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EducationMARKET FACTSPUBLIC-SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPublic-school enrollment decreased 0.9 percent statewidefrom 2010-11 to 2011-12. Four of the five Central Pennsylvaniacounties also reported decreases in public-school enrollment,with only Cumberland County reporting an increase, at0.06 percent.80,00070,00060,00050,00040,00030,00020,000EDUCATION LEVEL OFPOPULATION 25 AND OLDERThese figures are for 2011. Cumberland County postedthe highest figures in the midstate for population withat least a high school diploma and for population witha bachelor’s degree or higher. Lancaster County hadthe smallest percentage of high school graduates, butLebanon County had the smallest percentage of residentsearning at least a bachelor’s degree.AreaPercentwith high schooldiploma or higherPercentwith bachelor’sdegree or higherCumberland County 91.9 31.5Dauphin County 89.3 27.1Lancaster County 84.5 22.2Lebanon County 86.2 19.1York County 88.7 22Pennsylvania 88.6 27United States 85.9 28.5SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAUCOLLEGE-BOUND SENIORSStatewide, 73.9 percent of high school graduatesin Pennsylvania seek further education. In CentralPennsylvania, only Cumberland County posted apercentage higher than that in the 2010-11 schoolyear, with 76.4 percent of graduates college-bound.Dauphin was next at 72.8 percent, then Lebanon at71.6 percent, York at 70 percent and Lancaster at68.4 percent.10,0000Cumberland Dauphin Lancaster Lebanon York2010-11 2011-12PENNSYLVANIA 1,781,2061,765,327SOURCE: PENNSYLVANIADEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONCUMBERLANDCOUNTYDAUPHINCOUNTYLANCASTERCOUNTYPRIVATE-SCHOOL ENROLLMENT1,6282,1533,444Private-school enrollment was down 3.9 percent statewidefrom 2010-11 to 2011-12. Four of the five Central Pennsylvaniacounties also reported decreases in private-school enrollment,with only Lancaster County logging an increase, at 0.1 percent.20,000Total graduates:2,132LEBANONCOUNTYTotal graduates:2,959YORKCOUNTYTotal graduates:5,033PENNSYLVANIA17,50015,00012,50010,0007,5009373,37896,2315,0002,500Total graduates:1,309Total graduates:4,828Total graduates:130,2850Cumberland Dauphin Lancaster Lebanon York2010-11 2011-12PENNSYLVANIA 276,527265,724SOURCE: PENNSYLVANIADEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONGraduate type: 2010-11Not college-bound College-boundSOURCE: PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONBOOK OF LISTS 2013 Edition • 45