Table 140. | Average number of Carnegie units earned by public high school graduates in various subject fields, by student characteristics: 1982 to 1998 |
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Mathematics | Science | For- | | Voca- | ||Compu- Student |Total |English|History/|_________________________|_______________________________| eign | |tional | Per- || ter characteristics | | | social | |Less than| Algebra |Total|General|Biol-|Chem-|Phy- | lan- |Arts |educa- |sonal || sci- | | |studies |Total| algebra |or higher| |science| ogy |istry|sics |guages| |tion\1\|use\2\||ence\3\ _________________|______|_______|________|_____|_________|_________|_____|_______|_____|_____|_____|______|_____|_______|______||_______ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 || 17 _________________|______|_______|________|_____|_________|_________|_____|_______|_____|_____|_____|______|_____|_______|______||_______ 1982 graduates ..|21.58 | 3.93 | 3.16 |2.63 | 0.90 | 1.74 |2.20 | 0.73 |0.94 |0.34 |0.17 | 0.99 |1.47 | 4.62 | 2.58 || 0.12 |______|_______|________|_____|_________|_________|_____|_______|_____|_____|_____|______|_____|_______|______||_______ Male ..........|21.40 | 3.88 | 3.16 |2.71 | 0.94 | 1.77 |2.27 | 0.76 |0.91 |0.36 |0.23 | 0.80 |1.29 | 4.60 | 2.69 || 0.14 Female ........|21.75 | 3.98 | 3.15 |2.57 | 0.86 | 1.71 |2.13 | 0.71 |0.97 |0.33 |0.12 | 1.17 |1.63 | 4.64 | 2.48 || 0.11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || White .......|21.69 | 3.90 | 3.19 |2.68 | 0.77 | 1.91 |2.27 | 0.73 |0.97 |0.38 |0.20 | 1.06 |1.53 | 4.53 | 2.52 || 0.13 Black .......|21.15 | 4.08 | 3.08 |2.61 | 1.36 | 1.25 |2.06 | 0.81 |0.90 |0.26 |0.09 | 0.72 |1.26 | 4.75 | 2.60 || 0.12 Hispanic ....|21.23 | 3.94 | 3.00 |2.33 | 1.21 | 1.12 |1.80 | 0.75 |0.81 |0.16 |0.07 | 0.77 |1.29 | 5.22 | 2.87 || 0.08 Asian .......|22.46 | 4.01 | 3.16 |3.15 | 0.71 | 2.44 |2.64 | 0.51 |1.11 |0.61 |0.42 | 1.79 |1.31 | 3.34 | 3.05 || 0.22 American | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Indian ....|21.45 | 3.98 | 3.25 |2.35 | 1.23 | 1.12 |2.04 | 0.67 |0.84 |0.42 |0.12 | 0.48 |1.72 | 4.77 | 2.84 || 0.06 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Academic\4\ .|21.75 | 4.11 | 3.32 |3.04 | 0.73 | 2.30 |2.65 | 0.73 |1.13 |0.53 |0.26 | 1.54 |1.91 | 2.55 | 2.62 || 0.10 Vocational\5\|20.21 | 3.44 | 2.63 |1.80 | 1.09 | 0.71 |1.32 | 0.69 |0.57 |0.04 |0.02 | 0.18 |0.59 | 7.74 | 2.51 || 0.12 Both\6\ .....|22.89 | 4.04 | 3.33 |2.69 | 1.02 | 1.67 |2.17 | 0.79 |0.94 |0.29 |0.14 | 0.75 |1.41 | 6.03 | 2.47 || 0.18 Neither\7\ ..|18.73 | 3.58 | 2.70 |1.73 | 1.08 | 0.65 |1.33 | 0.69 |0.59 |0.03 |0.02 | 0.22 |0.85 | 5.23 | 3.06 || 0.05 |======|=======|========|=====|=========|=========|=====|=======|=====|=====|=====|======|=====|=======|======||======= 1987 graduates ..