Data are provided showing trends in operational planning data in the Wisconsin Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education (VTAE) system between 1974-75 and 1985-86, with particular focus on 1985-86 enrollment, graduation, and cost allocation data. Four operational data areas have been analyzed; i.e., full-time equivalent (FTE) and headcount enrollments and cost/FTE; VTAE graduates; operational staff and compensations; and district finances. Highlighted findings include the following: (1) state VTAE FTE enrollment peaked in 1982-83 at 64,300, declined by 1% to 63,511 in 1983-84, by 6.5% to 59,384 in 1984-85, and by 2.4% to 57,935 in 1985-86; (2) overall, FTE enrollment increased 6.2% from 1979-80 to 1985-86; (3) 54% of VTAE FTE enrollment was in associate degree courses in 1985-86, representing a 23% increase between 1979-80 and 1985-86; (4) cost per FTE for vocational courses increased 73% from 1979-80 to 1985-86 when it reached $6,268/FTE; (5) general education and business divisions contributed more FTE's than any other instructional division, though the technical division had the highest rate of growth; (6) the number of VTAE graduates peaked in 1983-84 at 16,622, and declined 10.7% to 14,844 in 1984-85 and 2.3% to 14,503 in 1985-86; (7) business and health provided more than half of all graduates in 1985-86, as they have since 1977-78; (8) three districts showed decreases in the number of operational staff from 1979-80 to 1985-86; (9) while all districts experienced increases in valuation from 1979-80 to 1986-87, 12 districts decreased in valuation from 1985-86 to 1986-87; and (10) from 1979-80 to 1986-87, the average valuation increase was 23%. The bulk of the report consists of data tables and graphs. (EJV)