Table 104.90.

Percentage distribution of spring 2002 high school sophomores, by highest level of education completed through 2012 and selected student characteristics: 2012

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Selected student characteristic	Total		Less than high school completion			High school completion			Some post- secondary (no credential)			Postsecondary certificate			Associate's degree			Bachelor's degree			Master's or higher degree
1	2		3			4			5			6			7			8			9
Total, all students	100.0	(†)	3.1		(0.23)	12.6		(0.44)	32.3		(0.47)	10.1		(0.32)	8.7		(0.35)	26.6		(0.65)	6.7		(0.26)
Sex
Male	100.0	(†)	3.7		(0.31)	16.0		(0.67)	33.9		(0.72)	8.4		(0.43)	8.0		(0.46)	25.1		(0.87)	4.9		(0.31)
Female	100.0	(†)	2.5		(0.26)	9.3		(0.51)	30.7		(0.68)	11.8		(0.46)	9.4		(0.50)	28.1		(0.80)	8.3		(0.42)
Race/ethnicity
White	100.0	(†)	1.8		(0.22)	11.7		(0.51)	28.9		(0.60)	8.7		(0.40)	9.1		(0.47)	31.6		(0.80)	8.2		(0.36)
Black	100.0	(†)	4.7		(0.70)	13.2		(1.10)	40.2		(1.31)	14.6		(0.93)	7.5		(0.80)	16.1		(1.07)	3.7		(0.56)
Hispanic	100.0	(†)	6.6		(0.75)	14.6		(1.10)	38.7		(1.27)	12.3		(0.84)	9.1		(0.87)	15.8		(1.26)	2.8		(0.49)
Asian	100.0	(†)	1.6		(0.46)	5.9		(0.96)	27.6		(1.60)	8.5		(0.93)	5.6		(0.87)	39.8		(2.08)	11.1		(0.97)
Pacific Islander	100.0	(†)	#		(†)	22.7	!	(8.56)	35.0		(8.93)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	29.5	!	(10.0)	‡		(†)
American Indian/Alaska
Native	100.0	(†)	8.1	!	(3.31)	22.7		(5.00)	33.7		(4.82)	11.3	!	(3.57)	7.1	!	(2.59)	13.7	!	(4.28)	‡		(†)
Two or more races	100.0	(†)	3.4		(0.89)	18.5		(2.00)	32.6		(2.69)	9.0		(1.51)	8.6		(1.60)	22.2		(2.12)	5.7		(1.20)
Parents' educational attainment      in 2002
High school completion or less	100.0	(†)	6.4		(0.53)	21.1		(0.80)	33.5		(0.81)	12.5		(0.72)	9.3		(0.63)	14.7		(0.80)	2.5		(0.32)
Some college	100.0	(†)	2.2		(0.27)	13.4		(0.65)	36.8		(0.83)	12.1		(0.57)	9.5		(0.53)	21.7		(0.82)	4.3		(0.38)
Bachelor's degree	100.0	(†)	1.6		(0.30)	6.6		(0.58)	30.2		(1.13)	7.5		(0.58)	8.5		(0.74)	36.4		(1.21)	9.2		(0.76)
Master's or higher degree	100.0	(†)	1.3		(0.30)	4.4		(0.62)	23.5		(1.24)	5.5		(0.64)	6.1		(0.65)	44.0		(1.41)	15.1		(0.85)
Parents' socioeconomic status      in 20121
Low quartile	100.0	(†)	7.0		(0.58)	21.3		(0.92)	36.2		(1.03)	12.8		(0.72)	8.2		(0.63)	12.3		(0.86)	2.2		(0.30)
Middle two quartiles	100.0	(†)	2.4		(0.26)	12.9		(0.54)	34.7		(0.68)	11.1		(0.48)	9.9		(0.52)	24.2		(0.78)	4.9		(0.32)
High quartile	100.0	(†)	0.5		(0.15)	3.1		(0.41)	23.6		(1.07)	5.4		(0.51)	6.7		(0.58)	45.9		(1.13)	14.7		(0.70)
Student's educational      expectation in 10th grade
High school completion or less	100.0	(†)	12.3		(1.44)	36.0		(1.88)	31.5		(1.94)	11.3		(1.38)	5.3		(0.92)	3.3		(0.70)	‡		(†)
Some college	100.0	(†)	5.7		(0.88)	22.8		(1.45)	37.5		(1.70)	14.5		(1.31)	10.7		(1.16)	7.9		(0.91)	1.0	!	(0.36)
Bachelor's degree	100.0	(†)	1.7		(0.27)	10.3		(0.66)	33.3		(0.88)	10.6		(0.57)	10.0		(0.64)	29.0		(0.92)	5.0		(0.37)
