Polk township-Ray County Missouri Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Polk township-Ray 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-Ray County shows it has a percent high school graduates or better of 92% which is the third most percent high school graduates or better of all other places in the greater Polk township-Ray County region. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Wood Heights which depicts a high school graduates of 94% ( only slightly 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-Ray County depicts it has a percent with a bachelors degree or higher of 12% which is the third most percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all other places in the greater Polk township-Ray County region. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Lawson which shows a percent with a bachelors degree of 17% (36.5% 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 Polk township-Ray County Missouri educational level. Polk township-Ray County shows it has a percent who dropped out of school of 8% which is less than most other places in the local area. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Excelsior Estates which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 27% (approximately 3.2 times bigger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Polk township-Ray 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-Ray County has the percentage of percent of people with less than a high school education less than most other places in the greater region at 8% of the total.

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-Ray County has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 44% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Lawson with 55%. Second, it has the second smallest in terms of percent of people with an associate degree of all the other places in the greater region when sorted by percent of people with a masters degree at 16% of the total. Third, it has in the mid range of other places in the local area as measured by percent of people with a professional school degree at 1% of the total.

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-Ray County has the percentage of percent of people with a science or engineering degree less than most other places in the local area at 17.2% 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-Ray County has the percentage of percent of people with a degree in physical and related sciences less than most other places in the metro area at 1.2% of the total. Second, it has less than most other places in the greater region in order of percent of people with a degree in engineering at 1.5% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in literature and languages at 7.5% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has less than most other places in the local area in terms of percent of people with a degree in liberal arts and history at 4.9% of the total.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Polk township-Ray 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-Ray County has the percentage of percent of people with less than a high school degree less than most other places in the metropolitan area at 7.9% of the total. Second, it has less than most other places in the greater region when sorted by percent of people with high school (or ged) at 47.6% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree or higher at 12.2% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Wood Heights (13.9%), and #1 Lawson (16.7%) are larger.

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-Ray County has the percentage of percent of people with less than high school less than most other places in the area at 7.9% of the total. 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-Ray 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-Ray County has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten less than most other places in the local area at 2.1% of the total. Second, it has less than most other places in the greater region in terms of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 14.5% of the total. Third, it has in the mid point range of other places in the area when sorted by percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 26.8% of the total. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people in undergraduate colleges at 21.3% of the total and is ranked #1. In addition, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people in graduate or professional schools at 4.2% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Lawson (5.0%), and #1 Polo (6.4%) are larger.

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 Polk township-Ray County Missouri region. Polk township-Ray County depicts percent enrolled in public schools markedly bigger 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). Polk township-Ray County depicts percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades appreciably bigger 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. Polk township-Ray County shows percent enrolled in a public high school very much bigger 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. Polk township-Ray County depicts percent enrolled in a public college considerably 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 Polk township-Ray County region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Polk township-Ray County shows it has a total population enrolled in school of 1,115 which is the largest of all places in the greater Polk township-Ray County region. Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,415,106, Polk township-Ray County is only about 0.0% the size. Also, in comparison with the state of Missouri, total population enrolled in school of 1,498,474, Polk township-Ray County is only about 0.1% the size.

Polk township-Ray 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: Lawson High, Lawson Middle, Southwest Elem., Polo High, and Polo 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 Excelsior Springs High ranks the largest with a value of 821 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Excelsior Springs Middle (630), Kearney Middle (566), Lewis Elementary (534), and Westview Elementary (525). The difference between the highest value (Excelsior Springs High) and the next highest (Excelsior Springs Middle) is that the enrolled students is about 30.3% 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 Cowgill Elem. ranks the largest with a value of 5.1 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Kingston Elem. (6.2), Mirabile Elem. (6.9), Watkins Mill Park Camp (7.1), and Excelsior Springs Tech. High (8.2). The difference between the lowest value (Cowgill Elem.) and the next lowest (Kingston Elem.) is that the student to teacher ratio is 21.0% 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.