Oakland County Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains Education data using using the latest 2019 American Community Survey data. In the first chart, Figure 1 shows the number of people age 25 years or older who have graduated from high school or completed the GED or equivalent credential. Oakland County shows it has 94% percent high school graduates or better which is the 3d most of all other counties in the area . The county with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Livingston County with a high school graduates of 95% is only slightly larger.

The number of people aged 25 years or older who have graduated from college with a Bachelor's degree is shown in Figure 2. Oakland County shows it has 46% percent with a bachelors degree or higher which is the 2nd most of all the counties in the area . The county with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Washtenaw County with a percent with a bachelors degree of 55% is 18.9% larger.

Figure 4 shows the percentage of people aged 25 years or older who either have no schooling or dropped out of school before completing high school. Oakland County demonstrates it has 6% percent who dropped out of school which is the 5th ranked in percent who dropped out of school out of 10 total in the area . The county with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Wayne County with a percent who dropped out of school of 14% measures approximately 2.3 times bigger.

The next chart (Figure 8) shows a detailed frequency distribution of the bachelors degrees earned by residents aged 25 years and older. Oakland County has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in Engineering at 15.4% of the total and is ranked #1.

A detailed frequency distribution of educational attainment is provided in Figure 10 and allows detailed comparison between different attainment categories. Oakland County has the largest proportion of percent of people with a Bachelors degree at 26.3% of the total and is ranked #1.

Oakland County School Enrollment Charts

Figure 19 shows for all graduate and professional schools (such as Law or Medical school) and whether students are enrolled in public or private schools. Oakland County Michigan has the largest proportion of percent enrolled in a Private gradudate or Professional school at 30% of the total and is ranked #1.

The next chart in Figure 20 looks at the total number of students enrolled in each place shown. (Enrollment includes all students from preschool to graduate school.) Oakland County indicates it has 306,331 Total population enrolled in school which is the 2nd most of all the counties in the area . The county with the highest Total population enrolled in school in the area is Wayne County with a Total population enrolled in school of 445,255 is 45.4% larger. Comparing Total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,415,106, Oakland County compares as only about 0.4% the size. Also, compared with the state of Michigan, Total population enrolled in school of 2,487,658, Oakland County is approximately an eigth the size.

Oakland County Area Schools Charts

Figure 23 lists the schools in the area along with the school district and other information. Some of the Area Schools are: Riverside Elementary School, Cooley Elementary School, Pierce Middle School, Sandburg Elementary School, and Waterford Kettering High School. The next illustration in Figure 24 shows the total school enrollment for all grades at the school using NCES Common Core data. Looking at Enrollment for Area Schools we find that Waterford Mott High School ranks the largest with a value of 1,580 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Waterford Kettering High School (1,477), Mason Middle School (1,260), Pierce Middle School (1,101), and Donelson Hills Elementary School (479). The difference between the highest value (Waterford Mott High School) and the next highest (Waterford Kettering High School) is that the enrolled students is about measures 7.0% larger.

Figure 25 show the ratio of the number of students to the number of teachers. Good measures are lower because they indicate less students for any one teacher to educate. Looking at Student to Teacher Ratio for Area Schools we find that Stepanski Early Childhood Center ranks the largest with a value of 0.8 Student to Teacher Ratio. The next largest values are for: Kingsley Montgomery School (8.3), Sandburg Elementary School (13.4), Riverside Elementary School (14.8), and Waterford Durant High School (14.9). The difference between the lowest value (Stepanski Early Childhood Center) and the next lowest (Kingsley Montgomery School) is that the Student to Teacher Ratio is is substantially bigger.