A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

Indicator 24. Reported High School Program

Percent of 17-year-olds who reported being in various high school programs: 1982, 1986, and 1990

______________________________________________________________________________________                        |                    |      College       |                        |      General       |    preparatory     |   Vocational    Student and school  |                    |    or academic     |      characteristics   |____________________|____________________|____________________                        | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 _______________________|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______ Total................... 44.0   38.2   36.9   43.8   51.6   54.4   12.2   10.3    8.7   Male ................. 43.7   37.4   37.9   42.1   50.4   52.2   14.2   12.2    9.9   Female ............... 44.3   39.0   36.0   45.4   52.7   56.5   10.3    8.4    7.5  Race/ethnicity   White, non-Hispanic .. 43.1   36.2   36.7   45.6   55.1   56.0   11.3    8.6    7.3   Black, non-Hispanic .. 46.3   44.1   33.9   36.8   38.0   51.3   16.9   17.9   14.9   Hispanic ............. 55.5   50.0   45.6   28.0   35.9   43.0   16.5   14.2   11.4  Test performance quartile   Lowest ............... 67.7   63.9   58.0   12.6   17.3   25.0   19.6   18.8   17.0   Middle two quartiles . 46.9   38.9   38.9   39.9   50.5   52.9   13.3   10.6    8.2   Highest .............. 15.3   11.9   12.8   81.6   86.7   85.7    3.1    1.4    1.5  Parents' level of education   Less than high school  59.0   63.5   51.9   22.9   22.1   27.9   18.1   14.4   20.2   High school graduate . 50.9   44.4   48.3   34.6   40.0   41.1   14.5   15.5   10.6   Some education after     high school ........ 39.4   37.4   33.7   49.6   53.7   57.1   10.9    8.9    9.2   College graduate ..... 31.2   26.6   27.6   61.7   67.6   68.2    7.2    5.9    4.2  Control of school   Public................ 45.6   39.2   38.2   41.4   50.2   52.6   13.1   10.6    9.2   Private .............. 27.1   14.9   21.4   69.5   83.7   77.2    3.4    1.3    1.4 ______________________________________________________________________________________ 

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress, Mathematics Almanac, 1982, 1986, and 1990.