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Digest of Education Statistics: 2009
Digest of Education Statistics: 2009

NCES 2010-013
April 2010


Table 149. Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates in various subject fields, by selected student characteristics: Selected years, 1982 through 2005
Graduation year and selected student characteristic Total English History/ social studies Mathematics Science Foreign languages Arts Career/tech-nical educa-tion1 Personal use2 Computer related3
Total Less than algebra Algebra or higher Total General science Biology Chemistry Physics
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
1982 graduates 21.58 (0.090) 3.93 (0.022) 3.16 (0.028) 2.63 (0.022) 0.90 (0.021) 1.74 (0.028) 2.20 (0.025) 0.73 (0.016) 0.94 (0.014) 0.34 (0.010) 0.17 (0.008) 0.99 (0.029) 1.47 (0.035) 4.62 (0.061) 2.58 (0.048) 0.12 (0.007)
Sex                                                                
Male 21.40 (0.108) 3.88 (0.026) 3.16 (0.034) 2.71 (0.030) 0.94 (0.026) 1.77 (0.039) 2.27 (0.031) 0.76 (0.018) 0.91 (0.016) 0.36 (0.014) 0.23 (0.012) 0.80 (0.030) 1.29 (0.044) 4.60 (0.076) 2.69 (0.056) 0.14 (0.012)
Female 21.75 (0.101) 3.98 (0.026) 3.15 (0.029) 2.57 (0.024) 0.86 (0.025) 1.71 (0.032) 2.13 (0.029) 0.71 (0.017) 0.97 (0.017) 0.33 (0.013) 0.12 (0.008) 1.17 (0.036) 1.63 (0.044) 4.64 (0.072) 2.48 (0.049) 0.11 (0.007)
                                                               
Race/ethnicity                                                                
White 21.69 (0.107) 3.90 (0.025) 3.19 (0.032) 2.68 (0.026) 0.77 (0.023) 1.91 (0.032) 2.27 (0.029) 0.73 (0.017) 0.97 (0.015) 0.38 (0.013) 0.20 (0.010) 1.06 (0.033) 1.53 (0.042) 4.53 (0.071) 2.52 (0.052) 0.13 (0.009)
Black 21.15 (0.169) 4.08 (0.050) 3.08 (0.054) 2.61 (0.043) 1.36 (0.053) 1.25 (0.066) 2.06 (0.049) 0.81 (0.033) 0.90 (0.033) 0.26 (0.023) 0.09 (0.011) 0.72 (0.067) 1.26 (0.063) 4.75 (0.136) 2.60 (0.094) 0.12 (0.016)
Hispanic 21.23 (0.122) 3.94 (0.037) 3.00 (0.037) 2.33 (0.040) 1.21 (0.037) 1.12 (0.047) 1.80 (0.038) 0.75 (0.026) 0.81 (0.025) 0.16 (0.012) 0.07 (0.007) 0.77 (0.042) 1.29 (0.054) 5.22 (0.111) 2.87 (0.081) 0.08 (0.010)
Asian/Pacific
     Islander
22.46 (0.216) 4.01 (0.091) 3.16 (0.094) 3.15 (0.095) 0.71 (0.083) 2.44 (0.132) 2.64 (0.125) 0.51 (0.061) 1.11 (0.048) 0.61 (0.046) 0.42 (0.048) 1.79 (0.105) 1.31 (0.124) 3.34 (0.226) 3.05 (0.146) 0.22 (0.057)
American Indian/
     Alaska Native
21.45 (0.330) 3.98 (0.114) 3.25 (0.207) 2.35 (0.129) 1.23 (0.148) 1.12 (0.213) 2.04 (0.090) 0.67 (0.087) 0.84 (0.124) 0.42 (0.087) 0.12 (0.039) 0.48 (0.117) 1.72 (0.338) 4.77 (0.233) 2.84 (0.128) 0.06 (0.024)
                                                               
