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(35KB)| Table 151. | Percentage of public and private high school graduates earning minimum credits in selected combinations of academic courses, by sex and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1982 through 2005 |
| Year of graduation and course combination taken1 |
All students | Sex | Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||
| Male | Female | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/Pacific Islander | American Indian/Alaska Native | Other | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||
| 1982 graduates | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math, .5 Comp, and 2 FL2 | 2.0 | (0.22) | 2.3 | (0.31) | 1.8 | (0.27) | 2.4 | (0.28) | 0.7 | (0.28) | 0.6 | (0.22) | 5.8 | (1.72) | 1.1 | (0.77) | — | (†) |
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math, and 2 FL | 9.5 | (0.57) | 9.1 | (0.70) | 9.9 | (0.71) | 10.9 | (0.69) | 5.2 | (1.02) | 3.9 | (0.57) | 17.0 | (2.49) | 3.3 | (1.68) | — | (†) |
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math | 14.3 | (0.66) | 15.2 | (0.86) | 13.4 | (0.79) | 15.9 | (0.79) | 11.0 | (1.39) | 6.7 | (0.79) | 21.1 | (2.65) | 8.1 | (3.02) | — | (†) |
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 2 Sci, 2 Math | 31.5 | (1.07) | 31.7 | (1.26) | 31.3 | (1.22) | 32.4 | (1.21) | 30.8 | (2.32) | 25.6 | (1.76) | 32.0 | (3.40) | 23.6 | (5.39) | — | (†) |
| 1987 graduates | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math, .5 Comp, and 2 FL2 | 10.6 | (0.73) | 11.5 | (1.01) | 9.8 | (0.65) | 11.3 | (0.97) | 6.6 | (0.91) | 5.5 | (1.03) | 20.5 | (2.57) | 2.5 | (0.86) | — | (†) |
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math, and 2 FL | 18.1 | (0.91) | 18.0 | (1.13) | 18.3 | (1.01) | 19.0 | (1.10) | 12.7 | (1.15) | 10.8 | (1.70) | 35.7 | (4.49) | 4.9 | (1.40) | — | (†) |
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math | 24.8 | (1.03) | 25.9 | (1.27) | 23.7 | (1.07) | 26.1 | (1.21) | 19.6 | (1.99) | 14.5 | (1.69) | 39.8 | (4.51) | 24.3 | (3.69) | — | (†) |
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 2 Sci, 2 Math | 48.1 | (1.74) | 48.0 | (2.22) | 48.4 | (1.56) | 48.1 | (2.15) | 48.3 | (2.63) | 43.9 | (1.92) | 57.9 | (4.82) | 61.8 | (5.56) | — | (†) |
| 1990 graduates | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math, .5 Comp, and 2 FL2 | 18.0 | (1.06) | 17.8 | (1.16) | 18.2 | (1.09) | 18.6 | (1.21) | 15.1 | (1.66) | 17.8 | (2.42) | 23.3 | (2.23) | 7.8 | (3.33) | — | (†) |
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math, and 2 FL | 29.9 | (1.26) | 28.8 | (1.38) | 31.0 | (1.36) | 31.7 | (1.46) | 22.9 | (2.27) | 25.4 | (2.41) | 42.6 | (2.95) | 9.9 | (3.70) | — | (†) |
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math | 38.2 | (1.50) | 38.5 | (1.69) | 37.9 | (1.54) | 39.2 | (1.63) | 39.0 | (3.57) | 29.8 | (2.51) | 47.4 | (3.04) | 19.2 | (4.70) | — | (†) |
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 2 Sci, 2 Math | 65.5 | (1.96) | 64.3 | (2.09) | 66.4 | (1.98) | 64.9 | (2.28) | 71.3 | (3.00) | 63.7 | (3.01) | 69.1 | (3.90) | 46.3 | (6.39) | — | (†) |
| 1994 graduates | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math, .5 Comp, and 2 FL2 | 25.1 | (1.05) | 23.4 | (0.93) | 26.8 | (1.32) | 26.4 | (1.19) | 19.0 | (1.45) | 27.1 | (3.75) | 35.5 | (2.84) | 12.9 | (3.09) | — | (†) |
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math, and 2 FL | 39.0 | (1.12) | 35.0 | (1.11) | 42.7 | (1.33) | 41.6 | (1.32) | 29.6 | (1.52) | 35.6 | (2.94) | 50.1 | (2.39) | 22.5 | (4.31) | — | (†) |
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math | 49.3 | (1.45) | 47.0 | (1.45) | 51.5 | (1.58) | 52.4 | (1.67) | 43.7 | (2.39) | 40.3 | (3.25) | 54.9 | (2.46) | 46.0 | (3.30) | — | (†) |
