Kane County Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Kane County 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. Kane County indicates it has a High School Grad or higher of 85% which is the smallest as measured by percent high school graduates or better of all the other counties in the metro area. The county with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is McHenry County which depicts a high school graduates of 93% (10.1% 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. Kane County depicts it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 33% which is less than most other counties in the metropolitan area. The county with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is DuPage County which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 49% (49.0% 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 Kane County Illinois educational level. Kane County shows it has a School Dropout Rate of 15% which is the highest of all counties in the greater Kane County region.

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Kane 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. Kane County has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 13% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Kane 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. Kane County has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 13.3% 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. Kane County has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 13.3% 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.

Kane County School Enrollment Charts

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 Kane County Illinois region. Kane County depicts percent enrolled in public schools markedly 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). Kane County shows percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades appreciably 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. Kane County shows percent enrolled in a public high school quite a bit 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. Kane County depicts percent enrolled in a public college approximately 3.1 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. Kane County depicts percent enrolled in a public gradudate or professional school only about 2.1% smaller 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 Kane County region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Kane County depicts it has a Total Enrolled of 147,104 which is the third most of all other counties in the area. The county with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Cook County which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 1,285,634 ( very much bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,084,866, Kane County is only about 0.2% the size. Also, versus the state of Illinois, total population enrolled in school of 3,228,360, Kane County is only about 4.6% 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.) Kane County Illinois has the smallest proportion of public preschool enrollment at 36% of the total.

Kane County 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: Wasco Elem School, Bell-Graham Elementary School, Lily Lake Grade School, Illinois Youth Ctr - St Charles, and Ferson Creek 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 St Charles North High School ranks the largest with a value of 2,065 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Haines Middle School (1,131), Thompson Middle School (873), Otter Creek Elem School (647), and Ferson Creek School (580). The difference between the highest value (St Charles North High School) and the next highest (Haines Middle School) 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 Illinois Youth Ctr - St Charles ranks the largest with a value of 5.9 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Prairie Knolls Middle Sch (9.7), Lily Lake Grade School (10.4), Heartland Elementary School (13.1), and Thompson Middle School (13.2). The difference between the lowest value (Illinois Youth Ctr - St Charles) and the next lowest (Prairie Knolls Middle Sch) is that the student to teacher ratio is 63.7% 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.