Table 141. | Percent of high school graduates earning minimum credits in selected combinations of academic courses, by sex and race/ethnicity: 1982 to 1998 |
__________________________________________________________________________________________ | All | Sex | Race/ethnicity Year of graduation |stu- |____________|_______________________________________ and course |dents|Male |Female|White|Black|Hispanic| Asian/ |American combinations taken\1\ | | | | | | |Pacific | Indian/ | | | | | | |Islander| Alaskan | | | | | | | | Native _______________________________|_____|_____|______|_____|_____|________|________|_________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 _______________________________|_____|_____|______|_____|_____|________|________|_________ 1982 graduates | | | | | | | | 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math,| | | | | | | | .5 Comp., and 2 F.L.\2\ .....| 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 5.8 | 1.1 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math,| | | | | | | | and 2 F.L. ..................| 9.5 | 9.1 | 9.9 |10.9 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 17.0 | 3.3 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math |14.3 |15.2 | 13.4 |15.9 |11.0 | 6.7 | 21.1 | 8.1 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 2 Sci., 2 Math |31.5 |31.7 | 31.3 |32.4 |30.8 | 25.6 | 32.0 | 23.6 | | | | | | | | 1987 graduates | | | | | | | | 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math,| | | | | | | | and .5 Comp., and 2 F.L.\2\ .|10.6 |11.5 | 9.8 |11.3 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 20.5 | 2.5 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math,| | | | | | | | and 2 F.L. ..................|18.1 |18.0 | 18.3 |19.0 |12.7 | 10.8 | 35.7 | 4.9 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math |24.8 |25.9 | 23.7 |26.1 |19.6 | 14.5 | 39.8 | 24.3 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 2 Sci., 2 Math |48.1 |48.0 | 48.4 |48.1 |48.3 | 43.9 | 57.9 | 61.8 | | | | | | | | 1990 graduates | | | | | | | | 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math,| | | | | | | | .5 Comp., and 2 F.L. \2\.....|18.0 |17.8 | 18.2 |18.6 |15.1 | 17.8 | 23.3 | 7.8 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math,| | | | | | | | and 2 F.L. ..................|29.9 |28.8 | 31.0 |31.7 |22.9 | 25.4 | 42.6 | 9.9 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math |38.2 |38.5 | 37.9 |39.2 |39.0 | 29.8 | 47.4 | 19.2 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 2 Sci., 2 Math |65.5 |64.3 | 66.4 |64.9 |71.3 | 63.7 | 69.1 | 46.3 | | | | | | | | 1994 graduates | | | | | | | | 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math,| | | | | | | | .5 Comp., and 2 F.L. \2\.....|25.1 |23.4 | 26.8 |26.4 |19.0 | 27.1 | 35.5 | 12.9 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math,| | | | | | | | and 2 F.L. ..................|39.0 |35.0 | 42.7 |41.6 |29.6 | 35.6 | 50.1 | 22.5 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math |49.3 |47.0 | 51.5 |52.4 |43.7 | 40.3 | 54.9 | 46.0 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 2 Sci., 2 Math |73.9 |71.2 | 76.4 |75.1 |74.5 | 74.7 | 72.3 | 76.3 | | | | | | | | 1998 graduates | | | | | | | | 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math,| | | | | | | | and .5 Comp., & 2 F.L. \2\...|28.6 |27.6 | 30.1 |29.6 |27.9 | 20.4 | 38.6 | 16.5 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math,| | | | | | | | and 2 F.L. ..................|44.2 |40.5 | 48.2 |46.2 |40.0 | 32.0 | 57.8 | 28.3 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 3 Sci., 3 Math |55.0 |52.9 | 57.8 |56.8 |55.6 | 40.0 | 66.1 | 40.0 4 Eng., 3 S.S., 2 Sci., 2 Math |74.5 |72.8 | 77.0 |74.7 |76.0 | 70.1 | 79.5 | 76.4 _______________________________|_____|_____|______|_____|_____|________|________|_________ |
\1\Eng. = English; S.S. = social studies; Sci. = science; Comp. = computer science;
and F.L. = foreign language.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "High School and Beyond," First Followup survey; "1990 High School Transcript Study," "National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988," Second Followup survey; "1994 High School Transcript Study;" and "1998 High School Transcript Study." (This table was prepared February 2000.)
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