Wauponsee township Illinois Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Wauponsee 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. Wauponsee township shows it has a percent high school graduates or better of 95% which is the second most percent high school graduates or better of all the places in the greater Wauponsee township region. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Coal City which depicts a high school graduates of 95% ( about the same size).

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. Wauponsee township depicts it has a percent with a bachelors degree or higher of 25% which is ranked #1 of all places in the greater Wauponsee township region.

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 Wauponsee township Illinois educational level. Wauponsee township depicts it has a percent who dropped out of school of 5% which is the second smallest in terms of 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 Verona which depicts a percent who dropped out of school of 16% (approximately 3.4 times bigger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Wauponsee 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. Wauponsee township has the percentage of percent of people with less than a high school education less than most other places in the local area at 5% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree or higher at 25% of the total and is ranked #1.

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. Wauponsee township has the percentage of percent of people with an associate degree the second smallest in terms of percent of people with an associate degree of all the other places in the greater region at 27% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 63% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Verona with 65%. Third, it has less than most other places in the metropolitan area when ranked by percent of people with a masters degree at 10% 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. Wauponsee township has the percentage of percent of people with a science or engineering degree the second smallest in order of percent of people with a science or engineering degree of all the other places in the surrounding region at 24.0% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 19.1% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a business degree at 22.4% 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. Wauponsee township has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in multidisciplinary studies at 2.3% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in business at 22.4% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in some other field of study at 12.7% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Wauponsee 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. Wauponsee township has the percentage of percent of people with high school (or ged) the second smallest in order of percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the greater region at 36.7% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree or higher at 25.2% 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. Wauponsee township has the percentage of percent of people with less than high school less than most other places in the local area at 4.8% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 21.9% 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.

Wauponsee 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. Wauponsee township has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten the second smallest in order of percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the metro area at 1.9% of the total. Second, it has the second smallest when sorted by percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the local area when sorted by percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 16.2% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 2.4% of the total. Also, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 39.4% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Carbon Hill with 41.9%. In addition, it has the largest proportion of percent of people in undergraduate colleges at 29.6% of the total and is ranked #1. Furthermore, it has the largest proportion of percent of people in graduate or professional schools at 10.5% 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 Wauponsee township Illinois region. Wauponsee township depicts percent enrolled in public schools markedly 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. Wauponsee township shows percent enrolled in a public college markedly bigger 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 Wauponsee township region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Wauponsee township shows it has a total population enrolled in school of 429 which is in the center range of other places in the greater region. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Morris which shows a total population enrolled in school of 3,440 ( considerably bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,415,106, Wauponsee township is only about 0.0% the size. Also, compared to the state of Illinois, total population enrolled in school of 3,281,552, Wauponsee township is only about 0.0% the size.

The final chart in this series is Figure 22 and provides analysis data for the school year shown. The chart shows the proportion of kids/children that are enrolled in a pre-school public district versus those kids/children who are enrolled in a private pre-school oriented tuition institution (private salary/superintendent/etc.) Wauponsee township Illinois has the largest proportion of public preschool enrollment at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

Wauponsee 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: Premier Academy Morris, Premier Academy Morris Taoep, Saratoga Elem School, Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch, and Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elem 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 Saratoga Elem School ranks the largest with a value of 802 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Coal City High School (646), Reed-Custer Intermediate School (518), Reed-Custer High School (518), and Coal City Middle School (474). The difference between the highest value (Saratoga Elem School) and the next highest (Coal City High School) is that the enrolled students is about 24.1% 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 Premier Academy Morris Taoep ranks the largest with a value of 3.7 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Nettle Creek Elem School (8.0), Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S (8.9), Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elem School (9.1), and Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch (9.1). The difference between the lowest value (Premier Academy Morris Taoep) and the next lowest (Nettle Creek Elem 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.