|23.00 | 4.12 | 3.32 |3.01 | 0.86 | 2.15 |2.54 | 0.76 |1.10 |0.47 |0.21 | 1.35 |1.44 | 4.55 | 2.67 || 0.47 |______|_______|________|_____|_________|_________|_____|_______|_____|_____|_____|______|_____|_______|______||_______ Male ..........|22.88 | 4.08 | 3.29 |3.05 | 0.91 | 2.14 |2.57 | 0.79 |1.05 |0.47 |0.26 | 1.16 |1.24 | 4.64 | 2.83 || 0.47 Female ........|23.12 | 4.15 | 3.35 |2.97 | 0.82 | 2.15 |2.52 | 0.74 |1.14 |0.47 |0.17 | 1.53 |1.63 | 4.47 | 2.51 || 0.47 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || White .......|23.11 | 4.08 | 3.29 |3.01 | 0.74 | 2.27 |2.61 | 0.75 |1.12 |0.50 |0.23 | 1.38 |1.50 | 4.65 | 2.60 || 0.49 Black .......|22.40 | 4.22 | 3.34 |2.99 | 1.40 | 1.59 |2.32 | 0.90 |1.01 |0.31 |0.10 | 1.08 |1.20 | 4.52 | 2.73 || 0.39 Hispanic ....|22.84 | 4.30 | 3.22 |2.81 | 1.30 | 1.50 |2.24 | 0.78 |1.07 |0.29 |0.10 | 1.25 |1.34 | 4.49 | 3.19 || 0.42 Asian .......|24.47 | 4.37 | 3.65 |3.72 | 0.53 | 3.18 |3.13 | 0.59 |1.17 |0.87 |0.50 | 2.07 |1.18 | 3.11 | 3.23 || 0.58 American | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Indian ....|23.23 | 4.22 | 3.18 |2.98 | 1.35 | 1.63 |2.44 | 0.81 |1.22 |0.32 |0.09 | 0.75 |1.68 | 4.92 | 3.06 || 0.39 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Academic\4\ .|23.20 | 4.26 | 3.55 |3.33 | 0.65 | 2.68 |2.97 | 0.73 |1.23 |0.68 |0.32 | 1.92 |1.87 | 2.57 | 2.73 || 0.38 Vocational\5\|21.07 | 3.62 | 2.59 |2.00 | 1.29 | 0.71 |1.48 | 0.74 |0.70 |0.03 |0.01 | 0.18 |0.47 | 8.07 | 2.67 || 0.39 Both\6\ .....|23.53 | 4.11 | 3.29 |2.93 | 0.97 | 1.96 |2.37 | 0.81 |1.07 |0.35 |0.14 | 1.01 |1.20 | 6.09 | 2.53 || 0.64 Neither\7\ ..|19.56 | 3.55 | 2.45 |2.11 | 1.62 | 0.49 |1.47 | 0.84 |0.59 |0.03 |0.00 | 0.18 |0.76 | 5.10 | 3.93 || 0.17 |======|=======|========|=====|=========|=========|=====|=======|=====|=====|=====|======|=====|=======|======||======= 1990 graduates ..|23.53 | 4.19 | 3.47 |3.15 | 0.90 | 2.25 |2.75 | 0.85 |1.14 |0.53 |0.23 | 1.54 |1.55 | 4.19 | 2.68 || 0.54 |______|_______|________|_____|_________|_________|_____|_______|_____|_____|_____|______|_____|_______|______||_______ Male ..........|23.35 | 4.13 | 3.45 |3.16 | 0.96 | 2.20 |2.78 | 0.88 |1.11 |0.52 |0.28 | 1.33 |1.31 | 4.32 | 2.87 || 0.50 Female ........|23.69 | 4.25 | 3.50 |3.14 | 0.85 | 2.29 |2.73 | 0.83 |1.17 |0.53 |0.19 | 1.72 |1.76 | 4.08 | 2.51 || 0.57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || White .......|23.54 | 4.12 | 3.46 |3.13 | 0.80 | 2.33 |2.80 | 0.84 |1.15 |0.55 |0.25 | 1.58 |1.61 | 4.22 | 2.61 || 0.52 Black .......|23.40 | 4.34 | 3.49 |3.20 | 1.25 | 1.95 |2.68 | 0.98 |1.11 |0.42 |0.16 | 1.20 |1.34 | 4.41 | 2.74 || 0.60 Hispanic ....