Brenton township Illinois Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Brenton township Illinois based mainly on the latest year 2019 American Community Survey census data 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. Brenton township depicts it has a percent high school graduates or better of 82% which is less than most other places in the area. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Roberts which shows a high school graduates of 89% (8.7% 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. Brenton township depicts it has a percent with a bachelors degree or higher of 6% which is the second smallest when ranked by percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all the other places in the surrounding region. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Melvin which shows a percent with a bachelors degree of 13% (approximately 2.3 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 Brenton township Illinois educational level. Brenton township shows it has a percent who dropped out of school of 18% which is the third most percent who dropped out of school of all other places in the greater Brenton township region. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Onarga which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 25% (36.7% 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. Brenton township has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with an associate degree at 57% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Piper City with 62%. Second, it has the second smallest when ranked 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 masters degree at 4% 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. Brenton township has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 28.6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Roberts with 31.8%. Second, it has the second smallest in order of percent of people with a science or engineering degree of all the other places in the local area as measured by percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 4.8% of the total. Third, it has less than most other places in the metropolitan area as measured by percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 7.1% 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. Brenton township has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in biological, agricultural, and environmental sciences at 21.4% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Thawville (23.1%), and #1 Roberts (27.3%) are larger. Second, it has the second smallest when ranked by percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics of all the other places in the metropolitan area in order of percent of people with a degree in science and engineering related fields at 4.8% of the total.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Brenton township Illinois 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. Brenton township has the percentage of percent of people with a bachelors degree or higher the second smallest in order of percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the local area at 5.6% 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.

Brenton township Illinois 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. Brenton township has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten the second smallest in order of percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the greater region at 1.6% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 19.5% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 37.5% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Piper City (39.7%), and #1 Chatsworth (42.9%) are larger. Also, it has in the intermediate range of other places in the metro area as measured by percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 30.5% 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 Brenton township Illinois region. Brenton township depicts percent enrolled in public schools appreciably bigger as the percent enrolled in private schools.

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. Brenton township depicts percent enrolled in a public high school appreciably 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. Brenton township depicts percent enrolled in a public college approximately 2.5 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 Brenton township region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Brenton township shows it has a total population enrolled in school of 134 which is in the mid point range of other places in the metro area. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Onarga which shows a total population enrolled in school of 318 (approximately 2.4 times bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,415,106, Brenton township is only about 0.0% the size. Also, compared to the state of Illinois, total population enrolled in school of 3,281,552, Brenton township is only about 0.0% 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.) Brenton township Illinois has the largest proportion of public preschool enrollment at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

Brenton township Illinois 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: Iroquois West Elem Sch/Thawville, Iroquois West Middle School, Iroquois West Elem School/Gilman, Iroquois West High School, and Iroquois West Elem Sch/Danforth. 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 Gcms Elementary School ranks the largest with a value of 492 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School (434), Paxton-Buckley-Loda Jr High Sch (348), Central High School (334), and Pbl Eastlawn (332). The difference between the highest value (Gcms Elementary School) and the next highest (Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School) is that the enrolled students is about 13.4% 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 Bryce Ash Grove Ed Ctr ranks the largest with a value of 0.3 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Gcms High School (7.5), Cissna Park Elementary School (8.6), Gcms Elementary School (8.8), and Gcms Middle School (9.2). The difference between the lowest value (Bryce Ash Grove Ed Ctr) and the next lowest (Gcms High School) is that the student to teacher ratio is markedly bigger.

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