Otter Creek township-Jersey County Illinois Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Otter Creek township-Jersey 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. Otter Creek township-Jersey County shows it has a percent high school graduates or better of 88% which is the second smallest when ranked by percent high school graduates or better of all the other places in the greater region. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Otterville which shows a high school graduates of 100% (14.1% 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. Otter Creek township-Jersey County shows it has a percent with a bachelors degree or higher of 6% which is less than most other places in the metro area. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Elsah which shows a percent with a bachelors degree of 72% ( very much 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 Otter Creek township-Jersey County Illinois educational level. Otter Creek township-Jersey County indicates it has a percent who dropped out of school of 12% which is the second most percent who dropped out of school of all the places in the greater Otter Creek township-Jersey County region. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Portage Des Sioux which depicts a percent who dropped out of school of 16% (25.8% larger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Otter Creek township-Jersey 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. Otter Creek township-Jersey County has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with no schooling at 2% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Fieldon with 2%. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with less than a high school education at 11% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Jerseyville (11%), and #1 Portage Des Sioux (15%) are larger. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with high school degree, ged, or equivalent at 55% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Fieldon (64%), and #1 Otterville (71%) are larger. Also, it has less than most other places in the local area when ranked by percent of people with a bachelors degree or higher at 6% 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. Otter Creek township-Jersey County has the largest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 60% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has less than most other places in the metro area when sorted by percent of people with a bachelors degree at 32% of the total. Third, it has the second smallest in order of percent of people with an associate degree of all the other places in the local area as measured by percent of people with a masters degree at 9% 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. Otter Creek township-Jersey County has the largest proportion of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 36.2% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 31.9% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Fieldon with 42.9%. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 31.9% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Elsah with 39.8%.

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. Otter Creek township-Jersey County has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in biological, agricultural, and environmental sciences at 36.2% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in science and engineering related fields at 31.9% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Fieldon with 42.9%. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in some other field of study at 31.9% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Otter Creek township-Jersey 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. Otter Creek township-Jersey County has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 54.6% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Fieldon (64.1%), and #1 Otterville (71.1%) are larger. Second, it has less than most other places in the metro area as measured by percent of people with a bachelors degree or higher at 6.1% 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. Otter Creek township-Jersey County has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with no schooling at 1.8% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Fieldon with 2.0%. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with less than high school at 10.5% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Jerseyville (10.8%), and #1 Portage Des Sioux (15.2%) are larger. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people high school graduates (or ged) at 54.6% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Fieldon (64.1%), and #1 Otterville (71.1%) are larger. Also, it has less than most other places in the metro area as measured by percent of people with a bachelors degree at 4.8% of the total. In addition, it has the second smallest as measured by percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the greater region in terms of percent of people with a masters degree at 1.3% of the total. 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.

Otter Creek township-Jersey 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. Otter Creek township-Jersey County has the percentage of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 in the mid range of other places in the greater region at 19.6% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 32.4% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Otterville with 50.0%. Third, it has in the middle range of other places in the metro area in terms of percent of people in undergraduate colleges at 19.1% of the total. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people in graduate or professional schools at 2.5% of the total and is ranked #1.

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 Otter Creek township-Jersey County Illinois region. Otter Creek township-Jersey County depicts percent enrolled in public schools approximately 2.2 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). Otter Creek township-Jersey County depicts percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades approximately 3.3 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. Otter Creek township-Jersey County depicts percent enrolled in a public high school 35.7% larger 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 Otter Creek township-Jersey County region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Otter Creek township-Jersey County shows it has a total population enrolled in school of 239 which is the third most of all other places in the area. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Jerseyville which shows a total population enrolled in school of 1,701 ( substantially bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,415,106, Otter Creek township-Jersey County is only about 0.0% the size. Also, benchmarked against the state of Illinois, total population enrolled in school of 3,281,552, Otter Creek township-Jersey 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.) Otter Creek township-Jersey County Illinois has the percentage of public preschool enrollment less than most other places in the local area at 31% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of private preschool enrollment at 69% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Elsah (100%), and #1 Fieldon (100%) are larger.

Otter Creek township-Jersey 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: Grafton Elem School, Il Youth Center - Pere Marquette, Jerseyville West Elem School, Illini Middle School, and Jersey Comm 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 Hazelwood Central High ranks the largest with a value of 1,997 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Jersey Comm High School (1,116), North Middle (761), North Elementary School (552), and Illini Middle School (536). The difference between the highest value (Hazelwood Central High) and the next highest (Jersey Comm High School) is that the enrolled students is about 78.9% 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 Il Youth Center - Pere Marquette ranks the largest with a value of 3.9 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Brussels High School (7.1), Lewis & Clark Elem School (7.9), Brussels Grade School (8.6), and West Elementary School (8.8). The difference between the lowest value (Il Youth Center - Pere Marquette) and the next lowest (Brussels High 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.