WisKids Count tracks, analyzes, synthesizes, and communicates data about the health and well-being of children and families in Wisconsin. WisKids Count is a part of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count project which seeks to enrich local, state and national discussions concerning ways to secure better futures for all children.
The Kids Count Data Center provides access to a wide range on data on indicators of child well-being in Wisconsin. Using the tools in the Data Center, you can easily create a profile of your county or school district. For more information on how to use the Kids Count Data Center, see our instructional presentation.
Black students in Wisconsin are much more likely to receive school discipline that White students, and the gap is widening, according to figures from the state's Department of Public Instruction.In 2010-11, about one out of every 20 students in Wisconsin was suspended from school. But that number conceals significant racial disparities...
The Beloit area is getting closer to implementing a comprehensive strategy for reducing the city’s high infant mortality rate, particularly among African American babies. After almost two years of collecting data, meeting with community members, and considering alternatives, the Beloit Chapter of the Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy...
In case you missed it, there was some good news from Milwaukee on Friday – regarding that city’s teen birth rate. City health officials reported that the rate of births to teens ages 15 through 17 in Milwaukee dropped in 2011 for the fifth straight year, and it has declined 36% since 2006.The following chart, which is from the Journal...
Many children and families in Wisconsin are still feeling the effects of the recession, and it may be some time before poverty rates fall to their pre-recession levels. That's the picture painted by new poverty and income figures for 2011 that were released by the Census Bureau in September. The new figures also show that significant...
Kudos to the Dept. of Health Services (DHS) for reminding me and others that that September is Infant Mortality Awareness Month. A DHS press release issued Monday highlights some of the Wisconsin trends and the racial disparities in infant mortality rates: Over the past two decades, overall infant mortality rate in Wisconsin declined...
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