[CharterSchools] Educate Now: Who's Going to College?

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Who's Going to College?

A new report from the Louisiana Department of Education shows how many students from the class of 2012 enrolled in college after high school.


For the Class of 2012 (OPSB & RSD combined):

58% of graduates enrolled in college right after high school. 
By the fall of 2013, college enrollment went up 10 points to 68% of graduates.
This is 2 points higher than the state average of 66%.

Class of 2012 College Enrollment


High School
Class of 2012
 Total Graduates
% Enrolled in College 1st Fall (2012-13) after Graduation
% Enrolled in College within 16 Months of Graduation


Benjamin Franklin High School

158
91%
93%


Lusher Charter School

94
85%
89%


Sci Academy

48
77%
85%


Edna Karr High School

220
75%
82%

Sophie B. Wright Learning Academy
26
73%
77%

Warren Easton Senior High School
208
73%
82%

Eleanor McMain Secondary School
109
72%
83%


Orleans Parish (OPSB)


1,137

71%

79%


Lake Area New Tech Early College High   School
122
67%
80%

N.O. Charter Science and Mathematics HS
103
67%
79%


OPSB & RSD Combined

2,271
58%
68%

Louisiana Statewide
36,705
56%
66%

McDonogh #35 Senior High/College Prep
182
53%
65%

Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for   Sci/Tech
27
52%
63%

Miller-McCoy
72
44%
47%


Recovery School District (RSD)


1,134

44%

57%


Walter L. Cohen High School
68
43%
56%

Algiers Technology Academy
64
41%
56%

John McDonogh Senior High School
83
41%
51%

O.Perry Walker Senior High School
266
41%
52%

Joseph S. Clark Preparatory High School
75
40%
61%

Mc 35 Career/Arch, Design &   Engineering High
63
33%
40%

Sarah Towles Reed Senior High School
108
31%
50%

G.W. Carver High School
90
22%
40%



This data includes enrollment in two-year and four-year colleges and universities, both in-state and out-of-state. The citywide totals (OPSB and RSD) include all 2011-12 graduates, although this list of schools includes only those high schools with 10 or more graduates and schools that were open in 2013-14.

View all New Orleans college enrollment data, including percentages at two- and four-year colleges and universities, or download the state's report on all Louisiana high schools.



Who's Graduating from College?

Unfortunately, most of the students who enroll in college will leave without getting a degree - either an associate's or bachelor's degree.  

In this New York Times article, Paul Tough explains that whether a student graduates or not seems to depend almost entirely on just one factor - how much money his or her parents make. If you compare college students with the same standardized test scores, you find that their educational outcomes reflect their parents' income, not their test scores. 

At the University of Texas in Austin, they are successfully increasing their graduation rates with simple programs that help to build the confidence of low-income and minority students who are capable of graduating but may not believe it themselves.

While this article is long, Educate Now! urges school leaders, charter board members and others to read it.

Tennessee Promise

Texas isn't the only state that is working to increase the number of college graduates. Tennessee just passed a law that will provide free community college tuition to every high school graduate in the state. A third of Tennesseans have a college degree, and the state hopes to raise that to 55 percent.

Tennessee will use $34 million a year from lottery funds to cover tuition for a two-year degree, which Tennessee's governor says is a long-term investment in the state. Workers with a two-year degree earn about $57,000, while those with only a high school diploma make $35,000. 

 


		
		
            




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