Table A2

Estimation of the Propensity Score

Variable	Treated
Midsized city	1.933 [1.025]
Urban fringe of large city	−0.862 [0.937]
Urban fringe of mid-sized city	−5.535 [1.855]
Rural	2.155 [1.312]
Log mobility	0.169 [0.125]
Percent white	−0.666 [0.756]
Percent Native American	0.419 [0.755]
Percent Asian	−0.675 [0.756]
Percent limited English proficient	0.072 [0.007]
Percent black	−0.626 [0.756]
Midsized city*percent black	−0.049 [0.010]
Urban fringe of large city*percent black	0.01 [0.007]
Urban fringe of midsized city*percent black	−0.046 [0.014]
Rural*percent black	0.033 [0.014]
Percent Hispanic	−0.644 [0.756]
Midsized city*percent Hispanic	−0.054 [0.012
Urban fringe of large city*percent Hispanic	0.016 [0.009]
Urban fringe of midsized city*percent Hispanic	−0.079 [0.020]
Rural*percent Hispanic	0.015 [0.018]
Percent economically disadvantaged	−0.032 [0.005]
Midsized city*percent economically disadvantaged	0.039 [0.012]
Urban fringe of large city*percent economically disadvantaged	−0.044 [0.012]
Urban fringe of mid-sized city*percent econ. disadvantaged	0.046 [0.017]
Rural*percent economically disadvantaged	−0.069 [0.022]
log of Grade 12 enrollment	−0.044 [0.369]
Midsized city*Log of Grade 12 enrollment	−0.097 [0.157]
Urban fringe of large city*log of Grade 12 enrollment	0.009 [0.137]
Urban fringe of midsized city*log of Grade 12 enrollment	0.96 [0.334]
Rural*log of Grade 12 enrollment	−0.569 [0.213]
First lag of log of Grade 12 enrollment	− 1.413 [0.468]
Second lag of log of Grade 12 enrollment	− 1.096 [0.482]
First lag of log of Grade 11 enrollment	0.411 [0.394]
Lag of log of SAT/ACT takers	0.12 [0.304]
Lag of above 1100/24 on SAT/ACT	0.068 [0.120]
Lag of number of graduates	1.296 [0.488]
Second lag of log of SAT/ACT takers	−0.206 [0.306]
Second lag of above 1100/24 on SAT/ACT	0.045 [0.114]
Second lag of number of graduates	1.151 [0.515]
Observations	5888

Robust standard errors in brackets.
Model includes school and year effects.