Uplands Park Missouri Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Uplands Park Missouri based mainly on the latest year 2020 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. Uplands Park shows it has a High School Grad or higher of 84% which is in the center range of other places in the metro area. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Beverly Hills which depicts a high school graduates of 90% (7.6% 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. Uplands Park depicts it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 10% which is the third most percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all other places in the greater Uplands Park region. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Northwoods which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 16% (56.1% 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 Uplands Park Missouri educational level. Uplands Park depicts it has a School Dropout Rate of 16% which is in the mid range of other places in the greater region. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Pine Lawn which depicts a percent who dropped out of school of 21% (28.8% 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. Uplands Park has the percentage of percent of people with a bachelors degree in the middle range of other places in the greater region at 19% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a professional school degree at 10% 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. Uplands Park has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 29.0% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Northwoods (33.5%), and #1 Hillsdale (39.1%) are larger. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 6.5% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a business degree at 38.7% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Northwoods with 38.9%.

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. Uplands Park has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in psychology at 9.7% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in science and engineering related fields at 6.5% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in business at 38.7% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Northwoods with 38.9%. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in literature and languages at 12.9% of the total and is ranked #1.

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. Uplands Park has the largest proportion of percent of people with a professional school degree (e.g. law or medicine) at 1.6% 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.

Uplands Park 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. Uplands Park has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in kindergarten at 31.6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Northwoods with 32.9%. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 9.2% of the total. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 23.5% 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 Uplands Park Missouri region. Uplands Park shows percent enrolled in public schools considerably 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. Uplands Park shows percent enrolled in a public college approximately 2.3 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 Uplands Park region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Uplands Park depicts it has a Total Enrolled of 102 which is the second smallest in terms of total population enrolled in school of all the other places in the local area. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Pine Lawn which indicates a total population enrolled in school of 937 ( considerably bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,084,866, Uplands Park is only about 0.0% the size. Also, compared to the state of Missouri, total population enrolled in school of 1,480,841, Uplands Park 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.) Uplands Park Missouri has the largest proportion of public preschool enrollment at 50% of the total and is ranked #1.

Uplands Park 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: Barack Obama Elementary School, Normandy High, Laclede Elem., Jefferson Elem., and Langston 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 Normandy High ranks the largest with a value of 997 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Normandy Middle (976), Walnut Park (877), Lucas Crossing Elem. Complex (780), and Barack Obama Elementary School (450). The difference between the highest value (Normandy High) and the next highest (Normandy Middle) is that the enrolled students is about only slightly 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 Jefferson Elem. ranks the largest with a value of 10.3 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Transportation And Law (13.1), Walnut Park (13.9), Ford-Ford Br. Elem. Comm. Ed. (15.0), and Fairview Primary (15.4). The difference between the lowest value (Jefferson Elem.) and the next lowest (Transportation And Law) is that the student to teacher ratio is 26.6% 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.