North Little Rock Arkansas Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for North Little Rock Arkansas based mainly on the latest year 2022 Census data using the American Community Survey but also the survey from Common Core Data available for Public Elementary through Secondary Schools. In Figure 1, the percent of all people aged 25 years or older, who have either graduated from high school or completed the Graduate Equivalency Degree (GED) or some equivalent certification/credential. North Little Rock depicts it has a High School Grad or higher of 91% which is the second smallest when ranked by percent high school graduates or better of all the other places in the metro area. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Cammack Village which depicts a high school graduates of 100% (9.9% larger).

In Figure 2, the percentage of people aged 25 years or older who have graduated from college/university with at least a bachelor's degree is provided. Note that the bachelor's degree is also called a four-year degree because it normally takes four years of full-time study to finish the course curriculum required to obtain the degree. This chart portrays the proportion of the population in this region who are college graduates with at least a bachelor degree or higher. In many ways, this analysis alongside the prior chart are very quick measures of the level of education in any particular area. North Little Rock shows it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 30% which is in the center range of other places in the metro area. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Cammack Village which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 76% (approximately 2.6 times bigger).

Figure 4 shows the percentage of people 25 years of age or older who either have no schooling at all or dropped out of school before being able to complete high school. Additionally, these are people who also do not have a Graduate Equivalency Degree (GED) or some other high school level type credential/student achievement. This analysis, along with the last two charts, provides another high level review and comparative data on the North Little Rock Arkansas educational level. North Little Rock shows it has a School Dropout Rate of 9% which is the second most percent who dropped out of school of all the places in the greater North Little Rock region. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is College Station CDP which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 32% (approximately 3.4 times bigger).

The next chart shows a break down of people who have received a bachelor's degree or higher advanced degree generally in a campus learning environment. In particular, Figure 6, provides the proportional breakdown of all the people who have received a postsecondary education along with what the level of advanced degree that was obtained. Note that these categories do not include any type professional development type activities such as those related to maintaining professional credentials in workshop lessons. Note Professional Degree includes medical, dental, lawyers, etc. North Little Rock has the percentage of percent of people with an associate degree in the mid range of other places in the surrounding region at 47% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 24% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 McAlmont CDP (25%), and #1 Cammack Village (26%) are larger.

The chart in Figure 7 shows the broad area of academic concentration or the discipline for people who have received a bachelors degree. This high level classification is essentially the field of study for which a degree was obtained. North Little Rock has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 27.3% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Sweet Home CDP with 56.2%. Second, it has in the middle range of other places in the metropolitan area in terms of percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 21.2% of the total.

The next chart (Figure 8) provides a more detailed deep dive on the category of major degree obtained for people aged 25 years or older who earned a bachelor's degree or higher. Specifically, this frequency distribution details out what the major field of study was the degree obtained. North Little Rock has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in physical and related sciences at 6.5% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Cammack Village with 8.4%. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in engineering at 2.8% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has in the mid range of other places in the greater region in order of percent of people with a degree in science and engineering related fields at 21.2% of the total. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in education at 4.2% of the total and is ranked #1. The next exhibit (Figure 11) provides detailed cross tabulation analysis that provides education success data broken out or cross tabulated by age group. Please note that the columns add to 100% and you must use the pagination buttons at the bottom of the table to see all the rows. Figure 12 is a cross tabulation analysis that shows large educational success categories and is broken out or cross tabulated by racial group. Please note that the columns add to 100% and you must use the pagination buttons at the bottom of the table to see all the rows.The final cross tabulation analysis is provided in Figure 13 and shows education success broken out by gender. Please note that the columns add to 100% and you must use the pagination buttons at the bottom of the table to see all the rows.

