preparing students for college 12-18-12
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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
Firs
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
VARIA
BLE
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s ra
tio
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tio
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tio
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tio
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tio
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s ra
tio
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rcep
t0.
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0.36
340.
705
0.51
300.
014
<.0
001
***
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.000
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*0.
135
0.00
09**
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200
0.06
01.
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nsel
ing
char
acte
rist
ics
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nsel
or c
asel
oad
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1.00
10.
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1.00
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8453
1.00
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6445
Perc
enta
ge o
f ho
urs
coun
selin
g st
aff sp
ent on
col
lege
rea
dine
ss, s
elec
tion
and
app
licat
ions
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or le
ss0.
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0.21
150.
820
0.14
761.
000
0.99
951.
071
0.62
430.
937
0.67
891.
001
0.99
66
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to 2
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839
0.05
11.
0.79
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084
0.35
461.
193
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050.
890
0.37
500.
877
0.45
78
(Gre
ater
tha
n 20
%)
--
--
--
--
--
--
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seco
ndar
y pr
iority
leve
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0.81
290.
996
0.94
431.
029
0.57
151.
048
0.46
240.
985
0.82
500.
988
0.89
73
Scho
ol a
ssis
ts s
tude
nts
with �nd
ing �na
ncia
l ai
d fo
r co
llege
1.17
00.
4363
1.21
90.
5025
1.06
90.
6535
0.96
70.
8941
0.86
20.
5959
0.76
30.
5787
Stud
ent re
port
s ta
lkin
g to
sch
ool c
ouns
elor
ab
out go
ing
to c
olle
ge0.
935
0.51
980.
940
0.64
801.
359
0.00
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*1.
386
0.00
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1.89
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.000
1**
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302
<.0
001
***
Pare
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
1.15
70.
1117
1.11
90.
3726
1.24
20.
0062
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400
0.00
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1.16
20.
1358
1.20
80.
1795
Scho
ol
char
acte
rist
ics
Scho
ol typ
e
(Pu
blic
)-
--
--
--
--
--
-
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te1.
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0.04
65*
1.27
60.
0155
*1.
226
0.03
70*
1.33
60.
0646
.1.
050
0.67
061.
002
0.98
84
Four
-yea
r co
llege
-goi
ng rat
e1.
002
0.32
661.
001
0.70
501.
000
0.93
930.
999
0.89
011.
004
0.24
301.
007
0.12
99
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enta
ge o
f st
uden
t bo
dy tha
t is
bla
ck1.
000
0.94
101.
000
0.99
640.
999
0.71
560.
997
0.45
731.
004
0.32
181.
010
0.04
92*
Perc
enta
ge o
f st
uden
t bo
dy tha
t is
His
pani
c/La
tino
/Lat
ina
0.99
80.
4334
0.99
90.
5787
1.00
10.
8467
0.99
90.
8072
0.99
90.
8154
1.00
10.
8662
Stud
ent
char
acte
rist
ics
Stud
ent�s
sta
ndar
dize
d m
athe
mat
ics
scor
e1.
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0.01
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1.01
60.
0307
*1.
054
<.0
001
***
1.06
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.000
1**
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053
<.0
001
***
1.04
8<
.000
1**
*
Sex (M
ale)
--
--
--
--
--
--
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ale
1.03
40.
6631
0.95
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.000
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0.00
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1.26
40.
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.1.
180
0.36
32
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e
(W
hite
)-
--
--
--
-
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ck0.
995
0.97
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098
0.63
391.
191
0.25
961.
417
0.06
54.
0.74
70.
1954
0.49
00.
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**
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pani
c0.
791
0.08
15.
0.82
70.
2138
0.83
90.
1675
0.97
70.
8961
0.92
80.
7419
0.91
20.
7250
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an0.
877
0.73
611.
152
0.69
580.
917
0.62
820.
899
0.70
721.
558
0.22
571.
699
0.30
46
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er rac
e0.
701
0.01
05*
0.70
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030
0.80
001.
234
0.15
440.
847
0.34
680.
811
0.42
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
Don�t k
now
1.23
30.
3069
1.05
70.
7999
1.86
50.
0008
***
1.73
70.
0065
**1.
104
0.76
460.
907
0.79
25
(Hig
h sc
hool
dip
lom
a or
less
)-
--
--
--
--
--
-
Ass
ocia
te�s d
egre
e1.
224
0.29
781.
211
0.35
681.
443
0.07
42.
1.62
80.
0206
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001
0.99
880.
803
0.56
62
Bac
helo
r�s d
egre
e or
hig
her
1.80
00.
0004
1.65
40.
0074
**2.
914
<.0
001
***
2.76
0<
.000
1**
*1.
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
**1.
062
0.49
311.
051
0.56
460.
898
0.53
750.
923
0.65
54
Bac
helo
r�s d
egre
e or
hig
her
2.32
7<
.000
1N/A
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 � � �
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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