This section of charts contains education data for Freeman Spur 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. Freeman Spur depicts it has a High School Grad or higher of 79% which is the smallest in terms of percent high school graduates or better of all the other places in the local area. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Johnston City which depicts a high school graduates of 94% (17.7% 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. Freeman Spur depicts it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 1% which is the smallest when sorted by percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all the other places in the metro area. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Herrin which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 22% ( substantially bigger).
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 Freeman Spur Illinois educational level. Freeman Spur depicts it has a School Dropout Rate of 21% which is the largest of all places in the greater Freeman Spur region.
Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Freeman Spur 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. Freeman Spur has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 21% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with less than a high school education at 40% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Zeigler (43%), and #1 Orient (44%) are larger. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 1% 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. Freeman Spur has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 14% 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. Freeman Spur has the largest proportion of percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 100.0% 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. Freeman Spur has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in science and engineering related fields at 100.0
