Oklahoma High School Indicators Project High School to College-Going Rates for Oklahoma High School Graduates Attending Oklahoma Colleges Linear College-Going Rate Combined College-Going Rate Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 655 Research Parkway, Suite 200, Oklahoma City, OK 73104 February 2005 OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION James D. “Jimmy” Harrel, Chairman Leedey Joseph E. Cappy Marlin “Ike” Glass, Jr. Vice Chairman Newkirk Tulsa Cheryl P. Hunter William Stuart Price Secretary Tulsa Oklahoma City John Massey Carl R. Renfro Assistant Secretary Ponca City Durant Bill W. Burgess, Jr. Ronald H. White Lawton Oklahoma City Paul G. Risser Chancellor The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, in compliance with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 11236 as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and other federal laws, do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, handicap or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices, or procedures. This includes, but is not limited to, admissions, employment, financial aid and educational services. This publication, duplicated by the State Regents’ central services, is issued by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education as authorized by 70 O.S. 2001, Section 3206. Copies have been prepared and distributed internally. Copies have been deposited with the Publications Clearinghouse of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries. Table of Contents Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 1 Methodology .................................................................................................................................. 1 Summary ........................................................................................................................................ 2 Table 1. Linear College-Going Rate by County ........................................................................... 6 Table 2. Combined College-Going Rate by County..................................................................... 7 Figure 1. Linear and Combined College-Going Rate ................................................................... 8 Figure 2. Three-Year Linear and Combined College-Going Rate................................................ 9 Percentage of High School Graduates Attending a Public/Private Institution of Higher Education in Oklahoma by Tier Level and by County ................................................................ 12 Average 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04 High School to College-Going Rates of Oklahoma High School Graduates............................................................................................... 15 2003-2004 High School to College-Going Rates of Oklahoma High School Graduates ............ 43 2002-2003 High School to College-Going Rates of Oklahoma High School Graduates ............ 71 2001-2002 High School to College-Going Rates of Oklahoma High School Graduates ............ 99 i (This page left blank intentionally) Oklahoma High School Indicators Project High School to College-Going Rates: for Oklahoma High School Graduates to Oklahoma Colleges Introduction The State Regents, as part of a cooperative effort with the State Department of Education to provide measures or "indicators" of educational performance, has produced the “High School to College- Going Rates for Oklahoma High School Graduates” report. The annual report of the “High School to College-Going Rates for Oklahoma High School Graduates to Oklahoma Colleges” is one of four reports in the High School Indicators Project. This project is part of the State Regents’ cooperative effort with the State Department of Education to provide measures or indicators of educational performance on: (1) mean ACT scores, (2) college-going rates, (3) college credit hours and GPA, and (4) remediation rates. These reports are available to Oklahoma high school superintendents, principals, and presidents of school boards to inform them of the level of preparedness of their students who go on to college. Methodology The data used to construct this report come from two sources, the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Data derived from the State Department are aggregate data, not individual student data, reported to the Department by individual high schools each year. The State Regents' data are created from the Unitized Data System (UDS). The UDS contains a large number of distinct "units" of data for individual college students every semester. Because no comparable database exists for high school students, recent high school graduates are estimated by ages 17, 18, and 19. The counts from the current annual report and reports of the previous two years have been combined to provide a three-year average Oklahoma college-going rate. This average provides a more stable number for small high school sites. The following single-year reports are provided for each of the three years used to construct the average college-going rates: (1) the college-going rate for 2001 high school graduates going to college in 2001-2002, (2) the college-going rate for 2002 high school graduates going to college in 2002-2003, and (3) the college-going rate for the 2003 high school graduates going to an Oklahoma college in 2003-2004. There are two kinds of rates shown on these reports. The first rate is the Linear College-Going Rate. This rate measures the movement of Oklahoma high school graduates who go directly to an Oklahoma college the following year. The second measure of movement is that of the Combined College-Going Rate. This method of examining the flow of high school graduates into higher education combines those students who attend directly out of high school with those students who have delayed entry for one year or more. 1 The number of first-time freshmen in this report cannot be compared to the number of first-time freshmen in the High School Indicators Headcount, Semester Hours, and GPA report, because the College-Going Rate report accounts for first-time freshmen at both public institutions of higher education and those private institutions of higher education that report to the UDS. The Headcount, Semester Hours, and GPA report accounts for only public institutions of higher education. Summary of Results Linear Rate The three-year average Linear College-Going Rate for Oklahoma colleges in 2003-2004 was 57.5 percent of the 2001, 2002 and 2003 Oklahoma high school graduates (Table 1). The following table lists nine of the 77 Oklahoma counties with an average college-going rate greater than or equal to the state average. County Rate County Rate County Rate Grant 63.3 Washita 63.1 Harmon 63.0 Custer 59.3 Kiowa 59.3 Tulsa 59.1 Oklahoma 59.1 Canadian 57.7 Woods 57.6 The Linear College-Going Rate for Oklahoma colleges in 2003-04 was 57.9 percent of the 2003 high school graduates. The following table lists the counties with college-going rates equal to or greater than the state average. County Rate County Rate County Rate Cimarron 75.0 Harmon 68.2 Greer 62.5 Grant 62.2 Pawnee 62.2 Kiowa 61.9 Oklahoma 60.2 Woodward 59.6 Cleveland 59.1 Canadian 58.8 Blain 58.4 Woods 58.4 The Linear College-Going Rate of high school graduates by institutional tier level is also reported in this report (page 12). The research tier comprises 15.5 percent of the total 57.9 percent linear college-going rate for the state. The regional tier consists of 19.2 percent with the two-year tier consisting of the remaining 23.3 percent. Figure 1 illustrates the three-year average linear and combined movement of Oklahoma high school graduates into public and private colleges by county. Combined Rate A county comparison of the three-year average Combined Rate for 2001, 2002, and 2003 Oklahoma high school graduates (Table 2) shows seven counties with an 80 percent or greater college-going rate. 2 County Rate County Rate County Rate Washita 90.2 Harmon 89.6 Kiowa 86.6 Oklahoma 82.6 Custer 80.7 Okmulgee 80.5 Greer 80.1 Figure 2 illustrates the linear and combined movement of Oklahoma high school graduates into public and private colleges by county in each of the last three years. For the most recent single- year, 2003-04, five Oklahoma counties had a combined rate of 85 percent or higher. County Rate County Rate County Rate Le Flore 94.2 Harmon 90.9 Greer 90.6 Kiowa 89.9 Sequoyah 87.1 Caveat The data displayed in this report are not complete in several respects. First, there are several private high schools and home-schooled students in Oklahoma not reported on the State Department of Education database. Second, there are several private colleges and universities that do not participate in State Regents' Unitized Data System. Third, the coding of first-time freshmen depends entirely on institutional input, because a statewide high school database does not exist in Oklahoma. The report also does not track out-of-state students, nor does it include those students who received GEDs or dropped out of high school prior to graduation, but attended college as an adult or through admission to an "open-door" institution for which high school graduation is not required. 3 (This page left blank intentionally) High School to College-Going Rates in Oklahoma by County Table 1. Linear College-Going Rate Table 2. Combined College-Going Rate Oklahoma State Regents For Higher