Improvement since Measuring Up 2000

Since Measuring Up 2000, 30 states have improved in the majority of measures in providing opportunities for residents to enroll in education and training beyond high school. The gains in this performance category, however, are relatively small. Twenty states have made no progress or declined in the majority of measures in enrolling residents, especially young adults, in educational programs beyond high school.

30 States Have Improved in the Majority of Measures

Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming

7 States Have Improved in All Measures

Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, and South Carolina

Examples of Improvements from Measuring Up 2000 to Measuring Up 2002

High school freshmen enrolling in college within 4 years in any state

Louisiana: 31% to 35%

Maine: 39% to 43%

North Carolina: 34% to 40%

18- to 24-year-olds enrolling in college

Idaho: 27% to 32%

Nevada: 20% to 24%

New Mexico: 25% to 30%

South Carolina: 30% to 37%

25- to 49-year-olds enrolled part-time in some type of postsecondary education

Arkansas: 2.1% to 2.7%

Nevada: 4.4% to 5.4%

New Mexico: 4.9% to 6.0%