North Little Rock Arkansas School Enrollment Charts

The next section of chart resources look at school enrollment by a variety of educational institutions and are categorized into a number of other groupings. Figure 14 provides the overall school enrollment by broad range of school age/level groupings. North Little Rock has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in kindergarten at 27.5% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 McAlmont CDP (45.2%), and #1 College Station CDP (49.4%) are larger. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 18.1% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Little Rock (18.5%), and #1 Sherwood (20.6%) are larger.

Figure 15 provides a simple high level comparison of the proportion of students that are enrolled in public schools versus students enrolled in private schools in the North Little Rock Arkansas region. North Little Rock shows percent enrolled in public schools very much bigger as the percent enrolled in private schools.

The next comparison provided in Figure 16 shows the proportion of students enrolled in private schools versus students enrolled public schools for students enrolled in Kindergarten through 8th grade (grade 8) or (K through 8). North Little Rock depicts percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades considerably bigger as the percent of children enrolled in private k-8 grades.

Figure 17 provides a comparative analysis all students enrolled in a public high school versus those students who are enrolled in private high school schools. North Little Rock depicts percent enrolled in a public high school very much bigger as the percent enrolled in a private high school.

The next chart (Figure 18) provides a similar analysis to the last chart but provides the data for public post secondary education versus private higher education colleges. North Little Rock shows percent enrolled in a public college very much bigger as the percent enrolled in a private college.

Figure 19 shows another view of students enrolled in public or private schools-postsecondary schools or colleges/universities. This analysis shows the proportion for all graduate and professional schools (such as law or medical school) and whether those students are enrolled in private or public institutions. North Little Rock shows percent enrolled in a public gradudate or professional school approximately 3.4 times bigger as the percent enrolled in a private gradudate or professional school.

The next chart in this series of resources shown in Figure 20 looks at the total number of students enrolled in any educational institution for each place in the greater North Little Rock region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) North Little Rock depicts it has a Total Enrolled of 14,986 which is the second most total enrolled of all the places in the greater North Little Rock region. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Little Rock which shows a total population enrolled in school of 51,015 (approximately 3.4 times bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,076,829, North Little Rock is only about 0.0% the size. Also, versus the state of Arkansas, total population enrolled in school of 723,753, North Little Rock is only about 2.1% the size.

North Little Rock Arkansas Area Schools Charts

Figure 23 lists all the schools in the area along with the school district, county location and other program information/credential such as if they are a public charter school or private charter school or magnet school. Some of the Area Schools are: Lakewood Middle School, Lakewood Elementary School, Crestwood Elementary School, Park Hill Elementary School, and Glenview Elementary School. The next illustration in Figure 24 shows the total child school enrollment for all grades (through 12th grade) at the school shown using NCES data (Common Core of Data, Public Elementary-Secondary School Universe Survey.) Looking at Enrollment for Area Schools we find that Lakewood Middle School ranks the largest with a value of 1,141 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Ridgeroad Middle School (693), Crestwood Elementary School (463), No. Heights Elementary School (451), and Lakewood Elementary School (437). The difference between the highest value (Lakewood Middle School) and the next highest (Ridgeroad Middle School) is that the enrolled students is about 64.6% larger.

Figure 25 show the ratio of the number of students to the number of teachers in the classroom. A good student to teacher ratio should be low because it indicates that there are less students for any one teacher to educate in a class and generally a better learning environment, better success and optimal teaching excellence. Teachers includes all educational staff such as special education teachers and any other educator. Note that distance learning (online learning/remote learning) is not included in these values. Looking at Student to Teacher Ratio for Area Schools we find that Lisa Academy-Nlr High School ranks the largest with a value of 7.7 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Harris Elementary School (11.4), Ridgeroad Middle School (14.1), Lisa Academy North Middle (14.4), and Seventh Street Elem. School (15.1). The difference between the lowest value (Lisa Academy-Nlr High School) and the next lowest (Harris Elementary School) is that the student to teacher ratio is 47.7% larger.

The next chart, Figure 26, shows the racial mix of students at each location in this district of the state of Arkansas department of education.