Silver Creek township Illinois Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Silver Creek 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. Silver Creek township depicts it has a percent high school graduates or better of 95% which is the highest of all places in the greater Silver Creek 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. Silver Creek township depicts it has a percent with a bachelors degree or higher of 17% which is the third most percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all other places in the greater Silver Creek township region. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Freeport which shows a percent with a bachelors degree of 19% (12.3% 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 Silver Creek township Illinois educational level. Silver Creek township depicts it has a percent who dropped out of school of 5% which is the smallest as measured by percent who dropped out of school of all the other places in the surrounding region. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Adeline which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 14% (approximately 3.0 times bigger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Silver Creek 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. Silver Creek township has the smallest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school education at 5% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with high school degree, ged, or equivalent at 25% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 54% of the total and is ranked #1.

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. Silver Creek township has the percentage of percent of people with a science or engineering degree in the middle range of other places in the local area at 21.1% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 27.4% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a business degree at 42.1% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Ridott with 50.0%. Also, it has the second smallest when ranked by percent of people with a science or engineering degree of all the other places in the greater region in order of percent of people with an education degree at 9.5% 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. Silver Creek township has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics at 11.6% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in physical and related sciences at 9.5% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in business at 42.1% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Ridott with 50.0%. Also, it has the second smallest in terms of percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics of all the other places in the local area when sorted by percent of people with a degree in education at 9.5% of the total. In addition, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in some other field of study at 22.1% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Silver Creek 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. Silver Creek township has the smallest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school degree at 4.7% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 24.5% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 53.9% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree or higher at 16.9% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Cedarville (17.3%), and #1 Freeport (18.9%) 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. Silver Creek township has the smallest proportion of percent of people with less than high school at 4.7% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people high school graduates (or ged) at 24.5% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college but not a graduate at 36.9% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 17.1% 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.

Silver Creek 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. Silver Creek township has the smallest proportion of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 5.6% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 55.6% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people in graduate or professional schools at 15.6% 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 Silver Creek township Illinois region. Silver Creek township shows 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. Silver Creek township depicts percent enrolled in a public college approximately three-fourths the size 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 Silver Creek township region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Silver Creek township depicts it has a total population enrolled in school of 90 which is less than most other places in the local area. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Freeport which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 5,047 ( very much bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,415,106, Silver Creek township is only about 0.0% the size. Also, measured against the state of Illinois, total population enrolled in school of 3,281,552, Silver Creek township is only about 0.0% the size.

Silver Creek 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: Center Elem School, Blackhawk Elem School, Freeport Middle School, Freeport Alternative High Sch, and Freeport 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 Freeport High School ranks the largest with a value of 1,214 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Freeport Middle School (697), Carl Sandburg Middle Sch (534), Forreston Jr/Sr High Sch (464), and Dakota Elementary School (453). The difference between the highest value (Freeport High School) and the next highest (Freeport Middle School) is that the enrolled students is about 74.2% 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 Rap Freeport ranks the largest with a value of 1.5 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Freeport Alternative High Sch (3.5), Empire Elem School (7.5), Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School (7.9), and Taylor Park Elem School (9.3). The difference between the lowest value (Rap Freeport) and the next lowest (Freeport Alternative High Sch) is that the student to teacher ratio is approximately 2.3 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.