{"id":27427,"date":"2026-06-16T15:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/research\/?p=27427"},"modified":"2026-06-16T15:15:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:15:42","slug":"results-from-the-2025-graduate-follow-up-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/research\/2026\/06\/16\/results-from-the-2025-graduate-follow-up-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Results from the 2025 Graduate Follow-up Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]In November 2025, the Office of Research and Evaluation contacted Senior Exit Survey respondents from the graduating classes of 2022-23 and 2023-24 to conduct the Graduate Follow-up Survey. Respondents who had previously intended to pursue education were asked education-related questions, and those who had previously intended to pursue work were asked work-related questions.<\/p>\n<p>1,371 out of 11,558 Senior Exit Survey Respondents with contact information responded to the Graduate Follow-up Survey, for a response rate of 11.9% for the classes of 2022-23 and 2023-24.<\/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 survey respondents who intended to pursue a 4-year postsecondary education, 86.5% had enrolled in a 4-year college or university after graduating high school.<\/li>\n<li>Among survey respondents 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 36% of survey respondents who intended to pursue work reported working either part-time or full-time in their intended field, while 29.5% were unable to work in their intended field.<\/li>\n<li>Among SDP seniors in the classes of 2022-23 and 2023-24 who intended to pursue work and completed the Graduate Follow-up Survey, the most common obstacle reported was difficulty finding out about job opportunities in their desired field.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_btn title=&#8221;CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE SLIDE DECK&#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%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1xPLMNVOyeLeHOp7sG8HCH_AJ_v_Vdr69%2Fview%3Fusp%3Ddrive_link&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In November 2025, the Office of Research and Evaluation contacted Senior Exit Survey respondents from the graduating classes of 2022-23 and 2023-24 to conduct the Graduate Follow-up Survey. 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