Youth Indicators 1996 / Indicator 39, Chart 1

Indicator 39. Extracurricular Activities

Change in participation of high school seniors in school-sponsored extracurricular activities, by type of activity: 1980 to 1992

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School and Beyond, 1980 Senior Cohort survey; and National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, "Second Followup" survey.

During the 1972 to 1992 period, the proportion of seniors participating in a variety of extracurricular activities changed relatively little. There has been some decline in the percent of students participating in student government and an increase in participation in honorary societies. Academic clubs remained a popular activity, with about 25 percent of seniors participating in 1992.