College completion rates among immediate enrollees varied widely by community area, ranging from 24 to 74 percent for the class of 2013¶

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q2 i? Among immediate college enrollees in the class of 2013, community-area college completion rates ranged from 24 to 74 percent, and in 29 of 99 high schools the rate was below 30 percent. → McKoy 2021

Evidence¶

McKoy 2021¶

McKoy, D., Usher, A., Nagaoka, J., & Khatri, S. (2021). Approaching Chicago student attainment from a community perspective. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://toandthrough.uchicago.edu/tool/cps/comm

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Descriptive analysis of two- and four-year college completion for class-of-2013 immediate college enrollees, organized by community area and by high school. The report notes the by-high-school range was even greater, with 29 of 99 schools below 30 percent and four schools above 80 percent.

"Among immediate college enrollees in the class of 2013, the college completion rate by community area ranged from 24 percent to 74 percent."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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