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 PrepOther-Gen
No.% No.% No.% No.% No.%
Excellent 177573 19 23.2 4911 12 6694 11 142598 22 23370 12
Good 410240 43 21.3 17420 41 24500 40 284995 44 83325 42
Average 222792 24 19.4 12269 29 19134 32 128075 20 63314 32
Below Average 49194 5 19.5 3043 7 4491 7 27201 4 14459 7
Very Inadequate 70233 7 20.6 3877 9 4987 8 48159 8 13210 7
No Response 13869 1 20.8 633 2 848 1 9513 1 2875 1
Number of Students 943901 42153 60654 640541 200553

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 226559 22 126802 12 42307 4 2450 0
Female 293938 29 175354 17 68890 7 2259 0
Total 522071 51 303045 30 111548 11 4734 0
No. & Variety of Course Offerings Male 213063 21 93877 9 88135 9 3148 0
Female 273176 27 112364 11 151766 15 3358 0
Total 487690 48 206921 20 240589 24 6530 1
Grading Practices and Policies Male 196345 19 131996 13 65530 6 4091 0
Female 275725 27 170319 17 90235 9 4052 0
Total 473452 46 303244 30 156270 15 8170 1
No. and Kinds of Tests Given Male 190509 19 158066 16 45918 5 3283 0
Female 249445 24 215810 21 71850 7 3062 0
Total 441281 43 374995 37 118134 12 6370 1
Guidance Services Provided by Total School Male 203293 20 103354 10 73753 7 17247 2
Female 261877 26 127442 13 130974 13 19593 2
Total 466606 46 231497 23 205342 20 36927 4
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 145903 14 118449 12 126420 12 6675 1
Female 191991 19 159156 16 182521 18 6031 1
Total 338925 33 278417 27 309879 30 12764 1
Library or Learning Center Male 204987 20 117636 12 66665 7 8377 1
Female 276911 27 155473 15 97202 10 10282 1
Total 483411 47 273922 27 164331 16 18713 2
Laboratory Facilities Male 184375 18 124100 12 74198 7 15028 1
Female 233191 23 170725 17 111701 11 24281 2
Total 418896 41 295677 29 186416 18 39444 4
Provisions for Special Help in Reading, Math, etc. Male 139590 14 113709 11 41293 4 103021 10
Female 183361 18 137577 14 70634 7 148314 15
Total 323990 32 252084 25 112290 11 251966 25
Provisions for Academically Outstanding Students Male 212796 21 103892 10 42777 4 38343 4
Female 299044 29 125187 12 70462 7 45355 4
Total 513365 50 229824 23 113540 11 83964 8
Adequacy of Programs in Career Education and Planning Male 160574 16 132723 13 72570 7 31157 3
Female 205455 20 160953 16 128523 13 43857 4
Total 367186 36 294552 29 201667 20 75231 7
Total students in report = 1019053

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