Cortland township Illinois Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Cortland 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. Cortland township depicts it has a percent high school graduates or better of 95% which is the third most percent high school graduates or better of all other places in the greater Cortland township region. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Sycamore which shows a high school graduates of 95% ( about the same size).

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. Cortland township indicates it has a percent with a bachelors degree or higher of 37% which is the third most of all other places in the local area. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Sycamore which shows a percent with a bachelors degree of 39% (6.3% 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 Cortland township Illinois educational level. Cortland township shows it has a percent who dropped out of school of 5% which is less than most other places in the local area. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Virgil which indicates a percent who dropped out of school of 10% (about twice as large).

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. Cortland township has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a doctorate degree at 3% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Cortland (3%), and #1 DeKalb (5%) are larger.

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. Cortland township has the percentage of percent of people with a science or engineering degree the second smallest when ranked by percent of people with a science or engineering degree of all the other places in the local area at 29.1% of the total.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Cortland 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. Cortland township has the percentage of percent of people with high school (or ged) less than most other places in the metro area at 23.3% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree or higher at 37.0% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 DeKalb (37.3%), and #1 Sycamore (39.3%) are larger. 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.

Cortland 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. Cortland township has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 26.5% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Maple Park (28.3%), and #1 Virgil (29.5%) are larger. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people in graduate or professional schools at 4.9% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Sycamore (5.6%), and #1 DeKalb (10.4%) are larger.

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 Cortland township Illinois region. Cortland township 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). Cortland township 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. Cortland township 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. Cortland township depicts percent enrolled in a public college considerably bigger as the percent enrolled in a private college.

Figure 19 shows another view of students enrolled in public or private schools-postsecondary schools or colleges/universities. This analysis shows the proportion for all graduate and professional schools (such as law or medical school) and whether those students are enrolled in private or public institutions. Cortland township depicts percent enrolled in a public gradudate or professional school about 15.5% smaller as the percent enrolled in a private gradudate or professional 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 Cortland township region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Cortland township shows it has a total population enrolled in school of 3,504 which is the third most total enrolled of all other places in the greater Cortland township region. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is DeKalb which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 19,676 ( considerably bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,415,106, Cortland township is only about 0.0% the size. Also, versus the state of Illinois, total population enrolled in school of 3,281,552, Cortland township is only about 0.1% 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.) Cortland township Illinois has one of the largest proportions of private preschool enrollment at 65% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Cortland (78%), and #1 Virgil (100%) are larger.

Cortland 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: Cortland Elementary School, South Prairie Elementary School, Southeast Elem School, Littlejohn Elem School, and Sycamore 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 De Kalb High School ranks the largest with a value of 1,669 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Sycamore High School (1,198), Sycamore Middle School (861), Huntley Middle School (725), and Founders Elementary School (615). The difference between the highest value (De Kalb High School) and the next highest (Sycamore High School) is that the enrolled students is about 39.3% 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 Central Middle School ranks the largest with a value of 9.0 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Sycamore Middle School (10.0), Malta Elementary School (10.2), Lily Lake Grade School (10.4), and Jefferson Elem School (10.4). The difference between the lowest value (Central Middle School) and the next lowest (Sycamore Middle School) is that the student to teacher ratio is 11.6% 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.