Education Characteristics
2000 U.S. Census
Information from DP-2
(Profile of Selected Social Characteristics, 2000)
2000 Educational Attainment | ||||||||||||||||
Municipality | School Enrollment | < 9th | % < 9th | 9th- 12th | % 9th- 12th | High School Graduate | % High School Graduate | Some College, No Degree | % Some College, No Degree | Associate Degree | % Associate Degree | Bachelor's Degree | % Bachelor's Degree | Graduate or Professional Degree | % Graduate or Professional Degree | |
1990 | 2000 | Grade | Grade | Grade | Grade | |||||||||||
City of Farrell | 1,377 | 1,471 | 328 | 8.1% | 677 | 16.8% | 1,702 | 42.2% | 652 | 16.2% | 246 | 6.1% | 301 | 7.5% | 128 | 3.2% |
City of Hermitage | 3,098 | 3,472 | 424 | 3.6% | 1,124 | 9.5% | 4,664 | 39.6% | 1,995 | 16.9% | 579 | 4.9% | 1,763 | 15.0% | 1,225 | 10.4% |
City of Sharon | 3,756 | 3,650 | 571 | 5.2% | 1,677 | 15.1% | 4,877 | 44.0% | 1,748 | 15.8% | 569 | 5.1% | 1,158 | 10.5% | 480 | 4.3% |
Clark Borough | 136 | 154 | 11 | 2.4% | 43 | 9.5% | 183 | 40.2% | 70 | 15.4% | 27 | 5.9% | 78 | 17.1% | 43 | 9.5% |
Fredonia Borough | 171 | 172 | 14 | 3.3% | 62 | 14.8% | 219 | 52.4% | 65 | 15.6% | 17 | 4.1% | 28 | 6.7% | 13 | 3.1% |
Greenville Borough | 1,978 | 1,982 | 137 | 3.5% | 572 | 14.7% | 1,575 | 40.4% | 727 | 18.6% | 231 | 5.9% | 397 | 10.2% | 263 | 6.7% |
Grove City Borough | 3,316 | 3,512 | 170 | 4.1% | 388 | 9.3% | 1,447 | 34.8% | 696 | 16.7% | 174 | 4.2% | 685 | 16.5% | 596 | 14.3% |
Jackson Center Borough | 44 | 57 | 10 | 6.8% | 28 | 18.9% | 71 | 48.0% | 17 | 11.5% | 4 | 2.7% | 10 | 6.8% | 8 | 5.4% |
Jamestown Borough | 173 | 146 | 10 | 2.4% | 66 | 15.6% | 200 | 47.4% | 73 | 17.3% | 27 | 6.4% | 25 | 5.9% | 21 | 5.0% |
Mercer Borough | 578 | 533 | 44 | 2.7% | 247 | 15.0% | 637 | 38.7% | 195 | 11.9% | 135 | 8.2% | 234 | 14.2% | 152 | 9.2% |
New Lebanon Borough | 27 | 32 | 16 | 11.8% | 18 | 13.2% | 74 | 54.4% | 19 | 14.0% | 4 | 2.9% | 2 | 1.5% | 3 | 2.2% |
Sandy Lake Borough | 189 | 199 | 19 | 4.0% | 69 | 14.4% | 215 | 44.9% | 82 | 17.1% | 23 | 4.8% | 63 | 13.2% | 8 | 1.7% |
Sharpsville Borough | 992 | 997 | 136 | 4.2% | 394 | 12.2% | 1,364 | 42.3% | 556 | 17.3% | 235 | 7.3% | 386 | 12.0% | 151 | 4.7% |
Sheakleyville Borough | 31 | 45 | 13 | 12.1% | 14 | 13.1% | 55 | 51.4% | 9 | 8.4% | 5 | 4.7% | 7 | 6.5% | 4 | 3.7% |