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 2 Sci, 2 Math | 73.9 | (1.50) | 71.2 | (1.63) | 76.4 | (1.46) | 75.1 | (1.69) | 74.5 | (2.32) | 74.7 | (2.61) | 72.3 | (3.62) | 76.3 | (3.60) | — | (†) |
| 1998 graduates | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math, .5 Comp, and 2 FL2 | 28.6 | (1.72) | 27.6 | (2.12) | 30.1 | (1.90) | 29.6 | (1.99) | 27.9 | (3.36) | 20.4 | (2.44) | 38.6 | (4.61) | 16.5 | (4.65) | — | (†) |
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math, and 2 FL | 44.2 | (1.92) | 40.5 | (2.19) | 48.2 | (2.05) | 46.2 | (2.16) | 40.0 | (3.41) | 32.0 | (2.94) | 57.8 | (4.51) | 28.3 | (4.53) | — | (†) |
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math | 55.0 | (2.44) | 52.9 | (2.64) | 57.8 | (2.48) | 56.8 | (2.69) | 55.6 | (4.39) | 40.0 | (3.28) | 66.1 | (5.69) | 40.0 | (4.73) | — | (†) |
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 2 Sci, 2 Math | 74.5 | (2.18) | 72.8 | (2.34) | 77.0 | (2.14) | 74.7 | (2.64) | 76.0 | (3.21) | 70.1 | (2.57) | 79.5 | (4.76) | 76.4 | (5.21) | — | (†) |
| 2000 graduates | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math, .5 Comp, and 2 FL2 | 31.0 | (1.53) | 28.6 | (1.59) | 33.2 | (1.73) | 31.5 | (1.55) | 28.9 | (1.65) | 28.4 | (5.50) | 37.8 | (5.45) | 16.2 | (2.69) | — | (†) |
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math, and 2 FL | 46.5 | (1.46) | 40.3 | (1.59) | 52.1 | (1.60) | 47.8 | (1.56) | 44.2 | (2.14) | 38.4 | (5.05) | 56.5 | (3.13) | 25.6 | (3.40) | — | (†) |
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math | 57.2 | (1.58) | 52.9 | (1.65) | 61.1 | (1.70) | 58.1 | (1.70) | 62.4 | (2.44) | 46.4 | (5.46) | 61.1 | (3.11) | 40.9 | (5.56) | — | (†) |
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 2 Sci, 2 Math | 77.6 | (1.58) | 74.2 | (1.86) | 80.6 | (1.44) | 77.9 | (1.84) | 81.2 | (2.23) | 74.1 | (3.24) | 74.5 | (3.05) | 71.2 | (4.44) | — | (†) |
| 2005 graduates | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math, .5 Comp, and 2 FL2 | 36.2 | (1.00) | 34.6 | (0.97) | 37.7 | (1.23) | 35.8 | (1.22) | 39.9 | (1.72) | 33.0 | (1.86) | 42.9 | (2.34) | 24.5 | (3.48) | 36.8 | (5.09) |
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math, and 2 FL | 52.1 | (1.00) | 46.8 | (1.16) | 57.2 | (1.01) | 53.3 | (1.20) | 51.4 | (1.88) | 41.8 | (2.07) | 63.6 | (2.19) | 36.2 | (3.40) | 65.7 | (3.12) |
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 3 Sci, 3 Math | 64.7 | (1.07) | 61.1 | (1.26) | 68.0 | (0.99) | 65.9 | (1.32) | 69.6 | (1.83) | 49.8 | (2.29) | 69.1 | (2.20) | 59.3 | (3.30) | 72.4 | (3.44) |
| 4 Eng, 3 SS, 2 Sci, 2 Math | 81.8 | (1.02) | 79.2 | (1.18) | 84.3 | (0.97) | 81.2 | (1.33) | 88.7 | (0.93) | 77.2 | (1.33) | 83.7 | (1.72) | 81.0 | (3.18) | 87.2 | (2.71) |
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— Not available. † Not applicable. 1 Eng = English; SS = social studies; Sci = science; Comp = computer science; and FL = foreign language. 2 The National Commission on Excellence in Education recommended that all college-bound high school students take these courses as a minimum. NOTE: Data differ slightly from figures appearing in other NCES reports because of differences in taxonomies and case exclusion criteria. Race categories exclude persons of His-panic ethnicity. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School and Beyond Longitudinal Study of 1980 Sophomores (HS&B-So:80/82), "High School Transcript Study"; and 1987, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2000, and 2005 High School Transcript Study (HSTS). (This table was prepared January 2007.) |
