Filing Patterns and Direct To College Outcomes for Class of 2012 Central Texas Graduates August 2013 Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs The University of Texas at Austin 3001 Lake Austin Blvd., Suite 3.200 Austin, TX 78703 (512) 471 7891
This report was prepared with funds provided by the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce and TG to the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources at the University of Texas at Austin. The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not represent the positions of the funding agencies or The University.
Table 1. Completion Rates for 2012 Central Texas Graduates by Demographic Characteristics Began Saved Completed Overall 10,284 51% 4% 48% Ethnicity Asian 433 65% 5% 61% African American 1154 62% 4% 58% Hispanic 4422 45% 4% 42% White 4025 52% 3% 49% Gender Male 5160 47% 4% 43% Female 5124 55% 4% 52% Income Status Free or Reduced Lunch 4304 48% 4% 44% Not Low Income 5980 54% 3% 50% Table 2. Initial Postsecondary Rates for 2012 Central Texas Graduates by District Began Saved Completed Overall 10,376 51% 3% 47% Austin 4,288 51% 4% 47% Del Valle 621 39% 4% 35% Eanes 638 48% 3% 45% Hays 888 53% 4% 49% Hutto 324 53% 4% 49% Leander 1,902 51% 2% 49% Manor 286 39% 2% 37% Pflugerville 1,429 56% 5% 52% 1
Table 3. Completion Rates for 2012 Central Texas Graduates by Location for Districts and High School Campuses 2 Began Saved Completed Overall 10376 51% 3% 47% Austin 4,288 51% 4% 47% Akins 573 44% 3% 41% Anderson 458 54% 3% 50% Austin 538 49% 4% 45% Bowie 655 56% 3% 53% Crockett 324 54% 3% 51% Eastside Memorial 100 44% 7% 37% Garza Independence 152 29% 3% 26% Lanier 335 37% 2% 35% LASA 193 69% 2% 67% LBJ 179 59% 5% 54% McCallum 378 62% 7% 55% Reagan 140 40% 6% 34% Travis 256 53% 4% 48% Del Valle 621 39% 4% 35% Del Valle 426 56% 6% 50% Eanes 638 48% 3% 45% Westlake 638 48% 3% 45% Hays 888 53% 4% 49% Jack C Hays 428 50% 3% 46% Lehman 413 62% 5% 57% Hutto 324 53% 4% 49% Hutto 324 53% 4% 49% Leander 1,902 51% 2% 49% Cedar Park 417 54% 3% 51% Leander 447 48% 0% 48% Rouse 364 51% 4% 46% Vandegrift 248 57% 4% 53% Vista Ridge 393 53% 2% 51% Manor 286 39% 2% 37% Manor 188 59% 3% 55% Pflugerville 1,429 56% 5% 52% Hendrickson 487 56% 4% 52% John B Connally 420 54% 4% 49% Pflugerville 522 59% 6% 53% Note: Alternative schools are included in district totals but not listed individually.
Table 4. Direct to College Rates for 2012 Central Texas Graduates by Completion Status and Demographic Characteristics By Type of College Share Enrolled 2 Year 4 Year Overall Completed 4898 79% 24% 55% Did Not Complete 5386 43% 22% 21% Ethnicity Asian Completed 262 88% 20% 68% Did Not Complete 171 58% 26% 32% African American Completed 670 77% 30% 46% Did Not Complete 484 36% 19% 16% Hispanic Completed 1,844 73% 31% 42% Did Not Complete 2,578 32% 22% 10% White Completed 1,982 85% 17% 68% Did Not Complete 2,043 56% 22% 35% Gender Male Completed 2,241 78% 25% 53% Did Not Complete 2,919 39% 21% 18% Female Completed 2,657 80% 23% 57% Did Not Complete 2,467 48% 23% 25% Income Status Free or Reduced Lunch Completed 1,893 69% 31% 38% Did Not Complete 2,411 28% 20% 8% Not Low Income Completed 3,005 86% 20% 67% Did Not Complete 2,975 55% 24% 31% 3
Table 5. Direct to College Rates for 2012 Central Texas Graduates by Completion Status and School District By Type of College Share Enrolled 2 Year 4 Year Overall Completed 4898 79% 55% 24% Did Not Complete 5478 43% 21% 22% School District Austin Completed 2022 78% 52% 25% Did Not Complete 2266 41% 19% 21% Del Valle Completed 218 76% 46% 30% Did Not Complete 403 23% 4% 19% Eanes Completed 290 90% 82% 8% Did Not Complete 348 78% 64% 14% Hays Completed 434 73% 50% 23% Did Not Complete 454 34% 13% 21% Hutto Completed 159 69% 47% 23% Did Not Complete 165 31% 11% 20% Leander Completed 931 85% 62% 24% Did Not Complete 971 52% 25% 27% Manor Completed 105 73% 43% 30% Did Not Complete 181 44% 22% 22% Pflugerville Completed 739 80% 54% 26% Did Not Complete 690 37% 14% 23% 4
Table 6. Completion Rates for 2012 Central Texas Graduates by Initial College of Enrolled Completed Austin Community College 1,931 48% The University of Texas 527 69% Texas State University 487 75% University of Texas San Antonio 282 73% Texas A&M University 258 70% Texas Tech University 154 71% Blinn College 146 58% University of North Texas 144 74% 5
DEFINITIONS AND TECHNICAL NOTES: Student Futures Project Statistics In state and out of state enrollment for the entire fall semester immediately following high school graduation as computed by the University of Texas Ray Marshall Center Central Texas Student Futures Project; data sources used include PEIMS reports of high school graduates obtained from participating school districts linked to college enrollment as measured by the StudentTracker service from the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC). Not all Texas colleges are included in the NSC database for the time period being measured. (See list below.) Texas Postsecondary Education Institutions Not Included in NSC Data* Approximate School Name Laredo Community College 8,300 Trinity Valley Community College 6,000 Lee College 5,900 Angelina College 4,900 Texarkana College 4,700 Alvin Community College 4,400 Texas Wesleyan University 3,200 Texas Culinary Academy 3,000 The Art Institute of Houston 2,300 Lamar State College-Orange 2,100 Lamar State College-Port Arthur 2,000 Lubbock Christian University-Undergraduate 1,900 The Art Institute of Dallas 1,900 Anti Career Training Center 1,600 Education America 1,500 Western Technical Institute 1,300 Career Point Institute 1,000 College of Biblical Studies-Houston 1,000 * Postsecondary Institutions with at least 1,000 enrolled students. Source: National Student Clearinghouse, Summer 2010. 6