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

Table 3-4.  Probability of receiving a scholarship, by applicant type and grade-level band, cohort 2

  Grade-level band  
Type of applicant K–5 6–8 9–12 Total
SINI public
Eligibles 301 204 229 734
Probability 80.0% 77.4% 47.6% 69.2%
Scholarships 241 158 109 508
Nonrecipients 60 46 120 226
Non-SINI public
Eligibles 1,673 533 219 2,425
Probability 77.9% 68.3% 28.3% 71.3%
Scholarships 1,304 364 62 1,730
Nonrecipients 369 169 157 695
All public
Eligibles 1,974 737 448 3,159
Probability 78.3% 70.3% 38.2% 71.0%
Scholarships 1,545 522 171 2,238
Nonrecipients 429 215 277 921
Private
Eligibles 390 278 220 888
Probability 33.9% 23.4% 8.6% 24.3%
Scholarships 132 65 19 216
Nonrecipients 258 213 201 672
Total (public and private)
Eligibles 2,364 1,015 668 4,047
Probability 70.9% 57.8% 28.4% 60.6%
Scholarships 1,677 587 190 2,454
Nonrecipients 687 428 478 1,593
NOTES: The probability for applicants already attending private school was 42.8 percent for cohort 1 and zero percent for cohort 2. The probability for SINI public school applicants in all grade bands was 100 percent for cohort 1; see table 3-3 for the probabilities for cohort 2. The probability for non-SINI public school applicants in the K–5 grade band was 100 percent for cohort 1; see table 3-3 for the probability for cohort 2.
SOURCES: The DC Opportunity Scholarship Program applications and the Program operator's files.