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| Table 237. | Graduation rates of previous year's 12th-graders and college attendance rates of those who graduated, by selected high school characteristics: 1999-2000, 2003-04, and 2007-08 |
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| Selected high school characteristic | For 1998-99 school year | College attendance rate of 1998–99 graduates in 1999–2000 | For 2002-03 school year | College attendance rate of 2002-03 graduates in 2003-04 | For 2006-07 school year | College attendance rate of 2006-07 graduates in 2007-08 at 4-year institutions | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of high schools with 12th-graders | Graduation rate of 12th-graders1 | Total | 4-year institutions | 2-year institutions | Number of high schools with 12th-graders | Graduation rate of 12th-graders1 | Total | 4-year institutions | 2-year institutions | Number of high schools with 12th-graders | Graduation rate of 12th-graders1 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Public high schools | 20,000 | (230) | 87.7 | (0.67) | 57.4 | (0.50) | 35.4 | (0.43) | 22.0 | (0.34) | 22,500 | (400) | 85.5 | (0.77) | 61.8 | (0.94) | 35.0 | (0.61) | 26.7 | (0.58) | 24,100 | (540) | 81.2 | (1.34) | 39.5 | (0.91) |
| Percent of students who are Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, or two or more races |
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| Less than 5 percent | 6,400 | (170) | 94.2 | (0.79) | 63.2 | (0.73) | 41.3 | (0.67) | 21.9 | (0.59) | 6,100 | (220) | 95.4 | (0.41) | 68.8 | (0.87) | 42.6 | (0.96) | 26.3 | (0.64) | 5,200 | (270) | 90.7 | (1.23) | 46.8 | (1.54) |
| 5 to 19 percent | 4,800 | (180) | 89.1 | (1.13) | 58.7 | (1.11) | 36.6 | (0.88) | 22.1 | (0.69) | 5,200 | (270) | 87.8 | (1.81) | 63.9 | (2.41) | 38.0 | (1.77) | 26.0 | (1.10) | 5,400 | (320) | 89.9 | (1.53) | 48.4 | (2.06) |
| 20 to 49 percent | 4,000 | (170) | 81.7 | (2.02) | 54.0 | (1.16) | 32.5 | (0.92) | 21.5 | (0.70) | 4,700 | (180) | 84.8 | (1.68) | 61.4 | (1.44) | 34.1 | (1.27) | 27.3 | (0.94) | 6,200 | (440) | 77.2 | (2.85) | 35.0 | (1.89) |
| 50 percent or more | 4,800 | (150) | 82.5 | (1.26) | 51.1 | (0.96) | 28.7 | (0.89) | 22.3 | (0.69) | 6,500 | (280) | 74.8 | (2.34) | 53.2 | (2.52) | 25.8 | (1.43) | 27.4 | (1.54) | 7,300 | (430) | 71.4 | (2.76) | 30.8 | (2.00) |
| Percent of students approved for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| School does not participate | 2,400 | (130) | 80.1 | (2.15) | 49.7 | (2.32) | 30.0 | (1.75) | 19.7 | (1.49) | 2,400 | (230) | 71.2 | (2.41) | 51.4 | (2.83) | 23.2 | (2.26) | 28.1 | (1.81) | 2,800 | (320) | 66.7 | (3.78) | 25.4 | (4.12) |
| 0 to 25 percent | 8,600 | (180) | 92.2 | (0.55) | 65.1 | (0.74) | 42.6 | (0.67) | 22.5 | (0.44) | 6,800 | (230) | 92.9 | (0.59) | 73.6 | (0.59) | 46.9 | (0.78) | 26.7 | (0.65) | 6,700 | (360) | 91.1 | (1.24) | 52.1 | (1.63) |
| 26 to 50 percent | 4,800 | (160) | 87.3 | (1.49) | 57.5 | (0.92) | 33.4 | (0.81) | 24.1 | (0.63) | 6,700 | (220) | 89.4 | (1.19) | 64.2 | (0.96) | 36.7 | (1.08) | 27.5 | (0.74) | 7,300 | (350) | 86.7 | (1.54) | 41.5 | (1.44) |
| 51 to 75 percent | 2,300 | (140) | 85.9 | (2.81) | 48.0 | (2.18) | 29.1 | (1.57) | 18.9 | (0.92) | 4,000 | (270) | 83.8 | (2.25) | 55.3 | (2.76) | 27.3 | (1.58) | 28.1 | (1.58) | 4,100 | (290) | 79.0 | (3.56) | 33.2 | (1.91) |
| 76 to 100 percent | 2,000 | (100) | 79.4 | (2.35) | 43.0 | (1.91) | 22.2 | (1.35) | 20.7 | (1.61) | 2,600 | (260) | 72.0 | (4.90) | 42.3 | (4.49) | 20.7 | (2.79) | 21.6 | (2.22) | 3,300 | (360) | 63.7 | (5.55) | 26.0 | (2.93) |
| School locale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 4,500 | (240) | 77.1 | (1.80) | 59.5 | (2.00) | 32.5 | (1.61) | 27.0 | (1.28) | 4,800 | (300) | 71.6 | (2.81) | 36.1 | (2.73) |
