High School Benchmarks: COVID-19 Special Analysis. Update & Correction. National College Progression Rates
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| Title: | High School Benchmarks: COVID-19 Special Analysis. Update & Correction. National College Progression Rates |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Causey, J., Harnack-Eber, A., Ryu, M., Shapiro, D., National Student Clearinghouse Research Center |
| Source: | National Student Clearinghouse. 2021. |
| Availability: | National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Available from: National Student Clearinghouse. 2300 Dulles Station Boulevard Suite 300, Herndon, VA 20171. e-mail: service@studentclearinghouse.org; Web site: http://www.studentclearinghouse.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive Numerical/Quantitative Data |
| Education Level: | High Schools Secondary Education Postsecondary Education Higher Education Two Year Colleges |
| Descriptors: | High School Graduates, Postsecondary Education, Institutional Characteristics, Enrollment Trends, COVID-19, Pandemics, Rural Schools, Urban Schools, Suburban Schools, Community Colleges, Public Colleges, Socioeconomic Status, College Attendance, Poverty, Minority Group Students, Low Income Students, Enrollment Rate, Geographic Location, Private Colleges |
| Abstract: | This report provides new fall 2020 college enrollment rate estimates for recent high school graduates. The preliminary results published in December 2020 (see ED609848) have been updated with the addition of approximately 50 percent more data from high schools and colleges and restated to correct a process error. This error resulted in an overestimate of the rate of decline in college enrollment counts throughout the report. The latest data covers approximately 860,000 graduates, from nearly 3,500 high schools, and their immediate fall enrollments in 87 percent of all postsecondary institutions that participate in the Clearinghouse. In addition to the main findings, more information about participant high school profiles and enrollment outcomes can be found in the Appendix. Among the key findings are: (1) The year-over-year percent change in fall college enrollment shows a decline of 6.8 percent, 4.5 times larger than the 2019 rate (pre-pandemic). While smaller than the 21.7 percent estimate reported in December, this remains an unprecedented one-year decline; (2) The pattern of disparities among high schools of different characteristics remains largely the same as originally reported; (3) Urban and rural schools showed roughly equal rates of decline, and a larger enrollment rate gap from their suburban counterparts; and (4) Community college enrollment dropped the most in low income high schools while public four-year enrollment is unaffected by the pandemic for high income high schools. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Accession Number: | ED613158 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This report provides new fall 2020 college enrollment rate estimates for recent high school graduates. The preliminary results published in December 2020 (see ED609848) have been updated with the addition of approximately 50 percent more data from high schools and colleges and restated to correct a process error. This error resulted in an overestimate of the rate of decline in college enrollment counts throughout the report. The latest data covers approximately 860,000 graduates, from nearly 3,500 high schools, and their immediate fall enrollments in 87 percent of all postsecondary institutions that participate in the Clearinghouse. In addition to the main findings, more information about participant high school profiles and enrollment outcomes can be found in the Appendix. Among the key findings are: (1) The year-over-year percent change in fall college enrollment shows a decline of 6.8 percent, 4.5 times larger than the 2019 rate (pre-pandemic). While smaller than the 21.7 percent estimate reported in December, this remains an unprecedented one-year decline; (2) The pattern of disparities among high schools of different characteristics remains largely the same as originally reported; (3) Urban and rural schools showed roughly equal rates of decline, and a larger enrollment rate gap from their suburban counterparts; and (4) Community college enrollment dropped the most in low income high schools while public four-year enrollment is unaffected by the pandemic for high income high schools. |
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