Academic track                                                                
Academic4  21.75 (0.092) 4.11 (0.026) 3.32 (0.032) 3.04 (0.024) 0.73 (0.027) 2.30 (0.037) 2.65 (0.032) 0.73 (0.018) 1.13 (0.017) 0.53 (0.016) 0.26 (0.012) 1.54 (0.042) 1.91 (0.050) 2.55 (0.042) 2.62 (0.058) 0.10 (0.006)
Career/technical5 20.21 (0.090) 3.44 (0.035) 2.63 (0.032) 1.80 (0.032) 1.09 (0.036) 0.71 (0.030) 1.32 (0.026) 0.69 (0.023) 0.57 (0.021) 0.04 (0.006) 0.02 (0.006) 0.18 (0.015) 0.59 (0.029) 7.74 (0.082) 2.51 (0.065) 0.12 (0.016)
Both6 22.89 (0.196) 4.04 (0.037) 3.33 (0.046) 2.69 (0.041) 1.02 (0.036) 1.67 (0.054) 2.17 (0.037) 0.79 (0.023) 0.94 (0.019) 0.29 (0.018) 0.14 (0.015) 0.75 (0.036) 1.41 (0.055) 6.03 (0.091) 2.47 (0.064) 0.18 (0.020)
Neither7 18.73 (0.141) 3.58 (0.054) 2.70 (0.054) 1.73 (0.045) 1.08 (0.055) 0.65 (0.060) 1.33 (0.051) 0.69 (0.037) 0.59 (0.035) 0.03 (0.008) 0.02 (0.007) 0.22 (0.027) 0.85 (0.063) 5.23 (0.137) 3.06 (0.115) 0.05 (0.011)
1987 graduates 23.00 (0.157) 4.12 (0.022) 3.32 (0.037) 3.01 (0.029) 0.86 (0.030) 2.14 (0.042) 2.55 (0.046) 0.76 (0.033) 1.10 (0.020) 0.47 (0.015) 0.21 (0.011) 1.35 (0.049) 1.44 (0.044) 4.55 (0.084) 2.67 (0.073) 0.47 (0.022)
Sex                                                                
Male 22.88 (0.162) 4.08 (0.021) 3.29 (0.037) 3.05 (0.029) 0.91 (0.032) 2.14 (0.045) 2.59 (0.049) 0.79 (0.032) 1.05 (0.021) 0.47 (0.016) 0.26 (0.013) 1.16 (0.051) 1.24 (0.046) 4.64 (0.089) 2.83 (0.081) 0.47 (0.023)
Female 23.12 (0.156) 4.15 (0.026) 3.35 (0.041) 2.96 (0.030) 0.82 (0.032) 2.15 (0.045) 2.52 (0.048) 0.74 (0.035) 1.14 (0.022) 0.47 (0.017) 0.17 (0.012) 1.53 (0.051) 1.63 (0.050) 4.47 (0.094) 2.51 (0.069) 0.47 (0.023)
                                                               
Race/ethnicity                                                                
White 23.11 (0.189) 4.08 (0.028) 3.29 (0.045) 3.01 (0.034) 0.74 (0.031) 2.27 (0.050) 2.61 (0.058) 0.75 (0.040) 1.12 (0.025) 0.50 (0.020) 0.23 (0.012) 1.38 (0.055) 1.50 (0.055) 4.65 (0.107) 2.60 (0.082) 0.49 (0.027)
Black 22.40 (0.251) 4.22 (0.038) 3.34 (0.073) 2.99 (0.060) 1.40 (0.074) 1.59 (0.054) 2.33 (0.060) 0.90 (0.051) 1.01 (0.036) 0.31 (0.021) 0.10 (0.012) 1.08 (0.094) 1.20 (0.064) 4.52 (0.130) 2.73 (0.120) 0.39 (0.032)
Hispanic 22.84 (0.162) 4.30 (0.055) 3.22 (0.061) 2.81 (0.056) 1.30 (0.049) 1.50 (0.039) 2.24 (0.045) 0.78 (0.028) 1.07 (0.028) 0.29 (0.015) 0.10 (0.013) 1.25 (0.071) 1.34 (0.056) 4.49 (0.169) 3.19 (0.096) 0.42 (0.031)
Asian/Pacific
     Islander
24.47 (0.332) 4.37 (0.076) 3.65 (0.163) 3.71 (0.094) 0.53 (0.072) 3.18 (0.143) 3.14 (0.116) 0.59 (0.048) 1.17 (0.027) 0.87 (0.069) 0.50 (0.045) 2.07 (0.105) 1.18 (0.077) 3.11 (0.221) 3.23 (0.185) 0.58 (0.033)
American Indian/
     Alaska Native
23.23 (0.153) 4.22 (0.033) 3.18 (0.044) 2.98 (0.113) 1.35 (0.145) 1.63 (0.097) 2.44 (0.104) 0.81 (0.041) 1.22 (0.073) 0.32 (0.035) 0.09 (0.027) 0.75 (0.138) 1.68 (0.112) 4.92 (0.125) 3.06 (0.050) 0.39 (0.058)
                                                               
