Athens township Missouri Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains Education data using using the latest 2019 American Community Survey data. In the first chart, Figure 1 shows the number of people age 25 years or older who have graduated from high school or completed the GED or equivalent credential. Athens township illustrates it has 88% percent high school graduates or better which isthe 5th ranked in percent high school graduates or better out of 10 total in the area. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Huggins township with a high school graduates of 100% compares as 13.7% larger.

The number of people aged 25 years or older who have graduated from college with a Bachelor's degree is shown in Figure 2. Athens township shows it has 18% percent with a bachelors degree or higher which is the 3d most of all other places in the area. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Huggins township with a percent with a bachelors degree of 28% measures 59.7% larger.

Figure 4 shows the percentage of people aged 25 years or older who either have no schooling or dropped out of school before completing high school. Athens township shows it has 12% percent who dropped out of school which is the 3d most of all other places in the area. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Darlington with a percent who dropped out of school of 24% measures about twice as large.

Athens township Missouri School Enrollment Charts

The next section of charts looks at school enrollment. Figure 14 shows the overall school enrollment by detailed grade groupings. Athens township has percent of children in grades 5 to 8 in the middle of other places in the area at 29.8% of the total and is ranked in the middle of the group.

Next comparison in Figure 16 shows Kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) students enrolled in public versus private schools. Athens township Missouri has percent of children enrolled in public K-8 grades the 2nd smallest percent of children enrolled in public K-8 grades of all the other places in the area at 92% of the total and is ranked 2nd last in the group. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of children enrolled in private K-8 grades at 8% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 17 provides a view of all students high school students who are enrolled in public versus private schools. Athens township Missouri has percent enrolled in a public high school in the center of other places in the area at 95% of the total and is ranked in the middle of the group.

The next charts look at public versus private higher education schools starting with Figure 18. Athens township Missouri has the largest proportion of percent enrolled in a Public college at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 19 shows for all graduate and professional schools (such as Law or Medical school) and whether students are enrolled in public or private schools. Athens township Missouri has the largest proportion of percent enrolled in a Private gradudate or Professional school at 47% of the total and is ranked #1.

The next chart in Figure 20 looks at the total number of students enrolled in each place shown. (Enrollment includes all students from preschool to graduate school.) Athens township shows it has 479 Total population enrolled in school which is more than all other placesin the area. Comparing Total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,415,111, Athens township is only about 0.0% the size. Also, benchmarked against the state of Missouri, Total population enrolled in school of 1,498,474, Athens township is only about 0.0% the size.

In Figure 22, the proportion of children enrolled in public versus private preschools is shown. Athens township Missouri has the largest proportion of percent enrolled in public preschool at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

Athens township Missouri Area Schools Charts

Figure 23 lists the schools in the area along with the school district and other information. Some of the Area Schools are: Virginia E. George Elem., Albany High, Albany Middle, Stanberry High, and Stanberry Elem.. The next illustration in Figure 24 shows the total school enrollment for all grades at the school using NCES Common Core data. Looking at Enrollment for Area Schools we find that South Harrison Elem. ranks the largest with a value of 497 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: South Harrison High (354), Virginia E. George Elem. (228), King City Elem. (196), and Stanberry Elem. (186). The difference between the highest value (South Harrison Elem.) and the next highest (South Harrison High) is that the enrolled students is about is 40.4% larger.

Figure 25 show the ratio of the number of students to the number of teachers. Good measures are lower because they indicate less students for any one teacher to educate. Looking at Student to Teacher Ratio for Area Schools we find that North Daviess High ranks the largest with a value of 4.4 Student to Teacher Ratio. The next largest values are for: Ridgeway High (6.1), Jefferson High (7.0), North Daviess Elem. (8.2), and Jefferson Elem. (8.3). The difference between the lowest value (North Daviess High) and the next lowest (Ridgeway High) is that the Student to Teacher Ratio is is 39.7% larger.