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Table 4.6. Percentage of public high school graduates who had completed a core academic track, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1982 to 2005 |
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Race/ethnicity | 1982 | 1987 | 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2000 | 2005 | |||
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Total | 10 | 18 | 30 | 39 | 44 | 46 | 52 | |||
White | 11 | 19 | 32 | 42 | 46 | 48 | 53 | |||
Black | 5 | 13 | 23 | 30 | 40 | 44 | 51 | |||
Hispanic | 4 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 32 | 38 | 42 | |||
Asian/Pacific Islander | 17 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 57 | 64 | |||
American Indian/Alaska Native | 3 | ! | 5 | 10 | ! | 22 | 28 | 26 | 36 |
! Interpret data with caution. |
NOTE: A core academic track is defined as at least 4 year-long courses in English; 3 each in social studies, science, and mathematics; and 2 in foreign languages. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Total for 2005 includes other race/ethnicity categories not separately shown. |
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School and Beyond Longitudinal Study of 1980 Sophomores (HS&B-So:80); National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88/90), "First Follow-up, 1990"; and National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), High School Transcript Study (HSTS), selected years, 1982 to 2005. |
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