Academic track                                                                
Academic4  23.20 (0.153) 4.26 (0.029) 3.55 (0.045) 3.33 (0.031) 0.65 (0.034) 2.68 (0.051) 2.97 (0.053) 0.73 (0.031) 1.23 (0.024) 0.68 (0.022) 0.32 (0.014) 1.92 (0.066) 1.87 (0.059) 2.57 (0.071) 2.73 (0.081) 0.38 (0.017)
Career/technical5 21.07 (0.161) 3.62 (0.032) 2.59 (0.040) 2.00 (0.029) 1.29 (0.051) 0.71 (0.041) 1.48 (0.047) 0.74 (0.053) 0.70 (0.037) 0.03 (0.006) 0.01 (0.003) 0.18 (0.024) 0.47 (0.031) 8.07 (0.155) 2.67 (0.112) 0.39 (0.038)
Both6 23.53 (0.179) 4.11 (0.025) 3.29 (0.031) 2.93 (0.026) 0.97 (0.045) 1.96 (0.056) 2.37 (0.051) 0.81 (0.038) 1.07 (0.028) 0.35 (0.016) 0.14 (0.011) 1.01 (0.043) 1.20 (0.054) 6.09 (0.085) 2.53 (0.068) 0.64 (0.034)
Neither7 19.56 (0.199) 3.55 (0.050) 2.45 (0.071) 2.11 (0.082) 1.62 (0.100) 0.49 (0.094) 1.47 (0.046) 0.84 (0.075) 0.59 (0.051) 0.03 (0.011) 0.00 (0.004) 0.18 (0.040) 0.76 (0.067) 5.10 (0.233) 3.93 (0.249) 0.17 (0.031)
1990 graduates 23.53 (0.127) 4.19 (0.034) 3.47 (0.040) 3.15 (0.028) 0.90 (0.032) 2.25 (0.040) 2.75 (0.028) 0.85 (0.026) 1.14 (0.019) 0.53 (0.014) 0.23 (0.010) 1.54 (0.041) 1.55 (0.045) 4.19 (0.079) 2.68 (0.073) 0.54 (0.021)
Sex                                                                
Male 23.35 (0.130) 4.13 (0.035) 3.45 (0.041) 3.16 (0.028) 0.96 (0.038) 2.20 (0.048) 2.78 (0.033) 0.88 (0.027) 1.11 (0.021) 0.52 (0.017) 0.28 (0.012) 1.33 (0.040) 1.31 (0.047) 4.32 (0.084) 2.87 (0.077) 0.50 (0.020)
Female 23.69 (0.132) 4.25 (0.036) 3.50 (0.041) 3.14 (0.033) 0.85 (0.032) 2.29 (0.039) 2.73 (0.027) 0.83 (0.027) 1.17 (0.019) 0.53 (0.014) 0.19 (0.010) 1.72 (0.045) 1.76 (0.050) 4.08 (0.087) 2.51 (0.072) 0.57 (0.026)
                                                               
Race/ethnicity                                                                
White 23.54 (0.133) 4.12 (0.036) 3.46 (0.045) 3.13 (0.032) 0.80 (0.033) 2.33 (0.041) 2.80 (0.033) 0.84 (0.022) 1.15 (0.020) 0.55 (0.016) 0.25 (0.011) 1.58 (0.049) 1.61 (0.056) 4.22 (0.085) 2.61 (0.076) 0.52 (0.023)
Black 23.40 (0.255) 4.34 (0.044) 3.49 (0.058) 3.20 (0.064) 1.25 (0.059) 1.95 (0.071) 2.68 (0.061) 0.98 (0.068) 1.11 (0.042) 0.42 (0.024) 0.16 (0.020) 1.20 (0.075) 1.34 (0.052) 4.41 (0.166) 2.74 (0.124) 0.60 (0.055)
Hispanic 23.83 (0.210) 4.51 (0.139) 3.42 (0.071) 3.13 (0.058) 1.30 (0.076) 1.83 (0.090) 2.50 (0.046) 0.83 (0.041) 1.10 (0.034) 0.42 (0.034) 0.14 (0.016) 1.57 (0.060) 1.48 (0.072) 4.12 (0.150) 3.10 (0.103) 0.58 (0.048)
Asian/Pacific
     Islander
24.07 (0.236) 4.50 (0.117) 3.70 (0.126) 3.52 (0.060) 0.70 (0.121) 2.82 (0.159) 2.97 (0.114) 0.68 (0.080) 1.12 (0.085) 0.74 (0.057) 0.42 (0.047) 2.06 (0.150) 1.29 (0.084) 3.07 (0.337) 2.96 (0.221) 0.54 (0.043)
American Indian/
     Alaska Native
22.64 (0.267) 4.08 (0.092) 3.34 (0.083) 3.04 (0.152) 1.03 (0.084) 2.01 (0.143) 2.48 (0.175) 0.83 (0.090) 1.09 (0.090) 0.42 (0.072) 0.15 (0.039) 1.15 (0.188) 1.11 (0.126) 4.62 (0.190) 2.81 (0.148) 0.60 (0.130)
                                                               
