Loch Lynn Heights Maryland Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Loch Lynn Heights 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. Loch Lynn Heights depicts it has a High School Grad or higher of 88% which is in the mid point range of other places in the area. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Oakland which depicts a high school graduates of 91% (only about 4.1% 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. Loch Lynn Heights indicates it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 10% which is in the middle range of other places in the metro area. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Oakland which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 29% (approximately 2.8 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 Loch Lynn Heights Maryland educational level. Loch Lynn Heights shows it has a School Dropout Rate of 12% which is in the mid range of other places in the surrounding region. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Hutton CDP which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 66% ( markedly bigger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Loch Lynn Heights 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. Loch Lynn Heights has the percentage of percent of people with no schooling less than most other places in the area at 12% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school education at 54% 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. Loch Lynn Heights has the largest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 54% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has in the mid range of other places in the local area as measured by percent of people with a bachelors degree at 3% 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. Loch Lynn Heights has the largest proportion of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 34.3% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 28.6% 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. Loch Lynn Heights has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in social sciences at 5.7% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in multidisciplinary studies at 34.3% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in science and engineering related fields at 28.6% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in communications at 8.6% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Loch Lynn Heights 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. Loch Lynn Heights has the percentage of percent of people with no schooling less than most other places in the greater region at 11.6% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school degree at 54.4% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has in the mid point range of other places in the metropolitan area as measured by percent of people with high school (or ged) at 23.0% 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. Loch Lynn Heights has the percentage of percent of people with no schooling less than most other places in the metro area at 11.6% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with less than high school at 54.4% of the total and is ranked #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.

Loch Lynn Heights 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. Loch Lynn Heights has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in kindergarten at 14.0% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Oakland (26.4%), and #1 Deer Park (31.7%) are larger. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 24.6% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Gorman CDP (30.2%), and #1 Mountain Lake Park (36.4%) are larger. Third, it has in the mid range of other places in the metro area as measured by percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 31.6% of the total. Also, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 19.3% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Gorman CDP with 34.9%.

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 Loch Lynn Heights Maryland region. Loch Lynn Heights shows percent enrolled in public schools considerably 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). Loch Lynn Heights shows percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades quite a bit 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 Loch Lynn Heights region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Loch Lynn Heights shows it has a Total Enrolled of 64 which is in the mid point range of other places in the greater region. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Mountain Lake Park which shows a total population enrolled in school of 340 ( very much bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 80,497,960, Loch Lynn Heights is only about 0.0% the size. Also, measured against the state of Maryland, total population enrolled in school of 1,520,676, Loch Lynn Heights is only about 0.0% the size.

Loch Lynn Heights 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: Yough Glades Elementary, Southern Garrett High School, Broad Ford Elementary, Southern Middle School, and Swan Meadow 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 Preston High School ranks the largest with a value of 1,331 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Southern Garrett High School (726), Broad Ford Elementary (641), Kingwood Elementary (544), and Southern Middle School (535). The difference between the highest value (Preston High School) and the next highest (Southern Garrett High School) is that the enrolled students is about about twice as large.

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 Davis Center ranks the largest with a value of 4.3 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Aurora Elementary (9.8), Accident Elementary (11.2), Terra Alta/East Preston School (11.9), and Southern Garrett High School (12.7). The difference between the lowest value (Davis Center) and the next lowest (Aurora Elementary) is that the student to teacher ratio is approximately 2.3 times bigger.

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.