Table 4.
Catholic School Effect on 12th-GradeMathematics Achievement within School Districts
| Catholic school effect | SE | t-stat | N | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1: Full model | 0.818 | 0.551 | 1.485 | 1,620 |
| 2: School district fixed effect | 1.024 | 0.641 | 1.597 | 1,570 |
| 3: 1st – 2nd quintiles (low propensity) |
1.449 | 0.664 | 2.181 | 1,190 |
| 4: 3rd – 5th quintiles (high propensity) |
−0.376 | 1.681 | −0.223 | 380 |
| 5a: With public aid for Catholic schooling |
2.074 | 1.114 | 1.862 | 400 |
| 5b: Without public aid for Catholic schooling |
0.445 | 0.793 | 0.561 | 1,180 |
| 6a:Strata 1–2, with aid | 2.230 | 1.119 | 1.993 | 270 |
| 6b:Strata 1–2, without aid | 1.036 | 0.771 | 1.344 | 920 |
Note: Statistics are based on the averages of five imputed data. The matched sample includes about 1,620 students. About 570 are Catholic school students and 1,060 are public school students. According to the rules and regulations for the use of NCES restricted datasets, the numbers of observations reported throughout the document are rounded by 10 digits.
Design effect is controlled by taking into account school clusters and the probability weight of the first follow-up data.