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High School Longitudinal Study of 2009

Published by National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) | Department of Education | Catalog Last Checked: October 15, 2026 at 11:22 PM | Dataset Last Updated: June 27, 2023 at 12:00 AM
The High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) is part of the High School Longitudinal Study (HSLS) program. HSLS:09 (https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/hsls09/) is a longitudinal survey that follows more than 21,000 9th graders in 944 schools throughout their secondary and postsecondary years. The study focuses on understanding students' trajectories from the beginning of high school into postsecondary education, the workforce, and beyond. Key statistics produced from the HSLS:09 are what students decide to pursue when, why, and how.

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identifier 5ed49998-847b-4486-aa6d-69ec49a20ffb
issued 2011-08-24
keyword 
[
  "High School Longitudinal Study",
  "Longitudinal Surveys Branch"
]
landingPage https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/hsls09/
language 
[
  "en"
]
license http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-zero
modified 2023-06-27T00:00:00Z
programCode 
[
  "018:000"
]
publisher 
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  "name": "National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)",
  "@type": "org:Organization"
}
spatial United States
temporal 2009/2014
theme 
[
  "Birth to Grade 12 Education"
]
title High School Longitudinal Study of 2009

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