Berks, Pennsylvania county Education Profile

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 Berks, Pennsylvania United States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBerks
Total population373,638 281,421,906
Male182,956138,053,563
Female190,682143,368,343
Median age (years)37.435.3
Total households141,570105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)44,71441,994

Berks, Pennsylvania county Education

There are very nice schools in Berks, Pennsylvania. The principals care a lot about Berks, Pennsylvania students. Children love going to school there. 20,628 students comprise grades 9 through 12. Forty-three thousand, nine hundred and five pupils go to Berks, Pennsylvania elementary schools. Eighteen thousand, one hundred and eighty-five students go to Berks, Pennsylvania colleges.

There are 18,185 high school graduates in Berks, Pennsylvania. More than twenty-nine thousand, nine hundred and fifty-four people in Berks, Pennsylvania obtained a bachelor's degree. Over 14,175 students of Berks, Pennsylvania graduated with an associate degree. Only nineteen thousand, one hundred and three people finished less than 9th grade and about thirty-five thousand, five hundred and forty-eight left school after 9th - 12th grades with no diploma.

 Berks, Pennsylvania %, Berks, Pennsylvania United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school94,301  76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool6,397 6.78%6.47%
Kindergarten5,186 5.5%5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)43,905 46.56%43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)20,628 21.87%21.38%
College or graduate school18,185 19.28%22.81%
 
 Berks, Pennsylvania %, Berks, Pennsylvania United States
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over248,864  182,211,639
Less than 9th grade19,103 7.68%7.55%
9th to 12th grade, no diploma35,548 14.28%12.05%
High school graduate (includes equivalency)97,979 39.37%28.63%
Some college, no degree36,048 14.49%21.05%
Associate degree14,175 5.7%6.32%
Bachelor's degree29,954 12.04%15.54%
Graduate or professional degree16,057 6.45%8.86%
 
Percent high school graduate or higher78.0  80.4
Percent bachelor's degree or higher18.5  24.4
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.