Stoneboro Borough | 230 | 195 | 32 | 4.2% | 66 | 8.7% | 441 | 57.8% | 104 | 13.6% | 32 | 4.2% | 62 | 8.1% | 26 | 3.4% |
West Middlesex Borough | 191 | 227 | 15 | 2.3% | 91 | 14.2% | 332 | 51.9% | 88 | 13.8% | 34 | 5.3% | 57 | 8.9% | 23 | 3.6% |
Wheatland Borough | 89 | 126 | 36 | 6.5% | 112 | 20.2% | 269 | 48.5% | 76 | 13.7% | 25 | 4.5% | 32 | 5.8% | 5 | 0.9% |
Cities and Boroughs | 16,376 | 16,970 | 1,986 | 3.0% | 5,648 | 8.6% | 18,325 | 27.8% | 7,172 | 10.9% | 2,367 | 3.6% | 5,288 | 8.0% | 3,149 | 4.8% |
Coolspring Township | 448 | 525 | 116 | 7.2% | 169 | 10.5% | 718 | 44.4% | 184 | 11.4% | 112 | 6.9% | 195 | 12.1% | 123 | 7.6% |
Deer Creek Township | 115 | 90 | 36 | 10.7% | 47 | 13.9% | 182 | 54.0% | 39 | 11.6% | 13 | 3.9% | 9 | 2.7% | 11 | 3.3% |
Delaware Township | 475 | 455 | 54 | 3.6% | 110 | 7.3% | 924 | 61.1% | 179 | 11.8% | 67 | 4.4% | 136 | 9.0% | 42 | 2.8% |
East Lackawannock Township | 325 | 357 | 83 | 7.1% | 171 | 14.6% | 483 | 41.1% | 170 | 14.5% | 69 | 5.9% | 141 | 12.0% | 58 | 4.9% |
Fairview Township | 225 | 267 | 70 | 11.1% | 83 | 13.2% | 304 | 48.2% | 66 | 10.5% | 33 | 5.2% | 47 | 7.4% | 28 | 4.4% |
Findley Township | 440 | 587 | 92 | 5.1% | 382 | 21.0% | 654 | 35.9% | 372 | 20.4% | 120 | 6.6% | 152 | 8.4% | 48 | 2.6% |
French Creek Township | 182 | 159 | 33 | 6.4% | 79 | 15.3% | 261 | 50.7% | 58 | 11.3% | 26 | 5.0% | 47 | 9.1% | 11 | 2.1% |
Greene Township | 280 | 223 | 41 | 4.9% | 77 | 9.2% | 458 | 54.7% | 119 | 14.2% | 41 | 4.9% | 53 | 6.3% | 49 | 5.8% |
Hempfield Township | 796 | 820 | 114 | 3.9% | 298 | 10.2% | 1,396 | 47.8% | 410 | 14.0% | 131 | 4.5% | 359 | 12.3% | 213 | 7.3% |
Jackson Township | 244 | 257 | 54 | 7.0% | 85 | 11.0% | 323 | 41.6% | 137 | 17.7% | 49 | 6.3% | 85 | 11.0% | 43 | 5.5% |
Jefferson Township | 446 | 553 | 31 | 1.8% | 165 | 9.8% | 961 | 56.9% | 232 | 13.7% | 111 | 6.6% | 141 | 8.4% | 47 | 2.8% |
Lackawannock Township | 543 | 607 | 193 | 11.9% | 197 | 12.2% | 726 | 44.9% | 181 | 11.2% | 115 | 7.1% | 145 | 9.0% | 61 | 3.8% |
Lake Township | 158 | 169 | 42 | 10.0% | 44 | 10.5% | 215 | 51.3% | 47 | 11.2% | 14 | 3.3% | 42 | 10.0% | 15 | 3.6% |
Liberty Township | 309 | 287 | 20 | 2.3% | 77 | 8.8% | 375 | 42.8% | 118 | 13.5% | 49 | 5.6% | 156 | 17.8% | 81 | 9.2% |
Mill Creek Township | 127 | 136 | 19 | 4.3% | 54 | 12.3% | 256 | 58.2% | 50 | 11.4% | 15 | 3.4% | 38 | 8.6% | 8 | 1.8% |
New Vernon Township | 119 | 128 | 4 | 1.2% | 55 | 15.9% | 176 | 50.9% | 43 | 12.4% | 25 | 7.2% | 32 | 9.2% | 11 | 3.2% |
