Percentage of U.S. public high school students taking AP Exams by state 2010

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 3, 2012
The statistic shows the percentage of public high school students in the United States taking Advanced Placement Exams in 2010 by state. In 2010, 28.3 percent of students in the graduating class nationwide took an Advanced Placement Exam.
The Advanced Placement (AP) program is a curriculum in the United States and Canada sponsored by the College Board which offers standardized courses to high school students that are generally recognized to be equivalent to undergraduate courses in college. Participating colleges grant credit to students who obtained high enough scores on the exams to qualify.

Percentage of public high school students in the United States taking Advanced Placement Exams in 2010 by state

CharacteristicShare of students
Florida 43.5%
Maryland 43.4%
Virginia 38.1%
New York 38%
Georgia 37.3%
Arkansas 36.6%
Colorado 34.6%
California 34%
Massachusetts 33.2%
Connecticut 32.2%
Vermont 31.8%
Maine 31.6%
Texas 30.2%
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February 2012

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2010

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