Osage township-Crawford County Missouri Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Osage township-Crawford County Missouri based mainly on the latest year 2019 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. Osage township-Crawford County shows it has a percent high school graduates or better of 78% which is the second most percent high school graduates or better of all the places in the greater Osage township-Crawford County region. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Viburnum which shows a high school graduates of 83% (only about 5.8% 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. Osage township-Crawford County shows it has a percent with a bachelors degree or higher of 8% which is in the middle range of other places in the greater region. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Viburnum which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 14% (77.1% 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 Osage township-Crawford County Missouri educational level. Osage township-Crawford County shows it has a percent who dropped out of school of 22% which is the second smallest when ranked 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 Cuba which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 32% (45.3% 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. Osage township-Crawford County has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 28% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 50% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Viburnum with 51%. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a masters degree at 23% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Salem with 29%.

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. Osage township-Crawford County has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 38.2% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Bunker with 50.0%. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 22.5% 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. Osage township-Crawford County has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in biological, agricultural, and environmental sciences at 23.6% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in physical and related sciences at 9.0% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Viburnum with 13.0%. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in engineering at 5.6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Steelville with 10.3%. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in science and engineering related fields at 22.5% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Osage township-Crawford County 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. Osage township-Crawford County has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 49.1% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Bunker with 56.2%. 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.

Osage township-Crawford County 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. Osage township-Crawford County has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in kindergarten at 6.2% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Cuba (8.2%), and #1 Salem (11.2%) are larger. Second, it has the second smallest in order of percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the surrounding region when ranked by percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 24.2% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 16.6% of the total. Also, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people in undergraduate colleges at 20.1% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Viburnum with 20.6%. In addition, it has the largest proportion of percent of people in graduate or professional schools at 9.3% of the total and is ranked #1.

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 Osage township-Crawford County region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Osage township-Crawford County depicts it has a total population enrolled in school of 303 which is in the mid range of other places in the local area. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Cuba which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 946 (approximately 3.1 times bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,415,106, Osage township-Crawford County is only about 0.0% the size. Also, benchmarked against the state of Missouri, total population enrolled in school of 1,498,474, Osage township-Crawford County 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.) Osage township-Crawford County Missouri has the largest proportion of public preschool enrollment at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

Osage township-Crawford County 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: Viburnum Elem., Viburnum High, Steelville High, Steelville Elem., and Steelville Middle. 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 Cuba Elem. ranks the largest with a value of 657 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Cuba Middle (455), Cuba High (407), Steelville Elem. (388), and Salem Sr. High (339). The difference between the highest value (Cuba Elem.) and the next highest (Cuba Middle) is that the enrolled students is about 44.4% 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 Ozark Hills School ranks the largest with a value of 5.0 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Salem Sr. High (8.5), Bunker High (8.8), Caledonia Elem. (9.2), and Oak Hill Elem. (10.5). The difference between the lowest value (Ozark Hills School) and the next lowest (Salem Sr. High) is that the student to teacher ratio is 70.3% larger.

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.