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| Public schools | Private schools
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| Number | 1993 |Average | Number | 1993 | Average
Selected | of |graduation|college | of |graduation| college
school |schools | rate of |applica-|schools | rate of |applica-
characteristics | with |fall 1992 | tion | with |fall 1992 | tion
| 12th | 12th | rate | 12th | 12th | rate
|graders | graders |of 12th |graders | graders | of 12th
| | |graders | | | graders
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
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Total .............| 17,838 | 92.6 | 57.4 | 7,875 | 98.2 | 87.5
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Percent minority | | | | | |
students | | | | | |
Less than 5% ........| 6,843 | 94.1 | 56.4 | 2,926 | 98.9 | 84.8
5% to 19% ...........| 3,784 | 93.7 | 60.2 | 2,735 | 98.5 | 90.0
20% to 49% ..........| 3,850 | 92.1 | 58.5 | 1,439 | 97.7 | 90.2
50% or more .........| 3,360 | 90.1 | 54.2 | 775 | 96.5 | 79.9
| | | | | |
Community type | | | | | |
Central city ........| 2,949 | 89.7 | 56.5 | 2,808 | 98.3 | 89.0
Suburban/large town .| 3,798 | 92.5 | 61.6 | 2,486 | 98.4 | 88.1
Small town/rural ....| 11,091 | 94.6 | 54.3 | 2,581 | 97.6 | 81.5
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