Jersey Oklahoma Connecticut Kansas Wisconsin North Carolina Georgia Nebraska South Dakota Delaware Alaska Minnesota Arizona Colorado Nevada Change in Percent of 18 to 24 Year Olds with at Least a High School Diploma – from 1990 to 2000 (%) 4% 3.1 2 0 -2 -1.7 Source: US Census Bureau 40% Alaska Wyoming Minnesota Utah New Hampshire Montana Washington Colorado Nebraska Vermont Iowa Kansas Maine Oregon Wisconsin Massachusetts Idaho Hawaii South Dakota Connecticut North Dakota Maryland Michigan Ohio Delaware Indiana New Jersey Pennsylvania Virginia Illinois Missouri Arizona Nevada Oklahoma Nation Florida New York New Mexico Georgia North Carolina Rhode Island California South Carolina Tennessee Texas Arkansas Alabama West Virginia Louisiana Kentucky Mississippi Percent of Adults 25 and Older with at Least a High School Diploma – 2000 (%) 100% 88.3 80.4 75.2 72.9 Source: US Census Bureau 10% 0 Kentucky West Virginia Arkansas Tennessee Mississippi Alabama North Carolina South Carolina Georgia South Dakota Missouri Ohio North Dakota Pennsylvania Maine Michigan Wisconsin Indiana Louisiana Virginia Montana Iowa Oklahoma Rhode Island Vermont Minnesota Florida Maryland New Jersey New Hampshire Illinois Nation Delaware Idaho Wyoming Nebraska Massachusetts Connecticut Kansas Hawaii New York New Mexico Oregon Texas Washington Utah Colorado Arizona Nevada Alaska California Change in Percent of Adults 25 and Older with at Least a High School Diploma – from 1990 to 2000 (%) 9.5 9.2 8 6 5.2 4 2 0.6 Source: US Census Bureau 0 Massachusetts Colorado Connecticut Maryland New Jersey Virginia Vermont New Hampshire Minnesota New York Washington Illinois Rhode Island Hawaii Kansas California Utah Nebraska Oregon Delaware Montana Nation Georgia North Dakota Alaska Pennsylvania Wisconsin Maine Arizona Texas New Mexico South Dakota Missouri North Carolina Iowa Florida Michigan Wyoming Idaho Ohio Oklahoma South Carolina Indiana Tennessee Alabama Louisiana Nevada Kentucky Arkansas Mississippi West Virginia Percent of Adults 25 to 64 with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher - 2000 40 37.1 30 26.5 20 16.5 10 Source: US Census Bureau 0 Massachusetts Colorado Minnesota Vermont Nebraska North Carolina Virginia Illinois Maryland Georgia New Jersey Kansas Wisconsin South Dakota Pennsylvania Iowa Michigan Montana Washington North Dakota Ohio Rhode Island Oregon New Hampshire Maine Indiana Idaho New York Nation Connecticut South Carolina Florida Missouri Delaware Kentucky Utah Tennessee Hawaii Alabama Arkansas Wyoming Arizona New Mexico California West Virginia Texas Nevada Louisiana Oklahoma Mississippi Alaska Change in Percent of Adults 25 to 64 with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher – 1990 to 2000 (%) 6% 5.8 3.9 2.7 1.7 Source: US Census Bureau Disparities in Educational Attainment, Income, and Poverty by County Percent of 18-24 Year Olds With at Least a High School Diploma, 2000 Hancock 84.8% 76.8% 72.2% 67.0% 58.2% to 93.0% to 84.8% to 76.8% to 72.2% to 67.0% Brooke Ohio Marshall Wetzel Monongalia Marion Morgan Tyler Preston Mineral Pleasants Taylor Doddridge Hampshire Harrison Wood Grant Ritchie Barbour Tucker Wirt Hardy Lewis Gilmer Upshur Randolph Jackson C alhoun Mason Braxton