Ocean Grove CDP Massachusetts Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Ocean Grove CDP Massachusetts 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. Ocean Grove CDP shows it has a High School Grad or higher of 91% which is in the mid range of other places in the metro area. The place with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Warwick which shows a high school graduates of 93% ( only slightly 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. Ocean Grove CDP indicates it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 21% which is less than most other places in the greater region. The place with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Tiverton CDP which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 35% (65.4% larger).

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 Ocean Grove CDP Massachusetts educational level. Ocean Grove CDP shows it has a School Dropout Rate of 9% which is in the intermediate range of other places in the local area. The place with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Fall River which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 25% (approximately 2.7 times bigger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Ocean Grove CDP Massachusetts. 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. Ocean Grove CDP has the percentage of percent of people with no schooling in the mid range of other places in the metropolitan area at 9% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school education at 38% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has less than most other places in the local area as measured by percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 21% 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. Ocean Grove CDP has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 30% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 34% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a professional school degree at 4% 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. Ocean Grove CDP has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 9.6% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 7.8% 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. Ocean Grove CDP has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in biological, agricultural, and environmental sciences at 3.6% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in physical and related sciences at 13.6% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in psychology at 8.7% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in social sciences at 13.8% of the total and is ranked #1. In addition, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in multidisciplinary studies at 9.6% of the total. Furthermore, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in science and engineering related fields at 7.8% of the total. Next it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in education at 8.7% of the total and is ranked #1. Additionally, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in communications at 5.8% of the total.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Ocean Grove CDP Massachusetts 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. Ocean Grove CDP has the largest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school degree at 37.8% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 32.1% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Tiverton CDP with 32.6%. Third, it has less than most other places in the local area in terms of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 20.9% 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. Ocean Grove CDP has the percentage of percent of people with no schooling in the center range of other places in the greater region at 9.2% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with less than high school at 37.8% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people high school graduates (or ged) at 22.3% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 9.3% of the total. In addition, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 10.3% 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.

Ocean Grove CDP Massachusetts 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. Ocean Grove CDP has the largest proportion of percent of children in kindergarten at 26.4% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 32.9% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 7.5% 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 Ocean Grove CDP Massachusetts region. Ocean Grove CDP depicts percent enrolled in public schools quite a bit bigger as the percent enrolled in private schools.

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. Ocean Grove CDP depicts percent enrolled in a public gradudate or professional school 6.2% larger 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 Ocean Grove CDP region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Ocean Grove CDP depicts it has a Total Enrolled of 332 which is the smallest in terms of total population enrolled in school of all the other places in the local area. The place with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Fall River which shows a total population enrolled in school of 19,693 ( considerably bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,076,829, Ocean Grove CDP is only about 0.0% the size. Also, compared to the state of Massachusetts, total population enrolled in school of 1,720,058, Ocean Grove CDP 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.) Ocean Grove CDP Massachusetts has the largest proportion of public preschool enrollment at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

Ocean Grove CDP Massachusetts 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: Gardner, Joseph G Luther, Elizabeth S Brown, Wilbur, and Joseph Case Jr High. 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 Kickemuit Middle School ranks the largest with a value of 729 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Hugh Cole School (638), Matthew J Kuss Middle (623), Somerset Middle School (596), and Joseph Case High (568). The difference between the highest value (Kickemuit Middle School) and the next highest (Hugh Cole School) is that the enrolled students is about 14.3% 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 Resiliency Preparatory School ranks the largest with a value of 9.4 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Morton Middle (11.3), Wilbur (11.7), Joseph Case High (12.1), and Somerset Middle School (12.4). The difference between the lowest value (Resiliency Preparatory School) and the next lowest (Morton Middle) is that the student to teacher ratio is 19.5% larger.

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