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Table 218.95.Among fall 2022 ninth-graders who reported receiving all or some instruction online and receiving all instruction in person in 2020-21, percentage reporting various learning experiences, by selected student, family, and school characteristics: Fall 2022
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Selected student, family, or school characteristic Students who reported receiving all or some online instruction in 2020-21 Among students who reported receiving all or some online instruction in 2020-211 Students who reported receiving all instruction in person in 2020-21 Among students who reported receiving all instruction in person in 2020-211
Confident they learned skills taught in math class Confident they learned skills taught in English class Struggled to keep up with school work Motivated to participate in learning assignments Confident they learned skills taught in math class Confident they learned skills taught in English class Struggled to keep up with school work Motivated to participate in learning assignments
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
     Total  86.8 (0.61) 62.5 (0.83) 72.6 (0.61) 49.0 (0.85) 47.0 (0.91) 13.2 (0.61) 76.7 (1.84) 77.6 (1.82) 40.6 (2.06) 58.7 (1.84)

Sex






























  Female 88.4 (0.64) 58.5 (1.19) 72.6 (0.80) 50.6 (1.12) 45.4 (1.24) 11.6 (0.64) 76.3 (2.43) 80.5 (2.62) 43.0 (2.89) 60.1 (2.61)
  Male 85.1 (0.91) 66.9 (0.97) 72.5 (0.96) 47.4 (1.10) 48.8 (1.05) 14.9 (0.91) 77.1 (2.43) 75.2 (2.60) 38.6 (2.68) 57.5 (2.40)

Race/ethnicity






























  American Indian/Alaska Native 87.1 (2.28) 65.0 (3.79) 71.2 (3.37) 54.9 (4.05) 55.6 (3.94) 12.9 (2.28) 68.3 (9.89) 70.8 (10.07) 46.2 (9.52) 57.8 (10.46)
  Asian 91.7 (1.32) 74.3 (1.50) 78.7 (1.32) 33.2 (2.05) 52.5 (1.85) 8.3 (1.32) 75.3 (6.98) 79.3 (6.31) 26.3 (7.31) 66.1 (7.81)
  Black 87.1 (1.28) 65.0 (2.07) 75.1 (1.83) 50.2 (2.05) 57.7 (2.41) 12.9 (1.28) 80.0 (4.88) 75.4 (6.54) 52.2 (6.51) 65.0 (5.42)
  Hispanic 89.8 (1.24) 58.4 (1.41) 67.3 (1.37) 56.8 (1.60) 44.4 (1.58) 10.2 (1.24) 73.7 (4.44) 75.7 (4.43) 47.9 (3.95) 55.5 (3.96)
  Pacific Islander 96.7 (2.39) 79.0 (6.94) 66.2 (9.48) 66.5 (16.36) 49.4 (12.46) (†) (†) (†) (†) (†)
  White 84.2 (0.93) 63.1 (1.28) 74.0 (0.95) 46.1 (1.17) 44.9 (1.26) 15.8 (0.93) 77.3 (2.42) 78.9 (2.13) 36.0 (2.67) 58.3 (2.50)
  Two or more races 88.6 (1.47) 57.1 (2.62) 72.9 (2.40) 50.0 (2.73) 44.3 (2.38) 11.4 (1.47) 75.5 (6.49) 75.0 (6.39) 46.1 (7.12) 53.6 (6.96)

