Perry Preschool Study Data

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Perry Preschool Study Data
The Perry Preschool Project has tracked the progress of 123 African American subjects since 1965. The age 40 data continue to provide evidence of positive effects.

Figure: Four bar graphs. First bar graph shows School Readiness and the percent of kids who were ready for school at age 5. Only 28% of children who did not receive a high quality preschool program at ages 3 and 4 were ready for school at age 5 while 67% of children who did receive a high quality preschool program were ready. The second bar graph shows the percent of kids who graduate from high school. Only 45% of children who did not receive a high quality preschool program at ages 3 and 4 graduated from high school while 65% who did receive a high quality preschool program at ages 3 and 4 graduated from high school. The third bar graph shows the percent who earn over $20,000 at age 40. Only 40% who did not receive a high quality preschool program at ages 3 and 4 earned over $20,000 while 60% who did receive a high quality preschool program at ages 3 and 4 earned over $20,000. The fourth graph shows the percent who had been jailed five or more times by age 40. Of those who did not receive a high quality preschool program at ages 3 and 4, 55% had been in jail five times or more by age 40 while only 36% of those who did receive a high quality preschool program at ages 3 and 4 had been in jail 5 or more times by age 40.

Source: High Scope Educational Research Foundation

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