Woodside East CDP Delaware Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Woodside East 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. Woodside East CDP depicts it has a High School Grad or higher of 66% which is the smallest when ranked by percent high school graduates or better of all the other places in the area. The place with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Riverview CDP which depicts a high school graduates of 98% (48.4% 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. Woodside East CDP indicates it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 11% which is the second smallest when ranked by percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all the other places in the greater region. The place with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Camden which shows a percent with a bachelors degree of 41% (approximately 3.6 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 Woodside East CDP Delaware educational level. Woodside East CDP depicts it has a School Dropout Rate of 34% which is the most of all places in the greater Woodside East CDP region.

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Woodside East 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. Woodside East CDP has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 28% 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 greater region in order of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 11% 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. Woodside East CDP has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with an associate degree at 49% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Rising Sun-Lebanon CDP (54%), and #1 Camden (59%) are larger. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 10% 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. Woodside East CDP has the percentage of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related less than most other places in the area at 14.5% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 37.1% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a business degree at 30.2% 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. Woodside East CDP has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in social sciences at 15.7% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in science and engineering related fields at 37.1% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in business at 30.2% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in communications at 14.5% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Viola with 23.8%.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Woodside East 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. Woodside East CDP has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 28.1% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the second smallest in order of percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the metro area in terms of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 23.1% of the total. Third, it has the second smallest in terms of percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the metropolitan area when sorted by percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 11.2% 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. Woodside East CDP has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 28.1% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 1.9% 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.

Woodside East 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. Woodside East CDP has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten the second smallest in terms of percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the local area at 5.8% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 37.5% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Viola with 38.7%. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 29.9% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Riverview CDP with 46.0%. Also, it has the second smallest when ranked by percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the local area in terms of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 8.6% of the total.

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 Woodside East CDP Delaware region. Woodside East CDP shows percent enrolled in public schools considerably 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). Woodside East CDP depicts percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades approximately 4.5 times 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 Woodside East CDP region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Woodside East CDP depicts it has a Total Enrolled of 291 which is in the mid range of other places in the metro area. The place with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Camden which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 890 (approximately 3.1 times bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,076,829, Woodside East CDP is only about 0.0% the size. Also, in contrast to the state of Delaware, total population enrolled in school of 229,295, Woodside East CDP is only about 0.1% the size.

Woodside East 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: Polytech High School, Star Hill Elementary School, Stokes (Nellie Hughes) Elementary School, Postlethwait (F. Niel) Middle School, and Charlton (John S.) 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), Stokes (Nellie Hughes) Elementary School (12.9), and Brown (W. Reily) Elementary School (13.0). 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.