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| Table 302.46. | Percentage distribution of fall 2009 ninth-graders, by high school locale in 2009, high school completion status, postsecondary enrollment and work status or plans, and postsecondary attainment status: 2013 and 2016 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | |||||||||||||||
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| Year, high school completion status, postsecondary enrollment and work status or plans, and postsecondary attainment status | Total | High school locale in 2009 | |||||||||||||
| City | Suburban | Town | Rural | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2009 ninth-graders in 2013 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | |||||
| High school completion status (September 2013) | |||||||||||||||
| High school diploma or equivalent | 92.0 | (0.47) | 90.4 | (0.99) | 92.4 | (0.68) | 90.7 | (1.28) | 94.4 | (0.73) | |||||
| High school diploma | 89.0 | (0.61) | 88.0 | (1.12) | 89.4 | (0.77) | 86.6 | (1.85) | 91.2 | (1.25) | |||||
| High school equivalency credential | 3.0 | (0.30) | 2.5 | (0.49) | 2.9 | (0.34) | 4.1 | (0.99) | 3.2 | (0.73) | |||||
| No high school diploma or equivalent | 8.0 | (0.47) | 9.6 | (0.99) | 7.6 | (0.68) | 9.3 | (1.28) | 5.6 | (0.73) | |||||
| Enrolled in high school | 4.2 | (0.34) | 5.1 | (0.86) | 4.6 | (0.53) | 3.4 | (0.84) | 2.8 | (0.44) | |||||
| Dropped out | 3.8 | (0.35) | 4.5 | (0.80) | 3.1 | (0.45) | 5.9 | (1.19) | 2.9 | (0.45) | |||||
| Postsecondary enrollment status or plans (November 2013)1 | |||||||||||||||
| Taking or planning to take postsecondary classes | 70.6 | (1.03) | 71.2 | (2.00) | 73.9 | (1.38) | 65.2 | (1.93) | 67.6 | (1.58) | |||||
| Taking or planning to take classes full time | 59.3 | (1.13) | 57.6 | (2.53) | 63.2 | (1.43) | 53.4 | (2.32) | 59.1 | (1.87) | |||||
| Taking or planning to take classes part time | 6.6 | (0.42) | 8.1 | (1.02) | 6.5 | (0.60) | 6.4 | (1.09) | 4.6 | (0.62) | |||||
| Undecided about whether to take classes full time or part time | 4.5 | (0.34) | 5.4 | (0.77) | 3.9 | (0.47) | 5.3 | (1.24) | 3.8 | (0.54) | |||||
| Not taking and not planning to take postsecondary classes | 19.4 | (0.78) | 17.6 | (1.47) | 17.7 | (1.37) | 21.9 | (1.38) | 22.9 | (1.25) | |||||
| Undecided about taking postsecondary classes | 10.1 | (0.54) | 11.2 | (1.10) | 8.4 | (0.84) | 12.9 | (1.51) | 9.5 | (0.99) | |||||
| Postsecondary enrollment and work status or plans (November 2013)1 | |||||||||||||||
| Taking postsecondary classes and working for pay or planning to take classes and work for pay |
37.2 | (0.84) | 37.6 | (1.58) | 37.7 | (1.37) | 38.1 | (2.05) | 35.4 | (1.46) | |||||
| Working or planning to work full time2 | 5.0 | (0.36) | 5.3 | (0.86) | 5.3 | (0.58) | 4.7 | (0.92) | 4.5 | (0.57) | |||||
| Working or planning to work part time | 23.0 | (0.69) | 22.1 | (1.36) | 24.1 | (1.07) | 22.6 | (1.84) | 23.1 | (1.08) | |||||
| Undecided about whether to work full time or part time | 8.9 | (0.56) | 10.2 | (1.28) | 8.1 | (0.76) | 10.8 | (1.35) | 7.6 | (1.17) | |||||
| Taking classes but not working for pay or planning to take classes but not work for pay |
22.3 | (0.74) | 21.4 | (1.60) | 24.9 | (1.38) | 18.2 | (1.71) | 22.0 | (1.27) | |||||
| Working for pay but not taking classes or planning to work for pay but not take classes |
13.5 | (0.61) | 11.4 | (1.30) | 12.9 | (1.03) | 13.6 | (1.36) | 17.0 | (0.99) | |||||
| Working or planning to work full time2 | 6.8 | (0.40) | 5.1 | (0.83) | 6.4 | (0.66) | 7.1 | (1.07) | 9.7 | (0.85) | |||||
| Working or planning to work part time | 3.5 | (0.30) | 3.3 | (0.65) | 3.9 | (0.42) | 2.3 | (0.55) | 3.9 | (0.59) | |||||
| Undecided about whether to work full time or part time | 3.1 | (0.32) | 2.9 | (0.75) | 2.6 | (0.47) | 4.2 | (0.78) | 3.3 | (0.55) | |||||
| Neither taking classes nor working for pay and not planning to do so | 4.7 | (0.38) | 5.3 | (0.92) | 3.8 | (0.53) | 5.5 | (1.09) | 4.7 | (0.64) | |||||
| Undecided about taking postsecondary classes or working for pay | 22.3 | (0.66) | 24.4 | (1.36) | 20.6 | (1.10) | 24.5 | (2.15) | 20.9 | (1.05) | |||||
