Graduates with College-Educated Parents Complete Higher Level Courses than Graduates with Less Educated Parents
Curriculum Level Graduates with at least one parent who graduated from college were more likely to complete a rigorous curriculum than graduates whose parents had less education. These graduates were also more likely to complete a curriculum at or above standard than graduates whose parents had less education.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Transcript Study (HSTS), various years, 1990-2005.