West Monroe CDP Michigan Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for West Monroe CDP Michigan 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. West Monroe CDP shows it has a High School Grad or higher of 81% which is the smallest as measured by percent high school graduates or better of all the other places in the metro area. The place with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Detroit Beach CDP which shows a high school graduates of 98% (21.0% 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 Monroe CDP depicts it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 13% which is the second smallest in terms of percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all the other places in the area. The place with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Monroe which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 20% (60.2% 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 West Monroe CDP Michigan educational level. West Monroe CDP shows it has a School Dropout Rate of 19% which is ranked #1 of all places in the greater West Monroe CDP region.

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for West Monroe 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. West Monroe CDP has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 19% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has in the center range of other places in the metro area in order of percent of people with less than a high school education at 35% 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. West Monroe CDP has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with an associate degree at 38% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Monroe (41%), and #1 Woodland Beach CDP (43%) are larger. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 8% 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. West Monroe CDP has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 15.5% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Maybee with 19.7%. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 39.6% 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. West Monroe CDP has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in engineering at 4.5% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in science and engineering related fields at 39.6% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in communications at 31.3% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater West Monroe 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. West Monroe CDP has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 18.6% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has in the middle range of other places in the greater region when sorted by percent of people with less than a high school degree at 35.0% of the total. Third, it has the second smallest as measured by percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the greater region when sorted by percent of people with high school (or ged) at 33.3% 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. West Monroe CDP has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 18.6% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has in the mid range of other places in the area as measured by percent of people with less than high school at 35.0% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people high school graduates (or ged) at 18.6% of the total. Also, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 2.1% of the total. 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 Monroe 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. West Monroe CDP has the largest proportion of percent of children in kindergarten at 27.9% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 31.4% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Luna Pier with 40.5%. Third, it has less than most other places in the greater region when ranked by percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 15.6% 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 West Monroe CDP Michigan region. West Monroe CDP depicts percent enrolled in public schools approximately 2.2 times 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 Monroe CDP depicts percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades 9.7% larger as the percent of children enrolled in private k-8 grades.

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 Monroe 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 West Monroe CDP region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) West Monroe CDP shows it has a Total Enrolled of 709 which is in the intermediate range of other places in the metro area. The place with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Monroe which indicates a total population enrolled in school of 4,183 ( appreciably bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 80,497,960, West Monroe CDP is only about 0.0% the size. Also, measured against the state of Michigan, total population enrolled in school of 2,400,867, West Monroe CDP is only about 0.0% the size.

West Monroe 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: Monroe High School, Waterloo School, Manor Elementary School, Monroe Middle School, and Monroe County Middle College. 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 Monroe High School ranks the largest with a value of 1,908 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Custer Elementary School (1,066), Monroe Middle School (872), Arborwood Elementary School (711), and Triumph Academy (645). The difference between the highest value (Monroe High School) and the next highest (Custer Elementary School) is that the enrolled students is about 79.0% 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 Monroe County Education Center ranks the largest with a value of 4.7 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Monroe County Transition Center (5.8), Monroe County Youth Center (8.3), Sodt Elementary School (16.0), and Jefferson Middle School (19.0). The difference between the lowest value (Monroe County Education Center) and the next lowest (Monroe County Transition Center) is that the student to teacher ratio is 21.4% larger.

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.