East St Louis Illinois Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for East St Louis 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. East St Louis shows it has a High School Grad or higher of 83% which is the third most of all other places in the local area. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Sauget which depicts a high school graduates of 86% (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. East St Louis indicates it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 12% which is is the uppermost of the places in the greater East St Louis region.

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 East St Louis Illinois educational level. East St Louis depicts it has a School Dropout Rate of 17% 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 Fairmont City which depicts a percent who dropped out of school of 39% (approximately 2.2 times bigger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for East St Louis 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. East St Louis has the percentage of percent of people with no schooling less than most other places in the greater region at 16% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 12% of the total and is ranked #1.

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. East St Louis has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 28% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Brooklyn (30%), and #1 Fairmont City (34%) 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. East St Louis has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 2.0% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Centreville (2.6%), and #1 Fairmont City (65.2%) are larger. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a business degree at 26.7% of the total and is ranked #1.

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. East St Louis has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics at 3.1% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in multidisciplinary studies at 2.0% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Centreville (2.6%), and #1 Fairmont City (65.2%) are larger. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in business at 26.7% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has less than most other places in the local area when ranked by percent of people with a degree in literature and languages at 8.8% of the total. In addition, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in liberal arts and history at 2.8% of the total and is ranked #1. Furthermore, it has less than most other places in the surrounding region in order of percent of people with a degree in visual and performing arts at 3.3% of the total. Next it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in communications at 14.7% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater East St Louis 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. East St Louis has the percentage of percent of people with high school (or ged) in the mid range of other places in the local area at 32.9% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 12.1% of the total and is ranked #1.

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. East St Louis has the percentage of percent of people with no schooling less than most other places in the local area at 16.2% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 5.5% of the total and is ranked #1. 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.

East St Louis 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. East St Louis has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten in the middle range of other places in the local area at 28.7% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 27.0% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Sauget (28.6%), and #1 Washington Park (39.6%) are larger. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 22.6% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Alorton (29.8%), and #1 Fairmont City (30.8%) are larger. Also, it has less than most other places in the metropolitan area when sorted by percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 11.6% of the total. In addition, it has the largest proportion of percent of people in undergraduate colleges at 4.6% of the total and is ranked #1.

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 East St Louis Illinois region. East St Louis shows percent enrolled in public schools substantially 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). East St Louis depicts 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. East St Louis shows percent enrolled in a public high school considerably 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. East St Louis shows percent enrolled in a public college approximately 3.3 times 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. East St Louis indicates percent enrolled in a public gradudate or professional school approximately half the size 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 East St Louis region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) East St Louis depicts it has a Total Enrolled of 6,304 which is more than all other places in the greater East St Louis region. Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,084,866, East St Louis is only about 0.0% the size. Also, in comparison with the state of Illinois, total population enrolled in school of 3,228,360, East St Louis is only about 0.2% 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.) East St Louis Illinois has one of the largest proportions of public preschool enrollment at 6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Alorton with 8%.

East St Louis 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: Annette Officer Elementary, Tomorrows Builders Charter Schl, Miles D Davis Elementary School, Gordon Bush Elementary, and Vivian Adams Early Child Ctr. 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 East St Louis Senior High School ranks the largest with a value of 1,438 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Mason/Clark Middle Sch (699), East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School (677), Dunbar Elem School (540), and Gordon Bush Elementary (539). The difference between the highest value (East St Louis Senior High School) and the next highest (Mason/Clark Middle Sch) is that the enrolled students is about about twice as large.

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 Lovejoy Technology Academy ranks the largest with a value of 5.0 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Tomorrows Builders Charter Schl (5.5), James E Williams Learning Center (9.0), Siu Charter Sch Of East St Louis (10.3), and Curtis Miller Alternative High School (12.2). The difference between the lowest value (Lovejoy Technology Academy) and the next lowest (Tomorrows Builders Charter Schl) is that the student to teacher ratio is 9.3% 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.