Youth Indicators 1996 / Indicator 61, Chart 1

Indicator 61. Activities After High School

Primary activities of high school class of 1992, by graduation status: 1994

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "National Education Longitudinal Study," Third Followup survey.

A large proportion of the high school class of 1992 were in postsecondary education in spring 1994. About 22 percent of the graduates were students only, and an additional 33 percent were enrolled in school and working. About 80 percent high socioeconomic status graduates were enrolled in postsecondary education compared to about 35 percent of low socioeconomic status graduates.