Sacred Heart Minnesota Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Sacred Heart 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. Sacred Heart 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 city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Granite Falls which indicates a high school graduates of 91% (12.4% 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. Sacred Heart shows it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 14% which is the third most percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all other places in the greater Sacred Heart region. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Granite Falls which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 25% (about twice as large).

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 Sacred Heart Minnesota educational level. Sacred Heart depicts it has a School Dropout Rate of 19% which is the highest of all places in the greater Sacred Heart region.

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Sacred Heart 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. Sacred Heart has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 19% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with high school degree, ged, or equivalent at 34% 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. Sacred Heart has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with an associate degree at 49% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Maynard with 51%. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 12% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Danube (17%), and #1 Granite Falls (21%) are larger.

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. Sacred Heart has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 25.5% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Maynard (30.8%), and #1 Granite Falls (32.2%) are larger. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 36.4% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a business degree at 16.4% 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. Sacred Heart has the percentage of percent of people with a degree in physical and related sciences less than most other places in the greater region at 3.6% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in science and engineering related fields at 36.4% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in business at 16.4% of the total. Also, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in literature and languages at 18.2% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Maynard with 26.9%.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Sacred Heart 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. Sacred Heart has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 19.0% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 34.5% 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. Sacred Heart has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 19.0% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with some college but not a graduate at 8.6% 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.

Sacred Heart 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. Sacred Heart has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 33.6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Danube with 42.2%. Second, it has less than most other places in the greater region in terms of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 11.2% of the total. Third, it has in the mid point range of other places in the local area as measured by percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 7.5% 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 Sacred Heart Minnesota region. Sacred Heart depicts percent enrolled in public schools very much 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). Sacred Heart depicts percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades substantially bigger as the percent of children enrolled in private k-8 grades.

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 Sacred Heart region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Sacred Heart shows it has a Total Enrolled of 107 which is in the mid range of other places in the area. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Granite Falls which shows a total population enrolled in school of 484 (approximately 4.5 times bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,076,829, Sacred Heart is only about 0.0% the size. Also, versus the state of Minnesota, total population enrolled in school of 1,411,198, Sacred Heart is only about 0.0% the size.

Sacred Heart 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: Renville County West Senior High, Renville County West Elementary, Yellow Medicine East High School, Bert Raney Elementary School, and M.A.C.C.R.A.Y. West 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 Montevideo Senior High ranks the largest with a value of 508 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Bert Raney Elementary School (367), Bold Senior High (366), Montevideo Middle (363), and Lakeview Elementary (317). The difference between the highest value (Montevideo Senior High) and the next highest (Bert Raney Elementary School) is that the enrolled students is about 38.4% 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 Belview Learning Ctr Bridges ranks the largest with a value of 5.4 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Belview Learning Center (6.0), E.C.H.O. Charter School (8.3), Renville County West Senior High (11.9), and Bert Raney Elementary School (12.4). The difference between the lowest value (Belview Learning Ctr Bridges) and the next lowest (Belview Learning Center) is that the student to teacher ratio is 11.6% 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.