Table 9
High school course credits by subject and race/ethnicity, various high school graduation cohorts, 1982—2009
| Total | Mathematics | Science | Biology | Chemistry | Physics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 graduates | 21.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| White | 21.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Black | 21.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Hispanic | 21.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 22.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 1990 graduates | 23.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| White | 23.5 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Black | 23.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Hispanic | 23.8 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 24.1 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| 1994 graduates | 24.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| White | 24.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Black | 23.3 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Hispanic | 23.7 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 23.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| 1998 graduates | 25.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| White | 24.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Black | 24.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Hispanic | 24.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 24.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| 2000 graduates | 26.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| White | 26.3 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Black | 25.9 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Hispanic | 25.6 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 26.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| 2005 graduates | 26.9 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| White | 27.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Black | 26.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Hispanic | 26.2 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 26.6 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| 2009 graduates | 27.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| White | 27.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Black | 27.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Hispanic | 26.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 26.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
Source: Digest of Education Statistics 2013 edition (U.S. Department of Education 2013).
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