NAEP Technical DocumentationSchool Response Rates for the 2014 Geography Assessment

The following table presents counts of eligible sampled schools and participating schools, as well as weighted school response rates, for the 2014 geography assessment. The weighted school response rates estimate the proportion of the student population that is represented by the participating school sample prior to substitution. 

School response counts and rates for public and private schools before substitution, geography national assessment at grade 8, by school type and geographic region: 2014

School type and geographic region	Number of eligible sampled schools	Number of participating schools	Weighted school response rate prior to substitution (percent)
1 Includes national public, national private, Bureau of Indian Education, and Department of Defense Education Activity schools located in the United States. NOTE: National public includes students from public schools only. Includes charter schools, excludes Bureau of Indian Education schools and Department of Defense Education Activity schools. It is used when comparing national data to those of states, urban districts, or regions. School counts are rounded to nearest ten. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Percentages are based on unrounded counts. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 2014 Geography Assessment.
National all1	510	430	90.12
National public	370	340	91.23
Northeast public	60	50	93.55
Midwest public	70	60	84.17
South public	150	140	90.81
West public	90	90	96.59
National private	140	100	77.14
Catholic	50	50	100.00
Non-Catholic	90	50	58.17

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