Rapids City Illinois Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Rapids City 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. Rapids City shows it has a High School Grad or higher of 92% which is less than most other places in the greater region. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Port Byron which shows a high school graduates of 96% (only about 4.2% 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. Rapids City shows it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 30% which is in the center range of other places in the greater region. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Le Claire which indicates a percent with a bachelors degree of 40% (34.7% 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 Rapids City Illinois educational level. Rapids City shows it has a School Dropout Rate of 8% which is the third most of all other places in the local area. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is East Moline which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 15% (about twice as large).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Rapids City 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. Rapids City has the smallest proportion of percent of people with high school degree, ged, or equivalent at 33% 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. Rapids City has the largest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 49% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the second smallest when sorted by percent of people with an associate degree of all the other places in the metro area in order of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 18% 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. Rapids City has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 10.5% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 23.1% 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. Rapids City has the percentage of percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics the second smallest when ranked by percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics of all the other places in the greater region at 1.7% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in social sciences at 13.4% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in multidisciplinary studies at 10.5% of the total. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in literature and languages at 10.5% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Rapids City 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. Rapids City has the smallest proportion of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 32.7% 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.

Rapids City 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. Rapids City has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten in the intermediate range of other places in the greater region at 24.4% of the total. Second, it has less than most other places in the greater region in terms of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 28.0% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 29.8% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Hampton (30.8%), and #1 Cleveland (32.7%) are larger.

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 Rapids City Illinois region. Rapids City 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). Rapids City depicts percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades markedly 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. Rapids City 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. Rapids City 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. Rapids City 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 Rapids City region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Rapids City shows it has a Total Enrolled of 289 which is less than most other places in the surrounding region. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is East Moline which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 4,715 ( substantially bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,084,866, Rapids City is only about 0.0% the size. Also, versus the state of Illinois, total population enrolled in school of 3,228,360, Rapids City is only about 0.0% the size.

Rapids City 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: Bridgeview Elementary School, Cody Elementary School, Pleasant Valley Junior High School, Hampton Elem School, and Northeast Jr 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 Pleasant Valley High School ranks the largest with a value of 1,251 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Pleasant Valley Junior High School (661), Pleasant View Elementary School (653), Riverdale Elem School (570), and George O Barr School (421). The difference between the highest value (Pleasant Valley High School) and the next highest (Pleasant Valley Junior High School) is that the enrolled students is about about twice as large.

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 Program ranks the largest with a value of 2.0 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Riverdale Sr High School (12.6), George O Barr School (13.2), Virgil Grissom Elementary School (13.6), and Eagle Ridge School (14.3). The difference between the lowest value (Phoenix Program) and the next lowest (Riverdale Sr High School) is that the student to teacher ratio is very much 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.