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Unit: percent
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High School Graduates Prepared for College

Value: 55.1 percent
Measurement
Period:
2010-2011
Location: County : Marin
Comparison: CA Counties
Categories: Education / Student Performance K-12
What is this Indicator?
This indicator measures the percentage of 12th grade graduates in California public schools completing all courses required for University of California and/or California State University admission.
Why this is important: 
Attainment of a higher level of education is associated with higher income, better working conditions, and more opportunities for promotion. High school students who have taken the necessary courses required for college admission are more likely to be admitted and continue their education.
Technical Note:  The distribution is based on data from 58 California counties.
Values were not reported for race groups with fewer than 20 total graduates.
Source: California Department of Education
URL of Source:   http://www.cde.ca.gov/index.asp
URL of Data:   http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/
Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute

Time Series Data

2007-2008: 56.8 2008-2009: 54.1 2009-2010: 59.3 2010-2011: 55.1

percent

High School Graduates Prepared for College by Gender

Female: 61.1 Male: 49.4 Overall: 55.1

percent

High School Graduates Prepared for College by Race/Ethnicity

African American: 23.6 Asian: 69.6 Hispanic or Latino: 23.0 Multiracial: 37.8 White: 66.1 Overall: 55.1

percent

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Unit: percent
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High School Graduates Prepared for College

Value: 55.1 percent
Measurement
Period:
2010-2011
Location: County : Marin
Comparison: Prior Value
Categories: Education / Student Performance K-12
What is this Indicator?
This indicator measures the percentage of 12th grade graduates in California public schools completing all courses required for University of California and/or California State University admission.
Why this is important: 
Attainment of a higher level of education is associated with higher income, better working conditions, and more opportunities for promotion. High school students who have taken the necessary courses required for college admission are more likely to be admitted and continue their education.
Technical Note:  The trend is a comparison between the most recent and previous measurement periods. Confidence intervals were not taken into account in determining the direction of the trend.
Values were not reported for race groups with fewer than 20 total graduates.
Source: California Department of Education
URL of Source:   http://www.cde.ca.gov/index.asp
URL of Data:   http://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/
Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute

Time Series Data

2007-2008: 56.8 2008-2009: 54.1 2009-2010: 59.3 2010-2011: 55.1

percent

High School Graduates Prepared for College by Gender

Female: 61.1 Male: 49.4 Overall: 55.1

percent

High School Graduates Prepared for College by Race/Ethnicity

African American: 23.6 Asian: 69.6 Hispanic or Latino: 23.0 Multiracial: 37.8 White: 66.1 Overall: 55.1

percent

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