Table 3.4. Number and percentage of public high schools that offered dual credit, Advanced Placement (AP), or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses during the 12-month school year, and percentage of all public high school students who were enrolled in these schools during this school year, by locale: 2002

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Table 3.4.

Number and percentage of public high schools that offered dual credit, Advanced Placement (AP), or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses during the 12-month school year, and percentage of all public high school students who were enrolled in these schools during this school year, by locale: 2002–03

Course offering and locale	Number of schools	Percent of schools	Percent of students
Offered dual credit course ¹
Total	11,700	71.3	77.7
City	1,800	67.2	76.5
Suburban	2,500	72.3	76.5
Town	2,200	82.1	86.5
Rural	5,300	68.5	75.7

Offered Advanced Placement (AP) course
Total	11,000	66.7	86.6
City	2,100	78.0	93.0
Suburban	2,900	85.2	95.7
Town	1,900	72.3	83.0
Rural	4,000	52.5	69.2

Offered International Baccalaureate (IB)² course
Total	390	2.4	5.0
City	160 !	5.9 !	7.5 !
Suburban	150 !	4.5 !	7.0 !
Town	20 !	0.8 !	1.3 !
Rural	60 !	0.8 !	1.4 !
! Interpret data with caution. ¹ Dual credit courses are courses for which high school students can earn both high school and postsecondary credits. ² International Baccalaureate programs include an international curriculum certified by the International Baccalaureate Organization. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Response Survey System (FRSS), "Dual Credit and Exam-Based Courses," FRSS 85, 2003.