The schools and students participating in NAEP assessments are selected to be representative of all schools nationally. The sample sizes shown here give the numbers of students selected to participate, not the numbers who actually did participate. See the participation rates for this assessment.
More information on sampling can be found in NAEP Technical Documentation.
Student sample size and target population in NAEP economics at grade 12, by type of school: 2012
| 11,200 |
3,343,000 |
| 10,000 |
3,071,000 |
| 1,300 |
272,000 |
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