Table P1. High school students from military families and non-military families: Percentage of fall 2009 9th-graders from whose parents are in the military, by secondary and postsecondary characteristics: 2016

Secondary and Postsecondary Characteristics as of February 2016 Military family student   Non-military family student  
Total students 0.8   99.2  
         
Sex        
Male 47.5   50.5  
Female 52.5   49.5  
         
Race        
American Indian/Alaska Native, non-Hispanic   0.7  
Asian, non-Hispanic   3.5  
Black/African-American, non-Hispanic 11.7   13.6  
Hispanic 20.1 ! 22.5  
More than one race, non-Hispanic 16.6   7.6  
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic   0.5  
White, non-Hispanic 48.6   51.6  
         
Student's 9th-grade school control        
Public 93.8   92.9  
Catholic 2.6 ! 3.7  
Other private 3.5 ! 3.4  
         
Student's 9th-grade school region        
Northeast 11.2 ! 17.5  
Midwest 9.1 ! 22.2  
South 50.0   37.5  
West 29.7 ! 22.8  
         
Student had an Individualized Education Plan1        
Not known 59.9   56.9  
Yes 32.7   33.0  
No 7.3 ! 10.0  
         
Student's fall 9th-grade math level proficiencies (2009)2        
Level 1 88.6   85.6  
Level 2 66.1   59.0  
Level 3 46.4   41.3  
Level 4 20.5   18.3  
Level 5 10.6   9.1  
         
Student's math level proficiencies spring 2 years later (2012)2        
Level 1 94.3   92.2  
Level 2 79.5   74.4  
Level 3 70.2   63.5  
Level 4 33.7   28.4  
Level 5 22.2   18.8  
Level 6 6.2   5.2  
Level 7 2.8   2.3  
         
Ever dropout of high school for a period of 4 weeks or more        
No 88.4   80.7  
Yes 11.6   19.3  
         
Ever attend a postsecondary school after high school        
No 20.6   30.1  
Yes 79.4   69.9  
         
First postsecondary school type attended after high school        
No postsecondary attendance after high school 20.6   30.2  
4 year school 44.0   40.0  
2 year school 32.0   27.0  
Less than 2 year school   2.7  
         
Highest postsecondary attainment as of February 2016        
No postsecondary attendance after high school 20.6   30.3  
Attained Bachelors degree 0.0   0.3  
Attained Associates degree   4.1  
Attained Certificate   4.5  
No degree, enrolled at a 4-year institution 35.2   31.5  
No degree, enrolled at less-than-4-year institution 21.0   12.5  
No degree, not enrolled 17.9   16.7  
! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the standard error represents more than 30 percent of the estimate.
‡ Reporting standards are not met.
1 Individualized Education Plan (IEP) status included whether student had ever had an IEP, in grades K-9.
2 Proficiency levels. Level 1—algebraic expressions: understanding of algebraic basics including evaluating simple algebraic expressions and translating between verbal and symbolic representation of expressions. Level 2, multiplicative and proportional thinking: understanding of proportions and multiplicative situations; can solve proportional situation word problems, find the percent of a number, and identify equivalent algebraic expressions for multiplicative situations. Level 3—algebraic equivalents: can link equivalent tabular and symbolic representations of linear equations, identify equivalent lines and find the sum of variable expressions. Level 4—systems of equations: demonstrates an understanding of systems of linear equations and can solve such systems algebraically and graphically and characterize the lines (parallel, intersecting, collinear) represented by a system of linear equations. Level 5—linear functions: demonstrates an understanding of linear functions and ability to find and use slopes and intercepts of lines, and use functional notation. Level 6—quadratic functions. Level 7—log and exponential functions geometric sequences).
NOTE: W1STUDENT weight was used for HSLS base-year student characteristics, 9th-grade math level proficiencies, and attending 9th-grade school figures. The panel weight W2W1STU was used for the math level proficiencies 2 yrs. later, and panel weight W4W1STU was used for ever dropout experiences and postsecondary events up to February 2016.
NOTE: Military family students were defined by their base-year parent occupation for current or most recent occupation. If either the X1PAR1OCC2 or X1PAR2OCC2 variable had a code of 55 (Military specific occupations), the student was included.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), "PETS/SR data collection."