Arbon Valley CDP Idaho Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Arbon Valley CDP Idaho 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. Arbon Valley CDP depicts it has a High School Grad or higher of 88% which is in the center range of other places in the local area. The place with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Chubbuck which shows a high school graduates of 96% (8.9% 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. Arbon Valley CDP depicts it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 7% which is the smallest when ranked by percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all the other places in the metropolitan area. The place with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Pocatello which shows a percent with a bachelors degree of 31% (approximately 4.2 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 Arbon Valley CDP Idaho educational level. Arbon Valley CDP shows it has a School Dropout Rate of 12% which is in the mid range of other places in the area. The place with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Aberdeen which depicts a percent who dropped out of school of 39% (approximately 3.2 times bigger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Arbon Valley CDP Idaho. 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. Arbon Valley CDP has the percentage of percent of people with no schooling in the middle range of other places in the greater region at 10% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school education at 51% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 7% 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. Arbon Valley CDP has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 15% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 33% of the total and is ranked #1.

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. Arbon Valley CDP has the largest proportion of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 58.5% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the second smallest when sorted by percent of people with a science or engineering degree of all the other places in the local area in terms of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 14.6% 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. Arbon Valley CDP has the percentage of percent of people with a degree in psychology the second smallest when sorted by percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics of all the other places in the local area at 2.4% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in social sciences at 2.4% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in multidisciplinary studies at 58.5% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in communications at 14.6% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Arbon Valley CDP Idaho 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. Arbon Valley CDP has the largest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school degree at 50.5% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has less than most other places in the metro area when ranked by percent of people with high school (or ged) at 29.8% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 7.4% 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. Arbon Valley CDP has the percentage of percent of people with no schooling in the mid range of other places in the greater region at 10.1% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with less than high school at 50.5% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 2.3% 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.

Arbon Valley CDP Idaho 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. Arbon Valley CDP has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten less than most other places in the greater region at 19.6% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 29.6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Aberdeen with 43.7%.

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 Arbon Valley CDP Idaho region. Arbon Valley 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). Arbon Valley CDP shows percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades appreciably bigger as the percent of children enrolled in private k-8 grades.

Figure 17 provides a comparative analysis all students enrolled in a public high school versus those students who are enrolled in private high school schools. Arbon Valley CDP shows percent enrolled in a public high school appreciably bigger as the percent enrolled in a private high school.

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 Arbon Valley CDP region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Arbon Valley CDP indicates it has a Total Enrolled of 199 which is the smallest when sorted by total population enrolled in school of all the other places in the surrounding region. The place with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Pocatello which shows a total population enrolled in school of 16,326 ( considerably bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,076,829, Arbon Valley CDP is only about 0.0% the size. Also, versus the state of Idaho, total population enrolled in school of 470,269, Arbon Valley CDP is only about 0.0% the size.

Arbon Valley CDP Idaho 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: Fort Hall Elementary School, Claude A Wilcox Elem School, Hawthorne Middle School, Lincoln Preschool Center, and Chubbuck 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 Pocatello High School ranks the largest with a value of 1,109 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Hawthorne Middle School (816), Irving Middle School (673), Chubbuck Elementary School (587), and Lewis & Clark Elementary Sch (579). The difference between the highest value (Pocatello High School) and the next highest (Hawthorne Middle School) is that the enrolled students is about 35.9% 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 Kinport Academy ranks the largest with a value of 4.2 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: New Horizons High School (Alt) (6.9), Fort Hall Elementary School (16.4), Tyhee Elementary School (17.9), and Irving Middle School (17.9). The difference between the lowest value (Kinport Academy) and the next lowest (New Horizons High School (Alt)) is that the student to teacher ratio is 63.4% larger.

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