Sunfish Lake Minnesota Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Sunfish Lake 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. Sunfish Lake depicts it has a High School Grad or higher of 100% which is ranked #1 of all places in the surrounding 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. Sunfish Lake depicts it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 79% which is at the top of all other places in the greater Sunfish Lake region.

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Sunfish 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. Sunfish Lake has the smallest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school education at 7% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with high school degree, ged, or equivalent at 13% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 79% 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. Sunfish Lake has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 42% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a masters degree at 27% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a professional school degree at 7% 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. Sunfish Lake has the percentage of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related the second smallest when ranked by percent of people with a science or engineering degree of all the other places in the area at 27.1% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a business degree at 6.7% 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. Sunfish Lake has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics at 7.9% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in biological, agricultural, and environmental sciences at 6.1% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in social sciences at 6.4% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in business at 6.7% of the total. In addition, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in literature and languages at 3.5% of the total. Furthermore, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in communications at 1.2% of the total.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Sunfish 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. Sunfish Lake has the smallest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school degree at 7.4% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 13.5% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 79.1% 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. Sunfish Lake has the smallest proportion of percent of people with less than high school at 7.4% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people high school graduates (or ged) at 9.8% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with some college but not a graduate at 3.7% of the total. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 16.7% of the total and is ranked #1. In addition, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a masters degree at 22.0% of the total and is ranked #1. Furthermore, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a professional school degree (e.g. law or medicine) at 5.6% 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.

Sunfish 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. Sunfish Lake has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten the second smallest in order of percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the area at 17.8% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 28.8% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 38.7% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the smallest proportion of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 9.2% 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 Sunfish Lake Minnesota region. Sunfish Lake depicts percent enrolled in public schools approximately a quarter the size 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). Sunfish Lake shows percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades approximately a quarter the size 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. Sunfish Lake depicts percent enrolled in a public high school approximately a fifth the size 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. Sunfish Lake shows percent enrolled in a public college about 14.3% smaller 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 Sunfish Lake region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Sunfish Lake shows it has a Total Enrolled of 182 which is less than most other places in the metro area. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Inver Grove Heights which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 8,436 ( substantially bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,076,829, Sunfish Lake is only about 0.0% the size. Also, versus the state of Minnesota, total population enrolled in school of 1,411,198, Sunfish Lake is only about 0.0% 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.) Sunfish Lake Minnesota has the largest proportion of public preschool enrollment at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

Sunfish 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: Salem Hills Elementary, Atheneum Elementary, Academic Arts High School, West Heights Alc, and Henry Sibley High School. 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 Henry Sibley High School ranks the largest with a value of 1,385 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: South St. Paul Secondary (1,341), Lincoln Center Elementary (987), Kaposia Education Center Elementary (858), and Hilltop Elementary (736). The difference between the highest value (Henry Sibley High School) and the next highest (South St. Paul Secondary) is that the enrolled students is about only about 3.3% 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 Moreland Art/Health Science Magnet ranks the largest with a value of 11.5 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Academic Arts High School (13.1), Garlough Environmental Magnet (13.5), Salem Hills Elementary (14.0), and Lincoln Center Elementary (14.7). The difference between the lowest value (Moreland Art/Health Science Magnet) and the next lowest (Academic Arts High School) is that the student to teacher ratio is 13.1% 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.