Table E-27-1.  Percentage distribution of 9th-graders expecting to complete various educational levels, by sex and race/ethnicity: 2009

Sex and race/ethnicity	Total	High school or less		Some college		Bachelor's or graduate/professional degree						Don't know
						Total		Bachelor's degree		Graduate or professional degree
Total	100.0	14.7		7.3		56.3		17.2		39.1		21.7
Sex
Male	100.0	17.3		8.1		53.1		18.6		34.5		21.5
Female	100.0	12.1		6.5		59.5		15.7		43.8		21.9
Race/ethnicity
White	100.0	12.1		7.3		59.4		19.6		39.9		21.2
Black	100.0	17.6		6.6		57.8		13.8		44.0		18.0
Hispanic	100.0	20.4		7.2		47.0		14.6		32.4		25.5
Asian	100.0	5.8		6.7		62.9		15.2		47.7		24.7
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	100.0	28.5		10.9		37.8		11.8		26.0		22.8
Two or more races	100.0	14.1		8.4		58.7		15.9		42.8		18.8
Race/ethnicity by sex
Male
White	100.0	15.2		8.2		55.9		20.5		35.4		20.7
Black	100.0	18.9		8.2		53.9		17.1		36.8		19.0
Hispanic	100.0	23.8		6.8		44.4		16.4		28.0		25.0
Asian	100.0	6.8		9.4		60.4		14.1		46.3		23.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	100.0	34.0		8.4	!	33.3		7.4	!	25.9		24.3
Two or more races	100.0	14.0		9.4		58.6		18.6		40.0		18.0
Female
White	100.0	8.8		6.4		63.2		18.6		44.6		21.7
Black	100.0	16.5		5.3		61.1		10.9		50.2		17.1
Hispanic	100.0	16.8		7.5		49.7		12.8		36.9		25.9
Asian	100.0	4.7	!	3.9	!	65.4		16.3		49.1		26.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	100.0	21.6	!	14.0		43.4		17.2	!	26.1	!	21.0	!
Two or more races	100.0	14.3		7.4		58.7		13.2		45.5		19.6

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater.

‡ Reporting standards not met (too few cases).

NOTE: “High school or less” includes students who indicated that they expected to complete less than high school, a high school diploma, or a General Educational Development (GED) credential. “Some college” includes those who expected to start an associate’s degree, complete an associate’s degree, or start a bachelor’s degree. “Graduate or professional degree” includes those who expected to complete a master’s degree or start or complete a Ph.D., M.D., law, or other professional degree. Data weighted by W1STUDENT. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Longitudinal Study of 2009, Base-Year Public-Use Data File.