Academic track                                                                
Academic4  23.53 (0.137) 4.30 (0.044) 3.65 (0.047) 3.37 (0.025) 0.68 (0.031) 2.70 (0.038) 3.06 (0.033) 0.81 (0.033) 1.23 (0.021) 0.70 (0.018) 0.32 (0.012) 2.02 (0.046) 1.93 (0.054) 2.41 (0.048) 2.78 (0.086) 0.42 (0.019)
Career/technical5 21.73 (0.244) 3.60 (0.063) 2.58 (0.063) 2.07 (0.054) 1.54 (0.080) 0.53 (0.045) 1.62 (0.047) 0.87 (0.031) 0.71 (0.040) 0.03 (0.008) 0.01 (0.004) 0.17 (0.029) 0.42 (0.042) 8.68 (0.179) 2.59 (0.092) 0.46 (0.067)
Both6 23.92 (0.128) 4.14 (0.026) 3.38 (0.038) 3.02 (0.031) 1.12 (0.037) 1.90 (0.044) 2.51 (0.031) 0.92 (0.024) 1.09 (0.024) 0.36 (0.015) 0.14 (0.010) 1.07 (0.040) 1.17 (0.049) 6.10 (0.056) 2.53 (0.073) 0.73 (0.034)
Neither7 19.81 (0.564) 3.63 (0.153) 2.59 (0.076) 2.01 (0.139) 1.57 (0.176) 0.44 (0.072) 1.47 (0.085) 0.79 (0.080) 0.60 (0.090) 0.04 (0.020) 0.03 (0.018) 0.21 (0.060) 0.79 (0.249) 5.81 (0.529) 3.29 (0.338) 0.36 (0.063)
1994 graduates 24.17 (0.144) 4.29 (0.028) 3.55 (0.041) 3.33 (0.021) 0.76 (0.029) 2.57 (0.036) 3.04 (0.028) 0.88 (0.024) 1.26 (0.018) 0.62 (0.013) 0.28 (0.011) 1.71 (0.033) 1.66 (0.041) 3.96 (0.068) 2.63 (0.077) 0.64 (0.025)
Sex                                                                
Male 23.79 (0.146) 4.26 (0.028) 3.51 (0.041) 3.32 (0.022) 0.85 (0.032) 2.48 (0.038) 3.03 (0.030) 0.91 (0.026) 1.20 (0.020) 0.59 (0.015) 0.32 (0.014) 1.49 (0.034) 1.43 (0.038) 4.13 (0.074) 2.83 (0.081) 0.63 (0.027)
Female 24.11 (0.147) 4.32 (0.030) 3.59 (0.041) 3.34 (0.023) 0.68 (0.029) 2.66 (0.037) 3.06 (0.028) 0.86 (0.024) 1.31 (0.018) 0.64 (0.014) 0.24 (0.010) 1.93 (0.034) 1.87 (0.051) 3.80 (0.074) 2.44 (0.078) 0.65 (0.027)
                                                               
Race/ethnicity                                                                
White 24.08 (0.183) 4.23 (0.035) 3.56 (0.049) 3.36 (0.023) 0.70 (0.034) 2.66 (0.041) 3.13 (0.032) 0.89 (0.030) 1.29 (0.022) 0.65 (0.014) 0.30 (0.014) 1.76 (0.039) 1.74 (0.049) 3.96 (0.080) 2.61 (0.096) 0.63 (0.028)
Black 23.28 (0.132) 4.36 (0.034) 3.51 (0.039) 3.23 (0.030) 1.09 (0.067) 2.14 (0.079) 2.80 (0.042) 0.92 (0.051) 1.21 (0.036) 0.49 (0.028) 0.17 (0.013) 1.35 (0.052) 1.36 (0.066) 4.29 (0.121) 2.69 (0.101) 0.64 (0.039)
Hispanic 23.71 (0.131) 4.61 (0.075) 3.45 (0.046) 3.28 (0.041) 0.96 (0.030) 2.32 (0.057) 2.69 (0.046) 0.83 (0.058) 1.19 (0.027) 0.49 (0.047) 0.17 (0.021) 1.73 (0.062) 1.51 (0.046) 3.87 (0.124) 2.93 (0.086) 0.76 (0.044)
Asian/Pacific
     Islander
23.84 (0.256) 4.60 (0.091) 3.66 (0.097) 3.66 (0.082) 0.67 (0.113) 2.98 (0.189) 3.35 (0.131) 0.80 (0.034) 1.22 (0.042) 0.81 (0.062) 0.48 (0.058) 2.09 (0.085) 1.32 (0.121) 3.01 (0.236) 2.78 (0.123) 0.71 (0.034)
American Indian/
     Alaska Native
23.40 (0.541) 4.27 (0.113) 3.57 (0.201) 3.11 (0.038) 0.94 (0.108) 2.17 (0.125) 2.82 (0.073) 0.91 (0.057) 1.28 (0.069) 0.50 (0.065) 0.13 (0.039) 1.30 (0.150) 2.01 (0.351) 4.27 (0.256) 3.12 (0.355) 0.53 (0.217)
                                                               
