214 000 pupils registered at the beginning of the 2008/2009 school year
40 051 secondary students with 85% succes-rate at the Baccalauréat (School Leaving Certificate)
33 888 students post Baccalauréat
10 023 apprentices at the beginning of the 2008/2009 academic year
Secondary Schools:
29 public secondary schools
9 private secondary schools
26 public vocational secondary schools
18 lvocational secondary schools
7 public agricultural training schools
18 private agricultural training schools
4 centres of Higher Education: Besançon, Montbéliard, Belfort and Vesoul.
Sources : Regional Council & INSEE ; "Connaître la Franche-Comté", 2009 release