ACT High School Profile 2002 - Table 14-15 Average Scores and GPA by Career Clusters and Groups

Oct 9, 2026

National report for the ACT high school graduating class of 2002 presents detailed performance summaries. Table 14 reports average ACT composite scores by career clusters, broken down by total participants and further split across plan-on-college timelines (2 years or less, and 4 years or more), with subgroup counts and mean scores for males and females. Table 15 provides high school academic area grade averages by gender and race/ethnicity, including reference-group student counts and GPA distributions across English, math, social studies, and natural science.

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Table 14 Average ACT Composite Score by Career Clusters

Plan on 2-Year College or Less

Plan on 4-Year College or More

Table 15 High School Academic Area Grade Averages by Gender and Race/Ethnicity

A C T HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE H S GRADUATING CLASS 2002 HS GRADUATING CLASS HS CODE 990-000 PAGE-19 NATIONAL REPORT TABLE 14 AVERAGE ACT COMPOSITE SCORE BY CAREER CLUSTERS 􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖 TOTAL CORE OR LESS THAN MALES FEMALES MORE CORE REFERENCE GROUP NUMBER AVG NUMBER AVG NUMBER AVG NUMBER AVG NUMBER AVG 􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖 PLAN ON 2-YEARS OR LESS OF COLLEGE __________________ ADMIN & SALES (02-03) 5083 16.5 1794 17.3 3204 16.1 984 16.7 4070 16.5 BUSINESS OPER (04-05) 8466 16.8 2644 17.8 5668 16.4 3858 16.7 4572 16.9 TECHNICAL (06-07) 15846 16.8 4707 18.0 10725 16.4 11052 16.8 4716 16.9 SCIENCE & TECH (08-09) 10065 17.7 3310 18.8 6469 17.1 5401 17.7 4619 17.6 ARTS (10-11) 4950 17.7 1696 18.8 3114 17.1 1481 17.7 3453 17.6 SOCIAL SERVICE (12-01) 4483 17.0 1459 17.9 2929 16.5 1138 16.8 3325 17.0 OTHER* 19681 16.6 6411 17.7 12681 16.2 8467 16.6 11093 16.7 TOTAL 68574 16.9 22021 18.0 44790 16.5 32381 16.9 35848 17.0 PLAN ON 4-YEARS OR MORE OF COLLEGE __________________ ADMIN & SALES (02-03) 100128 20.7 64979 21.4 33426 19.2 33205 21.4 66397 20.3 BUSINESS OPER (04-05) 66775 20.5 41229 21.3 24472 19.1 31858 20.5 34591 20.4 TECHNICAL (06-07) 98554 20.8 61585 21.7 35070 19.2 63889 20.8 34199 20.7 SCIENCE & TECH (08-09) 142965 22.3 94414 23.1 45588 20.8 70644 22.5 71643 22.1 ARTS (10-11) 105187 22.2 68208 23.0 34789 20.8 31575 22.5 73070 22.1 SOCIAL SERVICE (12-01) 104723 21.2 66841 22.0 35682 19.9 28796 21.4 75347 21.1 OTHER* 269430 21.0 169795 21.8 89575 19.5 118353 21.3 149480 20.9 TOTAL 887762 21.3 567051 22.1 298602 19.8 378320 21.5 504727 21.1 * OTHER = STUDENTS WHO HAD WORLD-OF-WORK REGIONS THAT DIFFERED FROM THOSE LISTED TABLE 15 HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMIC AREA GRADE AVERAGES BY GENDER AND RACE/ETHNICITY 􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖 NUMBER HS HS OF SOCIAL NATURAL GPA GPA REFERENCE GROUP STUDENTS ENGLISH MATH STUDIES SCIENCE AVG SD 􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖􀀖 MALE FEMALE NO GENDER AFRICAN-AMERICAN/BLACK CAUCASIAN-AMERICAN/WHITE OTHER MINORITY MISSING/PREFER NO RESP TOTAL 4063865437064824102666 676405 110786 65059 954916 3.08 3.35 3.19 2.90 3.30 3.21 3.12 3.23 2.99 3.09 3.01 2.66 3.12 3.05 2.94 3.05 3.25 3.38 3.30 3.01 3.39 3.29 3.20 3.32 3.10 3.22 3.14 2.84 3.24 3.14 3.06 3.17 3.10 3.26 3.16 2.86 3.26 3.17 3.08 3.19 0.65 0.58 0.60 0.59 0.59 0.61 0.68 0.62

FAQs

What does Table 14 report for the 2002 graduating class?

Table 14 reports average ACT composite scores by career clusters, with results split across categories and further grouped by plan-on-college duration (2 years or less vs 4 years or more).

How are male and female results reflected in Table 14?

Table 14 includes subgroup numbers and average composite scores for males and females within each career cluster and plan-on-college group.

What academic areas are included in Table 15?

Table 15 lists GPA averages and statistics for reference groups across English, math, social studies, and natural science, along with gender and race/ethnicity breakdowns.

Oct 9, 2026

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