Academic track                                                                
Academic4  23.86 (0.133) 4.37 (0.034) 3.69 (0.042) 3.52 (0.022) 0.58 (0.030) 2.94 (0.039) 3.32 (0.031) 0.83 (0.027) 1.34 (0.021) 0.77 (0.017) 0.37 (0.014) 2.14 (0.040) 2.05 (0.054) 2.28 (0.045) 2.71 (0.071) 0.50 (0.022)
Career/technical5 21.20 (0.252) 3.70 (0.055) 2.49 (0.071) 2.20 (0.052) 1.56 (0.066) 0.64 (0.048) 1.69 (0.064) 0.80 (0.049) 0.83 (0.046) 0.03 (0.006) 0.02 (0.007) 0.14 (0.029) 0.34 (0.036) 8.64 (0.214) 2.41 (0.141) 0.55 (0.055)
Both6 24.41 (0.149) 4.23 (0.029) 3.45 (0.039) 3.17 (0.023) 0.96 (0.039) 2.21 (0.045) 2.78 (0.031) 0.96 (0.026) 1.19 (0.021) 0.45 (0.016) 0.17 (0.010) 1.24 (0.037) 1.21 (0.036) 6.01 (0.059) 2.52 (0.095) 0.85 (0.032)
Neither7 20.56 (0.476) 3.54 (0.130) 2.24 (0.075) 2.25 (0.073) 1.71 (0.121) 0.54 (0.100) 1.53 (0.078) 0.82 (0.076) 0.63 (0.075) 0.05 (0.024) 0.02 (0.011) 0.19 (0.063) 0.56 (0.105) 6.51 (0.347) 4.47 (0.497) 0.33 (0.063)
1998 graduates 25.14 (0.162) 4.25 (0.037) 3.74 (0.038) 3.40 (0.024) 0.67 (0.022) 2.73 (0.034) 3.12 (0.026) 0.89 (0.024) 1.26 (0.021) 0.66 (0.015) 0.31 (0.015) 1.85 (0.039) 1.90 (0.079) 3.99 (0.098) 2.89 (0.076) 0.74 (0.033)
Sex                                                                
Male 24.64 (0.162) 4.19 (0.038) 3.68 (0.040) 3.37 (0.024) 0.74 (0.023) 2.64 (0.034) 3.09 (0.028) 0.93 (0.026) 1.20 (0.021) 0.62 (0.014) 0.33 (0.018) 1.62 (0.040) 1.61 (0.072) 4.25 (0.099) 3.12 (0.079) 0.78 (0.032)
Female 25.04 (0.166) 4.31 (0.039) 3.80 (0.036) 3.42 (0.025) 0.62 (0.023) 2.80 (0.035) 3.17 (0.029) 0.87 (0.023) 1.32 (0.023) 0.70 (0.018) 0.28 (0.015) 2.06 (0.041) 2.15 (0.094) 3.77 (0.114) 2.67 (0.080) 0.71 (0.038)
                                                               
Race/ethnicity                                                                
White 24.87 (0.178) 4.19 (0.049) 3.77 (0.046) 3.40 (0.028) 0.57 (0.022) 2.84 (0.035) 3.18 (0.028) 0.87 (0.027) 1.28 (0.025) 0.69 (0.017) 0.33 (0.019) 1.90 (0.049) 2.00 (0.078) 3.97 (0.114) 2.80 (0.088) 0.73 (0.037)
Black 24.37 (0.250) 4.28 (0.045) 3.69 (0.050) 3.42 (0.042) 0.90 (0.053) 2.53 (0.072) 3.03 (0.064) 0.97 (0.045) 1.24 (0.038) 0.58 (0.025) 0.22 (0.022) 1.58 (0.062) 1.57 (0.152) 4.33 (0.149) 2.94 (0.080) 0.84 (0.064)
Hispanic 24.69 (0.218) 4.51 (0.055) 3.60 (0.051) 3.28 (0.041) 1.05 (0.055) 2.23 (0.061) 2.81 (0.054) 0.97 (0.042) 1.13 (0.026) 0.50 (0.036) 0.20 (0.020) 1.78 (0.055) 1.78 (0.113) 3.97 (0.121) 3.36 (0.121) 0.71 (0.046)
Asian/Pacific
     Islander
24.67 (0.195) 4.37 (0.068) 3.92 (0.086) 3.62 (0.029) 0.65 (0.134) 2.97 (0.136) 3.43 (0.079) 0.81 (0.041) 1.26 (0.027) 0.83 (0.037) 0.51 (0.036) 2.29 (0.129) 1.52 (0.056) 3.15 (0.222) 2.95 (0.208) 0.67 (0.050)
American Indian/
     Alaska Native
23.81 (0.350) 4.18 (0.082) 3.67 (0.093) 3.10 (0.081) 0.90 (0.067) 2.20 (0.100) 2.68 (0.081) 0.98 (0.070) 1.07 (0.056) 0.49 (0.038) 0.15 (0.024) 1.45 (0.132) 1.94 (0.146) 4.02 (0.164) 3.40 (0.212) 0.67 (0.058)
                                                               
