Salt Pond township Missouri Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Salt Pond 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. Salt Pond township shows it has a percent high school graduates or better of 84% which is less than most other places in the greater region. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Blackburn which depicts a high school graduates of 95% (12.5% 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. Salt Pond township depicts it has a percent with a bachelors degree or higher of 15% which is in the middle range of other places in the local area. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Alma which shows a percent with a bachelors degree of 27% (79.1% 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 Salt Pond township Missouri educational level. Salt Pond township depicts it has a percent who dropped out of school of 16% which is the third most percent who dropped out of school of all other places in the greater Salt Pond township region. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Houstonia which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 19% (19.8% larger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Salt Pond 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. Salt Pond township has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 3% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it 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 #3. Only #2 Sweet Springs (16%), and #1 Houstonia (19%) are 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. Salt Pond township has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 51% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Blackburn with 67%.

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. Salt Pond township has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 28.5% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Blackburn with 43.3%. Second, it has less than most other places in the local area when ranked by percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 7.5% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 20.9% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Sweet Springs with 27.7%. Also, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a business degree at 3.8% 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. Salt Pond township has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in biological, agricultural, and environmental sciences at 15.9% 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 2.1% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Emma (11.4%), and #1 Blackburn (43.3%) are larger. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in engineering at 4.2% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Sweet Springs (4.5%), and #1 Houstonia (9.1%) are larger. Also, it has less than most other places in the greater region when sorted by percent of people with a degree in science and engineering related fields at 7.5% of the total. In addition, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in business at 3.8% of the total.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Salt Pond 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. Salt Pond township has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 2.7% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has in the middle range of other places in the local area in terms of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 43.3% of the total. Third, it has in the mid point range of other places in the area as measured by percent of people with a bachelors degree or higher at 15.0% 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. Salt Pond township has the largest proportion of percent of people with no schooling at 2.7% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with less than high school at 13.1% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Sweet Springs (15.5%), and #1 Houstonia (19.0%) are larger. 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.

Salt Pond 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. Salt Pond township has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in kindergarten at 10.1% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Sweet Springs with 10.4%. Second, it has in the middle range of other places in the greater region when ranked by percent of people in graduate or professional schools at 1.1% of the total.

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 Salt Pond township Missouri region. Salt Pond township depicts percent enrolled in public schools considerably 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). Salt Pond township depicts percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades considerably 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. Salt Pond township shows percent enrolled in a public high school approximately 4.9 times 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. Salt Pond township depicts percent enrolled in a public college approximately 4.8 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 Salt Pond township region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Salt Pond township shows it has a total population enrolled in school of 462 which is the second most total enrolled of all the places in the greater Salt Pond township region. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Concordia which shows a total population enrolled in school of 668 (44.6% larger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,415,106, Salt Pond township is only about 0.0% the size. Also, in comparison with the state of Missouri, total population enrolled in school of 1,498,474, Salt Pond township 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.) Salt Pond township Missouri has one of the largest proportions of public preschool enrollment at 56% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Sweet Springs (62%), and #1 Concordia (76%) are larger. Second, it has in the mid range of other places in the local area when ranked by private preschool enrollment at 44% of the total.

Salt Pond 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: Sweet Springs Elem., Sweet Springs High, Northwest Elem., Concordia High, and Concordia 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 Marshall Sr. High ranks the largest with a value of 731 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Bueker Middle (707), Eastwood Elem. (314), Concordia Elem. (270), and Sweet Springs Elem. (260). The difference between the highest value (Marshall Sr. High) and the next highest (Bueker Middle) is that the enrolled students is about only about 3.4% 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 Prairie View School ranks the largest with a value of 5.0 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Malta Bend High (5.5), Waverly Regional Youth Ctr. (5.8), Malta Bend Elem. (6.5), and La Monte High (9.5). The difference between the lowest value (Prairie View School) and the next lowest (Malta Bend High) is that the student to teacher ratio is 9.6% 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.