|23.83 | 4.51 | 3.42 |3.13 | 1.30 | 1.83 |2.50 | 0.83 |1.10 |0.42 |0.14 | 1.57 |1.48 | 4.12 | 3.10 || 0.58 Asian .......|24.07 | 4.50 | 3.70 |3.52 | 0.70 | 2.82 |2.97 | 0.68 |1.12 |0.74 |0.42 | 2.06 |1.29 | 3.07 | 2.96 || 0.54 American | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Indian ....|22.64 | 4.08 | 3.34 |3.04 | 1.03 | 2.01 |2.48 | 0.83 |1.09 |0.42 |0.15 | 1.15 |1.11 | 4.62 | 2.81 || 0.60 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Academic\4\ .|23.53 | 4.30 | 3.65 |3.37 | 0.68 | 2.70 |3.06 | 0.81 |1.23 |0.70 |0.32 | 2.02 |1.93 | 2.41 | 2.78 || 0.42 Vocational\5\|21.73 | 3.60 | 2.58 |2.07 | 1.54 | 0.53 |1.62 | 0.87 |0.71 |0.03 |0.01 | 0.17 |0.42 | 8.68 | 2.59 || 0.46 Both\6\ .....|23.92 | 4.14 | 3.38 |3.02 | 1.12 | 1.90 |2.51 | 0.92 |1.09 |0.36 |0.14 | 1.07 |1.17 | 6.10 | 2.53 || 0.73 Neither\7\ ..|19.81 | 3.63 | 2.59 |2.01 | 1.57 | 0.44 |1.47 | 0.79 |0.60 |0.04 |0.03 | 0.21 |0.79 | 5.81 | 3.29 || 0.36 |======|=======|========|=====|=========|=========|=====|=======|=====|=====|=====|======|=====|=======|======||======= 1994 graduates...|24.17 | 4.29 | 3.55 |3.33 | 0.76 | 2.57 |3.04 | 0.88 |1.26 |0.62 |0.28 | 1.71 |1.66 | 3.96 | 2.63 || 0.64 |______|_______|________|_____|_________|_________|_____|_______|_____|_____|_____|______|_____|_______|______||_______ Male ..........|24.00 | 4.26 | 3.51 |3.32 | 0.85 | 2.48 |3.03 | 0.91 |1.20 |0.59 |0.32 | 1.49 |1.43 | 4.13 | 2.83 || 0.63 Female ........|24.34 | 4.32 | 3.59 |3.34 | 0.68 | 2.66 |3.06 | 0.86 |1.31 |0.64 |0.24 | 1.93 |1.87 | 3.80 | 2.44 || 0.65 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || White .......|24.33 | 4.23 | 3.56 |3.36 | 0.70 | 2.66 |3.13 | 0.89 |1.29 |0.65 |0.30 | 1.76 |1.74 | 3.96 | 2.61 || 0.63 Black .......|23.59 | 4.36 | 3.51 |3.23 | 1.09 | 2.14 |2.80 | 0.92 |1.21 |0.49 |0.17 | 1.35 |1.36 | 4.29 | 2.69 || 0.64 Hispanic ....|24.06 | 4.61 | 3.45 |3.28 | 0.96 | 2.32 |2.69 | 0.83 |1.19 |0.49 |0.17 | 1.73 |1.51 | 3.87 | 2.93 || 0.76 Asian .......|24.47 | 4.60 | 3.66 |3.66 | 0.67 | 2.98 |3.35 | 0.80 |1.22 |0.81 |0.48 | 2.09 |1.32 | 3.01 | 2.78 || 0.71 American | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Indian ....|24.47 | 4.27 | 3.57 |3.11 | 0.94 | 2.17 |2.82 | 0.91 |1.28 |0.50 |0.13 | 1.30 |2.01 | 4.27 | 3.12 || 0.53 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Academic\4\ .|24.07 | 4.37 | 3.69 |3.52 | 0.58 | 2.94 |3.32 | 0.83 |1.34 |0.77 |0.37 | 2.14 |2.05 | 2.28 | 2.71 || 0.50 Vocational\5\|21.60 | 3.70 | 2.49 |2.20 | 1.56 | 0.64 |1.69 | 0.80 |0.83 |0.03 |0.02 | 0.14 |0.34 | 8.64 | 2.41 || 0.55 Both\6\ .....|24.61 | 4.23 | 3.45 |3.17 | 0.96 | 2.21 |2.78 | 0.96 |1.19 |0.45 |0.17 | 1.24 |1.21 | 6.01 | 2.52 || 0.85 Neither\7\ ..