Sulphur Springs CDP Arkansas Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Sulphur Springs CDP Arkansas based mainly on the latest year 2020 American Community Survey census data 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. Sulphur Springs CDP depicts it has a High School Grad or higher of 92% which is less than most other places in the local area. The place with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Sherrill which shows a high school graduates of 100% (8.9% 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. Sulphur Springs CDP shows it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 7% which is the second smallest as measured by percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all the other places in the surrounding region. The place with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is White Hall which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 26% (approximately 3.7 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 Sulphur Springs CDP Arkansas educational level. Sulphur Springs CDP depicts it has a School Dropout Rate of 8% which is the third most percent who dropped out of school of all other places in the greater Sulphur Springs CDP region. The place with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Rison which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 15% (about twice as large).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Sulphur Springs CDP Arkansas. This chart provides the proportion of people aged 25 years of age or older and what was their level of educational attainment. The chart provides 5 broad categories including: No Education/No School, Some High School, High School or equivalent, Some college or Associates Degree, and Bachelors Degree or higher. Sulphur Springs CDP has the percentage of percent of people with no schooling the second smallest when ranked by percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the greater region at 5% of the total. Second, it has in the mid range of other places in the greater region as measured by percent of people with less than a high school education at 56% of the total. Third, it has the second smallest in order of percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the local area in terms of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 7% of the total.

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. Sulphur Springs CDP has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 20.0% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Pine Bluff with 27.3%.

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. Sulphur Springs CDP has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in biological, agricultural, and environmental sciences at 61.8% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in communications at 20.0% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Sulphur Springs CDP Arkansas region for broad educational attainment. This analysis uses provides five broad education attainment categories including: No Education/No School, Some High School, High School or equivalent, Some college or Associates Degree, and Bachelors Degree or higher. Sulphur Springs CDP has the percentage of percent of people with high school (or ged) in the mid point range of other places in the local area at 28.9% of the total. Second, it has the second smallest when ranked by percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the local area in terms of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 6.9% of the total.

A more detailed frequency distribution of educational attainment is provided in Figure 10. In particular this illustration breaks out the highest levels of university educational opportunities beyond the four year college degree. Included in the breakout are the relative proportion of masters degrees, PhD/Doctorate/Doctorial holders, and professional degrees such as medicine, dentistry, lawyers, etc. Sulphur Springs CDP has the percentage of percent of people with no schooling the second smallest when sorted by percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the local area at 5.1% of the total. Second, it has in the mid range of other places in the greater region as measured by percent of people with less than high school at 55.9% of the total. 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.

Sulphur Springs CDP 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. Sulphur Springs CDP has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in kindergarten at 40.3% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Sherrill with 59.2%. Second, it has less than most other places in the metropolitan area when ranked by percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 23.4% of the total. Third, it has less than most other places in the greater region in terms of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 19.0% of the total. Also, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 17.3% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Pine Bluff with 30.3%.

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 Sulphur Springs CDP Arkansas region. Sulphur Springs CDP shows percent enrolled in public schools very much bigger as the percent enrolled in private schools.

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. Sulphur Springs CDP depicts percent enrolled in a public high school about twice as large as the percent enrolled in a private high 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 Sulphur Springs CDP region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Sulphur Springs CDP shows it has a Total Enrolled of 323 which is in the mid point range of other places in the area. The place with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Pine Bluff which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 11,905 ( substantially bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,084,866, Sulphur Springs CDP is only about 0.0% the size. Also, compared with the state of Arkansas, total population enrolled in school of 733,114, Sulphur Springs CDP is only about 0.0% the size.

Sulphur Springs CDP 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: Watson Chapel High School, Watson Chapel Jr. High School, L. L. Owen Elementary School, Edgewood Elementary School, and Coleman 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 Watson Chapel Jr. High School ranks the largest with a value of 769 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Watson Chapel High School (736), Coleman Elementary School (656), Jack Robey Jr. High School (643), and Edgewood Elementary School (448). The difference between the highest value (Watson Chapel Jr. High School) and the next highest (Watson Chapel High School) is that the enrolled students is about only about 4.5% 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 Dollarway High School ranks the largest with a value of 10.3 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Greenville Elementary School (11.8), Matthews Elementary School (13.4), L. L. Owen Elementary School (13.5), and Jack Robey Jr. High School (13.5). The difference between the lowest value (Dollarway High School) and the next lowest (Greenville Elementary School) is that the student to teacher ratio is 14.2% 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.