Academic track                                                                
Academic4  24.61 (0.160) 4.33 (0.034) 3.87 (0.038) 3.54 (0.023) 0.53 (0.024) 3.00 (0.036) 3.34 (0.030) 0.84 (0.028) 1.33 (0.027) 0.78 (0.016) 0.38 (0.020) 2.24 (0.041) 2.41 (0.122) 2.22 (0.061) 2.97 (0.088) 0.52 (0.024)
Career/technical5 22.10 (0.299) 3.46 (0.092) 2.55 (0.079) 2.17 (0.076) 1.30 (0.073) 0.87 (0.065) 1.69 (0.087) 1.05 (0.088) 0.59 (0.068) 0.03 (0.007) 0.01 (0.005) 0.14 (0.025) 0.47 (0.068) 9.12 (0.239) 3.01 (0.227) 0.81 (0.085)
Both6 25.38 (0.190) 4.20 (0.045) 3.66 (0.045) 3.30 (0.030) 0.81 (0.027) 2.49 (0.042) 2.94 (0.038) 0.96 (0.030) 1.20 (0.026) 0.54 (0.022) 0.23 (0.016) 1.45 (0.042) 1.31 (0.048) 6.06 (0.083) 2.73 (0.078) 1.03 (0.048)
Neither7 20.39 (0.371) 3.21 (0.146) 2.32 (0.235) 2.19 (0.083) 1.59 (0.137) 0.60 (0.087) 1.58 (0.095) 0.88 (0.089) 0.58 (0.052) 0.04 (0.017) 0.08 (0.031) 0.20 (0.047) 0.55 (0.083) 5.64 (0.598) 5.82 (0.379) 0.51 (0.069)
2000 graduates 26.05 (0.201) 4.39 (0.035) 3.83 (0.033) 3.56 (0.028) 0.61 (0.028) 2.95 (0.038) 3.20 (0.038) 0.85 (0.028) 1.29 (0.028) 0.69 (0.018) 0.36 (0.017) 1.95 (0.044) 2.03 (0.054) 4.21 (0.123) 2.88 (0.065) 0.83 (0.032)
Sex                                                                
Male 26.23 (0.206) 4.31 (0.034) 3.76 (0.032) 3.53 (0.031) 0.68 (0.032) 2.86 (0.046) 3.16 (0.039) 0.88 (0.028) 1.20 (0.029) 0.65 (0.017) 0.40 (0.018) 1.71 (0.044) 1.75 (0.051) 4.60 (0.154) 3.09 (0.070) 0.93 (0.036)
Female 26.46 (0.203) 4.46 (0.038) 3.89 (0.035) 3.58 (0.028) 0.55 (0.026) 3.03 (0.036) 3.25 (0.040) 0.82 (0.030) 1.36 (0.029) 0.73 (0.020) 0.33 (0.017) 2.18 (0.049) 2.30 (0.065) 3.82 (0.104) 2.69 (0.063) 0.74 (0.034)
                                                               
Race/ethnicity                                                                
White 26.57 (0.252) 4.32 (0.037) 3.86 (0.037) 3.56 (0.031) 0.58 (0.032) 2.98 (0.043) 3.24 (0.038) 0.84 (0.031) 1.30 (0.034) 0.70 (0.020) 0.38 (0.020) 1.98 (0.053) 2.12 (0.068) 4.34 (0.164) 2.79 (0.075) 0.81 (0.036)
Black 26.28 (0.242) 4.43 (0.078) 3.75 (0.067) 3.54 (0.042) 0.72 (0.062) 2.82 (0.059) 3.13 (0.058) 0.91 (0.043) 1.26 (0.040) 0.65 (0.027) 0.27 (0.020) 1.70 (0.071) 1.95 (0.134) 4.29 (0.173) 2.98 (0.093) 0.85 (0.055)
Hispanic 25.91 (0.323) 4.69 (0.106) 3.77 (0.075) 3.42 (0.074) 0.74 (0.051) 2.68 (0.107) 2.87 (0.112) 0.85 (0.046) 1.19 (0.067) 0.58 (0.055) 0.24 (0.026) 1.90 (0.070) 1.77 (0.063) 3.83 (0.124) 3.21 (0.147) 0.89 (0.056)
Asian/Pacific
     Islander
26.66 (0.327) 4.57 (0.069) 3.77 (0.051) 3.96 (0.095) 0.35 (0.035) 3.61 (0.106) 3.71 (0.153) 0.71 (0.082) 1.36 (0.060) 0.96 (0.048) 0.65 (0.037) 2.51 (0.083) 1.79 (0.084) 2.82 (0.160) 3.09 (0.184) 0.92 (0.111)
American Indian/
     Alaska Native
26.03 (0.315) 4.12 (0.064) 3.75 (0.100) 3.29 (0.083) 0.91 (0.164) 2.38 (0.178) 2.88 (0.112) 0.98 (0.037) 1.25 (0.080) 0.45 (0.044) 0.19 (0.042) 1.40 (0.105) 1.99 (0.220) 4.79 (0.429) 2.89 (0.230) 0.96 (0.074)
                                                               
