Ste Marie Illinois Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Ste Marie 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. Ste Marie depicts it has a High School Grad or higher of 99% which is ranked #1 of all places in the greater 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. Ste Marie depicts it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 13% which is the second most of all the places in the local area. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Newton which shows a percent with a bachelors degree of 17% (27.4% 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 Ste Marie Illinois educational level. Ste Marie depicts it has a School Dropout Rate of 1% which is the smallest when sorted by percent who dropped out of school of all the other places in the greater region. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Stoy which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 28% ( markedly bigger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Ste Marie 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. Ste Marie has the smallest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 1% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with high school degree, ged, or equivalent at 48% 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. Ste Marie has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 27.3% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Oblong (33.9%), and #1 Rose Hill (62.5%) are larger. Second, it has in the mid point range of other places in the surrounding region when ranked by percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 9.1% 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. Ste Marie has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics at 21.2% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in psychology at 12.1% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Stoy with 25.0%. Third, it has in the mid range of other places in the metropolitan area when ranked by percent of people with a degree in science and engineering related fields at 9.1% of the total. Also, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in literature and languages at 12.1% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Oblong with 14.4%. In addition, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in liberal arts and history at 15.2% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Ste Marie 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. Ste Marie has the smallest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 0.9% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 48.4% of the total and is ranked #1.

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. Ste Marie has the smallest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 0.9% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people high school graduates (or ged) at 34.1% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 13.4% 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.

Ste Marie 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. Ste Marie has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in kindergarten at 34.8% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Rose Hill (37.9%), and #1 Stoy (45.5%) are larger. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 34.8% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Rose Hill (37.9%), and #1 Willow Hill (39.1%) are larger. Third, it has less than most other places in the local area in order of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 12.1% of the total. Also, it has less than most other places in the surrounding region in terms of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 6.1% 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 Ste Marie Illinois region. Ste Marie shows percent enrolled in public schools substantially 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). Ste Marie depicts percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades approximately 4.9 times bigger as the percent of children enrolled in private k-8 grades.

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 Ste Marie region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Ste Marie shows it has a Total Enrolled of 74 which is the third most total enrolled of all other places in the greater Ste Marie region. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Newton which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 587 ( substantially bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,084,866, Ste Marie is only about 0.0% the size. Also, versus the state of Illinois, total population enrolled in school of 3,228,360, Ste Marie is only about 0.0% the size.

Ste Marie 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: Ste Marie Elem School, Assist Taoep 12, Newton Elem School, Jasper Co Jr High, and Newton Comm 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 East Richland Elementary School ranks the largest with a value of 992 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: East Richland High School (623), Newton Elem School (612), Robinson High School (499), and East Richland Middle School (457). The difference between the highest value (East Richland Elementary School) and the next highest (East Richland High School) is that the enrolled students is about 59.2% 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 Assist Taoep 12 ranks the largest with a value of 1.3 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: West Richland High School (6.1), Nuttall Middle School (12.5), Robinson High School (12.8), and East Richland High School (12.9). The difference between the lowest value (Assist Taoep 12) and the next lowest (West Richland High School) is that the student to teacher ratio is approximately 4.6 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.