SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS EDUCATION LEVELS According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), people with at least some college education have mortality rates (deaths per 1,000 individuals per year) less than half of those without any college education. In addition, people who are more educated exhibit less anxiety and depression, have fewer functional limitations, and are less likely to have a serious health condition like diabetes, cardiovascular disease or asthma. Nearly 72% of Orange County’s population over the age of three are not enrolled in school while 28.3% are enrolled.
2013-2017 Population 3+ by School Enrollment (ACS) Orange County California Number % of Total Number % of Total Not Enrolled in School 2,183,080 71.7% 27,006,356 72.0% Enrolled in School: 862,152 28.3% 10,518,223 28.0% - Enrolled in Nursery/Preschool 49,835 1.6% 597,861 1.6% - Enrolled in Kindergarten 38,493 1.3% 523,699 1.4% - Enrolled in Grade 1-4 152,101 5.0% 1,967,827 5.2% - Enrolled in Grade 5-8 164,590 5.4% 2,035,389 5.4% - Enrolled in Grade 9-12 175,723 5.8% 2,174,435 5.8% - Enrolled in College 233,022 7.7% 2,703,745 7.2% - Enrolled in Grad/Professional School 48,388 1.6% 515,267 1.4% Total School Enrollment Base 3,045,232 100% 37,524,579 100% Source: Es ri a nd US. Cens us , 2019
The Orange County Department of Education is a public education organization offering support to 27 school districts. It is estimated that there are 493,030 students enrolled in public schools in Orange County. Enrollment is comprised of the following: 49.1% Hispanic or Latino, 27.5% White, 15.6% Asian/Asian American, 2.1% Filipino, 1.4% Black, 0.3% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 4.0% Other. In Orange County, about 5.7% of high school students drop out of school.11 This rate is less than that of California’s high school dropout rate of 10.7%.12 High school dropout rates are important to track when determining educational attainment. Educational attainment is a social determinant of health and is one of 26 leading health indicators (LHI) of Healthy People 2020. Its objective is to increase the proportion of students graduating from high school within 4 years of starting 9th grade.
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Esri Demographics – 2019 Population Estimates based in US Census and American Communities Survey 2013-2017 California Dept. of Education, California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System. As cited by www.kidsdata.org. Retrieved 9/2019.
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