Elbow Lake Minnesota Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Elbow Lake Minnesota 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. Elbow Lake shows it has a High School Grad or higher of 90% which is in the middle range of other places in the metro area. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Ashby which depicts a high school graduates of 97% (8.4% 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. Elbow Lake depicts it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 19% which is more than all other places in the greater Elbow Lake region.

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 Elbow Lake Minnesota educational level. Elbow Lake shows it has a School Dropout Rate of 10% which is in the mid point range of other places in the metro area. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Barrett which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 14% (43.5% larger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Elbow Lake Minnesota. 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. Elbow Lake has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with no schooling at 10% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Barrett with 14%. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school education at 30% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 19% of the total and is ranked #1.

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. Elbow Lake has the percentage of percent of people with a bachelors degree in the middle range of other places in the metropolitan area at 11% of the total. Second, 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. Elbow Lake has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 16.8% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Dalton with 17.9%. Second, it has less than most other places in the local area as measured by percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 20.4% of the total. Third, it has less than most other places in the metro area when sorted by percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 5.8% 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. Elbow Lake 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. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in multidisciplinary studies at 16.8% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Dalton with 17.9%. Third, it has less than most other places in the local area when sorted by percent of people with a degree in science and engineering related fields at 5.8% of the total. Also, it has in the center range of other places in the greater region in order of percent of people with a degree in communications at 6.8% of the total.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Elbow Lake Minnesota 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. Elbow Lake has the smallest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school degree at 29.6% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 41.5% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Ashby (43.9%), and #1 Evansville (49.0%) are larger. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 18.9% of the total and is ranked #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. Elbow Lake has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with no schooling at 9.6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Barrett with 14.4%. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with less than high school at 29.6% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a professional school degree (e.g. law or medicine) at 1.5% 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.

Elbow Lake Minnesota 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. Elbow Lake has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten less than most other places in the surrounding region at 20.4% 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 Elbow Lake Minnesota region. Elbow Lake shows percent enrolled in public schools appreciably 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). Elbow Lake depicts percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades considerably bigger 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. Elbow Lake shows percent enrolled in a public college 33.3% larger 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 Elbow Lake region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Elbow Lake depicts it has a Total Enrolled of 254 which is the largest of all places in the greater Elbow Lake region. Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,084,866, Elbow Lake is only about 0.0% the size. Also, measured against the state of Minnesota, total population enrolled in school of 1,395,300, Elbow Lake is only about 0.0% the size.

Elbow Lake Minnesota 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: West Central Area N. El., West Central Area Sec., Wca 5-6 Elementary, Ashby Elementary, and Ashby Secondary. 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 Central Area Sec. ranks the largest with a value of 315 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Adams Elementary (283), Iq Academy Minnesota (282), West Central Area N. El. (162), and Brandon Elementary (153). The difference between the highest value (West Central Area Sec.) and the next highest (Adams Elementary) is that the enrolled students is about 11.3% 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 Herman Secondary ranks the largest with a value of 7.8 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Herman Elementary (9.1), Evansville Elementary (9.2), Ashby Secondary (9.9), and Fergus Falls Area Learning Center (11.5). The difference between the lowest value (Herman Secondary) and the next lowest (Herman Elementary) is that the student to teacher ratio is 15.9% larger.

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