Spirit Lake-Athol CCD Idaho Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Spirit Lake-Athol CCD 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. Spirit Lake-Athol CCD depicts it has a High School Grad or higher of 95% which is the second most percent high school graduates or better of all the places in the greater Spirit Lake-Athol CCD region. The place with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Hayden Lake which shows a high school graduates of 99% (only about 3.9% 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. Spirit Lake-Athol CCD depicts it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 26% which is the third most percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all other places in the greater Spirit Lake-Athol CCD region. The place with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Hayden Lake which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 48% (about twice as large).

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 Spirit Lake-Athol CCD Idaho educational level. Spirit Lake-Athol CCD depicts it has a School Dropout Rate of 5% which is the second smallest in order of percent who dropped out of school of all the other places in the local area. The place with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Athol which depicts a percent who dropped out of school of 13% (approximately 2.7 times bigger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Spirit Lake-Athol CCD 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. Spirit Lake-Athol CCD has the percentage of percent of people with no schooling less than most other places in the surrounding region at 5% 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. Spirit Lake-Athol CCD has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 18% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Dalton Gardens with 22%.

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. Spirit Lake-Athol CCD has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 18.4% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Athol with 24.0%. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 22.8% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Spirit Lake with 26.4%.

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. Spirit Lake-Athol CCD has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics at 7.3% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in science and engineering related fields at 22.8% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Spirit Lake with 26.4%. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in literature and languages at 1.8% 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. Spirit Lake-Athol CCD has the percentage of percent of people with no schooling less than most other places in the greater region at 4.5% 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.

Spirit Lake-Athol CCD 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. Spirit Lake-Athol CCD has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten in the mid range of other places in the greater region at 25.6% of the total. Second, it has less than most other places in the greater region as measured by percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 22.8% 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 Spirit Lake-Athol CCD Idaho region. Spirit Lake-Athol CCD depicts percent enrolled in public schools markedly 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). Spirit Lake-Athol CCD shows percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades considerably 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. Spirit Lake-Athol CCD depicts percent enrolled in a public high school substantially bigger as the percent enrolled in a private high school.

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. Spirit Lake-Athol CCD shows percent enrolled in a public college very much 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 Spirit Lake-Athol CCD region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Spirit Lake-Athol CCD depicts it has a Total Enrolled of 3,334 which is at the top of all other places in the greater Spirit Lake-Athol CCD region. Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,076,829, Spirit Lake-Athol CCD is only about 0.0% the size. Also, compared with the state of Idaho, total population enrolled in school of 470,269, Spirit Lake-Athol CCD is only about 0.7% 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.) Spirit Lake-Athol CCD Idaho has the percentage of public preschool enrollment less than most other places in the surrounding region at 54% of the total.

Spirit Lake-Athol CCD 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: Twin Lakes Elementary School, Garwood Elementary School, Athol Elementary School, Timberlake Senior High School, and Timberlake Junior High 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 Lakeland Senior High School ranks the largest with a value of 752 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Hayden Meadows Elementary Sch (612), Timberlake Senior High School (512), Skyway Elementary School (498), and Atlas Elementary School (475). The difference between the highest value (Lakeland Senior High School) and the next highest (Hayden Meadows Elementary Sch) is that the enrolled students is about 22.9% 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 Mountainview Alternatve High ranks the largest with a value of 14.1 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Timberlake Senior High School (16.5), Twin Lakes Elementary School (16.7), John Brown Elementary School (17.2), and Garwood Elementary School (17.5). The difference between the lowest value (Mountainview Alternatve High) and the next lowest (Timberlake Senior High School) is that the student to teacher ratio is 16.6% 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.