Native language2






























  Monolingual 86.4 (0.63) 62.9 (0.91) 73.1 (0.65) 48.3 (0.87) 47.3 (0.97) 13.6 (0.63) 77.4 (1.86) 78.0 (1.88) 40.4 (2.19) 59.3 (1.93)
    English 86.2 (0.66) 63.2 (0.99) 73.5 (0.71) 48.3 (0.89) 46.9 (1.01) 13.8 (0.66) 77.6 (1.87) 78.7 (1.90) 38.9 (2.31) 58.9 (2.07)
    Spanish 86.2 (3.31) 56.9 (2.97) 67.2 (2.94) 53.8 (3.10) 46.7 (3.18) 13.8 (3.31) 75.2 (8.55) 69.0 (10.79) 55.9 (5.79) 59.6 (7.32)
    Another language 91.8 (1.86) 68.9 (3.21) 78.3 (3.15) 35.3 (3.75) 57.2 (3.51) 8.2 (1.86) 79.7 (6.91) 82.1 (6.43) 39.7 ! (12.43) 78.6 (6.80)
  Bilingual 90.3 (1.29) 59.6 (2.37) 67.7 (2.33) 55.7 (1.98) 44.6 (2.44) 9.7 (1.29) 67.2 (6.40) 72.7 (6.46) 43.5 (6.78) 50.7 (6.52)

Parents/guardians in the primary 
   household3






























  Two parents 86.8 (0.68) 63.8 (0.98) 73.3 (0.67) 46.9 (0.95) 47.3 (0.94) 13.2 (0.68) 76.8 (2.14) 78.5 (2.06) 37.5 (2.35) 60.2 (2.17)
  One parent 86.7 (1.05) 58.1 (1.59) 69.7 (1.42) 57.1 (1.65) 46.0 (1.65) 13.3 (1.05) 75.8 (3.16) 74.5 (3.64) 50.4 (4.27) 53.2 (4.51)
  Nonparental guardian(s) 82.0 (6.24) 59.7 (7.94) 81.5 (7.49) 43.2 (6.83) 49.6 (6.94) 18.0 ! (6.24) (†) (†) (†) (†)

Highest level of education attained by 
   either parent






























  Less than high school completion 86.7 (1.79) 55.1 (3.76) 66.7 (3.71) 63.2 (3.24) 43.8 (3.03) 13.3 (1.79) 63.7 (7.74) 67.1 (8.47) 58.6 (9.08) 56.0 (8.17)
  High school diploma or equivalent4 86.4 (1.53) 59.5 (1.48) 71.0 (1.42) 58.4 (1.94) 48.0 (1.74) 13.6 (1.53) 75.2 (3.60) 79.1 (3.67) 47.4 (3.76) 61.9 (3.25)
  Completed a credential beyond high 
     school, no bachelor's degree5

87.1


(1.06)

60.3


(1.59)

70.2


(1.59)

51.4


(1.86)

46.7


(1.65)

12.9


(1.06)

74.9


(3.92)

74.9


(3.80)

42.9


(4.92)

51.9


(3.89)
  Bachelor's degree or higher 86.8 (0.81) 65.3 (1.14) 74.6 (0.80) 43.2 (1.00) 47.1 (1.19) 13.2 (0.81) 79.2 (2.30) 79.1 (2.38) 35.5 (2.81) 60.3 (3.09)

Socioeconomic status6






























  Lowest fifth 85.9 (1.53) 58.9 (1.70) 69.8 (1.49) 58.5 (1.88) 48.0 (1.90) 14.1 (1.53) 73.2 (3.97) 75.8 (4.34) 48.2 (4.23) 54.0 (3.85)
  Middle three-fifths 87.3 (0.69) 60.7 (1.02) 71.2 (0.86) 50.8 (1.15) 46.4 (1.19) 12.7 (0.69) 73.8 (2.53) 74.9 (2.48) 42.4 (2.69) 57.6 (2.11)
  Highest fifth 86.1 (1.12) 70.1 (1.59) 78.2 (1.23) 36.8 (1.39) 47.7 (1.72) 13.9 (1.12) 86.5 (2.54) 85.5 (2.77) 30.1 (3.55) 65.3 (4.67)

