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File Structure - High School Profile

File structure for California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS) high school profile, which includes school enrollment, enrollment in math, chemistry, physics, and vocational education, graduates, and dropouts.

File Name: HIGHnn.EXE

Field Name
Type Field
Width
Description

CDS_CODE

Character

14

County-District-School identification code. 

COUNTY

Character

15

County name. 

DISTRICT

Character

30

District name. 

SCHOOL

Character

30

School name. 

SCHL_TYPE

Character

4

Type of school.

ETH_SEQ

Character

1

Numeric sequence number for ethnic groups. 

ETHNIC

Character

8

Ethnic group. 

GR_9

Numeric

4

Grade nine enrollment. 

GR_10

Numeric

4

Grade ten enrollment. 

GR_11

Numeric

4

Grade eleven enrollment. 

GR_12

Numeric

4

Grade twelve enrollment.

OTH_SEC

Numeric

4

Ungraded secondary enrollment (grades nine through twelve).

TOTAL

Numeric

4

Total enrollment. 

GRADS

Numeric

4

Twelfth grade graduates (previous year). 

AF_GRADS

Numeric

4

Number of twelfth grade graduates completing all the courses required by the University of California or California State University with a grade of "C" or better (previous year). 

VOC_GRADS

Numeric

4

Number of twelfth grade graduates completing a vocational education sequence of courses (previous year). 

ALGEBRA

Numeric

4

Enrollment in algebra II or intermediate algebra courses. 

ADV_MATH

Numeric

4

Enrollment in third or four year advanced math courses. 

CHEMISTRY

Numeric

4

Enrollment in first year chemistry courses. 

PHYSICS

Numeric

4

Enrollment in first year physics courses. 

VOCED

Numeric

4

Enrollment in vocational education courses.

DROPOUTS

Numeric

4

Number of dropouts from grades nine through twelve (previous year). 

DROP_ENRL

Numeric

4

Enrollment in grades nine through twelve (previous year). 

DROP_RATE1

Numeric

5

One year dropout rate. Calculation: the sum of the number of dropouts from grades nine through twelve, divided by the enrollment in grades nine through twelve and ungraded secondary, as a percent (both for the previous year). 

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