2004 - Projections of 2003-2004: Supplemental Analyses Based on Findings from Who Graduates? Who Doesn't?

Attribution: Swanson, Christopher
Researchers: Christopher Swanson
University Affiliation: The Urban Institute
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Research Question:
Computes the numbers of students expected to graduate from public high schools by the end of the 2003-2004 school year
Published: 1
Journal Name or Institutional Affiliation: The Urban Institute
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Year: 2004
Findings:
  • Projected national graduation rate for all students is 68%.
  • American Indians- 51.1%
  • Asians- 76.8%
  • Hispanics- 53.2%
  • Blacks- 50.2%
  • Whites- 74.9%
  • Projected national graduation rates for all students in majority minority districts is 56.4% Projected national graduation rates for all students in majority white districts is 74.1%.
  • High poverty districts- 57.6%
  • Low poverty districts- 76.0%
Keywords: Academic AchievementGraduation RatesLong Term OutcomesRegions: NationalMethodologies: QuantitativeResearch Designs: SurveyAnalysis Methods: Descriptive Statistics Sampling Frame:National
Sampling Types: RandomAnalysis Units: StudentData Types: Quantitative-Cross Sectional
Data Description:
  • The data are from Common Core of Data (CCD) — school and district level datasets from 2000-2001 and 2001-2002. Study is limited to 11,000 districts that enroll 9th-12th grade students. Uses Cumulative Promotion Index (CPI) to measure high school graduation rates—-approximates the probability that a student entering 9th grade will graduate on time with a regular diploma. State-level and national-level projections are calculated for the 2003-2004 school year.
  • DV: N.A.
  • IV: Race/ethnicity, gender, district poverty, district racial/ethnic composition, and district location (central city, suburb, town or rural).
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Archives: K-12 Integration, Desegregation, and Segregation Abstracts