Table 1.
Demographics of 4-year public high schools
| Population of U.S. Public 4-year High Schools (n = 16,289) |
Full CRDC Sample of 4-year Public High Schools (n = 9,769) |
Restricted Sample CRDC Sample of 4-year Public High (n = 4,644) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| School Location |
mean/percent | mean/percent | mean/percent |
| Urban | 24% | 27% | 24% |
| Suburban | 24% | 29% | 32% |
| Town | 17% | 15% | 15% |
| Rural | 36% | 29% | 29% |
| Northeast | 15% | 13% | 18% |
| Midwest | 28% | 23% | 21% |
| South | 33% | 38% | 41% |
| West | 25% | 26% | 20% |
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School Type
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| Charter/Magnet | 9% | 7% | 5% |
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Student Body Characteristics
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| Enrollment (number of students) | 786 | 1082 | 1310 |
| Percent Female | 48% | 47% | 49% |
| Percent White | 59% | 56% | 60% |
| Percent FLE | 43% | 43% | 40% |
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Provision of School-Based
Opportunities |
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| Student/Teach Ratio | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Number of AP courses(a) | NA | NA | 11 |
Note:
(a)
The CCD does not provide information of the number of AP courses schools offer students