Foster township-Madison County Illinois Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Foster township-Madison County 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. Foster township-Madison County depicts it has a percent high school graduates or better of 93% which is the third most percent high school graduates or better of all other places in the greater Foster township-Madison County region. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Godfrey which depicts a high school graduates of 97% (only about 4.4% 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. Foster township-Madison County depicts it has a percent with a bachelors degree or higher of 23% which is the second most of all the places in the local area. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Godfrey which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 29% (26.4% 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 Foster township-Madison County Illinois educational level. Foster township-Madison County shows it has a percent who dropped out of school of 7% 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 East Alton which depicts a percent who dropped out of school of 16% (about twice as large).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Foster township-Madison County 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. Foster township-Madison County has the smallest proportion of percent of people with high school degree, ged, or equivalent at 27% 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. Foster township-Madison County has the percentage of percent of people with a bachelors degree the second smallest in order of percent of people with an associate degree of all the other places in the area at 40% of the total. Second, it has in the center range of other places in the metropolitan area as measured by percent of people with a masters degree at 17% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a professional school degree at 5% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Godfrey with 5%. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a doctorate degree at 3% of the total and is ranked #1.

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. Foster township-Madison County has the largest proportion of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 39.3% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 7.2% 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. Foster township-Madison County has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in biological, agricultural, and environmental sciences at 14.6% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in psychology at 3.0% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in engineering at 11.2% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in multidisciplinary studies at 1.6% of the total and is ranked #1. In addition, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in science and engineering related fields at 7.2% of the total. Furthermore, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in liberal arts and history at 1.3% of the total.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Foster township-Madison County 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. Foster township-Madison County has the smallest proportion of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 26.5% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree or higher at 22.7% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Godfrey with 28.7%.

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. Foster township-Madison County has the smallest proportion of percent of people high school graduates (or ged) at 26.5% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college but not a graduate at 31.3% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with doctorate degree (phd) at 1.1% 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.

Foster township-Madison County 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. Foster township-Madison County has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten in the mid point range of other places in the surrounding region at 6.0% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 40.3% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people in undergraduate colleges at 7.2% of the total. Also, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people in graduate or professional schools at 1.5% 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 Foster township-Madison County Illinois region. Foster township-Madison County shows percent enrolled in public schools approximately 3.7 times 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). Foster township-Madison County depicts percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades approximately 3.8 times 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. Foster township-Madison County shows percent enrolled in a public high school considerably bigger as the percent enrolled in a private high 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 Foster township-Madison County region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Foster township-Madison County shows it has a total population enrolled in school of 856 which is less than most other places in the greater region. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Alton which shows a total population enrolled in school of 6,480 ( considerably bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,415,106, Foster township-Madison County is only about 0.0% the size. Also, measured against the state of Illinois, total population enrolled in school of 3,281,552, Foster township-Madison County 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.) Foster township-Madison County Illinois has the percentage of public preschool enrollment the second smallest in terms of percent enrolled in public preschool of all the other places in the greater region at 32% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of private preschool enrollment at 68% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being East Alton with 100%.

Foster township-Madison County 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: Alton High School, Civic Memorial High School, Wilbur Trimpe Middle School, Bethalto East Primary School, and Lewis & Clark 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 Alton High School ranks the largest with a value of 1,990 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Alton Middle School (1,400), Civic Memorial High School (779), Wilbur Trimpe Middle School (566), and North Elementary School (552). The difference between the highest value (Alton High School) and the next highest (Alton Middle School) is that the enrolled students is about 42.1% 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 Motivational Achievemnt Center ranks the largest with a value of 3.6 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Lewis & Clark Elem School (7.9), Lovejoy Elem School (8.4), East Elementary School (8.7), and Alton Middle School (8.9). The difference between the lowest value (Motivational Achievemnt Center) and the next lowest (Lewis & Clark Elem School) is that the student to teacher ratio is about twice as large.

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.