Pigeon Grove township Illinois Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Pigeon Grove 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. Pigeon Grove township depicts it has a percent high school graduates or better of 94% which is ranked #1 of all places in the greater Pigeon Grove township region.

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. Pigeon Grove township shows it has a percent with a bachelors degree or higher of 18% which is the third most of all other places in the local area. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Cissna Park which shows a percent with a bachelors degree of 20% (8.5% 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 Pigeon Grove township Illinois educational level. Pigeon Grove township depicts it has a percent who dropped out of school of 6% which is the smallest when sorted by percent who dropped out of school of all the other places in the local area. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Onarga which depicts a percent who dropped out of school of 25% (approximately 4.3 times bigger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Pigeon Grove 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. Pigeon Grove township has the smallest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school education 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. Pigeon Grove township has the percentage of percent of people with a professional school degree in the center range of other places in the area at 2% 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. Pigeon Grove township has the percentage of percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree the second smallest in order of percent of people with a science or engineering degree of all the other places in the local area at 11.4% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a business degree at 5.0% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with an education degree at 47.1% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Cissna Park (48.7%), and #1 Buckley (51.7%) are larger.

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. Pigeon Grove township has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in biological, agricultural, and environmental sciences at 25.0% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in business at 5.0% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in education at 47.1% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Cissna Park (48.7%), and #1 Buckley (51.7%) are larger.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Pigeon Grove 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. Pigeon Grove township has the smallest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school degree at 5.8% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 41.5% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Rankin (45.7%), and #1 Buckley (46.1%) are larger. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree or higher at 18.5% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Paxton (19.4%), and #1 Cissna Park (20.0%) 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. Pigeon Grove township has the smallest proportion of percent of people with less than high school at 5.8% 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.

Pigeon Grove 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. Pigeon Grove township has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 28.2% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Cissna Park with 37.3%. Second, it has the second smallest as measured by percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the local area as measured by percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 18.9% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people in graduate or professional schools at 4.2% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Cissna Park with 5.9%.

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 Pigeon Grove township Illinois region. Pigeon Grove township depicts percent enrolled in public schools substantially 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. Pigeon Grove township shows percent enrolled in a public college very much 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. Pigeon Grove township shows percent enrolled in a public gradudate or professional school approximately three-fourths the size 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 Pigeon Grove township region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Pigeon Grove township depicts it has a total population enrolled in school of 268 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 Paxton which shows a total population enrolled in school of 1,068 (approximately 4.0 times bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,415,106, Pigeon Grove township is only about 0.0% the size. Also, in contrast to the state of Illinois, total population enrolled in school of 3,281,552, Pigeon Grove township is only about 0.0% the size.

Pigeon Grove 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: Cissna Park Sr High School, Cissna Park Elementary School, Pbl Eastlawn, Clara Peterson Elem School, and Paxton-Buckley-Loda 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 J W Eater Jr High School ranks the largest with a value of 472 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School (434), Watseka Comm High School (388), Pleasant Acres Elem School (355), and Paxton-Buckley-Loda Jr High Sch (348). The difference between the highest value (J W Eater Jr High School) and the next highest (Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School) is that the enrolled students is about 8.8% 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 Bryce Ash Grove Ed Ctr ranks the largest with a value of 0.3 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Pathways (3.7), Potomac Elem School (6.9), Cissna Park Elementary School (8.6), and Broadmeadow Elem School (10.2). The difference between the lowest value (Bryce Ash Grove Ed Ctr) and the next lowest (Pathways) is that the student to teacher ratio is markedly 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.