Pendleton Roane Putnam Webster C lay C abell Nicholas Kanawha Pocahontas Wayne Lincoln Fayette Boone Logan Raleigh Mingo Wyoming Wes t V irginia = 7 8 .2 % Sourc e: U S C ens us Bureau, 2 0 0 0 C ens us Greenbrier Mcdowell Summers Monroe Mercer Berkeley Jefferson Percent of Population 25 Years and Older With at Least a High School Diploma, 2000 Hancock 80.3% 75.8% 70.8% 63.7% 50.0% to 83.8% to 80.3% to 75.8% to 70.8% to 63.7% Brooke Ohio Marshall Wetzel Monongalia Marion Morgan Tyler Preston Mineral Pleasants Taylor Doddridge Hampshire Harrison Wood Grant Ritchie Barbour Tucker Wirt Hardy Lewis Gilmer Upshur Randolph Jackson C alhoun Mason Braxton Pendleton Roane Putnam Webster C lay C abell Nicholas Kanawha Pocahontas Wayne Lincoln Fayette Boone Logan Raleigh Mingo Wyoming Wes t V irginia = 7 5 .2 % Sourc e: U S C ens us Bureau, 2 0 0 0 C ens us Greenbrier Mcdowell Summers Monroe Mercer Berkeley Jefferson Percent of 25-64 Year Olds With at Least a Baccalaureate Degree, 2000 Hancock 22.0% 13.9% 10.9% 8.1% 5.9% to 36.0% to 22.0% to 13.9% to 10.9% to 8.1% Brooke Ohio Marshall Wetzel Monongalia Marion Morgan Tyler Preston Mineral Pleasants Taylor Doddridge Hampshire Harrison Wood Grant Ritchie Barbour Tucker Wirt Hardy Lewis Gilmer Upshur Randolph Jackson C alhoun Mason Braxton Pendleton Roane Putnam Webster C lay C abell Nicholas Kanawha Pocahontas Wayne Lincoln Fayette Boone Logan Raleigh Mingo Wyoming Wes t V irginia = 1 6 .5 % Sourc e: U S C ens us Bureau, 2 0 0 0 C ens us Greenbrier Mcdowell Summers Monroe Mercer Berkeley Jefferson Percent of Families Living in Poverty, 1999 Hancock 7.1% 9.5% 12.6% 16.3% 20.8% to 9.5% to 12.6% to 16.3% to 20.8% to 33.8% Brooke Ohio Marshall Wetzel Monongalia Marion Morgan Tyler Preston Mineral Pleasants Taylor Doddridge Hampshire Harrison Wood Grant Ritchie Barbour Tucker Wirt Hardy Lewis Gilmer Upshur Randolph Jackson C alhoun Mason Braxton Pendleton Roane Putnam Webster C lay C abell Nicholas Kanawha Pocahontas Wayne Lincoln Fayette Boone Logan Raleigh Mingo Wyoming Wes t V irginia = 1 3 .9 % Sourc e: U S C ens us Bureau, 2 0 0 0 C ens us Greenbrier Mcdowell Summers Monroe Mercer Berkeley Jefferson Per Capita Personal Income, 1999 Hancock $17,982 $16,247 $14,102 $12,445 $10,174 to $20,471 to $17,982 to $16,247 to $14,102 to $12,445 Brooke Ohio Marshall Wetzel Monongalia Marion Morgan Tyler Preston Mineral Pleasants Taylor Doddridge Hampshire Harrison Wood Grant Ritchie Barbour Tucker Wirt Hardy Lewis Gilmer Upshur Randolph Jackson C alhoun Mason Braxton Pendleton Roane Putnam Webster C lay C abell Nicholas Kanawha Pocahontas Wayne Lincoln Fayette Boone Logan Raleigh Mingo Wyoming Wes t V irginia = $ 1 6 ,4 7 7 Sourc e: U S C ens us Bureau, 2 0 0 0 C ens us Greenbrier Mcdowell Summers Monroe Mercer Berkeley Jefferson Selected Indicators of College Preparation MEASURING UP REPORT CARD 2000 2002 Preparation D+ C+ Participation D+ C- Affordability D F Completion C C- Benefits F F Learning I I Improvement in Preparation from the 2000 to 2002 Measuring Up Report Cards Measures 2000 2002 9-12 Grade Math Course Taking 42.0% 56.0% 9-12 Grade Science Course Taking 26.0% 39.0% Algebra Taken by 8th Graders 19.0% 24.0% 8th Grade NAEP Math Proficiency 13.8% 