Prairie du Rocher Illinois Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Prairie du Rocher 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. Prairie du Rocher depicts it has a High School Grad or higher of 91% which is the third most percent high school graduates or better of all other places in the greater Prairie du Rocher region. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Ruma which shows a high school graduates of 94% (only about 3.1% 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. Prairie du Rocher depicts it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 8% which is the smallest when sorted by percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all the other places in the metro area. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Ste Genevieve which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 23% (approximately 2.8 times 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 Prairie du Rocher Illinois educational level. Prairie du Rocher shows it has a School Dropout Rate of 9% which is less than most other places in the surrounding region. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Red Bud which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 12% (39.9% larger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Prairie du Rocher 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. Prairie du Rocher has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with less than a high school education at 44% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Ellis Grove (44%), and #1 Ruma (44%) are larger. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 8% 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. Prairie du Rocher has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 6% 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. Prairie du Rocher has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics at 9.7% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Bloomsdale (11.9%), and #1 Ste Genevieve (14.2%) are larger. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in liberal arts and history at 6.5% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Prairie du Rocher 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. Prairie du Rocher has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with less than a high school degree at 44.1% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Ellis Grove (44.3%), and #1 Ruma (44.4%) are larger. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 38.9% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Red Bud with 41.3%. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 8.1% 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. Prairie du Rocher has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with less than high school at 44.1% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Ellis Grove (44.3%), and #1 Ruma (44.4%) are larger. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 1.4% 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.

Prairie du Rocher 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. Prairie du Rocher has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in kindergarten at 28.6% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Red Bud (31.9%), and #1 Ruma (32.0%) are larger. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 33.0% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Ste Genevieve with 33.1%.

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 Prairie du Rocher region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Prairie du Rocher depicts it has a Total Enrolled of 94 which is less than most other places in the greater region. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Ste Genevieve which shows a total population enrolled in school of 883 ( substantially bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,084,866, Prairie du Rocher is only about 0.0% the size. Also, benchmarked against the state of Illinois, total population enrolled in school of 3,228,360, Prairie du Rocher is only about 0.0% the size.

Prairie du Rocher 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: Prairie Du Rocher Elem School, Monroe/Randolph Red Brick Sch, Ste. Genevieve Elem., Ste. Genevieve Sr. High, and Ste. Genevieve Middle. 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 Ste. Genevieve Sr. High ranks the largest with a value of 621 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Ste. Genevieve Elem. (521), Ste. Genevieve Middle (434), Bloomsdale Elem. (309), and Jefferson High School (303). The difference between the highest value (Ste. Genevieve Sr. High) and the next highest (Ste. Genevieve Elem.) is that the enrolled students is about 19.2% 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 Monroe/Randolph Red Brick Sch ranks the largest with a value of 3.9 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Valmeyer High School (7.9), New Athens High School (9.6), Prairie Du Rocher Elem School (10.9), and Evansville Attendance Center (12.4). The difference between the lowest value (Monroe/Randolph Red Brick Sch) and the next lowest (Valmeyer 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.