Table 132. | Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates in various subject fields, by student characteristics: 1982 to 1992 |
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Mathematics | Science | For- | | Voca- | ||Compu- Student |Total |English|History/|_________________________|_______________________________| eign | |tional | Per- || ter characteristics | | | social | |Less than| Algebra |Total|General|Biol-|Chem-|Phy- | lan- |Arts |educa- |sonal || sci- | | |studies |Total| algebra |or higher| |science| ogy |istry|sics |guages| |tion\1\|use\2\||ence\3\ _________________|______|_______|________|_____|_________|_________|_____|_______|_____|_____|_____|______|_____|_______|______||_______ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 || 17 _________________|______|_______|________|_____|_________|_________|_____|_______|_____|_____|_____|______|_____|_______|______||_______ 1982 graduates ..|21.44 | 3.87 | 3.16 |2.55 | 0.92 | 1.62 |2.16 | 0.74 |0.93 |0.34 |0.16 | 0.96 |1.45 | 4.64 | 2.64 || 0.08 Male ..........|21.28 | 3.84 | 3.16 |2.63 | 1.01 | 1.63 |2.22 | 0.78 |0.89 |0.35 |0.21 | 0.78 |1.28 | 4.62 | 2.76 || 0.09 Female ........|21.58 | 3.89 | 3.17 |2.46 | 0.85 | 1.62 |2.11 | 0.70 |0.96 |0.33 |0.12 | 1.14 |1.62 | 4.66 | 2.53 || 0.07 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || White .......|21.51 | 3.84 | 3.19 |2.59 | 0.80 | 1.79 |2.24 | 0.73 |0.96 |0.37 |0.19 | 1.02 |1.51 | 4.53 | 2.59 || 0.09 Black .......|21.13 | 4.06 | 3.09 |2.53 | 1.39 | 1.14 |2.04 | 0.81 |0.89 |0.25 |0.09 | 0.70 |1.25 | 4.82 | 2.64 || 0.08 Hispanic ....|21.19 | 3.88 | 3.02 |2.26 | 1.24 | 1.03 |1.79 | 0.77 |0.79 |0.16 |0.07 | 0.76 |1.30 | 5.26 | 2.92 || 0.04 Asian .......|22.18 | 3.82 | 3.19 |3.14 | 0.74 | 2.41 |2.59 | 0.51 |1.09 |0.60 |0.39 | 1.89 |1.32 | 3.12 | 3.10 || 0.14 American | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Indian ....|21.32 | 3.92 | 3.22 |2.09 | 1.14 | 0.95 |1.96 | 0.72 |0.78 |0.35 |0.11 | 0.45 |1.67 | 5.09 | 2.93 || 0.04 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Academic\4\ .|21.80 | 4.04 | 3.34 |2.97 | 0.82 | 2.15 |2.58 | 0.73 |1.10 |0.51 |0.25 | 1.43 |1.87 | 2.87 | 2.69 || 0.08 Vocational\5\|20.37 | 3.41 | 2.67 |1.68 | 1.06 | 0.63 |1.33 | 0.70 |0.56 |0.04 |0.03 | 0.18 |0.57 | 8.08 | 2.45 || 0.07 Both\6\ .....|22.80 | 3.99 | 3.34 |2.54 | 1.04 | 1.49 |2.10 | 0.83 |0.90 |0.26 |0.11 | 0.68 |1.40 | 6.29 | 2.46 || 0.10 Neither\7\ ..|19.11 | 3.48 | 2.72 |1.72 | 1.08 | 0.64 |1.40 | 0.72 |0.62 |0.04 |0.02 | 0.21 |0.80 | 5.79 | 2.99 || 0.07 |======|=======|========|=====|=========|=========|=====|=======|=====|=====|=====|======|=====|=======|======||======= 1987 graduates ..|22.77 | 4.01 | 3.31 |3.02 | 0.98 | 2.04 |2.51 | 0.76 |1.08 |0.47 |0.20 | 1.36 |1.42 | 4.43 | 2.70 || 0.31 Male ..........