Long Creek Illinois Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Long Creek 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. Long Creek shows it has a High School Grad or higher of 92% which is less than most other places in the area. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Dalton City which shows a high school graduates of 98% (6.9% 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. Long Creek shows it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 24% which is the second most percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all the places in the greater Long Creek region. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Mount Zion which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 35% (47.9% 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 Long Creek Illinois educational level. Long Creek depicts it has a School Dropout Rate of 8% which is the third most percent who dropped out of school of all other places in the greater Long Creek region. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is LaPlace CDP which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 14% (72.9% 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. Long Creek has the percentage of percent of people with a bachelors degree the second smallest when ranked by percent of people with an associate degree of all the other places in the local area at 13% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a professional school degree at 6% 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. Long Creek has the percentage of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related the second smallest in order of percent of people with a science or engineering degree of all the other places in the metro area at 17.1% 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. Long Creek has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics at 8.4% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Mount Zion with 11.5%. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in social sciences at 9.6% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Long Creek 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. Long Creek has the percentage of percent of people with high school (or ged) the second smallest in terms of percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the metro area at 28.9% of the total.

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. Long Creek has the largest proportion of percent of people with a professional school degree (e.g. law or medicine) at 1.8% 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.

Long Creek 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. Long Creek has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten less than most other places in the metro area at 21.7% of the total. Second, it has the second smallest when ranked by percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the area in terms of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 12.1% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 34.1% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 20.2% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Decatur with 21.5%.

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 Long Creek Illinois region. Long Creek shows percent enrolled in public schools considerably 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). Long Creek shows percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades substantially 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. Long Creek depicts percent enrolled in a public high school very much 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. Long Creek shows percent enrolled in a public college quite a bit bigger as the percent enrolled in a private college.

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 Long Creek region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Long Creek depicts it has a Total Enrolled of 368 which is the third most of all other places in the local area. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Decatur which shows a total population enrolled in school of 15,550 ( appreciably bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,084,866, Long Creek is only about 0.0% the size. Also, compared with the state of Illinois, total population enrolled in school of 3,228,360, Long Creek 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.) Long Creek Illinois has the percentage of public preschool enrollment less than most other places in the local area at 5% of the total.

Long Creek 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: Mt Zion High School, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Mt Zion Elem School, Mcgaughey Elem School, and Mt Zion Intermediate 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 Mt Zion High School ranks the largest with a value of 688 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Mt Zion Intermediate School (584), Thomas Jefferson Middle School (511), Johns Hill Magnet School (482), and Michael E Baum Elem School (412). The difference between the highest value (Mt Zion High School) and the next highest (Mt Zion Intermediate School) is that the enrolled students is about 17.8% 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 Phoenix Enrichment Center ranks the largest with a value of 5.2 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Thomas Jefferson Middle School (8.8), Hope Academy (10.2), South Shores Elem School (10.7), and Johns Hill Magnet School (11.6). The difference between the lowest value (Phoenix Enrichment Center) and the next lowest (Thomas Jefferson Middle School) is that the student to teacher ratio is 67.3% 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.