Academic track                                                                
Academic4  25.82 (0.186) 4.47 (0.040) 3.93 (0.043) 3.70 (0.034) 0.49 (0.024) 3.21 (0.042) 3.39 (0.042) 0.81 (0.033) 1.35 (0.033) 0.80 (0.023) 0.42 (0.019) 2.32 (0.050) 2.52 (0.072) 2.28 (0.049) 2.96 (0.075) 0.54 (0.024)
Career/technical5 24.13 (0.369) 3.33 (0.131) 2.62 (0.121) 2.11 (0.086) 1.28 (0.120) 0.82 (0.100) 1.61 (0.116) 0.84 (0.069) 0.65 (0.091) 0.06 (0.018) 0.05 (0.026) 0.15 (0.042) 0.57 (0.062) 9.56 (0.337) 3.50 (0.249) 1.17 (0.220)
Both6 27.16 (0.248) 4.33 (0.035) 3.76 (0.034) 3.45 (0.032) 0.74 (0.040) 2.71 (0.054) 3.04 (0.047) 0.89 (0.031) 1.24 (0.033) 0.59 (0.024) 0.30 (0.024) 1.56 (0.049) 1.47 (0.057) 6.46 (0.170) 2.74 (0.074) 1.20 (0.046)
Neither7  22.41 (0.500) 3.50 (0.088) 1.86 (0.142) 2.27 (0.088) 1.76 (0.141) 0.51 (0.101) 1.59 (0.099) 1.04 (0.097) 0.48 (0.082) 0.04 (0.018) 0.02 (0.011) 0.20 (0.056) 0.93 (0.096) 5.52 (0.443) 5.72 (0.506) 0.29 (0.051)
2005 graduates 26.68 (0.100) 4.42 (0.022) 3.98 (0.025) 3.67 (0.016) 0.49 (0.015) 3.19 (0.020) 3.34 (0.019) 0.95 (0.019) 1.28 (0.016) 0.74 (0.010) 0.35 (0.011) 1.97 (0.024) 2.05 (0.035) 4.01 (0.058) 3.23 (0.040) 0.93 (0.021)
Sex                                                                
Male 26.50 (0.104) 4.36 (0.025) 3.91 (0.028) 3.65 (0.020) 0.54 (0.016) 3.10 (0.024) 3.29 (0.023) 0.97 (0.019) 1.19 (0.016) 0.70 (0.011) 0.39 (0.013) 1.76 (0.026) 1.71 (0.035) 4.35 (0.059) 3.47 (0.043) 1.09 (0.023)
Female 26.84 (0.103) 4.48 (0.021) 4.05 (0.025) 3.70 (0.016) 0.44 (0.016) 3.26 (0.021) 3.40 (0.020) 0.92 (0.020) 1.37 (0.017) 0.78 (0.011) 0.32 (0.012) 2.16 (0.025) 2.38 (0.045) 3.68 (0.068) 3.00 (0.044) 0.79 (0.024)
                                                               
