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Evaluation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program: Second Year Report on Participation
NCEE 2006-4003
April 2006

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Table 1-1.  OSP applicants by program status, cohorts 1 and 2

  Cohort 1 Cohort 2 Total
Applicants 2,692 3,126 5,818
Eligible applicants 1,848 2,199 4,047
In impact sample 492 1,816 2,308
Scholarship recipients 1,366 1,088 2,454
Scholarship users in initial year of receipt 1,027 797 1,824
Scholarship users in fall 2005 919 797 1,716
NOTES: Applicants entering grades 6–12 in cohort 2 who did not participate in baseline testing were not included in the eligible applicant figure. The initial year of receipt is fall 2004 for cohort 1 and fall 2005 for cohort 2.
SOURCES: The DC Opportunity Scholarship Program applications and the Program operator's files.