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Status of Education in Rural America
NCES 2007-040
June 2007


Figure 3.4

Percentage of public high school students in schools that offered dual credit, Advanced Placement (AP), or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses during the 12-month school year, by locale: 2002–03



Percentage of public high school students in schools that offered dual credit, Advanced Placement (AP), or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses during the 12-month school year, by locale: 2002–03

! Interpret data with caution.
1 Dual credit courses are courses for which high school students can earn both high school and postsecondary credits.
2 International Baccalaureate programs include an international curriculum certified by the International Baccalaureate Organization.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Response Survey System (FRSS), "Dual Credit and Exam-Based Courses," FRSS 85, 2003.