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| Table 218.16. | Percentage of students ages 5 through 17 enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 who took any school-related courses online and, among those taking courses online, percentage who took courses from various providers, by selected child, parent, and household characteristics: 2016 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Selected child, parent, or household characteristic | Percent who took any school-related courses online | Among those taking school-related courses online, percent taking courses from various providers1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Local public school | State | Charter school, another public school, or private school | College, community college, or university | Someplace else | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 3.1 | (0.20) | 55.3 | (2.96) | 11.6 | (1.62) | 16.0 | (2.80) | 13.9 | (1.64) | 13.6 | (2.33) | ||||||
| Sex of child | ||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 3.0 | (0.26) | 55.9 | (4.74) | 10.0 | (2.25) | 19.4 | (4.16) | 10.5 | (2.11) | 15.3 | (3.27) | ||||||
| Female | 3.3 | (0.29) | 54.7 | (3.96) | 13.2 | (2.64) | 12.7 | (3.51) | 17.3 | (2.91) | 11.9 | (2.89) | ||||||
| Race/ethnicity of child | ||||||||||||||||||
| White | 2.5 | (0.21) | 50.6 | (3.90) | 10.1 | (1.80) | 12.8 | (2.40) | 23.7 | (3.25) | 11.1 | (2.48) | ||||||
| Black | 4.5 | (0.74) | 61.2 | (8.91) | 7.1 | ! | (3.12) | 27.6 | ! | (9.89) | ‡ | (†) | 12.1 | ! | (4.98) | |||
| Hispanic | 2.8 | (0.47) | 51.4 | (5.96) | 17.4 | (5.02) | 18.5 | (5.53) | ‡ | (†) | 18.0 | ! | (5.83) | |||||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 5.9 | (1.04) | 52.7 | (8.08) | 18.7 | ! | (6.92) | 9.5 | ! | (3.53) | 13.7 | ! | (4.92) | 18.8 | ! | (5.70) | ||
| Asian | 5.6 | (0.99) | 55.6 | (8.52) | 12.6 | ! | (5.41) | 8.8 | ! | (3.46) | 15.2 | ! | (5.40) | 20.9 | (6.19) | |||
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| Two or more races | 3.2 | ! | (1.10) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| Grade equivalent | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kindergarten through grade 5 | 2.1 | (0.27) | 66.5 | (6.17) | ‡ | (†) | 21.1 | ! | (6.59) | ‡ | (†) | 17.5 | (4.93) | |||||
| Kindergarten and grade 1 | 1.7 | (0.47) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| Grades 2 and 3 | 2.3 | (0.48) | 76.7 | (8.55) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 18.1 | ! | (7.57) | |||||
| Grades 4 and 5 | 2.3 | (0.55) | 66.1 | (12.02) | ‡ | (†) | 31.2 | ! | (13.53) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| Grades 6 through 8 | 1.6 | (0.30) | 55.0 | (9.85) | ‡ | (†) | 16.0 | ! | (5.85) | ‡ | (†) | 25.9 | (7.66) | |||||
| Grades 9 through 12 | 6.6 | (0.43) | 48.8 | (3.48) | 16.0 | (2.29) | 13.0 | (2.44) | 23.2 | (2.56) | 8.7 | (2.02) | ||||||
| Number of children in the household | ||||||||||||||||||
| One child | 4.0 | (0.29) | 46.5 | (4.00) | 15.4 | (2.46) | 16.3 | (2.73) | 17.7 | (2.55) | 14.1 | (2.98) | ||||||
| Two children | 3.3 | (0.29) | 58.8 | (4.70) | 14.3 | (3.45) | 10.6 | (2.11) | 12.1 | (2.58) | 14.2 | (3.52) | ||||||
