Poplar Hills Kentucky Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Poplar Hills 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. Poplar Hills shows it has a High School Grad or higher of 78% which is the smallest in terms of percent high school graduates or better of all the other places in the surrounding region. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Wellington which shows a high school graduates of 99% (27.1% 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. Poplar Hills depicts it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 4% which is the smallest when sorted by percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all the other places in the local area. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Strathmoor Manor which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 82% ( very much bigger).

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 Poplar Hills Kentucky educational level. Poplar Hills indicates it has a School Dropout Rate of 22% which is is the uppermost of the places in the greater Poplar Hills region.

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Poplar Hills Kentucky. 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. Poplar Hills has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with no schooling at 18% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Watterson Park with 18%. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with less than a high school education at 34% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Watterson Park (34%), and #1 Lynnview (37%) are larger. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with high school degree, ged, or equivalent at 40% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 4% 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. Poplar Hills has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 11% of the total. Second, it has less than most other places in the local area when sorted by percent of people with a masters degree at 5% 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. Poplar Hills has the largest proportion of percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 56.2% 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. Poplar Hills has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in social sciences at 12.5% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in science and engineering related fields at 56.2% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in education at 31.2% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Poplar Hills Kentucky 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. Poplar Hills has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with no schooling at 17.6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Watterson Park with 18.1%. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with less than a high school degree at 33.9% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Watterson Park (34.2%), and #1 Lynnview (37.1%) are larger. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 39.9% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 4.4% of the total.

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. Poplar Hills has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with no schooling at 17.6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Watterson Park with 18.1%. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with less than high school at 33.9% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Watterson Park (34.2%), and #1 Lynnview (37.1%) are larger. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college but not a graduate at 22.0% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 3.0% of the total. In addition, it has less than most other places in the area in order of percent of people with a masters degree at 1.4% 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.

Poplar Hills Kentucky 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. Poplar Hills has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten in the mid point range of other places in the local area at 23.6% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 7.3% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 50.9% of the total and is ranked #1.

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 Poplar Hills region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Poplar Hills depicts it has a Total Enrolled of 110 which is the second smallest in order of total population enrolled in school of all the other places in the surrounding region. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is West Buechel which shows a total population enrolled in school of 500 (approximately 4.5 times bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,076,829, Poplar Hills is only about 0.0% the size. Also, versus the state of Kentucky, total population enrolled in school of 1,048,695, Poplar Hills is only about 0.0% the size.

Poplar Hills Kentucky 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: Indian Trail Elementary, Liberty High School, Mary Ryan Academy, Gilmore Lane Elementary, and Thomas Jefferson Middle. 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 Louisville Male High School ranks the largest with a value of 1,734 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Atherton High School (1,267), Newburg Middle School (1,044), Thomas Jefferson Middle (892), and Price Elementary (585). The difference between the highest value (Louisville Male High School) and the next highest (Atherton High School) is that the enrolled students is about 36.9% 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 Mary Ryan Academy ranks the largest with a value of 3.4 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Liberty High School (6.7), Buechel Metropolitan High (7.0), Brooklawn (7.4), and Slaughter Elementary (11.8). The difference between the lowest value (Mary Ryan Academy) and the next lowest (Liberty High 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.