Table 1 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Preparation at Missouri Public Colleges and Universities Full- or Part-time, Degree- or Nondegree-seeking First-time Freshmen ------------------------------------------- hscode=NORTHEAST LAW PUBLIC SERVICE, KANSAS CITY ------------------------------------------- First- time Pct in Pct in Pct in Building Fall freshmen African ACT ACT Remedial Remedial Remedial code semester total Men Women Asian Hispanic White American Other tested average math English reading --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 261665 1996 37 8 29 7 . 5 22 . 20 19.05 38 11 16 1997 21 6 15 . . . 13 . 10 17.10 62 29 43 1998 43 12 31 11 . . 22 . 12 18.92 40 19 28 1999 34 15 19 . . 7 22 . 21 16.48 47 29 18 2000 26 12 14 8 . 5 9 . 9 16.11 23 8 23 2001 30 9 21 6 . 8 8 . 10 16.30 30 23 7 2002 42 14 28 . . 11 22 . 11 16.64 31 31 17 2003 41 17 24 9 . 16 8 5 10 18.70 44 34 29 2004 38 10 28 7 . 12 13 5 10 18.70 42 24 18 Average ACT Score for the State Total in 2004 = 22.08 Note: . indicates that no data are disclosed in cases involving fewer that 5 students