Attending a charter high school is associated with an 8 to 10 percentage point higher likelihood of attending college¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2010 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Students attending a charter high school are 8 to 10 percentage points more likely to attend college than comparable students attending traditional public high schools, controlling for key student characteristics. → Kevin Booker 2010

Evidence¶

Kevin Booker 2010¶

Kevin Booker, Tim R. Sass, Brian Gill, Ron Zimmer. (2010). The Unknown World of Charter High Schools. Education Next, vol. 10, no. 2. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/the-unknown-world-of-charter-high-schools

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Observational analysis of Chicago and Florida data on college attendance following charter high school enrollment. The study reports that charter high school attendees are "8 to 10 percentage points more likely to attend college," with the same controls as the diploma analysis. No standardized effect size is printed for this finding.

"Similarly, those attending a charter high school are 8 to 10 percentage points more likely to attend college."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Charter middle school students who attend a charter high school are 8 to 10 percentage points more likely to attend college than those who transition to a traditional public high school — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Charter high schools in Florida and Chicago showed substantial positive effects on both high school completion and college attendance — a broader claim this one bears on
• Students attending charter high schools are more likely to graduate from high school and enroll in college — a broader claim this one bears on
• Attending a charter high school is associated with a 7 to 15 percentage point higher likelihood of earning a standard diploma than attending a traditional public high school — related
• Charter middle school students who attend a charter high school are 7 to 15 percentage points more likely to earn a standard diploma than those who transition to a traditional public high school — related
• Escaping a bottom-tier school raises four-year graduation rates, by 10 percentage points for top-tier schools and 3 for mid-tier schools — related
• Charter high school students had better attendance and test scores than comparable non-charter students, controlling for incoming characteristics — related
• Students attending charter high schools are more likely to persist in college — related
• Attending a high school with higher social-emotional value-added increases students' likelihood of graduating and enrolling in a four-year college — related