Sunset Hills Missouri Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Sunset Hills Missouri based mainly on the latest year 2022 Census data using the American Community Survey 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. Sunset Hills depicts it has a High School Grad or higher of 97% which is in the center range of other places in the local area. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Grantwood Village which depicts a high school graduates of 99% ( 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. Sunset Hills shows it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 59% which is the third most percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all other places in the greater Sunset Hills region. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Grantwood Village which shows a percent with a bachelors degree of 69% (16.4% 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 Sunset Hills Missouri educational level. Sunset Hills shows it has a School Dropout Rate of 3% which is in the mid point range of other places in the area. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Sappington CDP which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 6% (about twice as large).

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. Sunset Hills has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a masters degree at 10% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Fenton with 10%. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a professional school degree at 4% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Crestwood with 5%.

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. Sunset Hills has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 6.2% of the total. Second, it has the second smallest as measured by percent of people with a science or engineering degree of all the other places in the local area as measured by percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 17.1% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 32.5% 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. Sunset Hills has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics at 6.5% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in psychology at 8.3% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in multidisciplinary studies at 6.2% of the total. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in science and engineering related fields at 32.5% of the total and is ranked #1. In addition, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in liberal arts and history at 2.1% of the total.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Sunset Hills 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. Sunset Hills has the percentage of percent of people with high school (or ged) the second smallest when ranked by percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the local area at 22.0% 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. Sunset Hills has the smallest proportion of percent of people high school graduates (or ged) at 15.4% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a masters degree at 6.3% 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.

Sunset Hills 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. Sunset Hills has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten the second smallest in terms of percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the metro area at 20.6% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 29.1% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 21.3% of the total. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 21.7% of the total and is ranked #1. In addition, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people in undergraduate colleges at 2.4% 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 Sunset Hills Missouri region. Sunset Hills shows percent enrolled in public schools about twice as large 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). Sunset Hills shows percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades 59.3% larger 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. Sunset Hills depicts percent enrolled in a public high school approximately 4.3 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. Sunset Hills shows percent enrolled in a public college substantially 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 Sunset Hills region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Sunset Hills depicts it has a Total Enrolled of 2,190 which is in the middle range of other places in the metro area. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Kirkwood which shows a total population enrolled in school of 8,055 (approximately 3.7 times bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,076,829, Sunset Hills is only about 0.0% the size. Also, in contrast to the state of Missouri, total population enrolled in school of 1,463,135, Sunset Hills is only about 0.1% the size.

Sunset Hills 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: South Technical, Truman Middle School, Southview, Southview High, and Long 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 Lindbergh Sr. High ranks the largest with a value of 1,896 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: South Technical (857), Truman Middle School (698), Robert H. Sperreng Middle (661), and Sappington Elem. (561). The difference between the highest value (Lindbergh Sr. High) and the next highest (South Technical) is that the enrolled students is about approximately 2.2 times bigger.

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 Southview ranks the largest with a value of 3.6 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Southview High (5.1), Nipher Middle (12.8), Crestwood Elem. (13.4), and George R. Robinson Elem. (13.8). The difference between the lowest value (Southview) and the next lowest (Southview High) is that the student to teacher ratio is 40.0% 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.