Education in Eau Claire
Education is something we take very seriously in Wisconsin, and Eau Claire is no exception. Eau Claire's public schools are some of the best in the state. Eau Claire also benefits from having Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) and the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire.
Eau Claire Area School District (ECASD)
- ECASD students' average ACT composite score: 22.7 (2004)
- Wisconsin's average ACT score statewide is 22.2
- The national average ACT score is 20.9
- Eau Claire students regularly outperform both state and national averages.
- The graduation rate at Eau Claire high schools in 2003 was over 99%.
- ECASD is the 8th largest school district in Wisconsin
- 850 certified staff members
- About 11,000 students
- Most schools have an average class size of 21 students
Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC)
- 200 full-time faculty
- About 7,000 students
- 3 campuses in Eau Claire -- Clairemont, Gateway, and West
- 4 more campuses outside Eau Claire
- Over 50 programs and certificates available
- Known for state-of-the-art curriculum, facilities, and equipment.
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire (UWEC)
- Founded in 1916
- 333 acre campus along the Chippewa River
- 10,000 students
- 1150 faculty and staff
- 80 major and minor programs
- 19 master's degree programs
- US News & World Report ranked UWEC 4th among the top public regional universities in the Midwest
- A 2006 Chronicle of Higher Education article on the Fulbright Program listed UW-Eau Claire No. 8 among master's level institutions in the U.S. with the highest number of students who received Fulbright Awards.
- Kiplinger's Personal Finance ranked UWEC one of the 100 best values in American public higher education for 2007.
