Carrier Mills Illinois Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Carrier Mills Illinois based mainly on the latest year 2020 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. Carrier Mills shows it has a High School Grad or higher of 84% which is the smallest when sorted by percent high school graduates or better of all the other places in the metro area. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Crab Orchard CDP which shows a high school graduates of 98% (16.9% 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. Carrier Mills shows it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 10% which is less than most other places in the local area. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Crab Orchard CDP which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 18% (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 Carrier Mills Illinois educational level. Carrier Mills depicts it has a School Dropout Rate of 16% which is the largest of all places in the local area.

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Carrier Mills Illinois. 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. Carrier Mills has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with no schooling at 15% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Galatia with 15%. Second, it has in the mid range of other places in the surrounding region when sorted by percent of people with less than a high school education at 36% 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. Carrier Mills has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 25% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 16% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Stonefort with 17%.

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. Carrier Mills has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 12.7% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Harrisburg (12.9%), and #1 Galatia (16.5%) are larger. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 33.3% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Raleigh (60.0%), and #1 New Burnside (62.5%) are larger. Third, it has the second smallest in order of percent of people with a science or engineering degree of all the other places in the metropolitan area as measured by percent of people with a business degree at 15.1% 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. Carrier Mills has the percentage of percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics in the mid range of other places in the metropolitan area at 2.4% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in biological, agricultural, and environmental sciences at 5.6% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the second smallest as measured 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 business at 15.1% of the total. Also, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in communications at 28.6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Raleigh with 48.0%.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Carrier Mills 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. Carrier Mills has the percentage of percent of people with high school (or ged) the second smallest in order of percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the local area at 38.6% 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. Carrier Mills has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with no schooling at 15.0% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Galatia with 15.0%. Second, it has in the mid range of other places in the greater region as measured by percent of people with less than high school at 35.6% 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.

Carrier Mills 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. Carrier Mills has the largest proportion of percent of children in kindergarten at 28.5% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 30.8% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Galatia with 39.6%. Third, it has less than most other places in the local area in terms of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 25.5% of the total. Also, it has less than most other places in the local area when ranked by percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 12.4% 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 Carrier Mills Illinois region. Carrier Mills 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). Carrier Mills depicts percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades considerably bigger as the percent of children enrolled in private k-8 grades.

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. Carrier Mills depicts percent enrolled in a public college considerably 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 Carrier Mills region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Carrier Mills depicts it has a Total Enrolled of 466 which is the second most total enrolled of all the places in the greater Carrier Mills region. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Harrisburg which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 1,906 (approximately 4.1 times bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,084,866, Carrier Mills is only about 0.0% the size. Also, measured against the state of Illinois, total population enrolled in school of 3,228,360, Carrier Mills 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.) Carrier Mills Illinois has one of the largest proportions of public preschool enrollment at 33% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Raleigh with 100%.

Carrier Mills 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: Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elem Sch, Carrier Mills-Stonefort H S, School District 428 Iyc-Hrb, Learning Alt Branch Harrisburg, and Crab Orchard 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 Eldorado Elem School ranks the largest with a value of 634 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Eldorado High School (356), Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elem Sch (341), Crab Orchard Elementary School (334), and New Simpson Hill Dist 32 (261). The difference between the highest value (Eldorado Elem School) and the next highest (Eldorado High School) is that the enrolled students is about 78.1% 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 School District 428 Iyc-Hrb ranks the largest with a value of 5.5 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Galatia High School (7.2), Carrier Mills-Stonefort H S (8.6), Learning Alt Branch Harrisburg (10.5), and Eldorado Middle School (11.0). The difference between the lowest value (School District 428 Iyc-Hrb) and the next lowest (Galatia High School) is that the student to teacher ratio is 31.5% larger.

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.