Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP Delaware Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP 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. Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP depicts it has a High School Grad or higher of 90% which is less than most other places in the greater region. The place with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Dover Base Housing CDP which indicates a high school graduates of 96% (7.0% 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. Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP depicts it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 27% which is less than most other places in the greater region. The place with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Highland Acres CDP which shows a percent with a bachelors degree of 43% (58.3% 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 Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP Delaware educational level. Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP shows it has a School Dropout Rate of 10% which is the third most percent who dropped out of school of all other places in the greater Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP region. The place with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Rodney Village CDP which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 10% ( only slightly larger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP 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. Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP has the percentage of percent of people with less than a high school education in the mid range of other places in the local area at 26% 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. Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with an associate degree at 54% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Highland Acres CDP (59%), and #1 Camden (59%) are larger. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 13% 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. Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 16.6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Highland Acres CDP with 21.3%. Second, it has the second smallest when ranked by percent of people with a science or engineering degree of all the other places in the greater region when sorted by percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 11.4% 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. Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP has the percentage of percent of people with a degree in physical and related sciences in the middle range of other places in the greater region at 4.0% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in engineering at 11.6% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in multidisciplinary studies at 16.6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Highland Acres CDP with 21.3%.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP 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. Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 36.6% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Kent Acres CDP (40.8%), and #1 Dover Base Housing CDP (44.5%) are larger.

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. Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP has the percentage of percent of people with less than high school in the mid point range of other places in the metro area at 26.2% 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.

Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP 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. Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP has the largest proportion of percent of children in kindergarten at 31.6% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 31.8% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Camden (31.9%), and #1 Rodney Village CDP (39.3%) are larger. Third, it has the second smallest as measured by percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the greater region when ranked by percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 8.6% of the total. Also, it has less than most other places in the surrounding region as measured by percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 14.4% of the total. In addition, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people in undergraduate colleges at 2.0% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Magnolia (15.1%), and #1 Dover Base Housing CDP (29.1%) 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 Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP Delaware region. Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP depicts 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). Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP shows percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades markedly bigger as the percent of children enrolled in private k-8 grades.

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 Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP depicts it has a Total Enrolled of 672 which is in the mid range of other places in the local area. The place with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Dover Base Housing CDP which indicates a total population enrolled in school of 1,041 (54.9% larger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,076,829, Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP is only about 0.0% the size. Also, compared to the state of Delaware, total population enrolled in school of 229,295, Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP is only about 0.3% 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.) Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP Delaware has the largest proportion of public preschool enrollment at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP 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: Charlton (John S.) School, Postlethwait (F. Niel) Middle School, Star Hill Elementary School, Dover Air Force Base Middle School, and Welch (Major George S.) 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 Caesar Rodney High School ranks the largest with a value of 2,081 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Polytech High School (1,183), Fifer (Fred) Middle School (867), Postlethwait (F. Niel) Middle School (816), and Frear (Allen) Elementary School (598). The difference between the highest value (Caesar Rodney High School) and the next highest (Polytech High School) is that the enrolled students is about 75.9% 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 Charlton (John S.) School ranks the largest with a value of 7.4 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Positive Outcomes Charter School (7.7), Polytech High School (9.3), East Dover Elementary School (11.8), and Stokes (Nellie Hughes) Elementary School (12.9). The difference between the lowest value (Charlton (John S.) School) and the next lowest (Positive Outcomes Charter School) is that the student to teacher ratio is only about 4.0% 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.