Fifty-six percent of students with disabilities lacked more than one requirement to reach a midlvel curriculum in 2009.
Thirty-nine percent of students without disabilities lacked only science to reach a midlevel curriculum compared to 17 percent of students with disabilities.
Percentage distribution of graduates who attained a standard curriculum but not a midlevel curriculum, by missing requirement and student disability status: 2009
Percentage of graduates |
Standard error |
Percentage of graduates |
Standard error |
Percentage of graduates |
Standard error |
Percentage of graduates |
Standard error |
Students with disabilities |
16.6 |
* |
(1.79) |
11.0 |
* |
(1.82) |
16.5 |
|
(1.65) |
55.9 |
* |
(2.41) |
Students without disabilities |
39.0 |
|
(1.78) |
20.4 |
|
(1.81) |
17.2 |
|
(1.16) |
23.3 |
|
(1.17) |
* Significantly different (p<.05) from students without disabilities.
NOTE: Details may not sum to total because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), 2009.