Findings from the 2007 Senior Surveys

Researcher(s): Tara Carter Smith, Nicole Beck, Greg Cumpton
Date: February 2008
Publication Type: Report (PDF). 87pp.
Abstract: As part of the Central Texas Student Futures Project, Ray Marshall Center researchers survey Central Texas seniors each spring in the semester prior to their expected graduation to gain insight into factors that cannot be examined with students' existing high school records. In Findings from the 2007 Senior Surveys, researchers Tara Carter Smith, Nicole Beck, and Greg Cumpton analyze responses for all 2007 seniors surveyed in eight participating school districts -- Austin, Del Valle, Eanes, Leander, Manor, Pflugerville, Round Rock, and San Marcos Consolidated ISDs -- regarding family background and influences, high school experiences, and preparation for life after high school. The analysis also examines statistically significant differences for particular groups of high school students of concern to policymakers, including those who would be the first in their family to attend college, Hispanic students, and low-income students.

Education and Work After High School: A First Look at the Class of 2006

Authors:Christopher T. King, Deanna Schexnayder, Greg Cumpton, Tara Carter Smith, Chandler Stolp
Date: November 2007
Publication Type: Report
Abstract: For Education and Work after High School: A First Look at the Class of 2006, Ray Marshall Center researchers used both descriptive statistics and more sophisticated multivariate techniques to determine the factors associated with initial postsecondary education and employment outcomes for 2006 Central Texas seniors. Data for this analysis were constructed from individual student high school records, a spring survey of Central Texas seniors prior to graduation, and subsequent postsecondary education and employment records through December 2006.

Project SOS (Supporting Optimal Scholarship) Evaluation: Final Impact Report

Researcher(s):Deanna Schexnayder, Daniel Schroeder, Greg Cumpton, Kelly Stewart Nichols
Date: August 2007
Publication Type: Report (PDF). 42pp.

Central Texas High School Graduate Data Center: Findings from the 2006 Senior Surveys

Researcher(s):Deanna Schexnayder, Greg Cumpton and Nicole Beck
Date: May 2007
Publication Type: Report. 78pp.
Abstract: As part of the Central Texas Student Futures Project, Ray Marshall Center researchers survey Central Texas seniors each spring in the semester prior to their expected graduation to gain insight into factors that cannot be examined with students’ existing high school records.