Education

Education

North County's residents are generally more educated than residents from the rest of San Diego County, California, or the United States. More than one in four working aged adults (25-64 years old) who live in North County have a high school diploma or less as their highest level of education. Moreover, while a high school diploma may have at one time been enough education for economic sustainability, that is no longer the case. According the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2017 the median weekly earnings of someone with a High School diploma, as their highest level of education, earned around $500 a week, while someone with a Bachelor's degree as their highest level of education earned approximately $1,200 a week. That translates into approximately $25,000 a year (High School Diploma) compared to $60,000 (Bachelor's degree).

North County Educational Attainment

North County has a higher percentage of adults with post-graduate degrees, buoyed primarily by the Central Coast and Central Inland, than every other comparison region, except for Santa Clara County.



CAASPP Math Proficiency in North County
(2017-2018)


Due to particularly high math proficiency rates in North County Central Coast and Central Inland, North County has generally higher math proficiency scores than many surrounding regions, including broader San Diego County.

CAASPP English Language Arts Proficiency in North County
(2017-2018)



Again, due to North County's Central Coast and Central Inland, overall North County has higher English Language Arts proficiency scores than any other region compared in this report.