Bear Creek Wisconsin Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Bear Creek Wisconsin 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. Bear Creek shows it has a High School Grad or higher of 88% which is less than most other places in the local area. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Manawa which depicts a high school graduates of 97% (10.6% 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. Bear Creek shows it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 5% which is the smallest as measured by percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all the other places in the surrounding region. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Clintonville which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 24% (approximately 4.8 times bigger).

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 Bear Creek Wisconsin educational level. Bear Creek shows it has a School Dropout Rate of 12% which is the third most percent who dropped out of school of all other places in the greater Bear Creek region. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Shiocton which depicts a percent who dropped out of school of 13% (only about 5.6% larger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Bear Creek Wisconsin. 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. Bear Creek has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with no schooling at 12% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Embarrass (12%), and #1 Shiocton (12%) are larger. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with high school degree, ged, or equivalent at 37% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 5% of the total.

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. Bear Creek has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 13% of the total. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 8% 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. Bear Creek has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related at 27.3% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 New London (32.8%), and #1 Clintonville (34.7%) are larger. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a business degree at 45.5% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Manawa with 52.0%.

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. Bear Creek has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in physical and related sciences at 9.1% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Shiocton with 17.1%. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in engineering at 9.1% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in business at 45.5% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Manawa with 52.0%. Also, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in education at 27.3% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Bear Creek Wisconsin 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. Bear Creek has the largest proportion of percent of people with high school (or ged) at 37.2% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 4.9% 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. Bear Creek has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with no schooling at 12.1% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Embarrass (12.3%), and #1 Shiocton (12.5%) are larger. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with some college but not a graduate at 18.8% of the total and is ranked #1. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 3.1% of the total. Also, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 1.8% 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.

Bear Creek Wisconsin 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. Bear Creek 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 13.8% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 26.2% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being New London with 30.9%. Third, it has the largest proportion of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 38.8% of the total and is ranked #1. Also, it has the second smallest when sorted by percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the surrounding region when sorted by percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 7.5% 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 Bear Creek Wisconsin region. Bear Creek shows percent enrolled in public schools substantially 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). Bear Creek shows percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades substantially bigger as the percent of children enrolled in private k-8 grades.

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 Bear Creek region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Bear Creek shows it has a Total Enrolled of 83 which is the second smallest when ranked by total population enrolled in school of all the other places in the surrounding region. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is New London which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 2,049 ( appreciably bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,076,829, Bear Creek is only about 0.0% the size. Also, compared to the state of Wisconsin, total population enrolled in school of 1,401,877, Bear Creek is only about 0.0% the size.

Bear Creek Wisconsin 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: Sugar Bush Elementary, Longfellow Elementary, Clintonville High, Clintonville Middle, and Dellwood Early Learning Center. 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 New London High ranks the largest with a value of 781 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: New London Middle (694), Shiocton Elementary (532), Clintonville High (467), and Clintonville Middle (437). The difference between the highest value (New London High) and the next highest (New London Middle) is that the enrolled students is about 12.5% 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 Longfellow Elementary ranks the largest with a value of 11.9 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Shiocton High (12.0), Little Wolf Junior/Senior High (13.6), Shiocton Elementary (13.9), and Clintonville High (14.1). The difference between the lowest value (Longfellow Elementary) and the next lowest (Shiocton High) is that the student to teacher ratio is about the same size.

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