Pecatonica township Illinois Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Pecatonica township 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. Pecatonica township shows it has a percent high school graduates or better of 96% which is in the middle range of other places in the metro area. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Lake Summerset CDP which depicts a high school graduates of 100% (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. Pecatonica township shows it has a percent with a bachelors degree or higher of 27% which is the third most percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all other places in the greater Pecatonica township region. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Winnebago which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 31% (13.9% 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 Pecatonica township Illinois educational level. Pecatonica township depicts it has a percent who dropped out of school of 4% which is in the mid range of other places in the metro area. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Davis which indicates a percent who dropped out of school of 14% (approximately 3.3 times bigger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Pecatonica township 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. Pecatonica township has the smallest proportion of percent of people with high school degree, ged, or equivalent at 29% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 40% of the total and is ranked #1.

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. Pecatonica township has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 48% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Durand (51%), and #1 Lake Summerset CDP (54%) are larger. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a doctorate degree at 2% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Pecatonica (3%), and #1 Lake Summerset CDP (5%) are larger.

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. Pecatonica township has the percentage of percent of people with a science or engineering degree less than most other places in the area at 26.6% of the total. Second, it has in the mid range of other places in the metro area when ranked by percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 18.3% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a business degree at 29.3% 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. Pecatonica township has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in biological, agricultural, and environmental sciences at 10.6% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Pecatonica (11.0%), and #1 Rock City (13.8%) are larger. Second, it has less than most other places in the metro area when sorted by percent of people with a degree in engineering at 2.3% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in business at 29.3% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Pecatonica township 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. Pecatonica township has the smallest proportion of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 28.7% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 40.3% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree or higher at 26.9% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Lake Summerset CDP (29.8%), and #1 Winnebago (30.6%) are larger.

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. Pecatonica township has the smallest proportion of percent of people high school graduates (or ged) at 28.7% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college but not a graduate at 29.0% 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.

Pecatonica township 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. Pecatonica township has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten in the mid range of other places in the area at 6.5% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 29.0% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the second smallest in order of percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the greater region when ranked by percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 21.4% of the total. Also, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people in graduate or professional schools at 0.6% 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 Pecatonica township Illinois region. Pecatonica township depicts percent enrolled in public schools markedly bigger as the percent enrolled in private schools.

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. Pecatonica township shows percent enrolled in a public college approximately 2.9 times 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 Pecatonica township region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Pecatonica township indicates it has a total population enrolled in school of 1,239 which is at the top of all other places in the greater Pecatonica township region. Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,415,106, Pecatonica township is only about 0.0% the size. Also, compared to the state of Illinois, total population enrolled in school of 3,281,552, Pecatonica township 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.) Pecatonica township Illinois has the percentage of public preschool enrollment in the middle range of other places in the metro area at 80% of the total.

Pecatonica township 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: Durand High School, Durand Elem School, Durand Jr High School, Pecatonica Elem School, and Dolan Ctr Maryville Farm Campus. 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 Auburn High School ranks the largest with a value of 1,791 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Kennedy Middle School (697), Winnebago High School (552), Dakota Elementary School (453), and Mcintosh Science And Tech Magnet (428). The difference between the highest value (Auburn High School) and the next highest (Kennedy Middle School) is that the enrolled students is about approximately 2.6 times bigger.

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 Dolan Ctr Maryville Farm Campus ranks the largest with a value of 2.0 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Durand High School (8.4), Durand Jr High School (8.5), Pecatonica High School (9.6), and Shirland C C School (9.7). The difference between the lowest value (Dolan Ctr Maryville Farm Campus) and the next lowest (Durand High School) is that the student to teacher ratio is approximately 4.2 times bigger.

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.