Graduation, college preparation, and college application rates of high school students, by selected school characteristics: 1993-94

Table 185. -

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                       |      Public schools        |     Private schools
                       |____________________________|_____________________________
                       | Number |   1993   |Average | Number |   1993   | Average
       Selected        |   of   |graduation|college |   of   |graduation| college
        school         |schools | rate of  |applica-|schools | rate of  |applica-
    characteristics    |  with  |fall 1992 |  tion  |  with  |fall 1992 |  tion
                       |  12th  |   12th   |  rate  |  12th  |   12th   |  rate
                       |graders | graders  |of 12th |graders | graders  | of 12th
                       |        |          |graders |        |          | graders
_______________________|________|__________|________|________|__________|_________
           1           |   2    |    3     |   4    |   5    |    6     |    7
_______________________|________|__________|________|________|__________|_________
    Total .............| 17,838 |     92.6 |   57.4 |  7,875 |     98.2 |    87.5
                       |________|__________|________|________|__________|_________
Percent minority       |        |          |        |        |          |
 students              |        |          |        |        |          |
  Less than 5% ........|  6,843 |     94.1 |   56.4 |  2,926 |     98.9 |    84.8
  5% to 19% ...........|  3,784 |     93.7 |   60.2 |  2,735 |     98.5 |    90.0
  20% to 49% ..........|  3,850 |     92.1 |   58.5 |  1,439 |     97.7 |    90.2
  50% or more .........|  3,360 |     90.1 |   54.2 |    775 |     96.5 |    79.9
                       |        |          |        |        |          |
Community type         |        |          |        |        |          |
  Central city ........|  2,949 |     89.7 |   56.5 |  2,808 |     98.3 |    89.0
  Suburban/large town .|  3,798 |     92.5 |   61.6 |  2,486 |     98.4 |    88.1
  Small town/rural ....| 11,091 |     94.6 |   54.3 |  2,581 |     97.6 |    81.5
_______________________|________|__________|________|________|__________|_________

NOTE.--Data are based upon a sample survey and may not be strictly comparable with data reported elsewhere. Only includes schools with students enrolled in 12th grade. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Schools and Staffing Survey, 1993-94." (This table was prepared September 1996.)

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