2009 At-A-Glance
• To date, A Better Chance has placed more than 12,000 middle and junior high school students in some of our nation’s finest college preparatory schools, both public and private
• More than 96% of A Better Chance graduating seniors immediately enroll in college
• One-third of A Better Chance Scholars come from families receiving welfare or who are living at or below the federal poverty line
• 65% of A Better Chance Scholars come from single-parent families
• More than 4,500 volunteers nationwide contribute their time and energy to identifying academically able children who can benefit from the A Better Chance experience
• The 305 member schools of A Better Chance are distributed among 28 states
• A Better Chance alumni currently reside in all 50 states
• New Scholars received over $6.5 million in financial aid from Member Schools
| Current Students |
|
Gender |
|
| African American |
65%
|
Male |
42%
|
| Hispanic/Latino |
20%
|
Female |
58%
|
| Asian American |
6%
|
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| Multiracial |
5%
|
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| Other |
4%
|
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| Native American |
<1%
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| Member Schools (305) |
Enrollment 2009-2010 |
| Independent Day Schools |
1,135 |
| Independent Boarding Schools |
629 |
| Community School Programs |
177 |
| |
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| Totals |
1,941 |
| Student Placement |
|
| Total Applied |
2,208 |
| Total Accepted |
690 |
| Total Placed |
517 |