Master's or higher degree	100.0	(†)	1.0		(0.19)	4.1		(0.40)	29.3		(0.79)	8.0		(0.53)	7.7		(0.47)	37.9		(0.88)	12.1		(0.57)
Don't know	100.0	(†)	5.0		(0.88)	21.2		(1.58)	36.7		(1.92)	11.5		(1.06)	7.7		(0.98)	14.7		(1.38)	3.2		(0.66)
2002 high school type
Public	100.0	(†)	3.3		(0.25)	13.4		(0.47)	33.0		(0.49)	10.4		(0.35)	8.8		(0.37)	25.0		(0.69)	6.1		(0.28)
Catholic	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	1.6		(0.45)	23.7		(1.26)	6.4		(0.66)	6.2		(0.68)	47.3		(1.76)	14.6		(1.15)
Other private	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	3.9		(0.98)	23.9		(2.00)	6.4		(1.01)	8.5		(1.26)	44.3		(2.44)	12.8		(1.38)
Cumulative high school grade      point average
0.00-1.99	100.0	(†)	11.3		(0.90)	25.7		(1.22)	41.8		(1.29)	12.5		(0.79)	5.4		(0.58)	3.1		(0.46)	‡		(†)
2.00-2.49	100.0	(†)	2.4		(0.47)	18.3		(1.00)	44.5		(1.11)	12.5		(0.77)	9.9		(0.79)	11.4		(0.83)	1.0		(0.24)
2.50-2.99	100.0	(†)	0.6		(0.17)	11.1		(0.91)	35.8		(1.21)	12.4		(0.86)	12.5		(0.90)	24.1		(1.13)	3.5		(0.50)
3.00-3.49	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	5.0		(0.54)	25.9		(1.06)	9.0		(0.66)	9.8		(0.83)	41.9		(1.22)	8.2		(0.69)
3.50+	100.0	(†)	‡		(†)	1.6		(0.32)	13.1		(0.85)	2.9		(0.42)	5.7		(0.61)	55.0		(1.34)	21.7		(0.99)
Students with subsequent      postsecondary enrollment
Timing of first postsecondary      enrollment
Within 3 months of high      school completion	100.0	(†)	†		(†)	†		(†)	28.8		(0.65)	8.5		(0.40)	10.2		(0.48)	41.9		(0.80)	10.7		(0.42)
Between 4 and 12 months of      high school completion	100.0	(†)	†		(†)	†		(†)	45.2		(1.65)	17.8		(1.52)	10.7		(1.05)	21.2		(1.41)	5.1		(0.80)
13 or more months after      high school completion	100.0	(†)	†		(†)	†		(†)	65.7		(1.27)	18.4		(1.05)	9.9		(0.85)	5.5		(0.74)	0.5	!	(0.17)
Type of postsecondary      institution first attended
Public	100.0	(†)	†		(†)	†		(†)	40.1		(0.67)	10.6		(0.43)	10.9		(0.50)	31.5		(0.75)	6.9		(0.33)
Private nonprofit	100.0	(†)	†		(†)	†		(†)	24.2		(1.31)	5.1		(0.65)	4.7		(0.65)	49.1		(1.42)	17.0		(0.98)
Private for-profit	100.0	(†)	†		(†)	†		(†)	46.8		(2.13)	30.4		(2.13)	15.5		(1.59)	6.6		(1.01)	0.7	!	(0.35)
Selectivity and level of      postsecondary institution      first attended
Highly selective 4-year	100.0	(†)	†		(†)	†		(†)	14.8		(1.02)	2.5		(0.45)	1.7		(0.37)	60.7		(1.39)	20.3		(0.98)
Moderately selective 4-year	100.0	(†)	†		(†)	†		(†)	26.1		(1.17)	5.0		(0.42)	5.7		(0.62)	49.4		(1.19)	13.7		(0.91)
Inclusive 4-year	100.0	(†)	†		(†)	†		(†)	40.9		(2.01)	7.3		(1.04)	10.9		(1.51)	33.0		(2.06)	7.8		(1.08)
2-year	100.0	(†)	†		(†)	†		(†)	51.7		(0.92)	15.8		(0.71)	16.1		(0.79)	15.2		(0.78)	1.3		(0.20)
Less-than-2-year	100.0	(†)	†		(†)	†		(†)	41.8		(3.14)	51.9		(3.19)	4.9		(1.07)	1.3	!	(0.64)	‡		(†)

†Not applicable.

#Rounds to zero.

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

1 Socioeconomic status (SES) was measured by a composite score on parental education and occupations, and family income.

NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002), Third Follow-up. (This table was prepared May 2014.)