18.0% ACT/SAT Scores In the Top 20th Percentile (Per 1,000) 114.4 112.2 Number of AP Exams Scores 3 or Better (Per 1,000) 36.5 45.7 Percentage of High School Seniors Taking Upper-Level Math (%) – 2001 80% 77.3 65.7 60 56.2 54.9 53.0 52.3 42.4 41.4 40 39.5 39.2 37.6 36.1 29.1 26.0 25.6 20 Source: Council of Chief State School Officers Arkansas Idaho California Indiana New Mexico South Dakota Vermont Alabama Wyoming Utah Wisconsin North Dakota West Virginia Texas Connecticut 0 North Carolina 11.0 0 Source: Council of Chief State School Officers New Mexico 34 Nevada 34 California 35 Alabama 36 Tennessee 37 Minnesota 40 Oregon 41 Wyoming 41 Vermont Idaho 44 Oklahoma 45 Indiana 46 Iowa 46 Nation 47 Louisiana 47 South Dakota 48 Ohio 50 New York 51 Missouri Arkansas 53 North Dakota 53 Kentucky Connecticut 56 Mississippi 56 Wisconsin 56 West Virginia 56 Texas 57 Massachusetts 60 Utah 61 Nebraska North Carolina Percentage of 9th-12th Graders Taking UpperLevel Math (%) 70% 60 55 53 51 43 40 34 31 30 20 10 0 Source: Council of Chief State School Officers 19 18 Idaho 19 California 19 Tennessee 20 Oregon 20 New Mexico 21 Ohio 22 Wyoming 23 Minnesota 23 Louisiana 24 Alabama 24 Texas 25 Oklahoma 28 Nevada 29 Vermont 29 Nation 30 Kentucky 30 Arkansas 30 North Carolina 31 Indiana Missouri 34 North Dakota 34 New York 35 Nebraska 35 South Dakota 35 Iowa 36 Connecticut 37 Utah Wisconsin 39 West Virginia 40 Massachusetts Mississippi Percentage of 9th-12th Graders Taking UpperLevel Science (%) 50% 42 39 34 27 17 10 150 60 0 Maine Wyoming Alaska Montana Kentucky Rhode Island Oregon Utah Indiana Vermont Iowa Kansas New Hampshire North Dakota West Virginia New Mexico Florida Wisconsin Colorado Washington Tennessee Minnesota South Dakota Nebraska Hawaii New York Arkansas Ohio Massachusetts Oklahoma Georgia Virginia Nation Mississippi Michigan Missouri Illinois Maryland Pennsylvania Connecticut Alabama Nevada North Carolina Texas Louisiana Arizona South Carolina New Jersey Delaware California Idaho GEDs Awarded to 18-24 Year Olds Per 1,000 18-24 Year Olds with Less than a High School Diploma - 2000 140.7 120 90 51.0 39.6 30 5.8 Source: GED Testing Service, US Census Bureau 0 Maine Alaska Kentucky Wyoming Utah Washington Colorado Oregon Oklahoma Montana Iowa Indiana Kansas New Missouri South Dakota Illinois Arizona Arkansas Ohio Wisconsin Texas Minnesota Nevada Tennessee Georgia New Mexico Rhode Island Connecticut New York Nation Virginia Michigan North West Virginia Florida Maryland North Dakota Vermont Nebraska Pennsylvania Massachusetts Alabama Louisiana California New Jersey South Carolina Mississippi Hawaii Delaware Idaho 15 GEDs Awarded to Adults 25 and Older Per 1,000 Adults 25 and Older with Less than a High School Diploma 2000 13.2 12 9 6 4.2 3.6 3 1.3 Source: GED Testing Service, US Census Bureau Transition and Completion Rates – From High School to College Completion 80 0 New Jersey North Dakota Utah Nebraska Minnesota Iowa Vermont Montana Wisconsin Connecticut Idaho Maine Wyoming Pennsylvania Massachusetts West Virginia Kansas South Dakota New Hampshire Virginia Arkansas Maryland Missouri Oklahoma Illinois Washington Colorado Ohio Rhode Island Nevada California Michigan Indiana Oregon Nation Kentucky Hawaii