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	RESULTS SUMMARY COURSES TAKEN CREDITS EARNED CURRICULUM GPA NAEP SCORES STUDENT GROUPS RESOURCES UNDERSTANDING HSTS DOWNLOADS AND TOOLS ABOUT NAEP OTHER REPORT CARDS FOR THE MEDIA FOR RESEARCHERS

COURSE TYPES

CORE SUBJECTS

OTHER ACADEMIC SUBJECTS

2005 Graduates Earn More Credits Than Previous Graduation Classes

School Variables
Graduates of rural schools earned more credits than those of large city schools. There was no statistically significant difference between the number of credits earned by graduates in medium- and high-minority schools and those in low minority schools.

School minority status School location

Total course credits earned, by school minority status

Average total course credits earned by school minority status: 2005

NOTE: Low minority schools have less than 5 percent disadvantaged minority students; medium minority schools have 5-50 percent disadvantaged minority students; high minority schools have over 50 percent disadvantaged minority students. View data with standard errors for school minority status.

Total course credits earned, by school location

Average total course credits earned by school locale: 2005

Significantly differentfrom large city.
NOTE: View data with standard errors for school location.

Learn more about the HSTS reporting groups.