|22.65 | 3.98 | 3.30 |3.07 | 1.04 | 2.03 |2.54 | 0.78 |1.04 |0.47 |0.25 | 1.16 |1.24 | 4.52 | 2.84 || 0.33 Female ........|22.89 | 4.03 | 3.33 |2.97 | 0.93 | 2.05 |2.49 | 0.73 |1.13 |0.47 |0.16 | 1.55 |1.60 | 4.36 | 2.56 || 0.29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || White .......|22.91 | 4.01 | 3.29 |3.03 | 0.86 | 2.17 |2.58 | 0.74 |1.11 |0.50 |0.22 | 1.35 |1.49 | 4.52 | 2.64 || 0.33 Black .......|22.14 | 4.09 | 3.32 |2.96 | 1.45 | 1.51 |2.32 | 0.90 |1.00 |0.31 |0.11 | 1.09 |1.19 | 4.47 | 2.71 || 0.23 Hispanic ....|22.54 | 3.97 | 3.20 |2.87 | 1.45 | 1.42 |2.21 | 0.77 |1.05 |0.29 |0.10 | 1.50 |1.32 | 4.27 | 3.20 || 0.21 Asian .......|23.88 | 3.85 | 3.50 |3.72 | 0.77 | 2.95 |3.02 | 0.65 |1.11 |0.81 |0.45 | 2.49 |1.18 | 2.92 | 3.21 || 0.39 American | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Indian ....|23.18 | 4.20 | 3.19 |3.06 | 1.51 | 1.56 |2.44 | 0.81 |1.22 |0.32 |0.09 | 0.75 |1.69 | 4.70 | 3.13 || 0.22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Academic\4\ .|23.08 | 4.14 | 3.51 |3.34 | 0.83 | 2.51 |2.85 | 0.73 |1.20 |0.64 |0.29 | 1.80 |1.75 | 2.96 | 2.75 || 0.31 Vocational\5\|21.11 | 3.54 | 2.60 |1.96 | 1.30 | 0.66 |1.50 | 0.76 |0.68 |0.05 |0.01 | 0.21 |0.43 | 8.35 | 2.52 || 0.25 Both\6\ .....|23.48 | 4.01 | 3.28 |2.86 | 1.15 | 1.71 |2.26 | 0.83 |1.04 |0.28 |0.11 | 0.92 |1.14 | 6.54 | 2.49 || 0.39 Neither\7\ ..|19.30 | 3.37 | 2.56 |2.00 | 1.47 | 0.53 |1.52 | 0.76 |0.70 |0.05 |0.01 | 0.24 |0.73 | 5.56 | 3.32 || 0.15 |======|=======|========|=====|=========|=========|=====|=======|=====|=====|=====|======|=====|=======|======||======= 1990 graduates ..|23.50 | 4.09 | 3.50 |3.20 | 0.99 | 2.21 |2.75 | 0.84 |1.14 |0.54 |0.23 | 1.60 |1.55 | 4.10 | 2.72 || 0.35 Male ..........|23.34 | 4.05 | 3.47 |3.22 | 1.06 | 2.16 |2.78 | 0.87 |1.11 |0.53 |0.28 | 1.39 |1.31 | 4.23 | 2.88 || 0.36 Female ........|23.65 | 4.13 | 3.52 |3.18 | 0.93 | 2.25 |2.72 | 0.82 |1.17 |0.54 |0.19 | 1.78 |1.76 | 3.98 | 2.57 || 0.34 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || White .......|23.53 | 4.08 | 3.48 |3.18 | 0.89 | 2.29 |2.80 | 0.83 |1.15 |0.56 |0.25 | 1.59 |1.61 | 4.13 | 2.66 || 0.35 Black .......|23.30 | 4.23 | 3.49 |3.23 | 1.32 | 1.92 |2.67 | 0.96 |1.11 |0.44 |0.16 | 1.23 |1.34 | 4.36 | 2.74 || 0.39 Hispanic ....|23.77 | 4.05 | 3.44 |3.21 | 1.41 | 1.81 |2.49 | 0.83 |1.10 |0.42 |0.14 | 1.97 |1.48 | 4.00 | 3.13 || 0.32 Asian .......|24.06 | 4.02 | 3.70 |3.64 | 0.83 | 2.81 |2.97 | 0.68 |1.12 |0.74 |0.42 | 2.52 |1.30 | 2.89 | 3.02 || 0.34 American | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Indian ....|22.63 | 4.01 | 3.36 |3.17 | 1.25 | 1.93 |2.48 | 0.83 |1.09 |0.42 |0.15 | 1.15 |1.11 | 4.43 | 2.91 || 0.37 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Academic\4\ .