Bear Creek CDP Florida Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Bear Creek CDP Florida 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. Bear Creek CDP depicts it has a High School Grad or higher of 96% which is the third most percent high school graduates or better of all other places in the greater Bear Creek CDP region. The place with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Treasure Island which shows a high school graduates of 97% ( only slightly 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. Bear Creek CDP depicts it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 44% which is the third most of all other places in the metropolitan area. The place with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is St Pete Beach which shows a percent with a bachelors degree of 51% (15.6% 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 Bear Creek CDP Florida educational level. Bear Creek CDP depicts it has a School Dropout Rate of 4% which is less than most other places in the metro area. The place with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is West Lealman CDP which depicts a percent who dropped out of school of 13% (approximately 3.0 times bigger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Bear Creek CDP Florida. 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. Bear Creek CDP has the percentage of percent of people with no schooling in the mid range of other places in the local area at 4% of the total. Second, it has in the mid point range of other places in the greater region in terms of percent of people with less than a high school education at 23% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 44% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Treasure Island (46%), and #1 St Pete Beach (51%) are larger.

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. Bear Creek CDP has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with an associate degree at 55% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Treasure Island with 56%. Second, it has the second smallest as measured by percent of people with an associate degree of all the other places in the local area in order of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 17% 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. Bear Creek CDP has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 45.0% 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. Bear Creek CDP has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in literature and languages at 24.4% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Bear Creek CDP Florida 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. Bear Creek CDP has the percentage of percent of people with less than a high school degree in the mid range of other places in the metro area at 22.5% of the total. Second, it has the second smallest in terms of percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the greater region in terms of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 28.9% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 44.3% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Treasure Island (46.3%), and #1 St Pete Beach (51.2%) 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. Bear Creek CDP has the percentage of percent of people with no schooling in the center range of other places in the greater region at 4.3% of the total. Second, it has in the center range of other places in the greater region in terms of percent of people with less than high school at 22.5% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people high school graduates (or ged) at 17.8% of the total. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college but not a graduate at 11.1% of the total and is ranked #1. In addition, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with an associate degree at 30.7% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being St Pete Beach with 31.8%. 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.

Bear Creek CDP Florida 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. Bear Creek CDP has the smallest proportion of percent of children in kindergarten at 2.5% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 9.8% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 6.2% of the total. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people in undergraduate colleges at 78.1% 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 Bear Creek CDP Florida region. Bear Creek CDP depicts percent enrolled in public schools approximately a fifth the size as the percent enrolled in private schools.

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 Bear Creek CDP region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Bear Creek CDP depicts it has a Total Enrolled of 562 which is the second smallest when sorted by total population enrolled in school of all the other places in the local area. The place with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is West Lealman CDP which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 2,258 (approximately 4.0 times bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,076,829, Bear Creek CDP is only about 0.0% the size. Also, compared to the state of Florida, total population enrolled in school of 4,786,330, Bear Creek CDP is only about 0.0% the size.

Bear Creek CDP Florida 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: Bear Creek Elementary School, Pasadena Fundamental Elementary School, Boca Ciega High School, Hamilton Disston School, and Gulfport Montessouri 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 Boca Ciega High School ranks the largest with a value of 1,487 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Gibbs High School (1,399), Azalea Middle School (948), Thurgood Marshall Fundamental (936), and Tyrone Middle School (904). The difference between the highest value (Boca Ciega High School) and the next highest (Gibbs High School) is that the enrolled students is about 6.3% 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 Hamilton Disston School ranks the largest with a value of 4.6 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Bear Creek Elementary School (11.8), Fairmount Park Elementary School (11.8), Azalea Middle School (12.8), and Mount Vernon Elementary School (13.4). The difference between the lowest value (Hamilton Disston School) and the next lowest (Bear Creek Elementary School) is that the student to teacher ratio is approximately 2.5 times bigger.

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