Alaska Texas Delaware New Mexico Arizona Alabama North Carolina New York Louisiana Mississippi Florida Tennessee Georgia South Carolina High School Graduation Rates – Public HS Graduates as a Percent of 9th Graders Four Years Earlier (%) - 2000 100 86.1 74.8 67.1 60 51.0 40 20 Source: Tom Mortenson, Postsecondary Opportunity 0 North Dakota Massachusetts Kansas South Carolina Rhode Island North Carolina Iowa South Dakota Minnesota New York New Jersey Mississippi Connecticut Tennessee Pennsylvania Georgia Indiana Delaware Hawaii Illinois Nebraska Louisiana New Hampshire New Mexico Kentucky Michigan Alabama Florida Wisconsin Nation Ohio Maryland Montana Maine Missouri Virginia Arkansas Colorado Texas West Virginia Wyoming Oregon Arizona Oklahoma California Vermont Idaho Washington Alaska Nevada Utah College Going Rates – First-Time Freshmen Directly Out of HS as a Percent of Recent HS Graduates (%) - 2000 80 69.4 60 56.7 52.4 40 38.1 20 Source: Tom Mortenson, Postsecondary Opportunity 20 Rhode Island New Hampshire Massachusetts Pennsylvania Delaware Iowa Maryland Washington Vermont New Jersey Connecticut Virginia California North Carolina Maine Michigan Illinois New York Wisconsin Indiana Minnesota Florida Nation South Carolina Utah Wyoming Oregon Ohio Colorado Missouri Arizona Kansas Tennessee Nebraska Texas Alabama Hawaii Mississippi North Dakota South Dakota Nevada Georgia Montana New Mexico Kentucky West Virginia Oklahoma Idaho Arkansas Louisiana Alaska Graduation Rates – Percent of Bachelor’s Students Graduating within Six Years (%) - 2000 70 65.4 60 53.0 50 40 38.5 30 22.3 Source: NCES-IPEDS, Graduation Rate Survey 0 South Dakota Maine Arizona Pennsylvania Louisiana Wyoming New Hampshire California Idaho West Virginia Nebraska Missouri Vermont Utah Colorado Iowa Florida Minnesota Kansas Wisconsin Montana Alaska Nevada North Dakota Washington Nation New York Mississippi Indiana Georgia Illinois Tennessee Connecticut Oregon Hawaii Oklahoma Virginia Alabama North Carolina Kentucky Ohio Arkansas New Mexico Massachusetts Michigan South Carolina Texas New Jersey Maryland Delaware Rhode Island Graduation Rates – Percent of Associate Students at Two-Year Colleges Graduating within Three Years (%) - 2000 70 63.8 60 50 42.4 40 30.0 30 20 11.0 10 Source: NCES-IPEDS, Graduation Rate Survey Of 100 9th Student Pipeline Graders in West Virginia, How Many . . . . . . Graduate from High School on Time? . . . Go Directly to College? . . . Enroll Their Second Year? . . . Graduate Within 150% of Program Time? Student Pipeline 100 Of 100 9th Graders, How Many . . . 84 75 67 58 38 42 39 38.8 26 27 28 26.7 18 0 Graduate from High School Within 4 Years Directly Enter College Enroll Graduate within Sophomore Year 150% Best Performing State US Average Sources: Tom Mortenson, ACT, NCES-IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey, US Census Bureau 16.6 15 Population 25 to 44 with a Bachelor's West Virginia Student Pipeline Loss at each Stage of Transition 9th to 12th Grade HS Graduate to College College Entrance to Graduation College Graduates 100 6 90 28 28 27 27 26 26 25 24 24 23 22 22 22 22 21 21 20 19 19 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 15 16 15 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 