|21.28 | 3.54 | 2.24 |2.25 | 1.71 | 0.54 |1.53 | 0.82 |0.63 |0.05 |0.02 | 0.19 |0.56 | 6.51 | 4.47 || 0.33 |======|=======|========|=====|=========|=========|=====|=======|=====|=====|=====|======|=====|=======|======||======= 1998 graduates...|25.14 | 4.25 | 3.74 |3.40 | 0.67 | 2.73 |3.12 | 0.89 |1.26 |0.66 |0.31 | 1.85 |1.90 | 3.99 | 2.89 || 0.74 |______|_______|________|_____|_________|_________|_____|_______|_____|_____|_____|______|_____|_______|______||_______ Male ..........|24.93 | 4.19 | 3.68 |3.37 | 0.74 | 2.64 |3.09 | 0.93 |1.20 |0.62 |0.33 | 1.62 |1.61 | 4.25 | 3.12 || 0.78 Female ........|25.36 | 4.31 | 3.80 |3.42 | 0.62 | 2.80 |3.17 | 0.87 |1.32 |0.70 |0.28 | 2.06 |2.15 | 3.77 | 2.67 || 0.71 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Race/ethnicity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || White .......|25.21 | 4.19 | 3.77 |3.40 | 0.57 | 2.84 |3.18 | 0.87 |1.28 |0.69 |0.33 | 1.90 |2.00 | 3.97 | 2.80 || 0.73 Black .......|24.83 | 4.28 | 3.69 |3.42 | 0.90 | 2.53 |3.03 | 0.97 |1.24 |0.58 |0.22 | 1.58 |1.57 | 4.33 | 2.94 || 0.84 Hispanic ....|25.08 | 4.51 | 3.60 |3.28 | 1.05 | 2.23 |2.81 | 0.97 |1.13 |0.50 |0.20 | 1.78 |1.78 | 3.97 | 3.36 || 0.71 Asian .......|25.23 | 4.37 | 3.92 |3.62 | 0.65 | 2.97 |3.43 | 0.81 |1.26 |0.83 |0.51 | 2.29 |1.52 | 3.15 | 2.95 || 0.67 American | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Indian ....|24.43 | 4.18 | 3.67 |3.10 | 0.90 | 2.20 |2.68 | 0.98 |1.07 |0.49 |0.15 | 1.45 |1.94 | 4.02 | 3.40 || 0.67 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Academic track | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | || Academic\4\ .|24.91 | 4.33 | 3.87 |3.54 | 0.53 | 3.00 |3.34 | 0.84 |1.33 |0.78 |0.38 | 2.24 |2.41 | 2.22 | 2.97 || 0.52 Vocational\5\|22.60 | 3.46 | 2.55 |2.17 | 1.30 | 0.87 |1.69 | 1.05 |0.59 |0.03 |0.01 | 0.14 |0.47 | 9.12 | 3.01 || 0.81 Both\6\ .....|25.64 | 4.20 | 3.66 |3.30 | 0.81 | 2.49 |2.94 | 0.96 |1.20 |0.54 |0.23 | 1.45 |1.31 | 6.06 | 2.73 || 1.03 Neither\7\ ..|21.50 | 3.21 | 2.32 |2.19 | 1.59 | 0.60 |1.58 | 0.88 |0.58 |0.04 |0.08 | 0.20 |0.55 | 5.64 | 5.82 || 0.51 _________________|______|_______|________|_____|_________|_________|_____|_______|_____|_____|_____|______|_____|_______|______||_______ |
\1\Includes nonoccupational vocational education, vocational general introduction, agriculture, business, marketing, health,
occupational home economics, trade and industry, and technical courses.
NOTE: The Carnegie unit is a standard of measurement that represents one credit for the completion of a 1-year course. Data differ slightly from figures appearing in other NCES reports because of differences in taxonomies and case exclusion criteria. 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.) |