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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

Increased Number of Credits Earned in Other Academic Subjects

Parental Education
High school graduates with at least one college-educated parent averaged more credits in fine arts and foreign languages than those whose parents had less education. Graduates with at least one college-educated parent averaged fewer credits in computer-related studies than those whose parents had less education.

Credits earned, by other academic subject and graduate-reported highest level of education of either parent

Average course credits earned in other academic fields by highest level of parent education: 2005

*Significantly different from graduates with at least one parent who graduated college.
NOTE: View data with standard errors for parental education.

Learn more about the HSTS reporting groups.