Ruth B Rural township Missouri Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Ruth B Rural township 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. Ruth B Rural township indicates it has a percent high school graduates or better of 86% which is less than most other places in the local area. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Shell Knob CDP which shows a high school graduates of 96% (11.3% 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. Ruth B Rural township depicts it has a percent with a bachelors degree or higher of 18% which is less than most other places in the area. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Indian Point which shows a percent with a bachelors degree of 30% (65.7% 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 Ruth B Rural township Missouri educational level. Ruth B Rural township depicts it has a percent who dropped out of school of 14% which is the third most percent who dropped out of school of all other places in the greater Ruth B Rural township region. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Branson West which indicates a percent who dropped out of school of 16% (16.9% larger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Ruth B Rural township 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. Ruth B Rural township has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with less than a high school education at 13% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Reeds Spring with 14%.

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. Ruth B Rural township has the percentage of percent of people with a bachelors degree in the center range of other places in the metropolitan area at 53% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a masters degree at 20% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Indian Point with 22%. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a professional school degree at 5% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Kimberling City with 5%. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a doctorate degree at 3% 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. Ruth B Rural township has the percentage of percent of people with a science or engineering degree the second smallest when sorted by percent of people with a science or engineering degree of all the other places in the local area at 13.2% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 23.1% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Branson West (27.6%), and #1 Reeds Spring (33.7%) are larger. Third, it has less than most other places in the greater region as measured by percent of people with a business degree at 20.5% of the total. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with an education degree at 39.9% 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. Ruth B Rural township has the percentage of percent of people with a degree in business less than most other places in the metro area at 20.5% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in education at 39.9% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in literature and languages at 6.4% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in liberal arts and history at 9.7% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Ruth B Rural township 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. Ruth B Rural township has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with less than a high school degree at 13.3% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Reeds Spring with 13.8%. Second, it has less than most other places in the greater region in terms of percent of people with a bachelors degree or higher at 18.3% of the total.

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. Ruth B Rural township has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with less than high school at 13.3% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Reeds Spring with 13.8%. 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.

Ruth B Rural township 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. Ruth B Rural township has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 33.7% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Reeds Spring with 37.9%. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people in graduate or professional schools at 13.3% 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 Ruth B Rural township Missouri region. Ruth B Rural township depicts percent enrolled in public schools approximately 3.4 times 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. Ruth B Rural township depicts percent enrolled in a public college approximately a third the size 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 Ruth B Rural township region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Ruth B Rural township depicts it has a total population enrolled in school of 353 which is at the top of all other places in the greater Ruth B Rural township region. Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,415,106, Ruth B Rural township is only about 0.0% the size. Also, compared with the state of Missouri, total population enrolled in school of 1,498,474, Ruth B Rural township is only about 0.0% the size.

Ruth B Rural township 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: Reeds Spring High, Reeds Spring Elem., Reeds Spring Intermediate, Reeds Spring Primary, and Reeds Spring 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 Branson High ranks the largest with a value of 1,331 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Branson Primary (789), Branson Intermediate (738), Branson Jr. High (710), and Reeds Spring High (615). The difference between the highest value (Branson High) and the next highest (Branson Primary) is that the enrolled students is about 68.7% 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 Tri-Lakes Specl. Educ. Coop. ranks the largest with a value of 1.8 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Shell Knob Elem. (6.6), Blue Eye Middle (11.2), Galena High (11.2), and Blue Eye High (11.4). The difference between the lowest value (Tri-Lakes Specl. Educ. Coop.) and the next lowest (Shell Knob Elem.) is that the student to teacher ratio is approximately 3.7 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.