New Madrid Missouri Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for New Madrid Missouri 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. New Madrid shows it has a High School Grad or higher of 84% which is the second most percent high school graduates or better of all the places in the greater New Madrid region. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Marston which shows a high school graduates of 88% (only about 4.5% 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. New Madrid depicts it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 13% which is more than all other places in the greater New Madrid 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 New Madrid Missouri educational level. New Madrid shows it has a School Dropout Rate of 16% which is the second smallest when sorted by percent who dropped out of school of all the other places in the metropolitan area. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Matthews which depicts a percent who dropped out of school of 35% (approximately 2.3 times bigger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for New Madrid Missouri. 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. New Madrid has the percentage of percent of people with no schooling the second smallest in terms of percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the metropolitan area at 15% of the total. Second, it has the second smallest when sorted by percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the local area in order of percent of people with less than a high school education at 43% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with high school degree, ged, or equivalent at 29% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 13% 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. New Madrid has the percentage of percent of people with a bachelors degree in the middle range of other places in the greater region at 21% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a professional school 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. New Madrid has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a business degree at 41.5% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Portageville with 52.4%.

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. New Madrid has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in social sciences at 6.5% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in business at 41.5% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Portageville with 52.4%. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in literature and languages at 11.4% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Matthews with 15.8%.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater New Madrid Missouri 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. New Madrid has the percentage of percent of people with no schooling the second smallest when sorted by percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the metro area at 15.4% of the total. Second, it has the second smallest when ranked by percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the local area when sorted by percent of people with less than a high school degree at 42.8% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 28.7% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 12.9% 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. New Madrid has the percentage of percent of people with no schooling the second smallest in terms of percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the surrounding region at 15.4% of the total. Second, it has the second smallest when sorted by percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the greater region in terms of percent of people with less than high school at 42.8% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people high school graduates (or ged) at 23.8% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college but not a graduate at 4.9% of the total and is ranked #1. In addition, 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.

New Madrid Missouri 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. New Madrid has the largest proportion of percent of children in kindergarten at 41.1% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 8.7% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 28.2% of the total and is ranked #1.

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 New Madrid Missouri region. New Madrid indicates percent enrolled in public schools appreciably 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. New Madrid depicts percent enrolled in a public college approximately 4.4 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 New Madrid region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) New Madrid shows it has a Total Enrolled of 716 which is the second most total enrolled of all the places in the greater New Madrid region. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Portageville which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 779 (8.8% larger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,084,866, New Madrid is only about 0.0% the size. Also, versus the state of Missouri, total population enrolled in school of 1,480,841, New Madrid is only about 0.0% the size.

New Madrid Missouri 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: Central High, Central Middle, New Madrid Elem., New Madrid Bend Youth Ctr., and Lilbourn Elem.. 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 Central High ranks the largest with a value of 456 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Portageville High (394), Portageville Elem. (377), Central Middle (353), and A. J. Martin Elem. (348). The difference between the highest value (Central High) and the next highest (Portageville High) is that the enrolled students is about 15.7% 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 New Madrid Bend Youth Ctr. ranks the largest with a value of 5.4 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Lake Co High School (12.1), Margaret Newton Elementary (12.1), New Madrid Elem. (12.3), and Matthews Elem. (12.5). The difference between the lowest value (New Madrid Bend Youth Ctr.) and the next lowest (Lake Co High School) 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 Missouri department of education.