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RESULTS FROM THE 2005 HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT STUDY

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Credits earned, by core subject and school minority status and school location: 2005
  Credits earned by graduates
School minority status Mathematics Science English Social studies
Low minority
   school
3.7
 
(0.04)
  3.5
 
(0.04)
  4.3
 
(0.04)
  4.1
 
(0.05)
Medium minority
   school
3.9
*
(0.03)
  3.4
*
(0.02)
  4.3
 
(0.04)
  4.1
 
(0.03)
High minority
   school
3.8
 
(0.04)
  3.1
*
(0.04)
  4.5
*
(0.03)
  4.0
 
(0.07)
 
School location Mathematics Science English Social studies
Large city 3.8   (0.05)   3.3   (0.06)   4.4   (0.05)   4.0   (0.10)
Mid-sized city 3.9   (0.06)   3.3   (0.05)   4.3 ** (0.04)   4.0   (0.05)
Urban fringe 3.9   (0.03)   3.4   (0.03)   4.3 ** (0.04)   4.1   (0.04)
Town 3.7   (0.05)   3.4   (0.04)   4.3   (0.05)   4.1   (0.08)
Rural 3.7   (0.04)   3.4 ** (0.05)   4.4 (0.05)   4.1   (0.07)
*Significantly different from low minority school.
**Significantly different from large city.
NOTE: Standard errors of the estimates appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), 2005.
National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Assessment Governing Board
National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences
U.S. Department of Education

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), various years, 1990-2005.