Initial Postsecondary Enrollment Statistics through December 2012 for Class of 2012 Central Texas August 2013 Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs The University of Texas at Austin 3001 Lake Austin Blvd., Suite 3.200 Austin, TX 78703 (512) 471 7891
This report was prepared with funds provided by the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce and TG to the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources at the University of Texas at Austin. The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not represent the positions of the funding agencies or The University.
Table 1. Initial Postsecondary Enrollment Rates for 2012 Central Texas by District A Comparison of THECB and Student Futures Project Calculations THECB Student Futures Project* Out of State Total % Found Best Overall Rate Overall 11,837 49% 11,817 50% 8% 58% 58% Austin 4,259 47% 4,259 49% 9% 58% 58% Bastrop 515 40% 515 40% 2% 42% 42% Del Valle 616 36% 616 40% 1% 41% 41% Eanes 629 52% 629 51% 33% 84% 85% Hays 881 49% 881 51% 3% 54% 54% Hutto 319 43% 319 45% 4% 49% 49% Lake Travis 513 60% 507 50% 10% 60% 70% Leander 1,903 58% 1,889 59% 9% 68% 68% Manor 284 53% 284 54% 2% 56% 56% Pflugerville 1,418 54% 1,418 55% 4% 59% 59% San Marcos 500 36% 500 38% 2% 40% 40% Table 2. Initial Postsecondary Enrollment Rates for 2012 Central Texas by Type of Institution and District Student Futures Project Calculations Only By Type of College 2 Year 4 Year Overall 11,817 58% 22% 36% Austin 4,259 58% 23% 35% Bastrop 515 42% 19% 23% Del Valle 616 42% 23% 19% Eanes 629 83% 11% 72% Hays 881 53% 22% 31% Hutto 319 50% 21% 29% Lake Travis 507 60% 20% 40% Leander 1,889 68% 25% 43% Manor 284 55% 25% 30% Pflugerville 1,418 59% 24% 35% San Marcos 500 40% 13% 27% 1
Table 3. Initial Postsecondary Enrollment Rates for 2012 Central Texas by Location for Districts and High School Campuses A Comparison of THECB and Student Futures Project Calculations THECB Number of 2 Student Futures Project Out of State Total Found % Best Rate Overall 11,837 49% 11,817 50% 8% 58% 58% Austin 4,259 47% 4,259 49% 9% 58% 58% Akins 572 42% 572 46% 3% 49% 49% Anderson 456 62% 456 60% 14% 74% 76% Austin 534 54% 534 54% 12% 66% 66% Bowie 651 66% 651 67% 11% 78% 78% Crockett 322 41% 322 46% 1% 47% 47% Eastside Memorial 99 27% 99 31% 2% 33% 33% Garza Independence 152 27% 152 31% 4% 35% 35% Lanier 335 28% 335 32% 2% 34% 34% LASA 192 42% 192 43% 44% 87% 87% LBJ 178 48% 178 52% 2% 54% 54% McCallum 370 50% 370 53% 13% 66% 66% Reagan 139 27% 139 34% 0% 34% 34% Travis 252 32% 252 33% 2% 35% 35% Bastrop 515 40% 515 40% 2% 42% 42% Bastrop 453 44% 453 44% 2% 46% 46% Del Valle 616 36% 616 40% 1% 41% 41% Del Valle 421 48% 421 52% 1% 53% 53% Eanes 629 52% 629 51% 33% 84% 85% Westlake 629 52% 629 51% 33% 84% 85% Hays 881 49% 881 51% 3% 54% 54% Jack C Hays 427 56% 427 58% 4% 62% 62% Lehman 407 46% 407 46% 1% 47% 47% Hutto 319 43% 319 45% 4% 49% 49% Hutto 319 43% 319 45% 4% 49% 49% Leander 1,903 58% 1,889 59% 9% 68% 68% Cedar Park 415 63% 414 62% 13% 75% 76% Leander 452 55% 446 58% 7% 65% 65% Rouse 365 52% 361 54% 6% 60% 60% Vandegrift 243 65% 243 63% 14% 77% 79% Vista Ridge 394 62% 392 63% 7% 70% 70% Lake Travis 513 60% 507 50% 10% 60% 70% Lake Travis 513 60% 507 50% 10% 60% 70% Manor 284 53% 284 54% 2% 56% 56% Manor 186 55% 186 54% 1% 55% 56% Pflugerville 1,418 54% 1,418 55% 4% 59% 59% Hendrickson 485 51% 485 52% 6% 58% 58% John B Connally 415 55% 415 58% 3% 61% 61% Pflugerville 518 56% 518 56% 3% 59% 59% San Marcos 500 36% 500 38% 2% 40% 40% San Marcos 500 36% 500 38% 2% 40% 40% Note: Alternative schools are included in district totals but not listed individually.
Table 4. Initial Postsecondary Enrollment Rates for 2012 Central Texas, by Demographic Characteristics Student Futures Project Calculations Only By Type of College 2 Year 4 Year Overall 11,290 58% 22% 36% Ethnicity Asian 437 75% 22% 53% African American 1,208 59% 25% 34% Hispanic 5,011 48% 25% 23% White 4,373 69% 19% 50% Gender Male 5,662 54% 22% 32% Female 5,628 63% 23% 40% Income Status Free Lunch 4,006 41% 23% 18% Reduced Lunch 866 57% 26% 31% Not Low Income 6,418 69% 21% 48% 3
DEFINITIONS AND TECHNICAL NOTES: THECB Statistics In state college enrollment statistics for the fall semester immediately following high school graduation are published by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board each year; data sources used include PEIMS reports of high school graduates obtained from the Texas Education Agency linked to college enrollment reported by in state colleges and universities on the 12 th class day of enrollment. These statistics can be viewed at: www.txhighereddata.org/ Student Futures Project Statistics In state and out of state enrollment for the entire fall semester immediately following high school graduation as computed by the University of Texas Ray Marshall Center Central Texas Student Futures Project; data sources used include PEIMS reports of high school graduates obtained from participating school districts linked to college enrollment as measured by the StudentTracker service from the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC). Differences in the in state rates of college enrollment between the Student Futures Project and the THECB can occur for the following reasons: 1. Not all Texas colleges are included in the NSC database for the time period being measured. (See list below.) 2. THECB measures fall enrollment on the 12 th day of class while NSC includes enrollment for the entire fall. Texas Postsecondary Education Institutions Not Included in NSC Data* Approximate School Name Enrollment Laredo Community College 8,300 Trinity Valley Community College 6,000 Lee College 5,900 Angelina College 4,900 Texarkana College 4,700 Alvin Community College 4,400 Texas Wesleyan University 3,200 Texas Culinary Academy 3,000 The Art Institute of Houston 2,300 Lamar State College-Orange 2,100 Lamar State College-Port Arthur 2,000 Lubbock Christian University-Undergraduate 1,900 The Art Institute of Dallas 1,900 Anti Career Training Center 1,600 Education America 1,500 Western Technical Institute 1,300 Career Point Institute 1,000 College of Biblical Studies-Houston 1,000 * Postsecondary Institutions with at least 1,000 enrolled students. Source: National Student Clearinghouse, Summer 2010. 4