Methodology
Match Texas public high school graduates to students enrolled in Texas public higher education during the school year immediately following the year of their high school graduation. Summarize the graduates by their high school diploma type by higher education institution type where they enrolled. Data for each selected school year appear on a separate page with individual pages accessible via a data group tree.
Graduates who enrolled in both a university and a two-year institution during the following school year are counted at the institution type where they enrolled for the higher number of semester credit hours. High school graduates who enrolled in out-of-state or in Texas independent institutions of higher education are counted in the "Not Located" category.
Data Elements
High School Graduates Enrolled in Higher Education:
- Texas public high school graduates. (Source: TEA PEIMS high school graduates)
- Students registered for one or more Coordinating Board approved courses for resident credit as of the official census date each semester. The official census data is the 12th class day for fall and spring semesters and the fourth class day for each of the summer terms. (Source: THECB CBM001 Student Report)
Higher Education Institution Type:
- Texas Public Universities - four-year universities, two-year upper division universities and centers, and health-related institutions
- Public Two-year Colleges - two-year community, technical and lower-division state colleges
- Not Located in Public Higher Education - category for high school graduates who were not found in either a Texas public university or a two-year institution.
High School Diploma Type:
- Advanced - This graduation program began in the 1983-1984 school year, changed in the 1994-1995 school year and has been collected from the 1990-1991 school year. This program was no longer available for students who entered grade 9 in the 1996-1997 school year and thereafter.
- Advanced Honors - This graduation program has been collected from the 1990-1991 school year. This program was no longer available for students who entered grade 9 in the 1996-1997 school year and thereafter.
- Distinguished Achievement - This graduation program has been collected from the 1995-1996 school year forward. Completion of the distinguished achievement high school Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) curriculum is noted on the high school transcript. This program was available to students who entered grade 9 in the 1994-1995, 1995-1996, or 1996-1997 school years and the requirements changed for students entering grade 9 in the 1997-1998 school year.
- Individual Education Plan - This graduation program has been collected from the 1990-1991 school year forward. Completion of the minimum high school curriculum with adaptations for students receiving special education services. This program information is combined with minimum high school program information on the district level reports to protect the confidentiality of students participating in special education programs.
- Minimum - The regular high school graduation program was available to students who entered grade 9 in 1995-1996 and before. The regular high school graduation program has been collected from the 1990-1991 school year forward and is combined with the minimum high school graduation results on the report. The minimum high school program requirements affected students who entered grade 9 in the 1994-1995, 1995-1996 and 1996-1997 school years. The requirements for this program changed for students who entered grade 9 in the 1997-1998 school year.
- Recommended - This graduation program started in the 1994-1995 school year and has been collected from the 1994-1995 school year forward. The requirements for this program changed for students who entered grade 9 in the 1997-1998 school year. Completion of the recommended high school Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) curriculum is noted on the high school transcript.
School Year:
On this report, School Year indicates the year of high school graduation. The reporting period consisting of the fall, spring, and summer semesters that begins generally in September and runs through the following August. Fall 2001, spring 2002 and summer 2002 comprise school year 2001-2002, also referred to as school year 2002.