Tables: Secondary/High School
Table H126. Percentage of public high school graduates who earned credits, by curricular area: 1990, 2000, 2005, and 2009
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All curricular areas, total
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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Academic, any
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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Core academics, any
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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English
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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100.0
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Mathematics
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100.0
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99.9
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100.0
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100.0
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Science
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99.6
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99.7
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99.8
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99.9
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Social studies
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99.9
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99.7
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99.8
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99.8
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Fine arts
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73.9
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82.5
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83.0
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85.7
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Foreign languages
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70.6
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82.3
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84.8
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87.5
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Enrichment/other
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99.5
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98.9
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99.8
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99.6
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Career/technical education (CTE), any
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98.0
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96.6
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96.6
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94.1
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Non-occupational CTE, any
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86.3
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80.0
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79.8
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70.3
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Family and consumer sciences education
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45.5
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36.5
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41.1
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33.8
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General labor market preparation, any
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78.7
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71.6
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69.1
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59.4
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Occupational education, any
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88.2
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89.0
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87.0
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84.9
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Agriculture and natural resources
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9.1
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11.8
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11.6
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10.7
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Business
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51.7
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48.1
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39.8
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32.5
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Communications and design
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18.4
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25.5
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30.2
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29.6
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Computer and information sciences
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25.1
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24.3
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19.5
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21.2
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Construction and architecture
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7.4
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6.9
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6.7
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6.7
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Consumer and culinary services
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13.8
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19.3
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20.0
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18.0
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Engineering technologies
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13.7
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14.2
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11.8
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11.1
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Health sciences
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3.2
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10.6
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9.6
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10.3
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Manufacturing
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22.4
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16.5
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16.4
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12.9
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Marketing
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8.5
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7.8
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9.5
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8.5
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Public services
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3.8
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7.8
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6.9
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9.6
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Repair and transportation
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10.1
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9.3
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8.8
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8.0
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National
Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), 1990, 2000,
2005, and 2009. |