Caldwell Parish Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Caldwell Parish Louisiana 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. Caldwell Parish depicts it has a High School Grad or higher of 77% which is the smallest in terms of percent high school graduates or better of all the other counties in the metropolitan area. The county with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Ouachita Parish which depicts a high school graduates of 88% (14.8% 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. Caldwell Parish shows it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 12% which is the smallest in terms of percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all the other counties in the area. The county with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Ouachita Parish which shows a percent with a bachelors degree of 25% (about twice as large).

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 Caldwell Parish Louisiana educational level. Caldwell Parish shows it has a School Dropout Rate of 23% which is the highest of all counties in the greater Caldwell Parish region.

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Caldwell Parish Louisiana. 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. Caldwell Parish has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with no schooling at 21% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger county being Franklin Parish with 22%. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school education at 47% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with high school degree, ged, or equivalent at 17% of the total. Also, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 12% 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. Caldwell Parish has the largest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 61% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has less than most other counties in the local area as measured by percent of people with a bachelors degree at 15% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a masters degree at 1% 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. Caldwell Parish has the largest proportion of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 26.5% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the second smallest in order of percent of people with a science or engineering degree of all the other counties in the metro area in terms of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 16.5% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other 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. Caldwell Parish has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in physical and related sciences at 0.6% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in psychology at 0.1% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in multidisciplinary studies at 26.5% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in science and engineering related fields at 22.4% of the total and is ranked #1. In addition, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in literature and languages at 3.5% of the total. Furthermore, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in communications at 11.9% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Caldwell Parish Louisiana 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. Caldwell Parish has the largest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school degree at 47.3% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 17.3% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 12.1% 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. Caldwell Parish has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with no schooling at 20.7% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger county being Franklin Parish with 21.9%. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with less than high school at 47.3% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people high school graduates (or ged) at 14.3% of the total. Also, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with some college but not a graduate at 3.0% of the total. In addition, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 2.3% of the total. Furthermore, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a masters degree at 0.1% 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.

Caldwell Parish 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. Caldwell Parish has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten in the middle range of other counties in the metropolitan area at 23.8% 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 Caldwell Parish Louisiana region. Caldwell Parish 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). Caldwell Parish shows percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades markedly 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. Caldwell Parish depicts percent enrolled in a public high school about twice as large 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. Caldwell Parish shows percent enrolled in a public college substantially bigger as the percent enrolled in a private college.

Figure 19 shows another view of students enrolled in public or private schools-postsecondary schools or colleges/universities. This analysis shows the proportion for all graduate and professional schools (such as law or medical school) and whether those students are enrolled in private or public institutions. Caldwell Parish indicates percent enrolled in a public gradudate or professional school approximately 3.5 times bigger as the percent enrolled in a private gradudate or professional school.

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 Caldwell Parish region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Caldwell Parish shows it has a Total Enrolled of 2,066 which is the smallest when ranked by total population enrolled in school of all the other counties in the metro area. The county with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Ouachita Parish which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 41,551 ( quite a bit bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,076,829, Caldwell Parish is only about 0.0% the size. Also, in comparison with the state of Louisiana, total population enrolled in school of 1,148,672, Caldwell Parish is only about 0.2% the size.

Caldwell Parish 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: Columbia Elementary School, Union Central Elementary School, Caldwell Parish Junior High School, Caldwell Parish High School, and Grayson 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 Franklin Parish High School ranks the largest with a value of 753 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Woodlawn Elementary School (661), Richwood Junior High School (566), Richwood High School (559), and Caldwell Parish High School (543). The difference between the highest value (Franklin Parish High School) and the next highest (Woodlawn Elementary School) is that the enrolled students is about 13.9% 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 Union Central Elementary School ranks the largest with a value of 10.0 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Richwood High School (11.2), Lasalle High School (12.0), Columbia Elementary School (12.3), and Caldwell Parish High School (12.8). The difference between the lowest value (Union Central Elementary School) and the next lowest (Richwood High School) is that the student to teacher ratio is 11.9% larger.

The next chart, Figure 26, shows the racial mix of students at each location in this district of the state of Louisiana department of education.