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EDUCATION Educ a tion a l Att a inment Beca u se th e l eve l o f ed u ca t ion o f an a r ea is a n im p or t ant f a ct o r i n d e t ermining em pl oyme nt a nd income o f th e a rea, it is n ece ssary to d e t e rmin e ed ucati o n a l levels in Meb a ne a nd com p arab l e a reas. The media n school yea rs com pl e ted in Me l vi ll e To wnshi p a re 9 . 5 yea rs, a nd in Ch ee k s Townshi p, 7 . 7 yea rs . The state ave r age was 8.9 in 1960 . Howeve r, th e educa ti onal l eve ls o f both counties are higher than th ose of th e t ow nships . The lev e l of ed uc a ti on in Alamance Co unty in 1960 wa s 9 .6 years com pl e ted and in Orange County t he medi a n number of schoo l years com p l e t ed wa s 11 . 1. No d o ubt the influence o f a l a r ge number of institutions o f higher ed uc a ti o n within a short dis t ance d oe s much t o raise th e ave r ages in both cou nti e s . Median Yea rs of School Co mp let ed b y Popul a ti o n Melvi ll e Township Cheeks Townshi p Alamance Coun t y Orange Co unt y Age 25 and over , 1960 Urban No rth Ca rolin a Nor th Ca rolin a 9 . 5 7 . 7 9 . 6 1 1 • 1 10 . 4 8 . 9 Mo r e s p eci fic a l ly, of a ll p e r sons twent y-f ive yea rs a nd o lder in Me l vil l e Tow nshi p, a l most half the p o pul a ti on com p l e t ed eight g r ades o r less o f s c h oo l. Sligh tl y more th a n twent y p e rcent of a ll ad ults in t he t o wnshi p posse ss a high school degree an d s omewha t l ess than f ive p e rcent of th e popul a ti o n has com p leted four yea r s of college . Beca us e of the curren t t echno l ogica l revolution, e ducation has ass um ed increasing im p o rtance. A minimum of twelv e years of 11 -
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Full Text | EDUCATION Educ a tion a l Att a inment Beca u se th e l eve l o f ed u ca t ion o f an a r ea is a n im p or t ant f a ct o r i n d e t ermining em pl oyme nt a nd income o f th e a rea, it is n ece ssary to d e t e rmin e ed ucati o n a l levels in Meb a ne a nd com p arab l e a reas. The media n school yea rs com pl e ted in Me l vi ll e To wnshi p a re 9 . 5 yea rs, a nd in Ch ee k s Townshi p, 7 . 7 yea rs . The state ave r age was 8.9 in 1960 . Howeve r, th e educa ti onal l eve ls o f both counties are higher than th ose of th e t ow nships . The lev e l of ed uc a ti on in Alamance Co unty in 1960 wa s 9 .6 years com pl e ted and in Orange County t he medi a n number of schoo l years com p l e t ed wa s 11 . 1. No d o ubt the influence o f a l a r ge number of institutions o f higher ed uc a ti o n within a short dis t ance d oe s much t o raise th e ave r ages in both cou nti e s . Median Yea rs of School Co mp let ed b y Popul a ti o n Melvi ll e Township Cheeks Townshi p Alamance Coun t y Orange Co unt y Age 25 and over , 1960 Urban No rth Ca rolin a Nor th Ca rolin a 9 . 5 7 . 7 9 . 6 1 1 • 1 10 . 4 8 . 9 Mo r e s p eci fic a l ly, of a ll p e r sons twent y-f ive yea rs a nd o lder in Me l vil l e Tow nshi p, a l most half the p o pul a ti on com p l e t ed eight g r ades o r less o f s c h oo l. Sligh tl y more th a n twent y p e rcent of a ll ad ults in t he t o wnshi p posse ss a high school degree an d s omewha t l ess than f ive p e rcent of th e popul a ti o n has com p leted four yea r s of college . Beca us e of the curren t t echno l ogica l revolution, e ducation has ass um ed increasing im p o rtance. A minimum of twelv e years of 11 - |