Eau Claire Education

Outstanding education, whether it be at the K-12 or higher-education level, is something that Eau Claire prides itself on.  K-12 education provided by the Eau Claire Area School District consists of 13 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 3 charter schools in the district.  As a whole, the Eau Claire Area School District's excellent education has been well noticed and rated in the top 15 percent of preferred school districts in the nation by a national independent study from parents and employers.  Eau Claire provides its students with quality education each consecutive school year.

Faith-based private education is available through the Catholic Area Schools of the Eau Claire Deanery (CASE) which has five schools including a 200 student high school and two child development centers totaling almost 900 students. Other parochial schools include: Bethel Christian School, Crestview Academy, Eau Claire Lutheran School, Immanuel Lutheran High School, Messiah Lutheran School, New Hope Christian School and St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran School. The enrollment for these schools range from about 20 students to almost 150 students.

Eau Claire area is home to four institutions of higher education.  Approximately 10,185 students attend UW-Eau Claire, a University that has earned honors in the US & News World Report's "Best American Colleges" Guide, Kiplinger's Finance Magazine and The Princeton Review.  UW-Stout is the recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, is a neighboring university located in Menomonie, WI and home to 9,200 students.

Chippewa Valley Technical College is yet a third higher education institute in the region that provides their students with high quality education and employers with an amazing resource for job training and skilled workforce. CVTC boasts seven campuses in the area.

The most recent of the four is Globe University, a campus of Minnesota College of Business offering Bachelor and Master degree programs in Business Administration, Health Care Management, and Information Technology.