South Wayne Wisconsin Education Attainment Charts

This section of charts contains education data for South Wayne 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. South Wayne depicts it has a High School Grad or higher of 86% which is the second smallest when ranked by percent high school graduates or better of all the other places in the local area. The city with the highest percent high school graduates or better in the area is Winslow which shows a high school graduates of 95% (11.1% 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. South Wayne depicts it has a Bachelors Degree or higher of 8% which is the smallest in order of percent with a bachelors degree or higher of all the other places in the local area. The city with the highest percent with a bachelors degree or higher in the area is Nora which depicts a percent with a bachelors degree of 17% (approximately 2.2 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 South Wayne Wisconsin educational level. South Wayne depicts it has a School Dropout Rate of 14% which is the second most percent who dropped out of school of all the places in the greater South Wayne region. The city with the highest percent who dropped out of school in the area is Wiota CDP which shows a percent who dropped out of school of 22% (54.3% larger).

Figure 5 provides a more detailed look at the educational attainment for South Wayne 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. South Wayne has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with no schooling at 13% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Wiota CDP with 20%. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with less than a high school education at 53% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Winslow (53%), and #1 Nora (58%) are larger. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 8% 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. South Wayne has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 23% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a bachelors degree at 16% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Wiota CDP (20%), and #1 Browntown (25%) are 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. South Wayne has the largest proportion of percent of people with a science or engineering degree at 40.9% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with a business degree at 36.4% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Warren with 41.8%.

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. South Wayne has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in computers, mathematics and statistics at 22.7% of the total and is ranked #1. Second, it has the largest proportion of percent of people with a degree in multidisciplinary studies at 40.9% 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 36.4% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Warren with 41.8%.

Figure 9 provides comparative data between the places in the greater South Wayne 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. South Wayne has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with less than a high school degree at 52.6% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Winslow (52.7%), and #1 Nora (58.0%) are larger. Second, it has in the mid range of other places in the local area when sorted by percent of people with high school (or ged) at 25.8% of the total. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with some college or an associates degree at 7.6% 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. South Wayne has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with no schooling at 12.7% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Wiota CDP with 19.6%. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of people with less than high school at 52.6% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Winslow (52.7%), and #1 Nora (58.0%) are larger. Third, it has the smallest proportion of percent of people with an associate degree at 4.5% 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.

South Wayne 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. South Wayne has the percentage of percent of children in kindergarten in the mid range of other places in the metro area at 25.0% of the total. Second, it has one of the largest proportions of percent of children in grade 1 to 4 at 42.1% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Wiota CDP with 59.1%. Third, it has the second smallest in order of percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the greater region in terms of percent of children in grades 5 to 8 at 22.4% of the total. Also, it has the second smallest when sorted by percent of children in kindergarten of all the other places in the area in order of percent of children in grades 9 to 12 at 5.3% 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 South Wayne Wisconsin region. South Wayne depicts percent enrolled in public schools very much bigger as the percent enrolled in private schools.

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. South Wayne depicts percent enrolled in a public college about the same size as the percent enrolled in a private college.

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 South Wayne region. (Total enrollment in this case includes all students from preschool all the way through students enrolled in graduate school.) South Wayne shows it has a Total Enrolled of 77 which is the second most of all the places in the greater region. The city with the highest total population enrolled in school in the area is Warren which depicts a total population enrolled in school of 228 (approximately 3.0 times bigger). Comparing total population enrolled in school to the United States average of 81,084,866, South Wayne is only about 0.0% the size. Also, benchmarked against the state of Wisconsin, total population enrolled in school of 1,411,273, South Wayne is only about 0.0% the size.

South Wayne 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: Black Hawk Elementary, Black Hawk Middle, Black Hawk High, Warren Jr/Sr High School, and Warren Elementary 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 Monroe High ranks the largest with a value of 707 enrolled students. The next largest values are for: Monroe Middle (529), Abraham Lincoln Elementary (465), Parkside Elementary (408), and Lena-Winslow High School (288). The difference between the highest value (Monroe High) and the next highest (Monroe Middle) is that the enrolled students is about 33.6% 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 Monroe Virtual Charter Middle ranks the largest with a value of 6.1 student to teacher ratio. The next largest values are for: Monroe Alternative Charter School (7.1), Black Hawk High (9.8), Argyle Elementary (11.0), and Warren Jr/Sr High School (11.5). The difference between the lowest value (Monroe Virtual Charter Middle) and the next lowest (Monroe Alternative Charter School) is that the student to teacher ratio is 16.8% 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.