| 2009 ninth-graders in 2016 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | |||||
| High school completion status (February 2016) | |||||||||||||||
| High school diploma or equivalent | 95.9 | (0.35) | 95.0 | (0.73) | 96.7 | (0.48) | 94.3 | (1.15) | 96.9 | (0.46) | |||||
| High school diploma | 91.9 | (0.55) | 91.9 | (0.96) | 92.4 | (0.68) | 88.7 | (1.80) | 92.6 | (1.05) | |||||
| High school equivalency credential | 4.1 | (0.35) | 3.1 | (0.58) | 4.3 | (0.50) | 5.6 | (1.08) | 4.3 | (0.86) | |||||
| No high school diploma or equivalent | 4.1 | (0.35) | 5.0 | (0.73) | 3.3 | (0.48) | 5.7 | (1.15) | 3.1 | (0.46) | |||||
| Postsecondary enrollment and attainment status (February 2016) | |||||||||||||||
| Had ever enrolled in postsecondary education | 72.8 | (1.02) | 72.9 | (1.88) | 76.4 | (1.38) | 65.4 | (2.08) | 71.0 | (1.44) | |||||
| Had attained a postsecondary credential3 | 9.1 | (0.52) | 8.1 | (1.06) | 8.2 | (0.78) | 9.2 | (1.52) | 11.6 | (1.07) | |||||
| Was enrolled in February 2016 | 3.7 | (0.27) | 3.1 | (0.56) | 3.8 | (0.43) | 3.6 | (0.91) | 4.6 | (0.60) | |||||
| Was not enrolled in February 2016 | 5.3 | (0.42) | 5.0 | (0.79) | 4.4 | (0.59) | 5.6 | (1.12) | 7.0 | (0.94) | |||||
| Had not attained a postsecondary credential | 62.9 | (1.02) | 64.0 | (1.90) | 67.4 | (1.49) | 55.2 | (2.49) | 59.0 | (1.53) | |||||
| Was enrolled in February 2016 | 46.9 | (1.09) | 46.4 | (1.89) | 52.2 | (1.63) | 38.7 | (2.70) | 43.9 | (1.94) | |||||
| Was not enrolled in February 2016 | 16.1 | (0.55) | 17.6 | (1.29) | 15.2 | (0.92) | 16.5 | (1.28) | 15.1 | (1.03) | |||||
| Had never enrolled in postsecondary education | 27.2 | (1.02) | 27.1 | (1.88) | 23.6 | (1.38) | 34.6 | (2.08) | 29.0 | (1.44) | |||||
| Postsecondary enrollment and work status (February 2016) | |||||||||||||||
| Enrolled and employed | 33.3 | (0.82) | 30.3 | (1.43) | 37.2 | (1.35) | 29.6 | (1.85) | 33.5 | (1.65) | |||||
| Employed full time2 | 7.0 | (0.38) | 4.9 | (0.52) | 8.2 | (0.60) | 7.3 | (1.14) | 7.9 | (0.97) | |||||
| Employed part time | 26.3 | (0.74) | 25.4 | (1.25) | 29.0 | (1.24) | 22.3 | (1.96) | 25.6 | (1.47) | |||||
| Enrolled but not employed | 17.9 | (0.65) | 19.7 | (1.32) | 19.5 | (1.14) | 13.5 | (1.68) | 15.4 | (0.95) | |||||
| Unemployed4 | 4.6 | (0.33) | 5.5 | (0.83) | 5.2 | (0.61) | 2.7 | (0.64) | 3.7 | (0.55) | |||||
| Not in labor force5 | 13.3 | (0.61) | 14.2 | (1.22) | 14.3 | (0.96) | 10.8 | (1.40) | 11.7 | (0.89) | |||||
| Employed but not enrolled | 35.6 | (0.89) | 33.9 | (1.89) | 32.9 | (1.36) | 41.2 | (2.62) | 38.8 | (1.31) | |||||
| Employed full time2 | 25.0 | (0.77) | 23.1 | (1.55) | 22.9 | (1.15) | 28.9 | (2.06) | 28.5 | (1.07) | |||||
| Employed part time | 10.6 | (0.54) | 10.8 | (1.23) | 10.0 | (0.81) | 12.3 | (1.68) | 10.3 | (0.86) | |||||
| Neither enrolled nor employed | 13.3 | (0.70) | 16.0 | (1.35) | 10.4 | (0.76) | 15.7 | (1.93) | 12.4 | (1.08) | |||||
| Unemployed4 | 7.3 | (0.53) | 8.6 | (1.14) | 5.9 | (0.58) | 9.7 | (1.59) | 6.5 | (0.78) | |||||
| Not in labor force5 | 5.9 | (0.38) | 7.4 | (0.81) | 4.5 | (0.46) | 6.0 | (0.80) | 5.8 | (0.62) | |||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||
| 1 Data collection for the 2013 Update occurred in summer and fall of 2013. Some respondents were surveyed prior to November 2013; therefore, they were asked about their plans for November instead of their actual status. These respondents had the option to report that they were undecided about their plans. | |||||||||||||||
| 2 Full-time employment is defined as 35 hours or more per week. | |||||||||||||||
| 3 Postsecondary credentials attained by respondents include certificates, associate's degrees, and bachelor's degrees. | |||||||||||||||
| 4 Unemployed respondents are those who were not working but were actively looking for work. | |||||||||||||||
| 5 Respondents were not in the labor force if they were not working and were not actively looking for work. | |||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and missing data. | |||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), 2013 Update and Second Follow-Up. (This table was prepared May 2019.) |
