Vandercook Lake CDP Michigan Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Vandercook Lake CDP Michigan based mainly on the latest year 2020 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. Vandercook Lake CDP depicts it has a High School Grad or higher of 95% which is more than all other places in the greater Vandercook Lake 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. Vandercook Lake CDP shows it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 18% which is the third most percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all other places in the greater Vandercook Lake CDP region. The place with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Spring Arbor CDP which shows a percent with a bachelors degree of 44% (approximately 2.4 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 Vandercook Lake CDP Michigan educational level. Vandercook Lake CDP indicates it has a School Dropout Rate of 5% which is the smallest in order of percent who dropped out of school of all the other places in the greater region. The place with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Cement City which depicts a percent who dropped out of school of 25% (approximately 4.7 times bigger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Vandercook Lake CDP Michigan. 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. Vandercook Lake CDP has the smallest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 4% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with less than a high school education at 35% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Cement City with 39%.

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. Vandercook Lake CDP has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 44% of the total. Second, it has in the mid range of other places in the metro area in order of percent of people with a professional school degree at 1% 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. Vandercook Lake CDP has the percentage of percent of people with a science or engineering degree the second smallest in order of percent of people with a science or engineering degree of all the other places in the metro area at 11.7% of the total. Second, it has the second smallest when sorted by percent of people with a science or engineering degree of all the other places in the metro area in order of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 18.2% 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. Vandercook Lake CDP has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics at 8.3% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in social sciences at 11.8% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in engineering at 3.5% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Vandercook Lake CDP Michigan 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. Vandercook Lake CDP has the smallest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 4.5% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with less than a high school degree at 35.5% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Cement City with 39.2%. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 40.9% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Michigan Center CDP with 45.1%.

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. Vandercook Lake CDP has the smallest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 4.5% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with less than high school at 35.5% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Cement City with 39.2%. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college but not a graduate at 12.4% 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.

Vandercook Lake CDP Michigan 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. Vandercook Lake CDP has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in kindergarten at 28.3% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Cement City with 35.4%. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 32.6% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Michigan Center CDP (34.8%), and #1 Napoleon CDP (54.5%) are larger. Third, it has in the mid point range of other places in the local area when ranked by percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 22.9% of the total. Also, it has in the mid point range of other places in the area in order of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 12.7% 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 Vandercook Lake CDP Michigan region. Vandercook Lake CDP shows percent enrolled in public schools markedly 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). Vandercook Lake CDP depicts percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades appreciably 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. Vandercook Lake CDP shows percent enrolled in a public high school substantially 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. Vandercook Lake CDP shows percent enrolled in a public college about twice as large as the percent enrolled in a private college.

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 Vandercook Lake CDP region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Vandercook Lake CDP shows it has a Total Enrolled of 1,231 which is the third most total enrolled of all other places in the greater Vandercook Lake CDP region. The place with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Jackson which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 8,482 ( substantially bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,084,866, Vandercook Lake CDP is only about 0.0% the size. Also, measured against the state of Michigan, total population enrolled in school of 2,451,348, Vandercook Lake CDP is only about 0.1% 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.) Vandercook Lake CDP Michigan has one of the largest proportions of public preschool enrollment at 11% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Jackson with 24%.

Vandercook Lake CDP Michigan 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: Townsend Elementary School, Vandercook Lake High School, Da Vinci Institute (9-12), Ackerson Lake Community Education, and Jackson Isd Local Based Special Education Programs. 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 Middle School At Parkside ranks the largest with a value of 1,000 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Vandercook Lake High School (681), Michigan Center Jr/Sr High School (657), Townsend Elementary School (578), and Frost Elementary School (479). The difference between the highest value (Middle School At Parkside) and the next highest (Vandercook Lake High School) is that the enrolled students is about 46.8% 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 Jackson Isd Local Based Special Education Programs ranks the largest with a value of 4.0 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Ackerson Lake Community Education (7.7), Da Vinci Institute (9-12) (16.0), Arnold Elementary School (16.2), and Frost Elementary School (16.2). The difference between the lowest value (Jackson Isd Local Based Special Education Programs) and the next lowest (Ackerson Lake Community Education) is that the student to teacher ratio is about twice as large.

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