Race/ethnicity                                                                
White 26.87 (0.125) 4.32 (0.029) 4.02 (0.030) 3.69 (0.021) 0.44 (0.017) 3.24 (0.026) 3.43 (0.021) 0.96 (0.022) 1.31 (0.018) 0.76 (0.013) 0.38 (0.012) 2.01 (0.027) 2.17 (0.043) 4.12 (0.075) 3.10 (0.049) 0.90 (0.026)
Black 26.57 (0.150) 4.54 (0.028) 3.98 (0.045) 3.71 (0.032) 0.63 (0.034) 3.08 (0.047) 3.21 (0.036) 0.99 (0.037) 1.27 (0.025) 0.68 (0.017) 0.27 (0.025) 1.71 (0.040) 1.77 (0.056) 4.11 (0.111) 3.53 (0.076) 1.07 (0.033)
Hispanic 25.91 (0.142) 4.80 (0.037) 3.75 (0.039) 3.49 (0.032) 0.65 (0.034) 2.83 (0.034) 2.92 (0.035) 0.92 (0.031) 1.11 (0.020) 0.63 (0.022) 0.24 (0.017) 1.88 (0.035) 1.78 (0.054) 3.69 (0.098) 3.62 (0.058) 1.00 (0.040)
Asian/Pacific
     Islander
26.32 (0.189) 4.51 (0.057) 3.94 (0.042) 3.90 (0.04) 0.27 (0.025) 3.62 (0.041) 3.63 (0.057) 0.74 (0.060) 1.31 (0.035) 0.97 (0.027) 0.56 (0.032) 2.43 (0.068) 1.80 (0.076) 2.91 (0.144) 3.21 (0.086) 0.94 (0.054)
American Indian/
     Alaska Native
26.48 (0.443) 4.44 (0.098) 4.06 (0.129) 3.53 (0.141) 0.69 (0.087) 2.84 (0.182) 3.02 (0.072) 1.04 (0.060) 1.28 (0.063) 0.52 (0.052) 0.17 (0.036) 1.44 (0.105) 2.44 (0.179) 4.20 (0.258) 3.36 (0.291) 0.82 (0.102)
Other 26.09 (0.374) 4.39 (0.095) 3.87 (0.066) 3.72 (0.087) 0.26 (0.043) 3.46 (0.099) 3.50 (0.083) 0.93 (0.057) 1.35 (0.060) 0.81 (0.049) 0.37 (0.047) 2.31 (0.088) 2.12 (0.232) 2.93 (0.263) 3.26 (0.207) 0.72 (0.119)
                                                               
Academic track                                                                
Academic4 26.53 (0.092) 4.48 (0.024) 4.09 (0.026) 3.78 (0.017) 0.42 (0.014) 3.36 (0.021) 3.50 (0.021) 0.92 (0.017) 1.35 (0.018) 0.82 (0.010) 0.40 (0.012) 2.20 (0.024) 2.29 (0.043) 2.92 (0.039) 3.27 (0.044) 0.80 (0.018)
Career/technical5 24.01 (0.288) 3.56 (0.064) 2.78 (0.051) 2.42 (0.041) 0.96 (0.062) 1.45 (0.074) 1.87 (0.045) 0.90 (0.057) 0.75 (0.037) 0.16 (0.037) 0.05 (0.021) 0.50 (0.052) 1.32 (0.135) 8.16 (0.215) 3.40 (0.148) 0.77 (0.079)
Both6 27.93 (0.132) 4.36 (0.024) 3.90 (0.032) 3.63 (0.021) 0.61 (0.026) 3.02 (0.029) 3.17 (0.027) 1.06 (0.030) 1.19 (0.018) 0.62 (0.015) 0.29 (0.016) 1.51 (0.030) 1.34 (0.032) 7.01 (0.091) 3.00 (0.045) 1.42 (0.046)
Neither7  22.73 (0.213) 4.08 (0.095) 2.92 (0.044) 2.44 (0.045) 0.87 (0.057) 1.57 (0.056) 2.01 (0.033) 0.84 (0.045) 0.85 (0.033) 0.21 (0.037) 0.09 (0.021) 1.02 (0.051) 2.35 (0.125) 3.86 (0.128) 4.05 (0.177) 0.64 (0.033)
1 Includes general labor market preparation, consumer and home-making education, and occupational education in agriculture, business, marketing, health, occupational home economics, trade and industry, and technical courses.
2 Includes general skills, personal health and physical education, religion, military sciences, special education, and other courses not included in other subject fields.
3 Though shown separately here, computer-related courses are also included in the mathematics and career/technical categories.
4 Includes students who complete at least 12 Carnegie units in academic courses, but less than 3 Carnegie units in any occupational education field.
5 Includes students who complete at least 3 Carnegie units in an occupational education field, but less than 12 Carnegie units in academic courses.
6 Includes students who complete at least 12 Carnegie units in academic courses and at least 3 Carnegie units in an occupational education field.
7 Includes students who complete less than 12 Carnegie units in academic courses and less than 3 Carnegie units in an occupational education field.
NOTE: The Carnegie unit is a standard of measurement that represents one credit for the completion of a 1-year course. Data differ slightly from figures appearing in other NCES reports because of differences in taxonomies and case exclusion criteria. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School and Beyond Longitudinal Study of 1980 Sophomores (HS&B-So:80/82), "High School Transcript Study"; and 1987, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2000, and 2005 High School Transcript Study (HSTS). (This table was prepared January 2007.)