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| Table H156. Percentage distribution of fall 2009 public school ninth-graders in 2012 according to the highest level of education they would like to attain, by student, family, and school characteristics: 2012 |
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| Characteristic | Number of students |
Less than high school completion |
High school diploma/GED/ alternative high school credential |
Any post- secondary credential |
Type of postsecondary credential | Don't know | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate/ diploma from school providing occupational training |
Associate's degree |
Bachelor's degree or higher |
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| Total | 3,811,000 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 83.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 74.3 | 9.8 | |||||||||
| Student sex | |||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,930,000 | 1.2 | 8.0 | 79.9 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 69.8 | 11.0 | |||||||||
| Female | 1,881,000 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 86.6 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 79.0 | 8.6 | |||||||||
| Student race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||
| White | 1,933,000 | 0.9 | 5.4 | 83.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 75.0 | 10.2 | |||||||||
| Black or African American | 541,000 | 0.7 | ! | 8.7 | 83.5 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 73.8 | 7.1 | ||||||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 870,000 | 0.5 | 7.2 | 81.7 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 71.9 | 10.6 | |||||||||
| Asian | 135,000 | # | 2.3 | 86.0 | 1.7 | ! | 1.6 | ! | 82.7 | 11.6 | |||||||
| All other races1 | 332,000 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 84.2 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 74.8 | 8.7 | |||||||||
| Student mathematics achievement (quintile rank) | |||||||||||||||||
| Lowest fifth | 785,000 | 1.9 | 13.8 | 71.1 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 56.0 | 13.3 | |||||||||
| Middle three-fifths | 2,305,000 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 84.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 75.6 | 9.8 | |||||||||
| Highest fifth | 720,000 | 0.4 | ! | 0.9 | 92.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 90.4 | 6.2 | ||||||||
| Student main activity for fall of 20132 | |||||||||||||||||
| Postsecondary education | 2,832,000 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 90.3 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 84.7 | 7.1 | |||||||||
| Work | 743,000 | 2.3 | 16.9 | 64.0 | 9.9 | 8.6 | 45.4 | 16.9 | |||||||||
| Other | 235,000 | 1.1 | 19.8 | 66.3 | 9.7 | 6.5 | 50.2 | 12.7 | |||||||||
| Parent's highest education | |||||||||||||||||
| High school diploma, GED, or less | 1,881,000 | 1.0 | 8.5 | 79.1 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 67.6 | 11.4 | |||||||||
| Associate's degree | 653,000 | 0.6 | ! | 5.3 | 85.3 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 76.4 | 8.9 | ||||||||
| Bachelor's degree | 785,000 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 87.5 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 82.2 | 7.8 | |||||||||
| Graduate/professional degree | 492,000 | 0.2 | ! | 2.4 | 89.3 | 2.4 | ! | 2.0 | 84.8 | 8.1 | |||||||
| Family socioeconomic status (quintile rank) | |||||||||||||||||
| Lowest fifth | 791,000 | 0.9 | 10.2 | 76.5 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 64.0 | 12.4 | |||||||||
| Middle three-fifths | 2,345,000 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 83.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 74.7 | 9.7 | |||||||||
| Highest fifth | 674,000 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 90.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 85.2 | 7.0 | |||||||||
| School locale | |||||||||||||||||
| City | 1,159,000 | 0.7 | 6.9 | 82.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 73.9 | 9.5 | |||||||||
| Suburb | 1,269,000 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 84.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 77.0 | 8.9 | |||||||||
| Town | 469,000 | ‡ | 7.7 | 80.2 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 68.1 | 11.6 | |||||||||
| Rural | 914,000 | 0.9 | 5.5 | 83.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 74.5 | 10.5 | |||||||||
| # Rounds to zero. | |||||||||||||||||
| ! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation for this estimate is between 30 and 50. | |||||||||||||||||
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation for this estimate is 50 or greater. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 "All other races" includes American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and persons of two or more races. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 Indicates the one activity that students expect will be their main focus in fall 2013. "Work" includes military service; "Other" includes starting a family, caring for own children, or attending high school or a GED completion course. | |||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | |||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics. High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) First Follow-up Restricted-Use Data File. |
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