High School Options and Post-Secondary Student Success: The Catholic School Advantage

Authors

David J. Fleming, Furman UniversityFollow
Stéphane Lavertu, The Ohio State UniversityFollow
William Crawford, Duke UniversityFollow

Abstract

Recognizing that post-secondary student attainment and achievement is of increasing import for economic success, this study compares the post-secondary performance of students who attended public and private high schools. The results generally indicate that students who attended Catholic high schools had higher college GPAs, were more likely to graduate, and were more likely to graduate with a STEM degree. This Catholic school advantage was wide-ranging, benefiting many subgroups of students, including non-white, low income, urban, and low-achieving students. We controlled for a rich set of factors and conducted sensitivity analyses to establish the strength of these results.

DOI

10.15365/joce.2102012018

First Page

1

Last Page

25

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Recommended Citation

Fleming, D. J., Lavertu, S., & Crawford, W. (2018). High School Options and Post-Secondary Student Success: The Catholic School Advantage. Journal of Catholic Education. https://doi.org/10.15365/joce.2102012018