Plans of South Dakota High School Graduates
1974-1997

Total Public High School Graduates

Total College Bound

Percent College Bound

Bound for In-State College

Percent

In-State Bound

Bound for Out-of-State College

Percent

Out-of-State Bound

1997

8,933

4,733

52.9%

3,321

70.2%

1,412

29.8%

1996*

8,236

3,977

48.3%

2,815

70.8%

1,162

29.2%

1995

8,661

4,772

55.1%

3,389

71.0%

1,383

29.0%

1994

8,963

4,744

55.3%

3,551

74.4%

1,223

25.6%

1993

8,604

4,654

54.1%

3,362

72.2%

1,292

27.8%

1992

8,044

4,133

51.4%

3,029

73.3%

1,104

26.7%

1991

7,772

4,329

55.7%

3,022

69.8%

1,307

30.2%

1990

8,309

4,681

56.3%

3,292

70.3%

1,389

29.7%

1989

8,871

4,852

54.7%

3,429

70.7%

1,423

29.3%

1988

8,842

4,748

53.7%

3,278

69.0%

1,470

31.0%

1987

8,597

4,544

52.9%

3,222

70.9%

1,322

29.1%

1986

8,382

4,383

52.3%

3,147

71.8%

1,236

28.2%

1985

8,949

4,532

50.6%

3,332

73.5%

1,200

26.5%

1984

9,304

4,432

47.6%

3,404

76.8%

1,028

23.2%

1983

9,904

4,640

46.9%

3,628

78.2%

1,012

21.8%

1982

10,550

4,925

46.7%

3,940

80.0%

985

20.0%

1981

11,177

5,271

47.2%

4,197

79.6%

1,074

20.4%

1980

11,444

5,108

44.6%

4,153

81.3%

955

18.7%

1979

11,844

5,282

44.6%

4,246

80.4%

1,036

19.6%

1978

11,349

4,848

42.7%

4,107

84.7%

741

15.3%

1977

12,026

5,004

41.6%

4,127

82.5%

877

17.5%

1976

12,096

5,096

42.1%

4,309

84.6%

787

15.4%

1975

12,304

4,881

39.7%

4,140

84.8%

741

15.2%

1974

12,329

4,700

38.1%

4,008

85.3%

692

14.7%

SOURCE: S.D. Department of Education & Cultural Affairs, Division of Education and Secondary Education, Fall Guidance Surveys.
*NOTE: Data collection period moved to an earlier point in the year, which may affect results.

      


SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education


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