Plans of the 1986 Graduates. Los Angeles Unified School District. Publication No. 490

This document comprises a report of the postgraduation plans of seniors in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and their opinions about their high school education. A sample of 20,131 seniors, (response rate of 77 percent) responded to a three-part, 59-item questionnaire. Findings are ar...

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Main Authors Renfroe, William, Weisbender, Leo
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.1987
Subjects
Academic Aspiration
Career Choice
High School Seniors
High Schools
Los Angeles Unified School District CA
Postsecondary Education
Questionnaires
School Effectiveness
Statistical Analysis
Student Attitudes
Student Characteristics
Urban Schools
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Summary:This document comprises a report of the postgraduation plans of seniors in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and their opinions about their high school education. A sample of 20,131 seniors, (response rate of 77 percent) responded to a three-part, 59-item questionnaire. Findings are arranged in the following order: (1) total group; (2) student groups (male/female and ethnic categories); and (3) school summaries. School findings are reported for individual regular high schools and for nonregular high schools, which include the following: (1) continuation high schools; (2) opportunity high schools; (3) schools of choice; and (4) schools for the handicapped. The following summary findings are reported: (1) 10 percent completed all their education in LAUSD; (2) 73 percent had attended the school in which they were enrolled since grade 10; (3) 3,052 had considered dropping out; (4) 71 percent of those who had considered dropping out changed their minds because they believed it was important to graduate from high school; (5) 36 percent planned to attend four-year college full-time; (6) the seniors named 233 vocational/technical schools or colleges they planned to attend; (7) 2,259 college-bound seniors had been promised financial aid; (8) seven percent worked part- or full-time while in high school; (9) 1,254 planned to have jobs in the computer field; (10) lack of student interest was cited as the biggest problem facing high schools; (11) the quality of education was cited by 3,482 as the best feature of their high schools; and (12) 14 percent rated their school excellent, 54 percent rated their schools good, 28 percent rated their schools fair, and 4 percent rated their schools poor. A copy of the survey questionnaire is appended. (FMW)