Table 1.
Comparison of active and passive consent schools on background characteristics.
| Mean(SD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passive | Active | t | d | |
| Enrollment (in thousands) | 3.75(31.64) | 2.19(.97) | 1.25 | .76 |
| Attendance | 93.97(.85) | 94.09(1.45) | −.18 | −.10 |
| Dropout Rate | 2.01(.98) | 2.17(.80) | −.33 | −.18 |
| Graduation Rate | 84.29(5.83) | 84.64(6.59) | −.11 | −.06 |
| % of Students Proficient In Reading | 56.71(6.10) | 60.86(7.90) | −1.10 | −.59 |
| % of Students Proficient In Math | 33.14(4.38) | 37.14(8.13) | −1.15 | −.64 |
| % of College Bound Students | 45.07(11.74) | 51.33(6.21) | −1.25 | −.70 |
| Teacher Experience Level | 11.61(.86) | 11.80(1.70) | −.26 | −.14 |
| Per Pupil Expenditures (in thousands) | 10.12(.70) | 9.64(.84) | 1.15 | .62 |
| % Eligible for Free/Reduced Lunch | 63.77(3.94) | 59.94(15.96) | .62 | .38 |
| % Rural | 83.92(17.62) | 78.98(23.83) | .44 | .24 |
| % of County Residents with HS Diploma or GED | 60.21(4.85) | 64.51(10.65) | −.97 | −.56 |
| % of County Residents with Bachelors Degree or Higher | 10.49(1.98) | 10.24(2.72) | .19 | .10 |
| Median Income in County (in thousands) | 28.30(3.55) | 31.94(10.39) | −.88 | −.52 |
| Poverty Rate for County | 26.74(4.23) | 26.00(10.15) | .18 | .10 |
| Unemployment Rate for County | 6.41(.86) | 7.33(2.37) | −.96 | −.57 |
| Avg. # Of Family Members Reported As In Household | 2.45(.09) | 2.51(.07) | −1.50 | −.81 |
| Avg. # Immediate Family Members In Family | 2.92(.05) | 2.96(.06) | −1.44 | −.77 |
| Median Sell Price For Home (in thousands) | 54.12(17.88) | 60.50(26.31) | −.53 | −.29 |
| Number Of Homes Sold In That County | 85.00(64.14) | 68.00(56.44) | .53 | .28 |
| % White Students | 94.86(7.64) | 92.73(11.74) | .40 | .22 |
| % Black Students | 2.97(5.58) | 4.60(9.02) | −.41 | −.22 |
| % Hispanic Students | .78(.77) | 1.92(2.49) | −1.15 | −.70 |
| % Male Students | 52.19(.44) | 51.36(1.58) | 1.34 | .82 |
| Infant Mortality Rate (Per 100 Births) | 8.27(4.39) | 8.60(6.10) | −.12 | −.06 |
| % Children In Poverty | 27.96(5.60) | 27.80(10.02) | .04 | .02 |
| Students In Single Parent Family (Mother Only) | 11.41(.89) | 11.70(1.72) | −.39 | −.22 |
| Student Teacher Ratio | 15.31(.97) | 15.50(1.61) | −.26 | −.14 |
NOTE: Statistical significance tests based on 12 df. + p < .10, * p < .05