The first in a series, this study uses newly available data to describe the measurable changes in coursetaking, academic achievement, educational aspirations, and college enrollment rates of American high school students in the decade since the 1983 publication of "A Nation At Risk." The study's principal findings are: (1) high school…

This report presents data tables on fall 1996 enrollment at Minnesota's public and private postsecondary education institutions. An introduction and glossary precedes the main body of the report, which has four parts: (1) five-year summaries for each institution, including total headcount, full-time and part-time enrollments, male and female…

Results of the Delaware High School Post-Graduate Survey for the class of 1986 are presented, with attention to graduate ratings of school services and programs, high school curriculum, present employment or student status, job salaries, vocational graduates, and graduates continuing their education. Delaware public high schools graduated 5,498…

Methods of the 1976-77 Expanded Eligibility Survey, which was conducted for the University of California at Berkeley and the University of California System, are described. The survey was undertaken as a supplement to the 1976 High School Eligibility Study. A subsample of the 1976 Eligibility Study graduates was mailed questionnaires to determine…

A STATEWIDE STATISTICAL SURVEY WAS MADE OF THE VARIOUS SITUATIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH AFFECT THE DECISIONS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION AFTER GRADUATION. OPINIONS AND INFORMATION WERE GATHERED FROM MORE THAN 40,000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND COLLEGE GRADUATES. PARENTS AND TEACHERS ALSO CONTRIBUTED. A FOLLOWUP STUDY WAS…

A look at recent enrollment trends (including projected declines) is provided. The feared decline in postsecondary enrollments has not yet occurred; however, other economic, demographic, and social pressures contributed to the changing the character of the postsecondary student body. (MLW)

Tables present data, without narrative analysis, concerning the distribution of 1979-80 high school graduates of New York State's public and private schools. The data were secured through the state education department's Basic Educational Data System, and reflect students' status as of fall 1980. The first table presents trends, 1966 through 1980,…

The history of the growth of college enrollment in Maryland over the last twenty years has been marked by unprecedented increases in numbers of students, particularly in the 1960's, but the end of that period of rapid growth is approaching. This report highlights the past growth of higher education in Maryland, points out significant factors in…

Primarily through the use of tables and graphs, this report presents results of a survey done in the Fall of 1972 of the activities of students who had been enrolled in grade 12 the preceeding June. The results of this survey are compared with data from earlier surveys in this program which has been conducted since 1965. The most dramatic trend…

This study examines the impact of family structure, poverty level, and region of residence on educational attainment. The study uses data collected by the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, with a probability sample of 3,854 men and women aged 14 to 18 in 1979. Logistic regression was used to allow for the analysis of dichotomous dependent…

Information from the National Longitudinal Study (1972 seniors), the High School and Beyond Study (1980 seniors and sophomores) and the Postsecondary Education Transcript Study (1984) is analyzed to compare the patterns of enrollment, persistence, and attainment among these groups from their high school graduation until 1986. Subgroups by sex,…

This assessment of college enrollment is based on data from the 1970 and 1976 October Current Population Surveys on college participation rates for 18-24 year olds by income level for four regions. In all regions, high school graduation rates were higher for persons in families with highest income levels. College attendance is more likely than…

The tables contained in this document present data concerning the 1973-74 high school graduates of New York State's public and nonpublic schools. The data were secured through the State Education Department's Basic Educational Data System and reflect the status of graduates, as reported by school principals, in the fall of 1974. Table 1 presents…

Since 1993 The Oregon University System has gathered information about the college enrollment characteristics of its graduates in order to understand the college choices and behavior of Oregon's high school graduates. It sought to identify the proportion of the graduating class that went on to a postsecondary school, the type of college students…

Examines the roles of race, ethnicity, and academic skills in predicting whether high school students will persist along the path into teaching, noting that the challenge of creating a diverse teaching force is increasing minority youths' high school graduation, college enrollment, and college graduation rates. High school sophomores' career…