Edwardsville township Illinois Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Edwardsville 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. Edwardsville township shows it has a percent high school graduates or better of 97% which is in the mid range of other places in the area. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Edwardsville which shows a high school graduates of 97% ( 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. Edwardsville township shows it has a percent with a bachelors degree or higher of 51% which is the third most percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all other places in the greater Edwardsville township region. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Glen Carbon which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 55% (7.8% 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 Edwardsville township Illinois educational level. Edwardsville township depicts it has a percent who dropped out of school of 3% which is in the center range of other places in the local area. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is South Roxana which depicts a percent who dropped out of school of 16% ( considerably bigger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Edwardsville township 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. Edwardsville township has the percentage of percent of people with less than a high school education in the mid range of other places in the metro area at 3% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree or higher at 51% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Edwardsville (52%), and #1 Glen Carbon (55%) are 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. Edwardsville township has the percentage of percent of people with an associate degree the second smallest when sorted by percent of people with an associate degree of all the other places in the greater region at 15% of the total. Second, it has less than most other places in the greater region when sorted by percent of people with a bachelors degree at 48% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a masters degree at 27% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Glen Carbon with 28%. Also, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a professional school degree at 6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Glen Carbon with 6%. In addition, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a doctorate degree at 4% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Edwardsville with 5%.

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. Edwardsville township has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in engineering at 8.7% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Mitchell CDP (8.8%), and #1 Glen Carbon (9.0%) are larger.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Edwardsville 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. Edwardsville township has the percentage of percent of people with less than a high school degree in the center range of other places in the area at 2.9% of the total. Second, it has the second smallest in terms of percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the local area in order of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 18.2% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree or higher at 51.1% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Edwardsville (52.4%), and #1 Glen Carbon (55.1%) are larger.

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. Edwardsville township has the percentage of percent of people with less than high school in the mid range of other places in the surrounding region at 2.9% of the total. Second, it has the second smallest as measured by percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the area in order of percent of people high school graduates (or ged) at 18.2% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 28.8% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Glen Carbon (29.8%), and #1 Edwardsville (31.2%) are larger. Also, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a masters degree at 16.0% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Glen Carbon with 18.4%. In addition, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with doctorate degree (phd) at 2.6% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Glen Carbon (2.8%), and #1 Edwardsville (2.8%) 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.

Edwardsville 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. Edwardsville township has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten in the mid range of other places in the local area at 3.1% of the total. Second, it has the second smallest as measured by percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the area when ranked by percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 13.1% of the total. Third, it has less than most other places in the greater region when sorted by percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 15.0% of the total. Also, it has the second smallest when sorted by percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the greater region in terms of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 13.7% of the total. In addition, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people in undergraduate colleges at 48.3% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Edwardsville with 56.8%.

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 Edwardsville township Illinois region. Edwardsville township depicts percent enrolled in public schools quite a bit 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). Edwardsville township 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. Edwardsville township 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. Edwardsville township shows percent enrolled in a public college very much 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. Edwardsville township shows percent enrolled in a public gradudate or professional school considerably bigger 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 Edwardsville township region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Edwardsville township shows it has a total population enrolled in school of 14,369 which is at the top of all other places in the greater region. Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,415,106, Edwardsville township is only about 0.0% the size. Also, benchmarked against the state of Illinois, total population enrolled in school of 3,281,552, Edwardsville township is only about 0.4% 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.) Edwardsville township Illinois has one of the largest proportions of private preschool enrollment at 44% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Glen Carbon with 58%.

Edwardsville 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: Edwardsville High School, District 7 Alternative School, Woodland Elementary School, Lincoln Middle School, and N O Nelson Elem 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 Edwardsville High School ranks the largest with a value of 2,398 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Liberty Middle School (912), Lincoln Middle School (797), Grigsby Middle School (654), and Silver Creek Elementary (647). The difference between the highest value (Edwardsville High School) and the next highest (Liberty Middle School) is that the enrolled students is about approximately 2.6 times bigger.

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 Center For Educ Opp ranks the largest with a value of 2.6 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: District 7 Alternative School (9.6), Roxana Sr High School (13.0), Roxana Junior High School (13.8), and Grigsby Middle School (14.2). The difference between the lowest value (Center For Educ Opp) and the next lowest (District 7 Alternative School) is that the student to teacher ratio is approximately 3.7 times 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.