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STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY
Student disagrees or strongly disagrees with the
statement: �Even if you study, your family cannot
afford to pay for you to attend college.�
Student plans to enroll in a bachelor's degree
program in the �rst year after high school
Of those planning to enroll in a bachelor's degree
program in the �rst year after high school, student
has taken or plans to take the SAT or ACT
Counseling characteristics
School characterisitcs
Student characteristics
Parent characteristics
Stud
ent di
sagr
ees
or s
tron
gly
disa
gree
s with
the
stat
emen
t:
�Ev
en if
you
stu
dy, y
our fa
mily
can
not af
ford
to
pay
for
you
to
atte
nd c
olle
ge.�
Stud
ent pl
ans
to e
nrol
l in
a ba
chel
or's
deg
ree
prog
ram
in the
�rs
t ye
ar
afte
r hi
gh s
choo
lOf th
ose
plan
ning
to
enro
ll in
a b
ache
lor's
degr
ee p
rogr
am in
the
�rs
t ye
ar a
fter
hig
h sc
hool
, stu
dent
has
tak
en o
r pl
ans
to tak
e th
e SA
T or
ACT
1a1b
2a2b
3a3b
All s
tude
nts
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t-ge
nera
tion
col
lege
stu
dent
sAl
l stu
dent
sFi
rst-
gene
ration
col
lege
stu
dent
sAl
l stu
dent
sFi
rst-
gene
ration
col
lege
stu
dent
s
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BLE
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0.51
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<.0
001
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asel
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enta
ge o
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urs
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selin
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aff sp
ent on
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lege
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and
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0.14
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0.99
951.
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0.67
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66
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0.79
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0.37
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tha
n 20
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--
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--
--
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seco
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0.57
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0.46
240.
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0.82
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988
0.89
73
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ol a
ssis
ts s
tude
nts
with �nd
ing �na
ncia
l ai
d fo
r co
llege
1.17
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4363
1.21
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5025
1.06
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6535
0.96
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0.86
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0.76
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5787
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ent re
port
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lkin
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ool c
ouns
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ab
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0.51
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0.64
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359
0.00
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0.00
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.000
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<.0
001
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nt res
pond
ent re
ports
that
som
eone
in
fam
ily h
as tal
ked
with
coun
selo
r or
tea
cher
ab
out po
stse
cond
ary ad
mis
sion
req
uire
men
ts
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1.24
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1.16
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1.20
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1795
Scho
ol
char
acte
rist
ics
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ol typ
e
(Pu
blic
)-
--
--
--
--
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-
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r co
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ng rat
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0.70
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0.94
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0.99
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0.71
560.
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0.45
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0.32
181.
010
0.04
92*
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enta
ge o
f st
uden
t bo
dy tha
t is
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pani
c/La
tino
/Lat
ina
0.99
80.
4334
0.99
90.
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1.00
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8467
0.99
90.
8072
0.99
90.
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1.00
10.
8662
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ent
char
acte
rist
ics
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ent�s
sta
ndar
dize
d m
athe
mat
ics
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<.0
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***
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***
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*
Sex (M
ale)
--
--
--
--
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--
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ale
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e
(W
hite
)-
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--
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-
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pani
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0.62
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er rac
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74
Par
ent
char
acte
rist
ics
Hig
hest
edu
cation
al a
ttai
nmen
t pa
rent
res
pond
ent ex
pect
s ch
ild to
ever
rec
eive
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now
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0008
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0065
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104
0.76
460.
907
0.79
25
(Hig
h sc
hool
dip
lom
a or
less
)-
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--
--
--
--
-
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ocia
te�s d
egre
e1.
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0.29
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211
0.35
681.
443
0.07
42.
1.62
80.
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001
0.99
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803
0.56
62
Bac
helo
r�s d
egre
e or
hig
her
1.80
00.
0004
1.65
40.
0074
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914
<.0
001
***
2.76
0<
.000
1**
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606
0.13
521.
469
0.25
41
Pare
nts�
hig
hest
deg
ree
atta
ined
(Hig
h sc
hool
dip
lom
a or
less
)-
--
--
--
--
--
-
Ass
ocia
te�s d
egre
e1.
357
0.01
36*
1.37
00.
0100
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062
0.49
311.
051
0.56
460.
898
0.53
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923
0.65
54
Bac
helo
r�s d
egre
e or
hig
her
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7<
.000
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N/A
1.74
4<
.000
1**
*N/A
N/A
1.13
10.
3896
N/A
N/A
NOTE
: First
-gen
erat
ion
colle
ge s
tude
nts
incl
ude
thos
e who
do
not ha
ve a
par
ent who
has
att
aine
d a
bach
elor�s d
egre
e. P
osts
econ
dary
prior
ity le
vel u
ses
a ra
nk (1
to 4
) re�ec
ting
the
em
phas
is the
cou
nsel
or�s c
ouns
elin
g pr
ogra
m p
uts
on h
elpi
ng s
tude
nts
plan
and
pre
pare
for
pos
tsec
onda
ry
scho
olin
g. �
Oth
er rac
e� in
clud
es n
on-H
ispa
nic
Amer
ican
Indi
an/A
lask
a Nat
ives
, Nat
ive
Haw
aiia
n/Pa
ci�c
Isla
nder
s, a
nd s
tude
nts
of m
ore
than
one
rac
e. E
stim
ates
are
wei
ghte
d by
W1P
AREN
T.. p
<.1
, * p
<.0
5, *
* p<
.01,
***
p<
.001
SOURCE:
US
Dep
artm
ent of
Edu
cation
, Ins
titu
te o
f Ed
ucat
ion
Scie
nces
, Nat
iona
l Cen
ter fo
r Ed
ucat
ion
Stat
istics
. Hig
h Sc
hool
Lon
gitu
dina
l Stu
dy o
f 20
09, B
ase
Year
Sur
vey Res
tric
ted
Use
File
.
Student disagrees or strongly disagrees with the statement: �Even if you study, your family cannot
afford to pay for you to attend college.�
Counseling characteristics
School characteristics
Student characteristics
Parent characteristics
Student plans to enroll in a bachelor's degree program in the �rst year after high school
Counseling characteristics
School characteristics
Student characteristics
Parent characteristics
Of those planning to enroll in a bachelor's degree program in the �rst year after high school, student has
taken or plans to take the SAT or ACT
Counseling characteristics
School characteristics
Student characteristics
Student disagrees or strongly disagree with the statement: �Even if you study, your family
cannot afford to pay for you to attend college.�
Student plans to enroll in a bachelor's degree
program in the �rst year after high school
Of those planning to enroll in a bachelor's degree program in the �rst year after high
school, student has taken or plans to take the SAT
or ACT
Counseling characteristics
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School characteristics � �
�
Student characteristics � � �
�
Parent characteristics � �
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Appendix Table 1:
Percentage
School type
Four-year college-going rate
School size
Locale
Hispanic students' representation
Black students' representation
Among public schools only, percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch
Appendix Table 2:
Percentage
Urban
Suburban
Town
Rural
Appendix Table 3:
Offer AP courses On Site (%) Offer College-prep Program Like Upward Bound (%)
Percentage of Students Receiving Free or Reduced-price Lunch
Appendix Table 4:
Percentage
School type
Four-year college-going rate
Appendix Table 5:
Public (%) Private (%)
Percentage of hours counseling staff spent on college readiness, selection and applications
Where plan and prepare for postsecondary schooling falls within goals
Response to the statement: �Counselors in this school have given up on some students