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| Table 161. | 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) |
| —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 Hispanic 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.) | ||||||||||||||||||
