South Bethany Delaware Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for South Bethany 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. South Bethany depicts it has a High School Grad or higher of 100% which is the highest of all places in the greater region.

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. South Bethany depicts it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 72% which is the most of all places in the greater South Bethany region.

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 South Bethany Delaware educational level. South Bethany indicates it has a School Dropout Rate of 0% which is the smallest as measured by percent who dropped out of school of all the other places in the local area. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Selbyville which depicts a percent who dropped out of school of 14% ( markedly bigger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for South Bethany 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. South Bethany has the smallest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 0% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school education at 7% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with high school degree, ged, or equivalent at 20% of the total. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 72% of the total and is ranked #1.

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. South Bethany has the percentage of percent of people with an associate degree the second smallest in terms of percent of people with an associate degree of all the other places in the greater region at 41% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 35% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Selbyville with 41%. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a masters degree at 7% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Fenwick Island with 8%.

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. South Bethany has the largest proportion of percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 39.9% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a business degree at 10.0% 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. South Bethany has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in science and engineering related fields at 39.9% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in business at 10.0% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in education at 5.7% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in communications at 4.3% of the total.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater South Bethany 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. South Bethany has the smallest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 0.4% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school degree at 7.4% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 20.4% of the total. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 71.8% of the total and is ranked #1.

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. South Bethany has the smallest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 0.4% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with less than high school at 7.4% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people high school graduates (or ged) at 9.5% of the total. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college but not a graduate at 10.8% of the total and is ranked #1. In addition, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 29.1% of the total and is ranked #1. Furthermore, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a masters degree at 6.1% 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.

South Bethany 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. South Bethany has the percentage of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 the second smallest as measured by percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the local area at 13.3% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 20.0% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Ocean View with 20.9%. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 66.7% 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 South Bethany Delaware region. South Bethany depicts percent enrolled in public schools very much bigger as the percent enrolled in private schools.

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. South Bethany depicts percent enrolled in a public college 4 times bigger 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 South Bethany region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) South Bethany depicts it has a Total Enrolled of 15 which is the smallest when sorted by total population enrolled in school of all the other places in the greater region. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Ocean City which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 906 ( markedly bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,076,829, South Bethany is only about 0.0% the size. Also, in comparison with the state of Delaware, total population enrolled in school of 229,295, South Bethany is only about 0.0% the size.

South Bethany 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, Selbyville Middle School, Showell (Phillip C.) Elementary School, Indian River High School, and Clayton (John M.) 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 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), East Millsboro Elementary School (723), Long Neck Elementary School (709), and Selbyville Middle School (669). 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 Stephen Decatur Middle ranks the largest with a value of 11.8 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Showell Elementary (13.0), Rehoboth Elementary School (13.3), Clayton (John M.) Elementary School (13.8), and Millsboro Middle School (13.9). The difference between the lowest value (Stephen Decatur Middle) and the next lowest (Showell Elementary) is that the student to teacher ratio is 10.0% 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.