Metcalfe County Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Metcalfe County Kentucky based mainly on the latest year 2022 Census data using the American Community Survey 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. Metcalfe County depicts it has a High School Grad or higher of 82% which is the third most percent high school graduates or better of all other counties in the greater Metcalfe County region. The county with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Adair County which depicts a high school graduates of 85% (only about 4.5% 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. Metcalfe County shows it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 14% which is less than most other counties in the metro area. The county with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Adair County which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 19% (37.6% 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 Metcalfe County Kentucky educational level. Metcalfe County depicts it has a School Dropout Rate of 18% which is less than most other counties in the local area. The county with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Hart County which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 22% (19.3% larger).

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. Metcalfe County has the percentage of percent of people with a bachelors degree the second smallest when sorted by percent of people with an associate degree of all the other counties in the local area at 19% 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. Metcalfe County has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics at 15.6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger county being Cumberland County with 17.8%. 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.

Metcalfe County 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. Metcalfe County has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in kindergarten at 30.2% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger county being Green County with 31.5%. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 30.4% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger county being Hart County with 32.5%. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 27.6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger county being Green County with 29.7%. Also, it has less than most other counties in the local area when sorted by percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 9.0% of the total. In addition, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people in undergraduate colleges at 0.6% 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 Metcalfe County Kentucky region. Metcalfe County depicts percent enrolled in public schools very much 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). Metcalfe County shows percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades appreciably 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. Metcalfe County shows percent enrolled in a public high school considerably 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. Metcalfe County indicates percent enrolled in a public college considerably 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 Metcalfe County region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Metcalfe County shows it has a Total Enrolled of 2,147 which is less than most other counties in the greater region. The county with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Barren County which shows a total population enrolled in school of 9,225 (approximately 4.3 times bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,076,829, Metcalfe County is only about 0.0% the size. Also, compared to the state of Kentucky, total population enrolled in school of 1,048,695, Metcalfe County is only about 0.2% 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.) Metcalfe County Kentucky has one of the largest proportions of public preschool enrollment at 27% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Green County (29%), and #1 Adair County (32%) are larger.

Metcalfe County 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: Metcalfe County High School, Edmonton Elementary School, Metcalfe County Middle School, North Metcalfe Elementary School, and Summer Shade Elementary 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 Highland Elementary School ranks the largest with a value of 565 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Glasgow High School (550), North Jackson Elementary (538), Edmonton Elementary School (533), and Glasgow Middle School (487). The difference between the highest value (Highland Elementary School) and the next highest (Glasgow High School) is that the enrolled students is about only about 2.7% 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 Barren County Day Treatment Ctr ranks the largest with a value of 6.1 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Summer Shade Elementary School (11.4), North Metcalfe Elementary School (13.2), Metcalfe County High School (13.7), and Glasgow High School (13.9). The difference between the lowest value (Barren County Day Treatment Ctr) and the next lowest (Summer Shade Elementary 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 Kentucky department of education.