Otter Creek Township | 126 | 148 | 16 | 3.8% | 54 | 12.8% | 228 | 53.9% | 45 | 10.6% | 23 | 5.4% | 32 | 7.6% | 25 | 5.9% |
Perry Township | 357 | 336 | 51 | 4.9% | 124 | 12.0% | 586 | 56.6% | 112 | 10.8% | 49 | 4.7% | 73 | 7.1% | 40 | 3.9% |
Pine Township | 1,142 | 1,240 | 137 | 4.8% | 301 | 10.6% | 1,335 | 47.1% | 309 | 10.9% | 113 | 4.0% | 430 | 15.2% | 210 | 7.4% |
Pymatuning Township | 907 | 924 | 92 | 3.7% | 288 | 11.6% | 1,319 | 53.1% | 284 | 11.4% | 170 | 6.8% | 260 | 10.5% | 70 | 2.8% |
Salem Township | 130 | 146 | 36 | 6.8% | 54 | 10.2% | 299 | 56.4% | 61 | 11.5% | 27 | 5.1% | 41 | 7.7% | 12 | 2.3% |
Sandy Creek Township | 210 | 175 | 55 | 9.1% | 75 | 12.4% | 332 | 55.0% | 52 | 8.6% | 33 | 5.5% | 48 | 7.9% | 9 | 1.5% |
Sandy Lake Township | 284 | 267 | 35 | 3.9% | 67 | 7.5% | 474 | 53.4% | 134 | 15.1% | 49 | 5.5% | 80 | 9.0% | 49 | 5.5% |
Shenango Township | 907 | 888 | 89 | 3.1% | 319 | 11.2% | 1,352 | 47.3% | 462 | 16.2% | 175 | 6.1% | 336 | 11.8% | 125 | 4.4% |
South Pymatuning Township | 658 | 630 | 67 | 3.2% | 162 | 7.8% | 980 | 47.1% | 370 | 17.8% | 141 | 6.8% | 252 | 12.1% | 110 | 5.3% |
Springfield Township | 471 | 434 | 86 | 6.6% | 159 | 12.2% | 628 | 48.1% | 189 | 14.5% | 47 | 3.6% | 126 | 9.6% | 71 | 5.4% |
Sugar Grove Township | 240 | 182 | 29 | 4.5% | 100 | 15.5% | 341 | 52.8% | 87 | 13.5% | 24 | 3.7% | 48 | 7.4% | 17 | 2.6% |
West Salem Township | 848 | 778 | 140 | 5.4% | 351 | 13.5% | 1,418 | 54.6% | 313 | 12.1% | 88 | 3.4% | 221 | 8.5% | 64 | 2.5% |
Wilmington Township | 291 | 286 | 104 | 16.1% | 35 | 5.4% | 214 | 33.2% | 95 | 14.7% | 42 | 6.5% | 87 | 13.5% | 68 | 10.5% |
Wolf Creek Township | 195 | 158 | 27 | 5.3% | 49 | 9.7% | 242 | 47.8% | 105 | 20.8% | 29 | 5.7% | 42 | 8.3% | 12 | 2.4% |
Worth Township | 220 | 196 | 23 | 3.8% | 42 | 7.0% | 338 | 56.4% | 90 | 15.0% | 35 | 5.8% | 49 | 8.2% | 22 | 3.7% |
Townships | 12,218 | 12,408 | 1,989 | 3.7% | 4,273 | 7.9% | 18,498 | 34.0% | 5,113 | 9.4% | 2,035 | 3.7% | 3,903 | 7.2% | 1,753 | 3.2% |
Mercer County | 28,594 | 29,378 | 3,975 | 4.9% | 9,921 | 12.2% | 36,823 | 45.2% | 12,285 | 15.1% | 4,402 | 5.4% | 9,191 | 11.3% | 4,902 | 6.0% |
Pennsylvania | 2,829,553 | 3,135,934 | 452,069 | 5.5% | 1,044,036 | 12.6% | 3,150,013 | 38.1% | 1,284,731 | 15.5% | 487,804 | 5.9% | 1,153,383 | 14.0% | 694,248 | 8.4% |