Ninth-graders' education attainment 
   expectations






























  Less than high school 82.9 (2.28) 58.3 (3.75) 68.1 (3.26) 53.7 (3.25) 46.7 (3.75) 17.1 (2.28) 68.8 (7.67) 67.5 (8.06) 43.4 (7.64) 53.5 (8.05)
  High school diploma or equivalent4 87.9 (1.21) 59.2 (2.15) 68.8 (1.99) 56.9 (2.00) 49.6 (2.37) 12.1 (1.21) 62.9 (4.96) 69.1 (5.10) 58.6 (4.92) 51.6 (5.21)
  Certificate7 84.0 (2.64) 62.9 (3.15) 71.6 (3.22) 56.2 (2.95) 44.8 (3.06) 16.0 (2.64) 79.5 (6.12) 81.2 (5.85) 49.6 (10.05) 60.4 (8.34)
  Associate's degree 85.6 (3.26) 59.3 (3.53) 69.1 (3.38) 49.3 (3.82) 44.9 (3.35) 14.4 (3.26) 79.0 (7.69) 73.9 (8.75) 44.2 (10.67) 45.9 (10.69)
  Bachelor's degree 86.6 (1.25) 62.2 (1.98) 74.1 (1.71) 47.5 (1.84) 43.5 (2.22) 13.4 (1.25) 79.3 (3.12) 79.7 (3.33) 33.4 (4.87) 64.5 (4.03)
  Graduate or professional degree 87.7 (0.95) 67.9 (1.61) 76.6 (1.28) 39.5 (1.39) 50.5 (1.65) 12.3 (0.95) 83.7 (3.08) 84.8 (2.62) 29.8 (3.26) 66.0 (3.72)
  Don't know 86.8 (0.92) 59.5 (1.38) 70.1 (1.16) 55.3 (1.37) 44.8 (1.57) 13.2 (0.92) 73.4 (3.86) 74.0 (3.99) 46.2 (3.99) 52.6 (4.25)

Growth mindset: most people can learn 
   to be good at math






























  Slightly to strongly agree 86.9 (0.63) 64.7 (0.83) 73.8 (0.65) 48.2 (0.80) 48.3 (0.91) 13.1 (0.63) 79.1 (1.84) 79.5 (1.88) 39.9 (2.12) 61.1 (1.94)
  Slightly to strongly disagree 86.0 (1.88) 38.0 (2.41) 58.7 (2.44) 57.5 (2.80) 31.7 (2.52) 14.0 (1.88) 51.5 (5.84) 57.3 (6.18) 45.8 (7.37) 33.7 (6.14)

Mathematics achievement by quintile 
   rank






























  Lowest fifth 84.8 (1.10) 56.4 (1.87) 70.9 (1.64) 60.6 (2.17) 54.6 (1.99) 15.2 (1.10) 74.6 (3.51) 75.8 (3.70) 59.0 (4.39) 67.2 (3.29)
  Middle three-fifths 88.7 (0.67) 58.8 (1.14) 71.4 (0.84) 50.4 (1.15) 45.9 (1.07) 11.3 (0.67) 74.2 (2.71) 76.6 (2.82) 41.7 (2.75) 53.5 (2.97)
  Highest fifth 83.4 (1.46) 76.1 (1.28) 76.7 (1.32) 38.2 (1.69) 44.5 (1.67) 16.6 (1.46) 83.1 (3.07) 81.6 (3.19) 28.1 (4.10) 63.2 (4.51)

Reading achievement by quintile rank






























  Lowest fifth 81.6 (1.38) 63.0 (1.64) 70.0 (1.68) 58.0 (1.96) 57.6 (1.96) 18.4 (1.38) 76.1 (3.12) 70.9 (3.97) 56.3 (4.90) 61.4 (4.64)
  Middle three-fifths 88.8 (0.67) 60.1 (1.07) 70.6 (0.86) 49.4 (0.96) 46.2 (1.05) 11.2 (0.67) 73.6 (2.64) 77.5 (2.75) 40.7 (2.56) 57.6 (2.79)
  Highest fifth 85.4 (1.42) 68.0 (1.40) 79.0 (1.11) 42.9 (1.81) 42.6 (1.81) 14.6 (1.42) 83.9 (2.76) 84.4 (2.65) 27.9 (3.33) 59.4 (4.22)

