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What the data show about their attitudes and those of their parents.
When push comes to shove, will students go to college?
The Education Department shares the views of colleges that students are likelier to enroll at bachelor’s-awarding institutions and to earn the bachelor’s degrees awarded there if they aspire to finish.
For that reason, the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 tracked parents and high school students in that class. The base year collection included questions for both parents and students about their highest expected attainment. The base year was 2009, and updates were collected in 2012 and 2016.
Among the findings of parents:
- The percentage of parents who expected their child’s highest level of education to be a high school diploma or GED stayed constant at 8 percent from 2009 to 2012.
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