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Table 185.

Graduation and college participation rates of high school students, by selected school characteristics: 1999-2000

________________________________________________ _________________ _____________ ______________ ______________ ______________ | Number of | 1999 | Average rate of attendance at | | schools | graduation | colleges and universities | | with | rate of |_____________ ______________ ______________|Average rate Selected school | 12th- | fall | Total | 4 year | 2 year |of attendance characteristics | graders | 1998 | |institutions |institutions | at | | 12th- | | | | technical | | graders | | | | schools | | | | | | ______________________________|_________________|_________________|_____________|______________|______________|______________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 ______________________________|_________________|_________________|_____________|______________|______________|______________ | Public schools |______________________________________________________________________________________________ Total......................| 19,959 (232)| 91.5 (0.3)| 65.9 (0.4)| 41.9 (0.4)| 24.0 (0.3)| 8.1 (0.1) |_________________|_________________|_____________|______________|______________|______________ Percent minority students | | | | | | Less than 5 percent........| 6,448 (164)| 95.1 (0.2)| 65.3 (0.6)| 44.9 (0.6)| 20.4 (0.5)| 9.1 (0.4) 5 to 19 percent............| 4,524 (177)| 93.7 (0.3)| 68.0 (0.8)| 45.5 (0.8)| 22.6 (0.5)| 7.9 (0.3) 20 to 49 percent...........| 4,079 (169)| 91.2 (0.4)| 65.4 (0.9)| 40.9 (0.8)| 24.6 (0.7)| 7.8 (0.3) 50 percent or more.........| 4,909 (154)| 86.9 (0.9)| 65.0 (0.8)| 37.4 (0.9)| 27.6 (0.8)| 7.7 (0.3) Community type | | | | | | Central city...............| 3,562 (145)| 87.7 (0.8)| 68.2 (0.7)| 42.8 (0.9)| 25.4 (0.8)| 7.5 (0.3) Suburban/large town........| 7,864 (166)| 92.6 (0.4)| 68.2 (0.6)| 43.7 (0.6)| 24.5 (0.4)| 7.5 (0.2) Small town/rural...........| 8,533 (176)| 93.3 (0.4)| 58.8 (0.5)| 37.4 (0.5)| 21.4 (0.5)| 10.1 (0.3) |_________________|_________________|_____________|______________|______________|______________ | Private schools |______________________________________________________________________________________________ Total......................| 7,602 (242)| 99.2 (0.1)| 89.7 (0.6)| 76.9 (0.8)| 12.8 (0.5)| 3.3 (0.2) | | | | | | Percent minority students | | | | | | Less than 5 percent........| 2,684 (153)| 98.8 (0.2)| 85.9 (1.1)| 71.0 (1.6)| 14.9 (1.1)| 4.3 (0.5) 5 to 19 percent............| 2,448 (130)| 99.5 (0.1)| 92.0 (0.8)| 81.9 (1.0)| 10.1 (0.6)| 2.4 (0.2) 20 to 49 percent...........| 1,434 (98)| 99.0 (0.1)| 93.0 (0.8)| 79.9 (1.8)| 13.0 (1.6)| 2.4 (0.3) 50 percent or more.........| 1,036 (111)| 99.2 (0.3)| 84.2 (2.9)| 67.4 (4.2)| 16.8 (1.9)| 5.6 (1.4) Community type | | | | | | Central city...............| 2,895 (154)| 99.3 (0.1)| 90.6 (0.8)| 78.0 (1.3)| 12.6 (0.7)| 3.5 (0.3) Suburban/large town........| 2,908 (154)| 99.3 (0.1)| 90.2 (0.9)| 77.5 (1.3)| 12.7 (0.9)| 2.8 (0.4) Small town/rural...........| 1,800 (141)| 98.2 (0.4)| 82.2 (2.1)| 67.9 (2.5)| 14.3 (1.6)| 3.6 (0.5) ______________________________|_________________|_________________|_____________|______________|______________|______________

NOTE: Data are based on a sample survey and may not be strictly comparable with data reported elsewhere. Only includes schools with students enrolled in 12th grade. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Questionnaire," "Charter School Questionnaire," and "Private School Questionnaire," 1999-2000. (This table was prepared August 2002.)