| Suburb | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 4,800 | (200) | 83.6 | (1.40) | 67.4 | (1.39) | 40.3 | (1.11) | 27.1 | (1.01) | 5,400 | (360) | 80.8 | (3.25) | 41.2 | (2.35) |
| Town | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 3,700 | (200) | 82.6 | (3.24) | 57.7 | (1.94) | 31.1 | (1.65) | 26.6 | (0.97) | 3,900 | (310) | 80.2 | (2.61) | 35.2 | (2.28) |
| Rural | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 9,500 | (390) | 91.6 | (0.97) | 61.6 | (1.92) | 35.2 | (1.28) | 26.5 | (0.99) | 10,000 | (460) | 86.4 | (1.70) | 41.9 | (1.47) |
| Private high schools | 7,600 | (240) | 97.4 | (0.55) | 71.6 | (1.90) | 55.6 | (1.74) | 16.1 | (1.00) | 8,200 | (260) | 94.2 | (0.86) | 76.6 | (1.58) | 56.2 | (1.77) | 20.3 | (1.30) | 8,900 | (280) | 93.8 | (0.91) | 66.5 | (1.57) |
| Percent of students who are Black, Hispanic, Asian, Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native, or two or more races |
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| Less than 5 percent | 2,700 | (150) | 95.5 | (1.53) | 67.9 | (3.17) | 53.3 | (2.85) | 14.7 | (1.61) | 2,500 | (180) | 95.6 | (1.59) | 73.2 | (3.03) | 54.4 | (3.31) | 18.7 | (2.14) | 2,100 | (160) | 96.4 | (1.19) | 68.2 | (3.81) |
| 5 to 19 percent | 2,500 | (130) | 99.1 | (0.44) | 82.3 | (1.68) | 63.6 | (2.37) | 18.7 | (2.01) | 2,900 | (170) | 95.2 | (1.40) | 84.7 | (1.82) | 64.2 | (2.71) | 20.5 | (2.10) | 3,500 | (200) | 95.6 | (1.60) | 70.3 | (2.24) |
| 20 to 49 percent | 1,400 | (100) | 98.5 | (0.59) | 70.5 | (3.90) | 55.3 | (3.29) | 15.2 | (2.24) | 1,700 | (140) | 90.8 | (2.36) | 75.8 | (4.16) | 56.7 | (3.70) | 19.1 | (2.52) | 2,000 | (190) | 91.5 | (2.13) | 58.7 | (3.39) |
| 50 percent or more | 1,000 | (110) | 97.0 | (1.53) | 55.9 | (6.56) | 41.6 | (5.34) | 14.3 | (2.28) | 1,100 | (140) | 93.6 | (1.97) | 63.7 | (6.03) | 38.3 | (4.52) | 25.4 | (4.47) | 1,400 | (130) | 88.6 | (2.71) | 65.3 | (3.37) |
| Percent of students approved for free or reduced-price lunch |
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| School does not participate | 6,700 | (230) | 97.9 | (0.47) | 73.8 | (1.73) | 57.0 | (1.74) | 16.8 | (1.03) | 7,100 | (250) | 95.3 | (0.86) | 76.7 | (1.76) | 56.2 | (2.00) | 20.5 | (1.51) | 7,300 | (280) | 95.7 | (0.66) | 68.3 | (1.77) |
| 0 to 25 percent | 700 | (70) | 98.8 | (0.74) | 64.9 | (6.49) | 53.8 | (5.69) | 11.0 | (1.40) | 600 | (80) | 95.0 | (3.62) | 84.7 | (4.28) | 66.2 | (4.35) | 18.5 | (2.39) | 700 | (100) | 91.4 | (7.18) | 73.2 | (4.64) |
| 26 to 100 percent | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 400 | (80) | 75.1 | (7.62) | 59.1 | (8.13) | 38.9 | (6.70) | 20.2 | (4.34) | 1,000 | (130) | 80.8 | (4.70) | 46.7 | (6.86) |
| School locale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 3,100 | (170) | 94.4 | (1.52) | 71.8 | (2.62) |
| Suburb | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 2,800 | (180) | 93.0 | (1.52) | 67.0 | (2.99) |
| Town | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 1,000 | (150) | 95.7 | (2.12) | 63.8 | (5.02) |
| Rural | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 2,000 | (190) | 92.9 | (2.88) | 58.9 | (3.54) |
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or more. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Includes only students who were enrolled in 12th grade in fall of the school year and graduated with a diploma by the end of the following summer. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Data are based on a sample survey and may not be strictly comparable with data reported elsewhere. Includes all schools, including combined schools, with students enrolled in the 12th grade. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Questionnaire," 1999-2000, 2003-04, and 2007-08; "Private School Questionnaire," 1999-2000, 2003-04, and 2007-08; and "Charter School Questionnaire," 1999-2000. (This table was prepared October 2009.) |
