| Table 1-A | |||
| Average number of AP mathematics and science courses offered in high schools, by school characteristic: 2012 | |||
| School characteristic | Mathematics | Science | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in school eligible for free/reduced-price lunch | |||
| 0%–25% | 1.4 | 2.0 | |
| 25%–50% | 1.1 | 1.5 | |
| 50%–75% | 0.8 | 1.1 | |
| 75%–100% | 0.7 | 1.1 | |
| School size | |||
| Smallest | 0.6 | 0.7 | |
| Second group | 0.9 | 1.2 | |
| Third group | 1.6 | 2.1 | |
| Largest | 2.1 | 2.8 | |
| Community type | |||
| Rural | 0.6 | 0.7 | |
| Suburban | 1.2 | 1.7 | |
| Urban | 1.3 | 1.7 | |
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AP = Advanced Placement. SOURCE: Banilower ER, Smith PS, Weiss IR, Malzahn KA, Campbell KM, Weis AM, Report of the 2012 National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education (2013). Science and Engineering Indicators 2014 |
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