Silver Peak CCD Nevada Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Silver Peak CCD Nevada 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. Silver Peak CCD shows it has a High School Grad or higher of 87% which is less than most other places in the local area. The place with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Tonopah CDP which shows a high school graduates of 96% (9.9% 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. Silver Peak CCD depicts it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 23% which is the second most percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all the places in the greater Silver Peak CCD region. The place with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Dyer CDP which indicates a percent with a bachelors degree of 28% (22.2% 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 Silver Peak CCD Nevada educational level. Silver Peak CCD shows it has a School Dropout Rate of 13% which is the third most of all other places in the metro area. The place with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Mina CDP which depicts a percent who dropped out of school of 19% (47.4% larger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Silver Peak CCD Nevada. 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. Silver Peak CCD has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with no schooling at 13% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Dyer CDP (14%), and #1 Mina CDP (19%) are larger. Second, it has the second smallest in order of percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the greater region in order of percent of people with less than a high school education at 23% 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. Silver Peak CCD has the percentage of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related in the center range of other places in the metro area at 20.0% 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. Silver Peak CCD has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in psychology at 36.5% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Benton CDP (54.8%), and #1 Dyer CDP (59.7%) are larger. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in communications at 5.2% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Tonopah CDP (14.7%), and #1 Silver Peak CDP (35.3%) are larger.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Silver Peak CCD Nevada 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. Silver Peak CCD has the percentage of percent of people with less than a high school degree the second smallest when ranked by percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the metro area at 23.2% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 41.1% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Silver Peak CDP with 66.1%.

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. Silver Peak CCD has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with no schooling at 12.8% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Dyer CDP (14.5%), and #1 Mina CDP (18.8%) are larger. Second, it has the second smallest in terms of percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the metro area in terms of percent of people with less than high school at 23.2% 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.

Silver Peak CCD Nevada 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. Silver Peak CCD has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in kindergarten at 32.6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Benton CDP with 50.0%. Second, it has in the middle range of other places in the surrounding region as measured by percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 20.7% of the total. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 19.6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Dyer CDP with 28.1%.

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 Silver Peak CCD region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Silver Peak CCD shows it has a Total Enrolled of 94 which is ranked #1 of all places in the greater Silver Peak CCD region. Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,076,829, Silver Peak CCD is only about 0.0% the size. Also, compared with the state of Nevada, total population enrolled in school of 701,445, Silver Peak CCD is only about 0.0% the size.

Silver Peak CCD Nevada 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: Dyer Elementary School, Tonopah Elementary School, Tonopah Middle School, Tonopah High School, and Edna Beaman Elementary. 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 Bishop Union High ranks the largest with a value of 667 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Elm Street Elementary (415), Home Street Middle (403), Pine Street Elementary (383), and Hawthorne Elementary School (243). The difference between the highest value (Bishop Union High) and the next highest (Elm Street Elementary) is that the enrolled students is about 60.7% 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 Community Day School Iii ranks the largest with a value of 4.6 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Edna Beaman Elementary (7.7), Hawthorne Junior High School (11.0), Dyer Elementary School (12.0), and Tonopah High School (12.7). The difference between the lowest value (Community Day School Iii) and the next lowest (Edna Beaman Elementary) is that the student to teacher ratio is 66.7% larger.

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