Where I live
In my locality, the number of elementary kids who are enrolled in private schools amounts to 29 students only. However, the population here consists of highly educated individuals with 48% grandaunts of Bachelor Degrees and 20% Master Degrees. The living standards in my area are also average, with a typical median household income of about 29.180$. Households earning under $30,000 per annum are almost half the entire population. The demographical structure in my area can be split into a racial and ethnic composition where the whites are the majority accounting for 41% of the entire population.
The black people come in second place, followed by Asians, who account for 28% and 20% simultaneously. The Hispanics and other ethnic groups account for 5% and 6% percent, respectively. Analyzing the Armstrong School’s data, almost two-thirds of the entire school’s population is on free lunch. In addition, the school’s ratio of students to teachers stands at 38:3 teachers. Only 8% of the students have enrolled for advanced math. However, 9 AP courses are offered in the school, even with inexperienced teachers accounting for 13% of the total teachers’ population.
From the data, we can conclude that in this area, the majority of the population is educated. The area also seems to have the majority of its populace as middle-class earners, and they are mostly whites.
Census tract 8106 in nearby Petersburg, Virginia
In this area, there are no elementary kids attending or enrolled in private schools. The population is also not composed of highly educated individuals as the percentage of the total number of grandaunts stands at 2%. The median household income is approximately $20while the households earning under $30,000 amount to 68% of the total households. The community composition is also divided into racial and ethnic groups. The majority of the population here are black people, who account for 96% of the total population.
The whites come in second place at 2%, while other ethnic groups account for the remaining percent. There are no Asians or Hispania living in this area. More than half of the students in Armstrong High school are on free lunch, while the student-to-teacher ratio is 214: 19. Only 2% of the total student population has enrolled for advanced math. The school does not offer AP courses, and only 12% of the teachers here are inexperienced.
This area seems to compose of poor individuals judging from the fact that no kids are enrolled in any private school. The level of education in the entire population is also negligible. We can assume that the area’s quality of education is very dismal based on the students to teachers ratio.
Census tract 2107 in Dublin, Virginia
In this area, 8% of the kids in elementary classes are enrolled in private schools, while the general population has 14% of university degrees’ grandaunts. The median household income here is about $37,667, while the households that earn under $30,000 per year amount to 38%. The community composition is mixed with people from different ethnic groups. However, the whites are the majority accounting for 85%, while the black people follow at 11%. Hispanics are present in the area, and they account for 3% of the total population, but Asians are not found here. Other ethnic groups are also not present in this community.
The median home value in the area is around $107,100. The Armstrong high school’s students enrolled in the free lunch program account for 35% of the total student population. In addition to that, the ratio of teachers to the student is 1475 students for every 121 teachers. Approximately 10% of the total student population are also enrolled in an advanced math class. There are a number of inexperienced teachers in the school, and they account for 15 percent of the total teachers’ population. In addition to that, the school offers 27 AP courses alongside the regular classes available.
In this area, a considerable number of children are enrolled in private schools, and we have a good number of grandaunts. This is an indication that the education standards here are high. Going by the home value, this area is inhabited by a rich populace.
Works Cited
Census Reporter. “Census Profile: Census Tract 8106, Petersburg, VA.” Census Reporter, 2019, Web.
“Dublin, VA.” Data USA, 2019, Web.