Frontenac CDP Minnesota Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Frontenac CDP Minnesota based mainly on the latest year 2022 Census data using the American Community Survey 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. Frontenac CDP shows it has a High School Grad or higher of 98% which is the third most percent high school graduates or better of all other places in the greater Frontenac CDP region. The place with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Maiden Rock which depicts a high school graduates of 100% ( only slightly 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. Frontenac CDP shows it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 40% which is the third most percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all other places in the greater Frontenac CDP region. The place with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Stockholm which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 54% (34.8% 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 Frontenac CDP Minnesota educational level. Frontenac CDP depicts it has a School Dropout Rate of 2% which is less than most other places in the area. The place with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Pepin which depicts a percent who dropped out of school of 9% (approximately 3.8 times bigger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Frontenac CDP 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. Frontenac CDP has the percentage of percent of people with less than a high school education the second smallest when ranked by percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the metro area at 23% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 40% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Maiden Rock (51%), and #1 Stockholm (54%) are larger.

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. Frontenac CDP has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with an associate degree at 45% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Maiden Rock with 48%. Second, it has less than most other places in the local area when ranked by percent of people with a bachelors degree at 18% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a masters degree at 8% 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. Frontenac CDP has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 20.0% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Pepin with 25.6%. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 35.4% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Maiden Rock with 44.2%. Third, it has in the mid range of other places in the area in order of percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 15.4% of the total. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a business degree at 20.0% 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. Frontenac CDP has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in multidisciplinary studies at 20.0% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Pepin with 25.6%. Second, it has in the mid point range of other places in the local area in terms of percent of people with a degree in science and engineering related fields at 15.4% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in business at 20.0% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in communications at 23.1% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Frontenac CDP 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. Frontenac CDP has the percentage of percent of people with less than a high school degree the second smallest as measured by percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the metropolitan area at 23.1% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 34.6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Hager City CDP with 40.8%. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 40.0% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Maiden Rock (50.8%), and #1 Stockholm (53.9%) are larger.

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. Frontenac CDP has the percentage of percent of people with less than high school the second smallest when sorted by percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the local area at 23.1% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college but not a graduate at 16.2% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a masters degree at 4.6% 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.

Frontenac CDP 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. Frontenac CDP has the largest proportion of percent of children in kindergarten at 25.0% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the second smallest in terms of percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the greater region when sorted by percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 7.5% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 32.5% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Maiden Rock (34.8%), and #1 Bay City (35.0%) are larger.

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 Frontenac CDP Minnesota region. Frontenac CDP depicts percent enrolled in public schools substantially bigger as the percent enrolled in private schools.

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. Frontenac CDP shows percent enrolled in a public college approximately 2.2 times bigger 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 Frontenac CDP region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Frontenac CDP shows it has a Total Enrolled of 44 which is less than most other places in the greater region. The place with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Lake City which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 1,100 ( very much bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,076,829, Frontenac CDP is only about 0.0% the size. Also, in contrast to the state of Minnesota, total population enrolled in school of 1,411,198, Frontenac CDP is only about 0.0% the size.

Frontenac CDP 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: Lincoln Secondary, Bluff View Elementary, Red Wing Senior High, Colvill Family Education Center, and Sunnyside Elementary. 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 Red Wing Senior High ranks the largest with a value of 1,052 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Bluff View Elementary (672), Twin Bluff Middle School (622), Lincoln Secondary (564), and Ellsworth High (510). The difference between the highest value (Red Wing Senior High) and the next highest (Bluff View Elementary) is that the enrolled students is about 56.5% 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 Goodhue County Education Dist. ranks the largest with a value of 4.3 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Colvill Family Education Center (9.6), Pepin High (10.6), Pepin Elementary (11.4), and Plum City High (11.7). The difference between the lowest value (Goodhue County Education Dist.) and the next lowest (Colvill Family Education Center) is that the student to teacher ratio is approximately 2.2 times bigger.

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.