Fenwick Island Delaware Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Fenwick Island Delaware 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. Fenwick Island shows it has a High School Grad or higher of 94% which is the smallest in order of percent high school graduates or better of all the other places in the surrounding region. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is South Bethany which depicts a high school graduates of 100% (6.2% 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. Fenwick Island shows it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 54% which is the third most percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all other places in the greater Fenwick Island region. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is South Bethany which shows a percent with a bachelors degree of 72% (32.6% larger).

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 Fenwick Island Delaware educational level. Fenwick Island shows it has a School Dropout Rate of 6% which is the largest of all places in the greater Fenwick Island region.

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Fenwick Island Delaware. 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. Fenwick Island has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 6% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the second smallest when ranked by percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the metro area in order of percent of people with less than a high school education at 12% of the total.

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. Fenwick Island has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 30% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being South Bethany with 35%. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a masters degree at 8% of the total and is ranked #1.

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. Fenwick Island has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in biological, agricultural, and environmental sciences at 0.9% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in physical and related sciences at 2.7% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in social sciences at 19.1% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in liberal arts and history at 0.9% of the total. In addition, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in communications at 6.7% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Fenwick Island Delaware 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. Fenwick Island has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 6.2% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the second smallest when sorted by percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the metropolitan area in terms of percent of people with less than a high school degree at 12.2% 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. Fenwick Island has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 6.2% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the second smallest in terms of percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the area when ranked by percent of people with less than high school at 12.2% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with some college but not a graduate at 6.2% 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.

Fenwick Island Delaware 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. Fenwick Island has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in kindergarten at 22.2% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Ocean View (22.3%), and #1 Ocean Pines CDP (25.0%) are larger. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 25.9% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Millville with 39.7%. Third, it has the second smallest as measured by percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the metropolitan area when sorted by percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 14.8% of the total. Also, it has less than most other places in the greater region in terms of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 18.5% of the total. In addition, it has the largest proportion of percent of people in undergraduate colleges at 18.5% of the total and is ranked #1.

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 Fenwick Island Delaware region. Fenwick Island depicts percent enrolled in public schools 63.6% larger 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). Fenwick Island shows percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades 16.7% larger as the percent of children enrolled in private k-8 grades.

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. Fenwick Island shows percent enrolled in a public college approximately three-fourths the size as the percent enrolled in a private college.

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 Fenwick Island region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Fenwick Island depicts it has a Total Enrolled of 29 which is the second smallest in terms of total population enrolled in school of all the other places in the local area. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Ocean Pines CDP which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 1,564 ( considerably bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,076,829, Fenwick Island is only about 0.0% the size. Also, compared with the state of Delaware, total population enrolled in school of 229,295, Fenwick Island is only about 0.0% the size.

The final chart in this series is Figure 22 and provides analysis data for the school year shown. The chart shows the proportion of kids/children that are enrolled in a pre-school public district versus those kids/children who are enrolled in a private pre-school oriented tuition institution (private salary/superintendent/etc.) Fenwick Island Delaware has the largest proportion of public preschool enrollment at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

Fenwick Island Delaware 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: Lord Baltimore Elementary School, Ocean City Elementary, Selbyville Middle School, Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School, and Showell Elementary. 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 Stephen Decatur High ranks the largest with a value of 1,341 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Indian River High School (897), Berlin Intermediate (733), East Millsboro Elementary School (723), and Long Neck Elementary School (709). The difference between the highest value (Stephen Decatur High) and the next highest (Indian River High School) is that the enrolled students is about 49.5% 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 Buckingham Elementary ranks the largest with a value of 10.5 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Stephen Decatur Middle (11.8), Berlin Intermediate (12.0), Showell Elementary (13.0), and Clayton (John M.) Elementary School (13.8). The difference between the lowest value (Buckingham Elementary) and the next lowest (Stephen Decatur Middle) is that the student to teacher ratio is 11.8% larger.

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