Table H2. Percentage distribution of academic year 2009–10 ninth-graders' educational expectations, by student characteristics: 2012

Student's expectation
Characteristic High
school
or less1
  Some
college2
  Bachelor's
degree3
  Graduate/
professional
degree4
  Don't know
Total  10.2 17.3 28.2 33.6 10.7
                     
Student received special education          
Yes 22.6   23.6   18.0   18.7   17.0  
No 7.5   16.9   30.3   36.3   9.0  
1 High school or less includes the start and/or completion of a high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED). GED is an alternative path to attaining a high school credential.
2 Some college includes the start or completion of an associate's degree, the start or completion of a certificate/diploma providing occupational training, or the start but not completion of a Bachelor's degree.
3 Bachelor's degree also includes the start but not completion of a Master's degree.
4 Graduate/professional degree includes completion of a Master's degree, as well as the start or completion of a Ph.D., M.D., law degree, or other high level professional degree.
NOTE: Totals are weighted by W3HSTRANS. Totals may not fall within the range of categorical values due to missing data. Details may not sum to 100 percent due to rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), Base-Year.