Table 1.15. Percentage distribution of public and private elementary and secondary students, by parents' expectations for child's highest educational attainment and locale: 2003

Status of Education in Rural America

NCES 2007-040
June 2007

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Table 1.15.

Percentage distribution of public and private elementary and secondary students, by parents' expectations for child's highest educational attainment and locale: 2003

Locale	Less than a high school diploma	High school diploma	Vocational or technical school	2 or more years of college	4- or 5- year college degree	Graduate or professional degree
Total	0.5	7.5	7.4	15.7	38.6	30.3
City	0.3 !	7.5	7.1	14.9	36.1	34.1
Suburban	0.5 !	5.3	5.8	13.0	41.3	34.1
Town	0.6 !	9.2	8.9	18.1	38.7	24.5
Rural	0.6 !	10.6	9.9	20.4	37.3	21.2
! Interpret data with caution. NOTE: Includes students who are homeschooled. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Household Education Surveys Program (NHES), "Parent and Family Involvement in Education" survey, 2003.