Effects of Parental Socioeconomic Status on the Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students in Karak District, Pakistan

The purpose of this research work was to investigate the effects of parental socioeconomic status on the academic achievement of secondary school students. All the students studying at secondary school level in Karak District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan) constituted the population of the study. The study was delimited to only sixty government boys ’ high schools in Karak District. The study was further delimited to the students of 10th Class. In order to represent adequate representation of the population, 1500 secondary school students were selected through simple random sampling technique. The study was survey type and therefore a self-developed structured questionnaire was used for the collection of data. Data was collected through personal visits. After collection of data, it was organized, tabulated and analyzed. Chi-square and percentage were used for the statistical analysis of the data. After statistical analysis of data, the researchers concluded that parental socio-economic status; parent’s educational level, parental occupational level; and parental income level affect the academic achievement of secondary school students. Based on findings, it was suggested tha