Public versus private high school attendance. More Lafayette alumni graduated from public high schools (79 students or 57%) than private high schools (60 students or 43%). While, roughly equal numbers of male students attended public and private high schools, more female students (62%) attended public than attended private high schools.

Public versus private high school attendance and rankings of colleges/universities of enrollment. The difference in the mean rankings of the colleges and universities where public high school graduates enrolled (rank of 2.9)and those where private high school graduates enrolled (rank of 2.3) is not statistically significant.

Student gender and rankings of colleges/universities of enrollment. There is a statistically significant difference in the rankings of colleges and universities where students enrolled based on student gender –the female students enrolled in better-ranked institutions than the male students (2.4 versus 2.9). While male students enrolled in better-ranked colleges than female students (2.0 versus 2.7), females enrolled in better-ranked universities than male students (2.2 versus 3.3).

Public versus private high school attendance, gender, and public versus private college/university enrollments. Nearly two thirds of private school students enrolled at private institutions (63%) while just over half of public school students (54%) did so. Further, all students regardless of type of high school enrolled in better-ranked private institutions (rank of 2.2) than public institutions (rank of 3.3). In each case, the private high school graduates enrolled in somewhat better-ranked institutions than the public high school graduates – for private institutions ranks of 2.0 versus 2.4, and for public institutions ranks of 2.9 versus 3.5.