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Figure 10: Aspects of Education within the Community

2011 mean 2014 mean

Quality of higher education* 3.23
3.38

Quality of schools - 4K-12* 3.13
3.28

A place that meets your family’s educational needs 3.12
3.26

Early education opportunities 3.19
3.23

Birth-to-three education 3.00
Community resources to learn new skills*
Opportunities in your job to gain knowledge or skills* 2.61
2.80

2.18
2.75

1=Poor; 2=Fair; 3=Good; 4=Excellent

All aspects of education were rated statistically higher by the current survey respondents compared with
the 2011 respondents except for quality of early education opportunities. Quality of higher education was
rated the highest, followed by quality of schools grades 4K-12. Over 50% of respondents indicated the
quality of higher education was excellent, while nearly 40% indicated the quality of schools grades 4k-12
in the community was excellent. Only 21% of respondents indicated that birth to age 3 opportunities were
excellent. An equal number indicated this was fair or poor. See Figure 11.

Figure 11: Quality of Education Across the Lifespan

Availability of Quality of schools Quality of higher education
birth-to-three education grades 4K-12

Poor/Fair Poor/Fair
9.8% 10.3%

Poor/Fair Good Excellent Good Good 1 | APPENDIX
21.6% 50.9% 39.8% 50.4% 38.2%

Excellent Excellent
27.5% 51.5%

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