Texas Higher Education Opportunity Project: Longitudinal Survey of High School Students

Texas high school sophomores and seniors were surveyed to examine post-graduation decision-making, with a target of 33,000 to 35,000 baseline interviews. The dataset, from Princeton University researcher Marta Tienda, includes follow-up surveys tracking college attendance, military enlistment, employment, and life events. Analysis is designed for multiple levels including student, school, and district, with separate examination by racial/ethnic subgroups.

Use Cases

• Modeling college enrollment decisions based on student attitudes and high school experiences mentioned in the description
• Analyzing racial/ethnic disparities in post-high school pathways using the specified demographic subgroups
• Studying the impact of life events and self-esteem on educational and career trajectories as covered in the survey
• Conducting multilevel analysis of educational outcomes at student, school, and district levels as a stated study goal

Strengths

• Baseline survey targeted a substantial sample size of 33,000 to 35,000 completed interviews
• Designed for multilevel analysis across students, schools, and districts
• Includes longitudinal follow-up data tracking evolution of student decisions
• Planned separate analyses for key demographic subgroups: Non-Hispanic Whites, African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Princeton University researcher Marta Tienda, via paperswithcode

Collection Method

Probability sample survey of 100 Texas public high schools, with self-administered in-class interviews

Geography

Texas, USA