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Section 2: Background

VI. County Demographics

Table D-5, Educational Enrollment and Attainment,
Cortland County 1990 and 2000

 

SUBJECT AREA 1990 Census 2000 Census
Population 48,936 48,599
School Enrollment (Pop. 3 years and over)
Nursery School 771 572
K-12 8,157 8,751
College or grad school 6,430 5,898
Educational Attainment (Pop. 25 years and over)
Less than 9th grade 2,095 1,538
Some high school 4,523 3,540
High school graduate 9,848 10,599
Some college 4,140 5,089
Associate's degree 2,692 3,238
Bachelor's degree 3,104 3,177
Grad or professional degree 2,095 2,386
% High school grad or higher 76.8% 82.8%
% bachelor's degree or higher 18.2% 18.8%

Source: Linda Dickerson Hartsock, BDC/IDA

 

Cortland Counts: An Assessment of Health and Well Being in Cortland County NY
November 2002 Executive Summary and Report of Findings

The Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
in cooperation with
Cortland County Health Department
Cortland Memorial Hospital
Community Outreach Partnership Center, COPC of SUNY Cortland
United Way for Cortland County, Inc.

These five organizations make up the Cortland Community Assessment Team (CAT)

Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc.
10 Kennedy Parkway
Cortland, NY 13045
(607) 756-4198
jackie@sevenvalleyshealth.org