School control






























  Public 86.8 (0.68) 62.0 (0.93) 72.0 (0.68) 50.5 (0.94) 47.1 (1.02) 13.2 (0.68) 76.4 (2.08) 77.2 (2.05) 42.1 (2.35) 58.4 (2.09)
   Charter school 88.6 (1.94) 63.8 (2.26) 72.9 (1.73) 53.9 (2.50) 50.3 (2.26) 11.4 (1.94) 67.8 (3.56) 80.6 (5.62) 46.9 (5.04) 52.7 (4.51)
   Other public8 86.7 (0.71) 61.9 (0.99) 71.9 (0.73) 50.3 (0.98) 46.9 (1.08) 13.3 (0.71) 76.8 (2.17) 77.1 (2.10) 41.9 (2.45) 58.7 (2.18)
  Private 86.3 (1.19) 66.6 (1.46) 77.1 (1.21) 37.5 (1.34) 46.5 (1.36) 13.7 (1.19) 79.1 (2.36) 80.7 (2.83) 29.3 (3.03) 61.0 (2.80)
   Catholic 85.5 (1.21) 67.9 (1.56) 77.2 (1.35) 36.9 (1.47) 49.1 (1.41) 14.5 (1.21) 77.1 (2.67) 80.0 (3.04) 27.1 (2.72) 58.5 (3.14)
   Other private 87.0 (1.81) 65.6 (2.17) 77.0 (1.75) 38.1 (2.00) 44.4 (2.12) 13.0 (1.81) 80.8 (3.49) 81.3 (4.51) 31.3 (5.30) 63.1 (4.55)

School locale






























  City 88.8 (0.82) 64.4 (1.39) 74.6 (1.13) 49.8 (1.54) 49.3 (1.77) 11.2 (0.82) 73.8 (4.49) 73.6 (3.33) 40.7 (3.44) 53.5 (3.53)
  Suburb 87.3 (1.24) 61.7 (1.28) 72.2 (1.11) 48.9 (1.48) 45.3 (1.52) 12.7 (1.24) 76.4 (3.19) 77.5 (3.86) 40.9 (4.31) 62.6 (3.07)
  Town 82.1 (2.17) 57.3 (3.08) 66.9 (2.55) 51.1 (2.88) 45.1 (2.97) 17.9 (2.17) 79.6 (3.64) 79.1 (2.40) 41.4 (4.92) 58.3 (5.25)
  Rural 84.9 (1.18) 63.9 (1.69) 72.8 (1.33) 47.1 (1.82) 47.8 (1.87) 15.1 (1.18) 78.8 (2.95) 81.5 (3.35) 39.5 (3.37) 58.5 (3.48)
†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.
1Percentages represent students who agreed or strongly agreed with the statements.
2The first or primary language students learned to speak when they were children. Monolingual includes students who indicated learning to speak English, Spanish, or another language. Bilingual includes those who indicated learning to speak English and Spanish equally or English and another language equally.
3The parents or guardians living in the home where the student spends the most time. Households with two parents or one parent may include biological parents, adoptive parents, step-parents, foster parents and legal guardians, or grandparents, all of whom are classified as "parents" to the student. Households with nonparental guardians may include aunts, uncles, or unmarried partners of a parent. Some 3.5 percent of ninth-graders who live primarily with one parent and one nonparental guardian are included among those living with two parents.
4Includes equivalency credentials, such as the GED certificate, the High School Equivalency Test (HiSET), and the Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC).
5Includes attainment of a postsecondary certificate or associate’s degree from a college or university or an occupational, technical, or trade school.
6Measured as a composite score based on parental education, parental occupation, and family income.
7Any postsecondary education from a school that provides occupational training, such as a trade school.
8Includes traditional, magnet, virtual, and other noncharter public schools.
NOTE: All estimates are weighted by the study respondent weight. 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, High School and Beyond Longitudinal Study of 2022 (HS&B:22). (This table was prepared February 2024).

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