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Educational attainment in
NORTHWEST  INDIANA: ECONOMIC GROWTH REGION 1
(Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Jasper, Newton, Pulaski, and Starke Counties)
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Sources:  Indiana Business Research Center/Stats Indiana and year 2000 U.S. Census
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      2005 H.S. GRADUATE HIGHER EDUCATION INTENT 
 
    EDUCATIONAL INTENT                            NUMBER  PERCENT
                                                       
Graduated High School in 2005                     7,788    100%
Total to Higher Education                         6,334   81.3%
Four-Year Institution                             5,181   66.5%
Two-Year Institution                                577    7.4%
Vocational/Technical Institution                    576    7.4%
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT - POPULATION 25 YEARS & OVER 
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..........................................................................1990.....................2000........
      EDUCATION                           NUMBER PERCENT   NUMBER PERCENT
                                                        
Less than 9th Grade                       43,758   8.9%    29,393   5.5%
9th to 12th Grade, No Diploma             81,708  16.5%    67,339  12.7%
High School Grad (includes equivalency)  195,406  39.6%   206,013  38.8%
Some College, No Degree                   83,099  16.8%   112,536  21.2%
Associate Degree                          24,990   5.1%    28,249   5.3%
Bachelor's Degree                         38,929   7.9%    56,053  10.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree           26,174   5.3%    31,477   5.9%
                                                                
TOTAL - POPULATION 25 YEARS & OVER       494,064   100%   531,060   100%


Educational attainment for:   Lake | Porter | LaPorte | Jasper | Newton | Pulaski | Starke
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