High School Longitudinal Study of 2009

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of Education. Institute of Education Sciences. National Center for Education Statistics

Version:  View help for Version V2

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RecordFileLayout_HSLS_09_SCHOOL.txt text/plain 100.6 KB 02/07/2025 09:16:AM
RecordFileLayout_HSLS_17_PETS_SR_STUDENT.txt text/plain 1.2 MB 02/07/2025 09:16:AM
hsls_09_school_v1_0.csv text/csv 2.4 MB 02/07/2025 09:26:AM
hsls_17_student_pets_sr_v1_0.csv text/csv 847 MB 02/07/2025 09:26:AM

Project Citation: 

United States Department of Education. Institute of Education Sciences. National Center for Education Statistics. High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 . Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-04-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E218363V2

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title High School Longitudinal Study of 2009
Summary:  View help for Summary
HSLS:09 follows a nationally representative cohort of Fall 2009 9th-graders as they progress through high school and transition into postsecondary education and/or the labor force. The study also contains a special emphasis on exploring the path that leads students to pursue and persist in courses and careers in STEM fields. This cohort was reinterviewed in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2016.

Student-level survey files are currently available for the Base Year (2009), First Follow-up (2012), 2013 Update collection (2013), and Second Follow-up (2016). A school-level file is available for the Base Year (2009). Administrative records files include High School Transcripts (2013–2014), Postsecondary Transcripts and Student Financial Aid Records (2016–2017), and the Postsecondary Education Administrative Records (PEAR; 2021). A supplementary geocodes file is available (restricted-use only) with residential geographic information in 2009, 2012, 2013, and 2016.

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Microdata: Yes
Level of Analysis: Individuals - Students
Variables Present: No
File Layout: .csv
Codebook: Yes
Methods: No
Weights (with appropriate documentation): Yes
Publications: No
Aggregate Data: No
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/hsls09/

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms postsecondary education; high school students; financial aid
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2009 – 2023
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 2009 – 2009; 2012 – 2012; 2013 – 2013; 2016 – 2016; 2017 – 2018
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) survey data; text
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes
  • Nationally representative, longitudinal study of 23,000+ 9th graders from 944 schools in 2009, with a first follow-up in 2012 and a second follow-up in 2016
  • Students followed throughout secondary and postsecondary years
  • Surveys of students, their parents, math and science teachers, school administrators, and school counselors
  • A new student assessment in algebraic skills, reasoning, and problem solving for 9th and 11th grades
  • 10 state representative datasets


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V2 [2026-04-11]

V1 [2025-02-07]

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