| Three or more children | 2.4 | (0.42) | 60.1 | (8.50) | ‡ | (†) | 23.8 | ! | (9.37) | 12.4 | ! | (4.23) | 12.1 | ! | (4.53) | |||
| Number of parents in the household | ||||||||||||||||||
| Two parents | 3.4 | (0.24) | 53.9 | (3.53) | 11.2 | (1.84) | 17.4 | (3.71) | 15.3 | (1.98) | 13.2 | (2.63) | ||||||
| One parent | 2.7 | (0.36) | 58.9 | (5.75) | 12.6 | (2.91) | 12.1 | ! | (3.75) | 8.2 | ! | (2.64) | 15.5 | (4.10) | ||||
| Nonparental guardians | 2.3 | (0.66) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| Highest education level of parents/ guardians in the household |
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| Less than a high school diploma | 2.9 | (0.72) | 67.6 | (12.15) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| High school diploma/equivalent (e.g., GED) | 2.2 | (0.48) | 54.4 | (9.62) | 14.6 | ! | (7.13) | 15.1 | ! | (7.33) | 11.7 | ! | (4.48) | 17.1 | ! | (7.31) | ||
| Vocational/technical, associate's degree, or some college |
2.9 | (0.38) | 63.9 | (6.24) | 10.1 | (2.91) | 18.9 | ! | (6.22) | 7.3 | (2.05) | 8.1 | ! | (2.84) | ||||
| Bachelor's degree/some graduate school | 3.8 | (0.41) | 46.4 | (4.88) | 13.0 | (2.99) | 12.7 | (3.18) | 19.0 | (3.36) | 15.7 | (3.45) | ||||||
| Graduate/professional degree | 3.7 | (0.43) | 54.1 | (6.42) | 9.9 | (2.89) | 13.1 | (3.83) | 17.1 | (3.55) | 17.7 | (4.12) | ||||||
| Household income | ||||||||||||||||||
| $20,000 or less | 3.0 | (0.59) | 72.8 | (7.06) | ‡ | (†) | 13.8 | ! | (5.42) | 8.0 | ! | (2.68) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| $20,001 to $50,000 | 2.9 | (0.46) | 59.7 | (8.71) | 10.2 | ! | (3.23) | 16.1 | ! | (6.62) | ‡ | (†) | 18.7 | ! | (6.38) | |||
| $50,001 to $75,000 | 2.9 | (0.47) | 49.6 | (7.06) | 15.0 | ! | (5.30) | 18.2 | ! | (7.04) | 10.3 | ! | (4.10) | 14.2 | ! | (5.65) | ||
| $75,001 to $100,000 | 3.5 | (0.68) | 44.3 | (9.74) | 9.8 | ! | (3.48) | 33.6 | ! | (11.93) | 16.3 | ! | (5.44) | 8.4 | ! | (3.78) | ||
| Over $100,000 | 3.4 | (0.33) | 53.8 | (4.30) | 11.2 | (2.08) | 8.2 | (2.07) | 20.4 | (3.33) | 14.9 | (3.25) | ||||||
| Locale | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | 2.9 | (0.35) | 47.1 | (5.73) | 11.0 | (2.58) | 26.4 | (6.33) | 7.1 | (1.89) | 19.2 | (4.44) | ||||||
| Suburban | 3.5 | (0.30) | 56.5 | (3.74) | 12.6 | (2.48) | 10.5 | (2.35) | 15.1 | (2.73) | 14.5 | (3.26) | ||||||
| Town | 2.6 | (0.58) | 43.8 | (13.06) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 33.1 | ! | (13.40) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| Rural | 3.0 | (0.50) | 71.6 | (6.45) | 8.7 | ! | (3.26) | ‡ | (†) | 14.7 | (4.03) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 One student could take courses from more than one provider. Therefore, the percentages sum to more than 100. | ||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Excludes homeschooled students and any enrolled students whose parents filled out the questionnaire that was intended for homeschooled students. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Parent and Family Involvement in Education Survey of the National Household Education Surveys Program (PFI-NHES:2016). (This table was prepared April 2019.) |
