Valley Springs Arkansas Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains Education data using using the latest 2019 American Community Survey census 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. Valley Springs shows it has 70% percent high school graduates or better which is the 4th smallest percent high school graduates or better of all the other places in the area . The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Olvey township with a high school graduates of 95% is 34.9% larger.

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. Valley Springs shows it has 30% percent who dropped out of school which is the largest of all places in the area .

Figure 5 shows a pie chart that illustrates the proportion of educational attainment by large categories of achievement. Valley Springs has the largest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school education at 28% of the total and is ranked #1.

In terms of advanced education, Figure 6 shows the percentage breakdown of all people who have received a post secondary education, what is the highest level obtained. Valley Springs has the largest proportion of percent of people with an Associate degree at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides a detailed comparison between places of educational attainment in large categories. Valley Springs has the largest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school degree at 27.7% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has percent of people with High School (or GED) in the mid point of other places in the area at 38.6% of the total and is ranked in the middle of the group.

A detailed frequency distribution of educational attainment is provided in Figure 10 and allows detailed comparison between different attainment categories. Valley Springs has the largest proportion of percent of people with less than High School at 27.7% of the total and is ranked #1.

Valley Springs Arkansas School Enrollment Charts

Figure 15 shows a comparison of all students in public versus private schools. Valley Springs Arkansas has the largest proportion of percent enrolled in public schools at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

Next comparison in Figure 16 shows Kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) students enrolled in public versus private schools. Valley Springs Arkansas has the largest proportion of percent of children enrolled in public K-8 grades at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 17 provides a view of all students high school students who are enrolled in public versus private schools. Valley Springs Arkansas has the largest proportion of percent enrolled in a public high school at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

The next charts look at public versus private higher education schools starting with Figure 18. Valley Springs Arkansas has the largest proportion of percent enrolled in a Public college 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.) Valley Springs shows it has 48 Total population enrolled in school which is the 6th ranked 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 Bellefonte township with a Total population enrolled in school of 755 is very much bigger. Comparing Total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,415,106, Valley Springs measures only about 0.0% the size. Also, benchmarked against the state of Arkansas, Total population enrolled in school of 737,199, Valley Springs is only about 0.0% the size.

Valley Springs 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: Valley Springs Elem. School, Valley Springs Middle School, Valley Springs High School, Western Grove Elem. School, and Western Grove High 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 Harrison Jr. High School ranks the largest with a value of 637 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Harrison High School (635), Harrison Middle School (436), Bergman Elementary School (429), and Forest Heights Elem. School (405). The difference between the highest value (Harrison Jr. High School) and the next highest (Harrison High School) is that the enrolled students is about is about the same size.

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 St. Joe High School ranks the largest with a value of 7.5 Student to Teacher Ratio. The next largest values are for: Bruno-Pyatt Elementary School (9.4), St. Joe Elementary School (9.5), Valley Springs Middle School (10.7), and Bruno-Pyatt High School (11.2). The difference between the lowest value (St. Joe High School) and the next lowest (Bruno-Pyatt Elementary School) is that the Student to Teacher Ratio is measures 25.0% larger.