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A Profile of Student Attitudes

College plans:

Overall, most students (72 percent) say they are very likely to go to college after high school. Fifteen percent say it is somewhat likely they will attend college, 4 percent say not too likely, 3 percent say not at all likely and 6 percent are not sure if they will attend college or not.

Likelihood of attending college

Although most high school students say they are likely to go to college, some categories of students are more sure than others. A greater percentage of students attending private schools (85 percent) say they are very likely to go to college after high school. By way of comparison, 71 percent of students attending public schools say they are very likely to go to college. Additionally, a greater percentage of students attending schools in higher income areas say they are very likely (81 percent) to go on to college. A smaller percentage of students in lower income areas say college is very likely for them-76 percent of middle-income students, 68 percent of lower middle-income students and 63 percent of poor income students say it is very likely. Suburban students also say they are slightly more likely to go on to college (77 percent) than urban (73 percent) and rural (68 percent) students.

Likelihood of attending college

By income level

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