{"id":19585,"date":"2024-08-28T14:20:30","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T18:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/research\/?p=19585"},"modified":"2024-08-28T14:20:30","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T18:20:30","slug":"results-from-the-2024-graduate-follow-up-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/research\/2024\/08\/28\/results-from-the-2024-graduate-follow-up-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Results from the 2024 Graduate Follow-up Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]In January 2024, the Office of Research and Evaluation contacted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/research\/programsservices\/projects\/senior-exit-survey\/\">Senior Exit Survey<\/a> respondents from the graduating classes of 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22 to conduct a Graduate Follow-up Survey. Responses to the Graduate Follow-up Survey were linked to respondents\u2019 Senior Exit Survey responses. Respondents who had previously intended to pursue education were asked education-related questions, and respondents who had previously intended to pursue work were asked work-related questions.<\/p>\n<p>Results from the Graduate Follow-up Survey help SDP understand the education and career pursuits of recent high school graduates, learn about obstacles graduates faced in pursuing post-high school plans, and gain insights about how graduates transition into postsecondary education or the workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Key findings include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Among respondents who intended to pursue a 4-year postsecondary education, 90.8% had enrolled in a 4-year college or university after graduating high school.<\/li>\n<li>Among SDP graduates who intended to pursue a postsecondary education, the most common obstacle reported was that there was not enough money and\/or financial aid to pay for college.<\/li>\n<li>About 26% of respondents changed interest in their intended field of work, while about 35% began working either part-time or full-time in their intended field.<\/li>\n<li>Among SDP graduates who intended to pursue work, the most common obstacle reported was difficulty finding out about job opportunities in their desired field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=&#8221;CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE SLIDEDECK&#8221; style=&#8221;gradient-custom&#8221; gradient_custom_color_1=&#8221;#0b315b&#8221; gradient_custom_color_2=&#8221;#398635&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.philasd.org%2Fresearch%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F90%2F2024%2F08%2F2024-Graduate-Follow-up-Survey-Results.pdf&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In January 2024, the Office of Research and Evaluation contacted Senior Exit Survey respondents from the Classes of 2019-20, 2020-21, and 2021-22 to conduct a Graduate Follow-up Survey. 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