21 17 80 16 16 70 20 18 19 60 17 14 23 17 20 22 27 22 28 25 19 20 19 19 21 22 20 22 17 16 15 20 20 21 21 21 26 24 22 26 20 27 26 24 29 35 23 21 17 30 21 21 24 50 33 35 43 24 29 34 33 29 23 33 39 27 33 36 52 29 40 38 41 37 42 36 25 26 31 28 35 29 35 20 36 27 23 20 25 30 22 24 24 31 25 40 21 23 35 36 27 24 34 29 30 30 31 26 49 20 32 31 25 10 0 41 39 25 17 MA IA 29 26 16 PA NH RI 26 23 23 CT MN 14 16 22 26 26 27 41 30 25 16 34 33 31 44 36 26 25 38 31 29 27 27 23 22 21 NJ ND ME NE WI SD KS VT 30 44 41 41 31 48 45 45 16 IN VA DE IL MO NY CO WY MI NC MD OH CA MT UT WA Sources: Tom Mortenson, ACT, NCES-IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey OR FL WV AZ SC ID TN AL KY HI MS AR LA OK GA NM TX NV AK College Participation First Time Full-Time Freshmen as a Percent of High School Graduates, 2000 Hancock 53.6% 45.3% 35.7% 30.5% 21.6% to to to to to 60.0% 53.6% 45.3% 35.7% 30.5% Brooke Ohio Marshall Wetzel Monongalia Marion Tyler Morgan Preston Mineral Pleasants Taylor Doddridge Harrison Ritchie Barbour Wood Wirt Jackson Mason Gilmer Lewis Upshur Calhoun Putnam Clay Cabell Wayne Pendleton Pocahontas Lincoln Fayette Boone Logan Wyoming Mcdowell West Virginia = 43.7% Source: West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission Greenbrier Raleigh Mingo Summers Monroe Mercer Grant Randolph Webster Nicholas Kanawha Tucker Hardy Braxton Roane Hampshire Berkeley Jefferson Part-Time Undergraduates as a Percent of 25-44 Year-Olds, 2000 Hancock 3.8% 3.3% 2.6% 2.1% 1.2% to to to to to 4.5% 3.8% 3.3% 2.6% 2.1% Brooke Ohio Marshall Wetzel Monongalia Marion Tyler Morgan Preston Mineral Pleasants Taylor Doddridge Harrison Ritchie Barbour Wood Wirt Jackson Mason Calhoun Gilmer Lewis Upshur Putnam Clay Cabell Wayne Pendleton Pocahontas Lincoln Fayette Boone Logan Wyoming Mcdowell West Virginia = 3.0% Source: West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census Greenbrier Raleigh Mingo Summers Monroe Mercer Grant Randolph Webster Nicholas Kanawha Tucker Hardy Braxton Roane Hampshire Berkeley Jefferson 0 Arizona California Utah New Mexico Kansas Alaska Wyoming Nevada Illinois Oregon Michigan Nebraska Colorado Florida Missouri Washington Rhode Island Wisconsin Nation Maryland Texas Minnesota Virginia Iowa Oklahoma Delaware Maine North Carolina Hawaii Massachusetts Alabama Connecticut Idaho Ohio South Dakota Vermont Indiana South Carolina New Hampshire New Jersey Tennessee Arkansas New York Kentucky Georgia Louisiana Mississippi North Dakota West Virginia Pennsylvania Montana Part-Time Undergraduate Enrollment as a Percent of 25 to 44 Year Olds (%) - 2000 12 10.8 9 6.2 6 3.6 Source: NCES-IPEDS, US Census Bureau 3.3 3 Number of 18-24 Year Olds With a High School Diploma but No College, 2000 Hancock 2,456 1,072 518 247 156 to 6,127 to 2,456 to 1,072 to 518 to 247 Brooke Ohio Marshall Wetzel Monongalia Marion Morgan Tyler Preston Mineral Pleasants Taylor Doddridge Hampshire Harrison Wood Grant Ritchie Barbour Tucker Wirt Hardy Lewis Gilmer Upshur Randolph Jackson C alhoun Mason Braxton Pendleton Roane Putnam Webster C lay C abell Nicholas Kanawha Pocahontas Wayne Lincoln Fayette Boone Logan Raleigh Mingo Wyoming Wes t V irginia = 5 9 ,4 1 3 Sourc e: U S C ens