Oak Grove Louisiana Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Oak Grove Louisiana 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. Oak Grove depicts it has a High School Grad or higher of 71% which is the smallest when sorted by percent high school graduates or better of all the other places in the area. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Pioneer which depicts a high school graduates of 95% (33.4% 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. Oak Grove depicts it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 9% which is less than most other places in the metro area. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Pioneer which shows a percent with a bachelors degree of 23% (approximately 2.5 times 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 Oak Grove Louisiana educational level. Oak Grove indicates it has a School Dropout Rate of 29% which is the largest of all places in the greater Oak Grove region.

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Oak Grove 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. Oak Grove has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 28% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has less than most other places in the metro area when ranked by percent of people with less than a high school education at 41% 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. Oak Grove has the percentage of percent of people with a bachelors degree in the center range of other places in the area at 15% 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. Oak Grove has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in physical and related sciences at 6.4% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Lake Providence with 7.2%. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in liberal arts and history at 3.7% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has less than most other places in the greater region when ranked by percent of people with a degree in communications at 8.3% of the total.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Oak Grove 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. Oak Grove has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 28.1% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has less than most other places in the surrounding region in order of percent of people with less than a high school degree at 41.4% of the total. Third, it has in the middle range of other places in the greater region as measured by percent of people with high school (or ged) at 20.2% 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. Oak Grove has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 28.1% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has less than most other places in the metro area when sorted by percent of people with less than high school at 41.4% 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.

Oak Grove Louisiana 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. Oak Grove has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten in the middle range of other places in the local area at 11.9% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 39.5% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Bonita with 41.2%. Third, it has the second smallest when sorted by percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the local area in terms of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 27.6% of the total. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 16.8% of the total and is ranked #1. In addition, it has the largest proportion of percent of people in undergraduate colleges at 1.7% 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 Oak Grove Louisiana region. Oak Grove depicts 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). Oak Grove depicts percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades substantially 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 Oak Grove region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Oak Grove indicates it has a Total Enrolled of 332 which is the second most of all the places in the area. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Lake Providence which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 604 (about twice as large). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,084,866, Oak Grove is only about 0.0% the size. Also, in comparison with the state of Louisiana, total population enrolled in school of 1,154,067, Oak Grove 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.) Oak Grove Louisiana has one of the largest proportions of public preschool enrollment at 61% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Lake Providence (100%), and #1 Kilbourne (100%) are larger.

Oak Grove Louisiana 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: Oak Grove High School, Oak Grove Elementary School, Forest School, Kilbourne High School, and Griffin Middle School Academy. 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 Delhi Charter School ranks the largest with a value of 679 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Southside Elementary School (607), Forest School (561), Oak Grove Elementary School (470), and Oak Grove High School (465). The difference between the highest value (Delhi Charter School) and the next highest (Southside Elementary School) is that the enrolled students is about 11.9% 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 Wilmot Elementary School ranks the largest with a value of 7.7 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Delta Junior High School (10.3), Lake Providence Senior High School (11.5), Eudora Elementary School (12.2), and Epps High School (13.1). The difference between the lowest value (Wilmot Elementary School) and the next lowest (Delta Junior High School) is that the student to teacher ratio is 33.5% 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.