River township Arkansas Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains Education data using using the latest 2017 American Community Survey data. In the first chart, Figure 1 shows the number of people age 25 years or older who have graduated from high school or completed the GED or equivalent credential. River township demonstrates it has 89% percent high school graduates or better which is the 4th in percent high school graduates or better out of 10 total in the area. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Prattsville with a high school graduates of 95% is 6.6% larger.

The number of people aged 25 years or older who have graduated from college with a Bachelor's degree is shown in Figure 2. River township illustrates it has 10% percent with a bachelors degree or higher which is the 5th in percent with a bachelors degree or higher out of 10 total in the area. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Sheridan with a percent with a bachelors degree of 36% is approximately 3.7 times bigger.

Figure 4 shows the percentage of people aged 25 years or older who either have no schooling or dropped out of school before completing high school. River township shows it has 11% percent who dropped out of school which is the 4th in percent who dropped out of school out of 10 total in the area. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Traskwood township with a percent who dropped out of school of 14% compares as 21.5% larger.

The chart in Figure 7 shows a high level classification of people with a Bachelors degree and their field of study. River township has the largest proportion of percent of people with a Science or Engineering degree at 68.2% of the total and is ranked #1.

The next chart (Figure 8) shows a detailed frequency distribution of the bachelors degrees earned by residents aged 25 years and older. River township has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in Social Sciences at 52.3% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in Engineering at 11.4% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides a detailed comparison between places of educational attainment in large categories. River township has the largest proportion of percent of people with High School (or GED) at 53.0% of the total and is ranked #1.

River township Arkansas School Enrollment Charts

Figure 15 shows a comparison of all students in public versus private schools. River township Arkansas has the largest proportion of percent enrolled in public schools at 98% of the total and is ranked #1.

The next charts look at public versus private higher education schools starting with Figure 18. River township Arkansas has the largest proportion of percent enrolled in a Public college at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 19 shows for all graduate and professional schools (such as Law or Medical school) and whether students are enrolled in public or private schools. River township Arkansas has the largest proportion of percent enrolled in a Public gradudate or Professional school at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

The next chart in Figure 20 looks at the total number of students enrolled in each place shown. (Enrollment includes all students from preschool to graduate school.) River township reveals it has 124 Total population enrolled in school which is the 4th in Total population enrolled in school out of 10 total in the area. The city with the highest Total population enrolled in school in the area is Sheridan with a Total population enrolled in school of 1,274 is very much bigger. Comparing Total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 82,148,370, River township is only about 0.0% the size. Also, measured against the state of Arkansas, Total population enrolled in school of 745,905, River township is only about 0.0% the size.

In Figure 22, the proportion of children enrolled in public versus private preschools is shown. River township Arkansas has the largest proportion of percent enrolled in public preschool at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

River township Arkansas Area Schools Charts

Figure 23 lists the schools in the area along with the school district and other information. Some of the Area Schools are: Poyen High School, Poyen Elementary School, Sheridan Elementary School, Sheridan High School, and Sheridan Intermediate School. The next illustration in Figure 24 shows the total school enrollment for all grades at the school using NCES Common Core data. Looking at Enrollment for Area Schools we find that Sheridan High School ranks the largest with a value of 1,212 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Benton High School (1,015), Sheridan Middle School (862), Benton Middle School (776), and Sheridan Elementary School (604). The difference between the highest value (Sheridan High School) and the next highest (Benton High School) is that the enrolled students is about compares as 19.4% larger.

Figure 25 show the ratio of the number of students to the number of teachers. Good measures are lower because they indicate less students for any one teacher to educate. Looking at Student to Teacher Ratio for Area Schools we find that Malvern Junior High School ranks the largest with a value of 10.3 Student to Teacher Ratio. The next largest values are for: Harmony Grove High School (13.2), Sheridan High School (13.8), Glen Rose High School (14.0), and Westbrook Elementary School (14.0). The difference between the lowest value (Malvern Junior High School) and the next lowest (Harmony Grove High School) is that the Student to Teacher Ratio is is 27.7% larger.