Does Catholic High School Attendance Lead to Attendance at a More Selective College?

Objective. To evaluate whether Catholic high school attendance, relative to public high school attendance, affects the quality of four-year college that students attend. Methods. We use quantile regression, which allows the relationship between Catholic high school attendance and college quality to...

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Published in:Social science quarterly 2004-12, Vol.85 (5), p.1335-1352
Main Authors: Eide, Eric R., Goldhaber, Dan D., Showalter, Mark H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Access to education
Admissions
Attendance
Catholic schools
Church schools
College admissions
College Bound
College students
Colleges
Colleges & universities
High School Students
High Schools
Minority group students
Prestige
Private Schools
Public colleges
Public Schools
Quality
Quantile regression
Religious Education
Religious schools
Roman Catholic schools
Roman Catholicism
School attendance
School effectiveness
Secondary schools
Selection
Selection Procedures
Students
Universities
USA
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Summary:Objective. To evaluate whether Catholic high school attendance, relative to public high school attendance, affects the quality of four-year college that students attend. Methods. We use quantile regression, which allows the relationship between Catholic high school attendance and college quality to vary along the conditional college quality distribution. Results. We find the relationship between Catholic high school attendance and college quality is larger and more significant at the top half of the conditional college quality distribution than at the bottom half. Conclusions. An understanding of the potential benefits of Catholic schooling is essential to an informed debate about school-choice programs such as educational vouchers. One potential benefit associated with Catholic schooling is matriculation at more selective colleges and universities. We find some evidence that such a benefit exists.
ISSN:0038-4941
1540-6237
DOI:10.1111/j.0038-4941.2004.00279.x