Polk township-Dade County Missouri Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Polk township-Dade 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. Polk township-Dade County depicts it has a percent high school graduates or better of 80% which is less than most other places in the area. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Dadeville which shows a high school graduates of 93% (16.5% 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. Polk township-Dade County depicts it has a percent with a bachelors degree or higher of 22% which is the largest of all places in the greater Polk township-Dade County 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 Polk township-Dade County Missouri educational level. Polk township-Dade County shows it has a percent who dropped out of school of 20% which is the third most percent who dropped out of school of all other places in the greater Polk township-Dade County region. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is South Greenfield which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 43% (about twice as large).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Polk township-Dade County 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. Polk township-Dade County has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 5% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the second smallest in order of percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the local area as measured by percent of people with less than a high school education at 15% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree or higher at 22% 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. Polk township-Dade County has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 16% of the total. Second, it has less than most other places in the area when ranked by percent of people with a bachelors degree at 45% of the total. Third, it has in the middle range of other places in the local area when sorted by percent of people with a masters degree at 24% of the total. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a professional school degree at 14% 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. Polk township-Dade County has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 31.4% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Dadeville with 42.9%. Second, it has the second smallest in order of percent of people with a science or engineering degree of all the other places in the surrounding region as measured by percent of people with an education degree at 17.4% 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. Polk township-Dade County has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics at 10.5% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Dadeville with 17.9%. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in engineering at 5.8% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the second smallest as measured by percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics of all the other places in the area when sorted by percent of people with a degree in education at 17.4% of the total. Also, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in literature and languages at 4.7% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Ash Grove (16.0%), and #1 South Greenfield (100.0%) are larger. In addition, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in liberal arts and history at 11.6% of the total and is ranked #1. Furthermore, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in some other field of study at 9.3% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Polk township-Dade 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. Polk township-Dade County has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 4.7% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the second smallest in terms of percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the metropolitan area as measured by percent of people with less than a high school degree at 15.3% of the total. Third, it has the second smallest as measured by percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the metro area when ranked by percent of people with high school (or ged) at 31.9% of the total. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree or higher at 21.6% 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. Polk township-Dade County has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 4.7% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the second smallest in order of percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the local area in terms of percent of people with less than high school at 15.3% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 11.6% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a masters degree at 6.3% 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 3.7% 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.

Polk township-Dade 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. Polk township-Dade County has the percentage of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 the second smallest in terms of percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the metro area at 10.7% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 33.3% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Greenfield with 35.7%. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 41.3% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being South Greenfield with 72.4%. Also, it has the second smallest in order of percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the local area when ranked by percent of people in undergraduate colleges at 6.7% of the total.

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 Polk township-Dade County region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Polk township-Dade County depicts it has a total population enrolled in school of 79 which is in the middle range of other places in the surrounding region. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Ash Grove which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 369 (approximately 4.7 times bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,415,106, Polk township-Dade County is only about 0.0% the size. Also, compared with the state of Missouri, total population enrolled in school of 1,498,474, Polk township-Dade 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.) Polk township-Dade County Missouri has the largest proportion of public preschool enrollment at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

Polk township-Dade 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: Dadeville Elem., Dadeville Sr. High, Everton Middle, Everton High, and Everton 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 Ash Grove High ranks the largest with a value of 388 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Central Elem. (323), Marion C. Early Elem. (279), Greenfield Elem. (273), and Miller High (249). The difference between the highest value (Ash Grove High) and the next highest (Central Elem.) is that the enrolled students is about 20.1% 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 Lockwood Specl. Educ. Coop. ranks the largest with a value of 1.8 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Dadeville Elem. (6.4), Everton High (8.1), Dadeville Sr. High (8.6), and Walnut Grove High (9.7). The difference between the lowest value (Lockwood Specl. Educ. Coop.) and the next lowest (Dadeville Elem.) is that the student to teacher ratio is approximately 3.5 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.