Marinette County Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for Marinette County 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. Marinette County shows it has a High School Grad or higher of 91% which is the second smallest as measured by percent high school graduates or better of all the other counties in the greater region. The county with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Dickinson County which depicts a high school graduates of 96% (only about 4.6% 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. Marinette County depicts it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 18% which is in the center range of other counties in the metro area. The county with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Dickinson County which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 24% (33.0% 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 Marinette County Wisconsin educational level. Marinette County depicts it has a School Dropout Rate of 9% which is the second most percent who dropped out of school of all the counties in the greater Marinette County region. The county with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Forest County which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 10% (17.4% larger).

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. Marinette County has the smallest proportion of percent of people with a degree in psychology at 3.2% 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.

Marinette County 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. Marinette County has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten less than most other counties in the greater region at 21.6% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 16.7% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger county being Dickinson County with 18.8%. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people in undergraduate colleges at 1.2% 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 Marinette County Wisconsin region. Marinette County depicts percent enrolled in public schools considerably 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). Marinette County shows 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. Marinette County depicts 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. Marinette County depicts percent enrolled in a public college very much 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. Marinette County depicts percent enrolled in a public gradudate or professional school approximately three-fourths the size 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 Marinette County region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) Marinette County shows it has a Total Enrolled of 7,963 which is the most of all counties in the greater Marinette County region. Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,076,829, Marinette County is only about 0.0% the size. Also, compared to the state of Wisconsin, total population enrolled in school of 1,401,877, Marinette County is only about 0.6% the size.

Marinette County 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: Wausaukee Junior High, Wausaukee Elementary, Wausaukee High, Crivitz Middle, and Crivitz 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 Peshtigo Middle/High ranks the largest with a value of 574 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Crivitz Elementary (420), Coleman Elementary (352), Wausaukee Elementary (274), and Stephenson Elementary School (257). The difference between the highest value (Peshtigo Middle/High) and the next highest (Crivitz Elementary) is that the enrolled students is about 36.7% 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 Pembine High ranks the largest with a value of 10.4 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Pembine Elementary (12.0), Wausaukee High (13.0), Coleman High (13.2), and Coleman Elementary (13.2). The difference between the lowest value (Pembine High) and the next lowest (Pembine Elementary) is that the student to teacher ratio is 15.9% 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.