"Wisconsin displays mid-to-high adult degree rates, moderate incomes, stronger outcomes in urban/suburban areas, but rural school access and inequities remain."
Wisconsin has a reasonably solid share of adults with bachelor’s degrees or higher (around mid-30s percent), and its median household income falls near or slightly above many states nationally. Cities and suburban districts generally achieve stronger outcomes in graduation, reading, and math, with better school resources. Yet rural districts often lag in teacher availability, broadband access, early learning program reach, and advanced course offerings. Nonacademic barriers—housing, healthcare, family income—continue to shape where students start and how far they can go.
Average IQ in Wisconsin is 102.9
Based on the above factors and the IQ test history
To build on its strengths, Wisconsin should focus on raising educational opportunity in rural communities: improving access to early childhood programs, increasing teacher recruitment in under-served districts, investing in infrastructure like broadband and school facilities, and ensuring equitable funding formulas. Addressing socioeconomic and health challenges alongside school reforms can help ensure higher consistency in student readiness and achievement across all areas of the state. With coordinated investment and data tracking, Wisconsin can push educational outcomes upward for all its residents.
[ While IQ alone does not define the full range of human intelligence or potential. IQ is just one of many dimensions of human potential. ]