The 1998 ACT High School Profile Report — National Data

Table 13   Table 14

Table 13: Expressed Adequacy of HS Education According to HS Curriculum or Program

Expressed Adequacy	Total		Avg. ACT Composite	Bus-Comm		Voc-Occ		College Prep		Other-Gen
	No.	%		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Excellent	168787	18	23.3	4658	11	6331	11	136102	22	21696	11
Good	394486	43	21.4	16412	40	23122	40	276777	44	78175	41
Average	220730	24	19.5	12400	30	18474	32	128358	20	61498	32
Below Average	46739	5	19.3	2898	7	4354	8	26016	4	13471	7
Very Inadequate	74316	8	20.9	3789	9	4800	8	52586	8	13141	7
No Response	13709	1	20.9	588	1	823	1	9505	2	2793	1
Number of Students	918767			40745		57904		629344		190774

Table 14: Student Satisfaction With Various Aspects of the Local High School

			Satisfied No Change Necessary		Pretty Much Neutral		Dissatisfied Improvement Needed		No Experience
			No.	% Change	No.	% Change	No.	% Change	No.	% Change
Classroom Instruction		Male	222788	22	120426	12	43501	4	2264	0
		Female	286654	29	166116	17	71666	7	2196	0
		Total	509442	51	286542	29	115167	12	4460	0
No. & Variety of Course Offerings		Male	207878	21	88787	9	89502	9	2888	0
		Female	264275	27	106746	11	152671	15	3153	0
		Total	472153	47	195533	20	242173	24	6041	1
Grading Practices and Policies		Male	194675	20	124326	12	65850	7	3903	0
		Female	270878	27	161378	16	90417	9	3797	0
		Total	465553	47	285704	29	156267	16	7700	1
No. and Kinds of Tests Given		Male	191710	19	149824	15	44018	4	3049	0
		Female	251609	25	203360	20	68410	7	2889	0
		Total	443319	45	353184	35	112428	11	5938	1
Guidance Services Provided by Total School		Male	201297	20	98580	10	72852	7	15795	2
		Female	257003	26	120212	12	131141	13	17695	2
		Total	458300	46	218792	22	203993	21	33490	3
			Satisfied No Change Necessary		Pretty Much Neutral		Dissatisfied Improvement Needed		No Experience
			No.	% Change	No.	% Change	No.	% Change	No.	% Change
School Rules, Regulations, and Policies		Male	143083	14	111110	11	127663	13	6403	1
		Female	189136	19	148164	15	182854	18	5664	1
		Total	332219	33	259274	26	310517	31	12067	1
Library or Learning Center		Male	204330	21	110419	11	65997	7	7689	1
		Female	273524	27	145345	15	97580	10	9586	1
		Total	477854	48	255764	26	163577	16	17275	2
Laboratory Facilities		Male	182235	18	117689	12	74082	7	14525	1
		Female	229232	23	161929	16	111450	11	23434	2
		Total	411467	41	279618	28	185532	19	37959	4
Provisions for Special Help in Reading, Math, etc.		Male	139290	14	108611	11	40788	4	99817	10
		Female	182012	18	131377	13	70242	7	142363	14
		Total	321302	32	239988	24	111030	11	242180	24
Provisions for Academically Outstanding Students		Male	210128	21	98787	10	42339	4	37391	4
		Female	291681	29	119376	12	70978	7	44148	4
		Total	501809	50	218163	22	113317	11	81539	8
Adequacy of Programs in Career Education and Planning		Male	155980	16	128219	13	72110	7	31436	3
		Female	199305	20	153243	15	129011	13	43365	4
		Total	355285	36	281462	28	201121	20	74801	8
Total students in report = 995039

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