Park County-MT Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Park County-MT Montana 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. Park County-MT shows it has a High School Grad or higher of 97% which is less than most other counties in the local area. The county with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Gallatin County which shows a high school graduates of 97% ( about the same size).

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. Park County-MT shows it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 33% which is the third most of all other counties in the metro area. The county with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Gallatin County which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 52% (56.8% 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 Park County-MT Montana educational level. Park County-MT depicts it has a School Dropout Rate of 5% which is the second smallest as measured by percent who dropped out of school of all the other counties in the local area. The county with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Stillwater County which depicts a percent who dropped out of school of 7% (57.2% larger).

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. Park County-MT has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 12.8% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Park County-WY (12.8%), and #1 Stillwater County (14.8%) are larger. Second, it has less than most other counties in the greater region in terms of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 26.5% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an arts, humanities, or other degree at 14.5% 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. Park County-MT has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics at 15.7% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in science and engineering related fields at 14.5% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in liberal arts and history at 5.8% 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.

Park County-MT 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. Park County-MT has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten the second smallest when sorted by percent of children in kindergarten of all the other counties in the greater region at 22.1% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 27.4% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Broadwater County (27.4%), and #1 Park County-MT (27.4%) are larger.

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 Park County-MT Montana region. Park County-MT depicts percent enrolled in public schools very much 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). Park County-MT depicts percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades markedly 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. Park County-MT depicts percent enrolled in a public high school considerably 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. Park County-MT shows percent enrolled in a public college markedly bigger as the percent enrolled in a private college.

Figure 19 shows another view of students enrolled in public or private schools-postsecondary schools or colleges/universities. This analysis shows the proportion for all graduate and professional schools (such as law or medical school) and whether those students are enrolled in private or public institutions. Park County-MT depicts percent enrolled in a public gradudate or professional school approximately 2.8 times bigger as the percent enrolled in a private gradudate or professional 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 Park County-MT region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Park County-MT shows it has a Total Enrolled of 6,692 which is the third most of all other counties in the local area. The county with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Gallatin County which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 34,077 ( considerably bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,076,829, Park County-MT is only about 0.0% the size. Also, benchmarked against the state of Montana, total population enrolled in school of 242,642, Park County-MT is only about 2.8% the size.

Park County-MT 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: Absarokee School, Absarokee 7-8, Absarokee High School, Luther School, and Reed Point High School. 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 Columbus Elem School ranks the largest with a value of 302 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Columbus High School (217), Mountain View School (211), Red Lodge High School (181), and Columbus Middle School (137). The difference between the highest value (Columbus Elem School) and the next highest (Columbus High School) is that the enrolled students is about 39.2% 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 Roberts High School ranks the largest with a value of 5.1 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Reed Point High School (5.5), Reed Point 7-8 (7.5), Roberts 7-8 (9.4), and Roberts School (9.4). The difference between the lowest value (Roberts High School) and the next lowest (Reed Point High School) is that the student to teacher ratio is 6.8% larger.

The next chart, Figure 26, shows the racial mix of students at each location in this district of the state of Montana department of education.