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=VAN HORN ENGNRG TECH HIGH SCH, INDEPENDENCE ------------------------------------------ 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 261720 1996 17 7 10 . . 5 12 . 9 18.89 35 24 24 1997 17 10 7 . . . 14 . 7 17.57 59 47 18 1998 22 12 10 . . . 17 . 5 18.40 45 23 27 1999 13 6 7 . . . 7 . 6 17.67 31 8 23 2000 20 9 11 . . 7 10 . 7 17.29 35 30 25 2001 14 5 9 . . 8 . . 3 16.00 57 14 21 2002 33 14 19 . . 11 18 . 18 16.89 48 30 21 2003 29 10 19 . . 12 11 . 7 17.14 69 45 14 2004 28 9 19 . . 13 6 6 10 17.40 54 29 21 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