Southwest Marion township Missouri Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Southwest Marion 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. Southwest Marion township depicts it has a percent high school graduates or better of 96% which is the highest of all places in the greater Southwest Marion township region.

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. Southwest Marion township shows it has a percent with a bachelors degree or higher of 25% which is the second most percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all the places in the greater Southwest Marion township region. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Aldrich which shows a percent with a bachelors degree of 39% (55.1% 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 Southwest Marion township Missouri educational level. Southwest Marion township depicts it has a percent who dropped out of school of 4% which is the smallest when ranked by percent who dropped out of school of all the other places in the surrounding region. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Halfway which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 34% ( quite a bit bigger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Southwest Marion 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. Southwest Marion township has the smallest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school education at 3% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 41% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Pleasant Hope with 42%. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree or higher at 25% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Aldrich with 39%.

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. Southwest Marion township has the percentage of percent of people with a bachelors degree the second smallest when sorted by percent of people with an associate degree of all the other places in the metropolitan area at 35% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a masters degree at 34% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Aldrich with 41%.

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. Southwest Marion township has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 37.9% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Morrisville (43.3%), and #1 Bolivar (45.5%) are larger. Second, it has less than most other places in the metropolitan area when sorted by percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 2.7% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 20.7% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Halfway with 37.5%.

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. Southwest Marion township has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics at 3.1% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in biological, agricultural, and environmental sciences at 12.3% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Morrisville with 13.3%. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in psychology at 19.0% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Aldrich with 29.2%.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Southwest Marion 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. Southwest Marion township has the smallest proportion of percent of people with less than a high school degree at 3.2% of the total. Second, it has the second smallest when sorted by percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the greater region as measured by percent of people with high school (or ged) at 30.5% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 40.7% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Pleasant Hope with 42.0%. Also, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree or higher at 24.9% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Aldrich with 38.6%.

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. Southwest Marion township has the smallest proportion of percent of people with less than high school at 3.2% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a masters degree at 12.2% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Aldrich with 20.5%. 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.

Southwest Marion 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. Southwest Marion township has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten the second smallest when sorted by percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the local area at 3.5% of the total. Second, it has the second smallest in terms of percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the metro area in order of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 14.4% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 5.1% of the total. Also, it has the second smallest when ranked by percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the local area when ranked by percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 9.1% of the total. In addition, it has the largest proportion of percent of people in undergraduate colleges at 64.3% of the total and is ranked #1. Furthermore, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people in graduate or professional schools at 3.6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Aldrich with 11.1%.

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 Southwest Marion township Missouri region. Southwest Marion township depicts percent enrolled in public schools approximately three-fourths the size as the percent enrolled in private schools.

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. Southwest Marion township depicts percent enrolled in a public high school markedly 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. Southwest Marion township depicts percent enrolled in a public college approximately a fifth 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 Southwest Marion township region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Southwest Marion township depicts it has a total population enrolled in school of 1,533 which is the second most total enrolled of all the places in the greater Southwest Marion township region. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Bolivar which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 3,571 (approximately 2.3 times bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,415,106, Southwest Marion township is only about 0.0% the size. Also, compared with the state of Missouri, total population enrolled in school of 1,498,474, Southwest Marion township is only about 0.1% 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.) Southwest Marion township Missouri has the largest proportion of private preschool enrollment at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

Southwest Marion 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: Bolivar Middle, Bolivar Primary, Bolivar Intermediate Sch., Bolivar High, and Marion C. Early High. 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 Bolivar High ranks the largest with a value of 828 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Bolivar Primary (696), Bolivar Middle (625), Bolivar Intermediate Sch. (568), and Pleasant Hope Elem. (355). The difference between the highest value (Bolivar High) and the next highest (Bolivar Primary) is that the enrolled students is about 19.0% 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 Dadeville Elem. ranks the largest with a value of 6.4 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Dadeville Sr. High (8.6), Walnut Grove High (9.7), Humansville High (10.0), and Halfway Elem. (10.6). The difference between the lowest value (Dadeville Elem.) and the next lowest (Dadeville Sr. High) is that the student to teacher ratio is 34.8% 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.