Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County Missouri Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County 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. Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County shows it has a percent high school graduates or better of 90% which is in the mid range of other places in the local area. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Gordonville which depicts a high school graduates of 94% (only about 5.2% 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. Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County depicts it has a percent with a bachelors degree or higher of 20% which is less than most other places in the local area. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Jackson which shows a percent with a bachelors degree of 29% (49.1% 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 Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County Missouri educational level. Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County shows it has a percent who dropped out of school of 10% which is in the mid point range of other places in the greater region. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Marble Hill which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 18% (76.3% 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. Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County has the largest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 36% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 49% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Jackson with 52%. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a masters degree at 13% of the total. Also, it has less than most other places in the surrounding region in order of percent of people with a doctorate degree at 2% of the total.

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. Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County has the largest proportion of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 45.7% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 16.5% 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. Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics at 4.9% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in physical and related sciences at 7.9% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in psychology at 6.1% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in engineering at 7.3% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County 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. Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 48.2% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Oak Ridge with 50.7%. Second, it has less than most other places in the local area when ranked by percent of people with a bachelors degree or higher at 19.7% 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. Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County has the smallest proportion of percent of people with some college but not a graduate at 10.6% of the total. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 11.2% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has less than most other places in the metropolitan area as measured by percent of people with a masters degree at 3.9% of the total. 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.

Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County 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. Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten less than most other places in the local area at 5.6% of the total. Second, it has in the mid range of other places in the local area when sorted by percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 16.7% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 41.0% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Pocahontas with 72.7%. Also, it has less than most other places in the local area in order of percent of people in undergraduate colleges at 8.3% of the total. In addition, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people in graduate or professional schools at 6.2% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Oak Ridge with 8.6%.

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 Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County Missouri region. Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County depicts percent enrolled in public schools about twice as large 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. Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County shows percent enrolled in a public high school approximately three-fourths the size as the percent enrolled in a private high school.

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 Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County shows it has a total population enrolled in school of 153 which is the third most total enrolled of all other places in the greater Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County region. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Jackson which shows a total population enrolled in school of 3,700 ( very much bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,415,106, Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County is only about 0.0% the size. Also, measured against the state of Missouri, total population enrolled in school of 1,498,474, Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County 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.) Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County Missouri has the largest proportion of private preschool enrollment at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

Whitewater township-Cape Girardeau County 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: Millersville Attendance Ctr., Oak Ridge High, Oak Ridge Elem., Jackson Middle, and West Lane 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 Jackson Sr. High ranks the largest with a value of 1,032 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: South Elem. (788), Russell Hawkins Jr. High (717), Jackson Middle (708), and Orchard Drive Elem. (619). The difference between the highest value (Jackson Sr. High) and the next highest (South Elem.) is that the enrolled students is about 31.0% 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 Oak Ridge High ranks the largest with a value of 8.7 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Leopold High (9.1), Leopold Elem. (11.3), Meadow Heights Elem. (11.9), and Oak Ridge Elem. (12.1). The difference between the lowest value (Oak Ridge High) and the next lowest (Leopold High) is that the student to teacher ratio is only about 5.4% 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.