Fall Creek Wisconsin Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Fall Creek Wisconsin 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. Fall Creek depicts it has a High School Grad or higher of 91% which is the second smallest when ranked by percent high school graduates or better of all the other places in the greater region. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Lake Hallie which shows a high school graduates of 98% (8.0% 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. Fall Creek indicates it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 26% which is less than most other places in the surrounding region. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Eau Claire which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 34% (30.4% 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 Fall Creek Wisconsin educational level. Fall Creek shows it has a School Dropout Rate of 9% which is the second most percent who dropped out of school of all the places in the greater Fall Creek region. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Augusta which depicts a percent who dropped out of school of 10% (14.7% larger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for Fall 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. Fall Creek has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with no schooling at 7% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Augusta with 9%.

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. Fall Creek has the largest proportion of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 19% 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. Fall Creek has the percentage of percent of people with a degree in a science or engineering related less than most other places in the greater region at 16.1% 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. Fall Creek has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a degree in communications at 10.5% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Augusta (12.6%), and #1 Lake Hallie (13.5%) are larger.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater Fall 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. Fall Creek has the percentage of percent of people with high school (or ged) the second smallest in order of percent of people with no schooling of all the other places in the metro area at 36.5% 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. Fall Creek has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with no schooling at 7.0% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Augusta with 8.7%. 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.

Fall 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. Fall Creek has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in kindergarten at 27.0% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Seymour CDP (30.5%), and #1 Augusta (31.4%) are larger. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 27.6% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Lake Wissota CDP with 37.4%. Third, it has less than most other places in the metropolitan area in order of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 16.3% 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 Fall Creek Wisconsin region. Fall Creek 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). Fall Creek depicts percent of children enrolled in public k-8 grades considerably 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. Fall Creek shows percent enrolled in a public high school substantially 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. Fall Creek depicts percent enrolled in a public college quite a bit 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. Fall Creek depicts percent enrolled in a public gradudate or professional school approximately 3.7 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 Fall Creek region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Fall Creek shows it has a Total Enrolled of 348 which is less than most other places in the local area. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Eau Claire which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 21,605 ( quite a bit bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,084,866, Fall Creek is only about 0.0% the size. Also, versus the state of Wisconsin, total population enrolled in school of 1,411,273, Fall Creek is only about 0.0% the size.

Fall 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: Fall Creek Middle, Fall Creek High, Fall Creek Elementary, Pedersen Elementary, and Altoona 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 Memorial High ranks the largest with a value of 1,706 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: South Middle (803), Pedersen Elementary (700), Robbins Elementary (503), and Altoona High (455). The difference between the highest value (Memorial High) and the next highest (South Middle) is that the enrolled students is about about twice as large.

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 Augusta High ranks the largest with a value of 11.0 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Augusta Middle School (11.5), Augusta Elementary (13.3), Wildlands Charter School (14.2), and Fall Creek Middle (14.7). The difference between the lowest value (Augusta High) and the next lowest (Augusta Middle School) is that the student to teacher ratio is only about 4.6% larger.

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.