West Springfield Town-Hampden County Massachusetts Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for West Springfield Town-Hampden County Massachusetts based mainly on the latest year 2019 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. West Springfield Town-Hampden County shows it has a percent high school graduates or better of 89% which is the third most of all other places in the local area. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Agawam Town which indicates a high school graduates of 93% (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. West Springfield Town-Hampden County depicts it has a percent with a bachelors degree or higher of 33% which is the second most percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all the places in the greater West Springfield Town-Hampden County region. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Agawam Town which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 33% ( about the same size).

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 West Springfield Town-Hampden County Massachusetts educational level. West Springfield Town-Hampden County shows it has a percent who dropped out of school of 11% which is in the mid range of other places in the local area. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Springfield which depicts a percent who dropped out of school of 23% (about twice as large).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for West Springfield Town-Hampden County 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. West Springfield Town-Hampden County has the percentage of percent of people with less than a high school education in the mid range of other places in the local area at 10% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree or higher at 33% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Agawam Town with 33%.

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. West Springfield Town-Hampden County has the percentage of percent of people with a bachelors degree in the mid point range of other places in the local area at 43% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a masters degree at 26% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Agawam Town with 26%. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a professional school degree at 5% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has less than most other places in the local area in order of percent of people with a doctorate degree at 1% 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. West Springfield Town-Hampden County has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in engineering at 8.7% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater West Springfield Town-Hampden County 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. West Springfield Town-Hampden County has the percentage of percent of people with high school (or ged) the second smallest when sorted by percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the area at 25.7% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree or higher at 32.9% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Agawam Town with 33.1%.

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. West Springfield Town-Hampden County has the percentage of percent of people with less than high school in the mid point range of other places in the surrounding region at 9.5% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a masters degree at 11.3% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a professional school degree (e.g. law or medicine) at 2.1% 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.

West Springfield Town-Hampden County 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. West Springfield Town-Hampden County has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in kindergarten at 5.9% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Holyoke with 6.2%. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 24.2% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people in graduate or professional schools at 9.8% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Agawam Town with 9.9%.

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 West Springfield Town-Hampden County Massachusetts region. West Springfield Town-Hampden County 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). West Springfield Town-Hampden County 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. West Springfield Town-Hampden County depicts percent enrolled in a public high school very much bigger 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. West Springfield Town-Hampden County shows percent enrolled in a public college approximately 3.4 times 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. West Springfield Town-Hampden County indicates percent enrolled in a public gradudate or professional school approximately three-fourths the size 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 West Springfield Town-Hampden County region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) West Springfield Town-Hampden County shows it has a total population enrolled in school of 6,979 which is less than most other places in the surrounding region. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Springfield which shows a total population enrolled in school of 45,577 ( very much bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,415,106, West Springfield Town-Hampden County is only about 0.0% the size. Also, versus the state of Massachusetts, total population enrolled in school of 1,734,143, West Springfield Town-Hampden County is only about 0.4% 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.) West Springfield Town-Hampden County Massachusetts has the percentage of public preschool enrollment the second smallest in terms of percent enrolled in public preschool of all the other places in the metropolitan area at 50% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of private preschool enrollment at 50% of the total and is ranked #1.

West Springfield Town-Hampden County 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: John R Fausey, West Springfield Middle, West Springfield High, Tatham, and Mittineague. 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 West Springfield High ranks the largest with a value of 1,208 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Chestnut Street Middle (944), West Springfield Middle (897), Gerena (667), and Roberta G. Doering School (602). The difference between the highest value (West Springfield High) and the next highest (Chestnut Street Middle) is that the enrolled students is about 28.0% 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 Springfield Public Day Elementary School ranks the largest with a value of 3.0 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Liberty Preparatory Academy (5.3), Mittineague (9.7), Glenwood (9.8), and Gerena (10.3). The difference between the lowest value (Springfield Public Day Elementary School) and the next lowest (Liberty Preparatory Academy) is that the student to teacher ratio is 75.7% 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.