“high-school” Charts
High School Dropouts on the Decline (U.S.) »
Dropout rates are on the decline, but what's the main cause? Is it because there are more incentives to get…
12th Grade Thinking: How Risky Is Drug Use? »
Compared to 1975, more 12th graders now think it is risky to regularly use cocaine and less think it is…
Do Parents Know What Their Kids Are Doing? »
Most parents believe that their high school age teens do not drink alcohol or use marijuana. However, the reality is…
Computer science classes don't count in high school »
Only half of states (the yellow ones on the map) allow computer science courses to count towards high school graduation.
How Important is a Degree After High School? »
In a postsecondary education age characterized by large student loans and unpromising job prospects, Americans nonetheless regard a degree after…
Sleeping In, A Sin No More »
A recent movement to help high school students get more sleep by pushing back school start times has yielded a…
Trends in Smoking of High Schoolers »
Anti-tobacco campaigns like theTruth.com tend to emphasize the purple line of the graph, claiming a strong possibility of eradicating smoking…
Employment at Different Levels of Education as of 2015 »
In this bar chart, you can see the amount of employment at the completion of different levels of education. These…
High School Dropout Rate: Males vs. Females »
The high school dropout rate among Americans ages 16 to 24 has been decreasing since 1967. However, the sex with…
Do more educated people smoke fewer cigarettes? »
Smoking cigarettes is terrible for your health. So, it makes sense that with higher levels of education the percent of…
The Cost Of Not Attending College »
While many people focus on the rising cost of higher education, it's important to recognize the price people pay for…
High School Physical (In)Activity »
There is an epidemic of decreased physical activity in all age groups. The chart presented focuses on those students attending…
What is the most valuable school subject? »
40% of men surveyed in a Gallup poll stated that math was the most valuable subject they had studied in…
Graduating High School Isn't So Common In These Countries »
In some countries, a high school education can be hard to come by. According to a recent OECD study, of…
High Schools Sending the Most Members to NBA »
This chart is outlining the high schools in the country sending the most members to the NBA based off of…
High School Seniors use Marijuana more than any other drug »
High School Seniors smoke marijuana and marijuana synthetic drugs at a higher rate than any other drugs. Adderall is the…
Playing Hooky: Who Graduates? »
Only one minority group, in the United States, performs better than the white student population. The other groups perform over…
Is #TeenDrinking on the Decline? »
The Center for Disease Control's latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) shows that alcohol use is declining for U.S. students…
Educating the #Undocumented »
About 1.8 million undocumented individuals under the age of 18 live in America. While they may not have the paperwork…
Online Education: Hurting Students, Helping Businessmen »
The rise of virtual schools is having a negative effect for those enrolled. For-profit online schools like K12 Inc. have…
Study Proves Effectiveness of Teach For America Teachers »
According to a new randomized study conducted by Mathematica Policy Research, Teach for America teachers were found to be more…
Getting Ahead: Cheating Among Harvard's Incoming Freshmen »
According to a new Harvard survey, ten percent of Harvard's incoming freshman reported cheating on exam prior to entering college,…
Decreasing Reliance on Public School Transportation »
The percentage of students transported at public expense has been slowly decreasing since peaking at 61.3% in 1984-85. In 2007-08,…
Sexual Harassment in High School with Most Negative Effects »
The most common reason students give for sexually harassing other students is "it's no big deal" (44%) and "it was…
Sexual Harassment: Method to the Madness?? »
Roughly half of all 7th-12th graders experience sexual harassment in a single year, with 80% experiencing it sometime in their…
Seat Belt Use Among High School Students »
Since 1991, American students in 9th through 12th grade have become less likely to report that they rarely or never…
Parent Engagement Prevents Teen Substance Abuse »
The data displayed above indicates that the involvement of parents in the lives of teens makes a significant impact in…
Parent Income Keeping Kids Off the Field »
According to a recent survey, household income is a huge factor in whether or not kids can afford to be…
The Elderly Volunteer for More Hours »
After ages 25-34, Americans volunteer for more and more time as they get older. The median annual volunteer hours for…
What are the main volunteering activities? »
The most common volunteering activity in the U.S. involves working for religious organizations, which 33.1% of all volunteers did in…