Parental Socio-Economic Status and Students Academic Performance in Ekpeye
This study examines the Parental Socioeconomic background and students’ academic performance in Ekpeye. The study utilizes primary data which is collected through questionnaire administration among sampled secondary schools. Simple percentage and tabulation are employed to analyzed the collected data. Among others, findings indicate that socioeconomic status of parents influence the academic performance of their children in senior secondary schools. The study recommends the funding of secondary education and making schools conducive as this will to a large extend bridge the gap between rural-urban schools and reduce the level of inequality in education between the rich parents children (those with high socioeconomic status) and poor parents children with lower status that reside in the rural areas. A would be parent should be able to attain a specified level of education which will automatically transmit to the children. There should be indigent children support fund drawn from the three tiers of Nigerian government to help low socio-economic parents.
Keyword: School environment, Academic performance, Socio-economic status, Rural-urban, Families, Secondary school.
