Michigan Congressional District College Enrollment Rates 2017

2017 data tracks college enrollment rates for Michigan public high school graduates within 12 months of graduation, segmented by the state's congressional districts. The dataset includes enrollment counts for two-year and four-year higher education institutions, compiled by the City of Ferndale, Michigan.

Use Cases

• Analyze college enrollment rates by congressional district to identify geographic disparities in post-secondary education access.
• Compare enrollment in two-year versus four-year institutions across Michigan's districts to study educational pathway choices.
• Map enrollment data using the provided GEOJSON files to visualize regional educational outcomes.

Strengths

• Data is focused on a specific, policy-relevant cohort: public high school graduates from the 2017 academic year.
• Includes geographic segmentation at the congressional district level for spatial analysis.
• Covers enrollment in both two-year and four-year institutions, allowing for comparison of educational pathways.

Limitations

• Row and column counts are unknown, making the dataset's scale and feature completeness unclear.
• Data is from a single year (2017), limiting longitudinal or trend analysis.
• Sample data and column definitions are unavailable without accessing a separate metadata file.

Provenance

Source

City of Ferndale, Michigan, via Data.gov.

Collection Method

Derived from tracking public high school students who graduated in 2017 and enrolled in college within 12 months.

Time Range

2017 (for the graduating cohort).

Freshness

Last updated in September 2024, but the underlying data is from 2017.

Geography

Michigan, United States, by Congressional District.