Edgemont CDP Maryland Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Edgemont CDP Maryland based mainly on the latest year 2021 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. Edgemont CDP depicts it has a High School Grad or higher of 100% which is the highest of all places in the greater Edgemont CDP region.

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. Edgemont CDP depicts it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 23% which is in the mid point range of other places in the local area. The place with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Ringgold CDP which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 37% (62.0% larger).



Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Edgemont CDP Maryland. 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. Edgemont CDP has the largest proportion of percent of people with high school degree, ged, or equivalent at 40% 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. Edgemont CDP has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 23% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 67% of the total and is ranked #1.

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. Edgemont CDP has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 23.1% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Pen Mar CDP with 28.1%. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a business degree at 46.2% 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. Edgemont CDP has the percentage of percent of people with a degree in psychology in the middle range of other places in the metro area at 15.4% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in multidisciplinary studies at 23.1% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Pen Mar CDP with 28.1%. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in business at 46.2% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in communications at 15.4% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Highfield-Cascade CDP with 18.9%.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Edgemont CDP Maryland 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. Edgemont CDP has the largest proportion of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 39.9% 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. Edgemont CDP has the largest proportion of percent of people high school graduates (or ged) at 37.4% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 5.8% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 16.9% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Ringgold CDP with 21.1%. 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.

Edgemont CDP Maryland 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. Edgemont CDP has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in kindergarten at 33.3% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Highfield-Cascade CDP (34.7%), and #1 Greensburg CDP (100.0%) are larger. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 33.3% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Cavetown CDP with 35.0%. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 33.3% 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 Edgemont CDP region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Edgemont CDP shows it has a Total Enrolled of 27 which is less than most other places in the area. The place with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Smithsburg which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 994 ( considerably bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 80,497,960, Edgemont CDP is only about 0.0% the size. Also, compared to the state of Maryland, total population enrolled in school of 1,520,676, Edgemont CDP is only about 0.0% the size.

Edgemont CDP Maryland 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: Smithsburg Elementary, Smithsburg High, Smithsburg Middle, Cascade Elementary, and Old Forge Elementary. 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 Waynesboro Area Shs ranks the largest with a value of 1,217 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Catoctin High (987), Fairview Avenue El Sch (845), Smithsburg High (791), and Waynesboro Area Ms (716). The difference between the highest value (Waynesboro Area Shs) and the next highest (Catoctin High) is that the enrolled students is about 23.3% 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 Sabillasville Elementary ranks the largest with a value of 11.4 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Potomac Heights Elementary (11.9), Paramount Elementary (14.7), Waynesboro Area Shs (14.9), and Cascade Elementary (14.9). The difference between the lowest value (Sabillasville Elementary) and the next lowest (Potomac Heights Elementary) is that the student to teacher ratio is only about 5.2% larger.

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