Farmington township Illinois Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Farmington 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. Farmington township depicts it has a percent high school graduates or better of 91% which is the third most percent high school graduates or better of all other places in the greater Farmington township region. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Yates City which depicts a high school graduates of 92% ( 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. Farmington township shows it has a percent with a bachelors degree or higher of 23% which is the second most percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all the places in the greater Farmington township region. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Elmwood which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 27% (16.6% 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 Farmington township Illinois educational level. Farmington township shows it has a percent who dropped out of school of 9% which is less than most other places in the area. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Canton which indicates a percent who dropped out of school of 16% (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. Farmington township has the percentage of percent of people with a bachelors degree in the middle range of other places in the greater region at 47% 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. Farmington 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 greater region at 18.1% 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. Farmington township has the percentage of percent of people with a degree in biological, agricultural, and environmental sciences the second smallest in terms of percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics of all the other places in the greater region at 7.4% of the total.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Farmington 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. Farmington township has the percentage of percent of people with high school (or ged) in the mid point range of other places in the local area at 32.1% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree or higher at 23.3% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Elmwood with 27.2%. 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.

Farmington 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. Farmington township has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in kindergarten at 8.0% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Farmington (8.4%), and #1 Yates City (13.6%) are larger. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 17.4% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 36.5% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Farmington (36.6%), and #1 Elmwood (37.0%) are larger. Also, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people in undergraduate colleges at 8.7% 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 Farmington township Illinois region. Farmington 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). Farmington township shows percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades markedly bigger as the percent of children enrolled in private k-8 grades.

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. Farmington township shows percent enrolled in a public gradudate or professional school 50.0% larger 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 Farmington township region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Farmington township depicts it has a total population enrolled in school of 788 which is the second most total enrolled of all the places in the greater Farmington township region. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Canton which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 2,973 (approximately 3.8 times bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,415,106, Farmington township is only about 0.0% the size. Also, in contrast to the state of Illinois, total population enrolled in school of 3,281,552, Farmington 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.) Farmington township Illinois has the percentage of public preschool enrollment in the mid point range of other places in the local area at 94% of the total. Second, it has in the center range of other places in the metro area when sorted by private preschool enrollment at 6% of the total.

Farmington 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: Farmington Central Elem Sch, Farmington Central Jr High Sch, Farmington Central High Sch, Lincoln Elementary School, and Canton 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 Ingersoll Middle School ranks the largest with a value of 785 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Canton High School (738), Farmington Central Elem Sch (695), Brimfield Grade School (519), and Mable Woolsey Elem School (468). The difference between the highest value (Ingersoll Middle School) and the next highest (Canton High School) is that the enrolled students is about 6.4% 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 Fulton Regional Safe School ranks the largest with a value of 0.6 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Elmwood High School (7.9), Illini Bluffs High School (10.3), Eastview Elementary School (12.1), and Brimfield High School (12.4). The difference between the lowest value (Fulton Regional Safe School) and the next lowest (Elmwood High School) is that the student to teacher ratio is substantially 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.