|23.57 | 4.17 | 3.63 |3.40 | 0.84 | 2.56 |2.98 | 0.82 |1.21 |0.66 |0.30 | 1.94 |1.80 | 2.84 | 2.81 || 0.33 Vocational\5\|22.07 | 3.52 | 2.63 |2.02 | 1.52 | 0.50 |1.64 | 0.88 |0.71 |0.04 |0.01 | 0.17 |0.43 | 9.17 | 2.48 || 0.23 Both\6\ .....|23.95 | 4.02 | 3.35 |2.98 | 1.30 | 1.67 |2.41 | 0.92 |1.06 |0.31 |0.11 | 0.99 |1.10 | 6.64 | 2.48 || 0.44 Neither\7\ ..|20.21 | 3.49 | 2.71 |1.97 | 1.56 | 0.41 |1.58 | 0.82 |0.71 |0.03 |0.02 | 0.26 |0.57 | 6.58 | 3.05 || 0.23 |======|=======|========|=====|=========|=========|=====|=======|=====|=====|=====|======|=====|=======|======||======= 1992 graduates...|23.76 | 4.18 | 3.58 |3.39 | 0.98 | 2.41 |2.87 | 0.84 |1.19 |0.58 |0.26 | 1.67 |1.62 | 3.76 | 2.69 || 0.35 Male ..........|23.58 | 4.13 | 3.55 |3.38 | 1.06 | 2.32 |2.88 | 0.88 |1.14 |0.56 |0.30 | 1.44 |1.42 | 3.91 | 2.87 || 0.34 Female ........|23.95 | 4.23 | 3.61 |3.40 | 0.88 | 2.52 |2.90 | 0.80 |1.25 |0.61 |0.24 | 1.92 |1.81 | 3.57 | 2.51 || 0.38 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || White .......|23.83 | 4.17 | 3.61 |3.38 | 0.87 | 2.51 |2.93 | 0.83 |1.21 |0.61 |0.28 | 1.70 |1.68 | 3.73 | 2.63 || 0.34 Black .......|23.21 | 4.20 | 3.59 |3.37 | 1.35 | 2.02 |2.74 | 0.94 |1.15 |0.47 |0.18 | 1.28 |1.45 | 3.92 | 2.66 || 0.38 Hispanic ....|23.62 | 4.26 | 3.38 |3.36 | 1.24 | 2.12 |2.60 | 0.81 |1.16 |0.47 |0.16 | 1.76 |1.44 | 3.79 | 3.03 || 0.41 Asian .......|24.45 | 4.14 | 3.51 |3.65 | 0.74 | 2.91 |3.22 | 0.73 |1.20 |0.79 |0.50 | 2.43 |1.38 | 3.18 | 2.93 || 0.43 American | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Indian ....|23.38 | 4.09 | 3.63 |3.16 | 1.55 | 1.61 |2.55 | 1.03 |0.99 |0.35 |0.18 | 0.92 |1.53 | 4.53 | 2.97 || 0.25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Academic\4\ .|23.84 | 4.25 | 3.69 |3.56 | 0.87 | 2.69 |3.05 | 0.81 |1.24 |0.69 |0.31 | 1.97 |1.85 | 2.72 | 2.75 || 0.33 Vocational\5\|21.44 | 3.57 | 2.69 |2.11 | 1.62 | 0.49 |1.70 | 0.91 |0.75 |0.03 |0.01 | 0.10 |0.40 | 8.38 | 2.49 || 0.22 Both\6\ .....|24.28 | 4.11 | 3.40 |3.11 | 1.23 | 1.88 |2.57 | 0.95 |1.11 |0.36 |0.15 | 1.01 |1.10 | 6.48 | 2.50 || 0.48 Neither\7\ ..|19.19 | 3.08 | 2.59 |2.17 | 1.42 | 0.75 |1.76 | 0.93 |0.78 |0.04 |0.01 | 0.14 |0.66 | 5.92 | 2.87 || 0.19 _________________|______|_______|________|_____|_________|_________|_____|_______|_____|_____|_____|______|_____|_______|______||_______ |
\1\Includes nonoccupational vocational education, vocational general introduction, agriculture, business, marketing, health,
occupational home economics, trade and industry, and technical courses. NOTE.--The Carnegie unit is a standard of measurement that represents one credit for the completion of a 1-year course. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "High School and Beyond," First Followup survey; "1990 High School Transcript Study" and the "National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988," Second Followup survey. (This table was prepared August 1994.) |