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data from my survey of freshmen in the schools remedial program.
Note= anyone who was not white or black under 25 and not paying in state tuition was excluded. I also am rounding percentages to nearest whole number for this post. The sample size is 150 students.
Demographics
White 46%
black 52%
male 44%
female 56%
rural 31%
urban 40%
Suburban 28%
note- whites are the majority in suburban neighborhoods but a minority in the sample I expected suburban to be lowest.
Central Arkansas 59%
Southern and NE Arkansas (black belt and delta) 32%
Northern/NW/W Arkansas 9% (white belt)
Economics
Lower class 14%
Middle class 79%
Upper class 7%
family income $0-25,000 30%
family income$25,001-49,999 32%
family income $50,000+ 36%
family owns home 73%
family does not own home 27%
on scholarship 17%
family paying tuition 20%
grants and loans 60%
family could afford college placement test tutoring 26%
Note- notice the different in perception of social class, high number reporting middle class and home ownership but very low income reports, and low family support for tuition and tutoring.
Social
Positive social engagement (clubs, church, volunteerism etc)
Church 84%
club/organization (non sports) 61%
Volunteerism 45%
organized sports 48%
both biological parents at home 51%
One parent plus a step parent 13%
Has a mentor 47%
someone close to them with a 4yr degree 58%
someone close to them with an advanced degree 36%
culturally diverse group of friends 26%
Note- The kids seem socially involved, but culturally limited.
Negative social engagement
someone close to them incarcerated 27%
someone close to them a victim of violent crime 59%
someone close to them arrested 71%
someone close to them using drugs 71%
someone close to them who is a high school dropout 67%
witnessed discrimination 75%
someone close to them using hard drugs 27%
culturally closed group of friends 73%
Note- The kids report high levels of social disruption and are culturally isolated.
Prior educational experiences
No computer access at all 9%
Computer access limited 24%
No internet access at all 4%
Limited internet access 18%
late class registration (June, July, August) 88%
read for fun 44%
Got C's or worse in high school 23%
A students 21%
high school graduate 92%
GED 7%
took AP classes in high school 44%
No what Pi is (term) 88%
recognize 3.14159... 84%
took a college placement test more than one time 75%
Knew that Lincoln was the 16th president 67%
Note- nearly a 1/3 of students had no or limited technology access in high school
Note= anyone who was not white or black under 25 and not paying in state tuition was excluded. I also am rounding percentages to nearest whole number for this post. The sample size is 150 students.
Demographics
White 46%
black 52%
male 44%
female 56%
rural 31%
urban 40%
Suburban 28%
note- whites are the majority in suburban neighborhoods but a minority in the sample I expected suburban to be lowest.
Central Arkansas 59%
Southern and NE Arkansas (black belt and delta) 32%
Northern/NW/W Arkansas 9% (white belt)
Economics
Lower class 14%
Middle class 79%
Upper class 7%
family income $0-25,000 30%
family income$25,001-49,999 32%
family income $50,000+ 36%
family owns home 73%
family does not own home 27%
on scholarship 17%
family paying tuition 20%
grants and loans 60%
family could afford college placement test tutoring 26%
Note- notice the different in perception of social class, high number reporting middle class and home ownership but very low income reports, and low family support for tuition and tutoring.
Social
Positive social engagement (clubs, church, volunteerism etc)
Church 84%
club/organization (non sports) 61%
Volunteerism 45%
organized sports 48%
both biological parents at home 51%
One parent plus a step parent 13%
Has a mentor 47%
someone close to them with a 4yr degree 58%
someone close to them with an advanced degree 36%
culturally diverse group of friends 26%
Note- The kids seem socially involved, but culturally limited.
Negative social engagement
someone close to them incarcerated 27%
someone close to them a victim of violent crime 59%
someone close to them arrested 71%
someone close to them using drugs 71%
someone close to them who is a high school dropout 67%
witnessed discrimination 75%
someone close to them using hard drugs 27%
culturally closed group of friends 73%
Note- The kids report high levels of social disruption and are culturally isolated.
Prior educational experiences
No computer access at all 9%
Computer access limited 24%
No internet access at all 4%
Limited internet access 18%
late class registration (June, July, August) 88%
read for fun 44%
Got C's or worse in high school 23%
A students 21%
high school graduate 92%
GED 7%
took AP classes in high school 44%
No what Pi is (term) 88%
recognize 3.14159... 84%
took a college placement test more than one time 75%
Knew that Lincoln was the 16th president 67%
Note- nearly a 1/3 of students had no or limited technology access in high school
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