us Bureau, 2 0 0 0 C ens us Greenbrier Mcdowell Summers Monroe Mercer Berkeley Jefferson Number of 25-44 Year Olds With a High School Diploma but no College, 2000 Hancock 7,614 4,153 2,136 1,165 744 to 20,449 to 7,614 to 4,153 to 2,136 to 1,165 Brooke Ohio Marshall Wetzel Monongalia Marion Morgan Tyler Preston Mineral Pleasants Taylor Doddridge Hampshire Harrison Wood Grant Ritchie Barbour Tucker Wirt Hardy Lewis Gilmer Upshur Randolph Jackson C alhoun Mason Braxton Pendleton Roane Putnam Webster C lay C abell Nicholas Kanawha Pocahontas Wayne Lincoln Fayette Boone Logan Raleigh Mingo Wyoming Wes t V irginia = 2 0 9 ,9 3 1 Sourc e: U S C ens us Bureau, 2 0 0 0 C ens us Greenbrier Mcdowell Summers Monroe Mercer Berkeley Jefferson Percent HS No College - 18-24 Hawaii Alaska West Virginia Arkansas Maine Tennessee Kentucky Wyoming Nevada Idaho Ohio Oklahoma New Mexico South Carolina Louisiana Vermont Indiana Virginia Pennsylvania Missouri Georgia Delaware Oregon Montana North Carolina Florida Maryland Wisconsin Washington Nation New Hampshire Connecticut Texas South Dakota Alabama Colorado New Jersey Utah Mississippi Michigan Arizona Illinois California Kansas Iowa Massachusetts Rhode Island Minnesota New York Nebraska North Dakota 39.2 39.1 34.3 34.2 33.9 33.0 32.4 32.2 32.2 32.1 31.2 30.9 30.9 30.4 30.3 30.1 30.1 30.1 29.8 29.8 29.6 29.6 29.5 29.4 29.4 29.3 29.3 28.9 28.8 28.6 28.5 28.5 28.4 28.3 27.7 27.6 27.6 27.5 27.4 27.2 27.1 27.0 27.0 26.8 26.7 26.5 26.3 25.5 25.3 25.3 24.0 Percent HS No College - 25-44 West Virginia Maine Pennsylvania Arkansas Kentucky Indiana Ohio Vermont Louisiana Tennessee Oklahoma Iowa Wisconsin Missouri South Carolina Montana South Dakota Mississippi Alaska Delaware Wyoming Alabama New Hampshire Michigan Nevada Hawaii Georgia North Carolina New Mexico Idaho Florida Nation New Jersey Connecticut Rhode Island Kansas Nebraska Virginia North Dakota Maryland New York Oregon Illinois Texas Massachusetts Minnesota Washington Utah Arizona Colorado California 41.9 37.1 36.4 35.7 35.4 35.2 34.5 33.8 33.1 32.6 31.7 31.4 31.3 31.3 31.1 30.9 30.7 30.5 30.5 30.4 30.2 30.2 29.7 29.4 28.8 28.7 28.4 27.8 27.8 27.6 27.4 27.2 27.0 27.0 26.9 26.7 26.2 26.0 26.0 26.0 25.2 25.1 24.7 24.6 24.6 24.4 23.9 23.3 22.9 21.7 19.6 Summary from Selected Statistics • West Virginia is improving in high school attainment but not in bachelor’s degree attainment. • West Virginia is improving substantially on most measures of preparation for college • On the student pipeline, there is considerable loss at each stage of transition. Compared to other states, WV performs relatively well in high school completion – but needs to improve collegegoing and completion rates. • Population projections suggest that WV will need to consider non-traditional ways of increasing educational attainment because of a substantial decline in the traditional college-age population and high school graduates. • The population projections by ethnicity indicate that the only growth in the younger population (ages 0 to 44) will be among Hispanics. • There are substantial disparities in college participation across counties and regions and participation among non-traditional age adults is extremely low relative to other states.