The statistic shows the percentage of public high school students in the United States scoring 3 or higher on at least one Advanced Placement Exam in 2010 by state. Nationwide, 16.9 percent of public school students in the class of 2010 demonstrated the ability to do college-level work by obtaining a score of 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam.
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Percentage of public high school students in the U.S. scoring 3 or higher on at least one Advanced Placement exam in 2010 by state
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National Science Foundation. (February 3, 2012). Percentage of public high school students in the U.S. scoring 3 or higher on at least one Advanced Placement exam in 2010 by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/219507/share-of-us-public-high-school-students-scoring-above-avg-on-ap-exams/
National Science Foundation. "Percentage of public high school students in the U.S. scoring 3 or higher on at least one Advanced Placement exam in 2010 by state." Chart. February 3, 2012. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/219507/share-of-us-public-high-school-students-scoring-above-avg-on-ap-exams/
National Science Foundation. (2012). Percentage of public high school students in the U.S. scoring 3 or higher on at least one Advanced Placement exam in 2010 by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/219507/share-of-us-public-high-school-students-scoring-above-avg-on-ap-exams/
National Science Foundation. "Percentage of Public High School Students in The U.S. Scoring 3 or Higher on at Least One Advanced Placement Exam in 2010 by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Feb 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/219507/share-of-us-public-high-school-students-scoring-above-avg-on-ap-exams/
National Science Foundation, Percentage of public high school students in the U.S. scoring 3 or higher on at least one Advanced Placement exam in 2010 by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/219507/share-of-us-public-high-school-students-scoring-above-avg-on-ap-exams/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Percentage of public high school students in the U.S. scoring 3 or higher on at least one Advanced Placement exam in 2010 by state [Graph], National Science Foundation, February 3, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/219507/share-of-us-public-high-school-students-scoring-above-avg-on-ap-exams/