This monograph is one of 20 to be produced by the Pennsylvania Vocational Development Study. The purpose of this profile analysis is to provide both guidance and program planning information for the three school systems involved in the project, as well as similar school systems. This report focuses on describing the student sample in terms of their ninth grade characteristics as they relate to their twelfth grade shop program. Chapter I describes the community from which the student sample was drawn. Chapter II describes the primary variables utilized in the report, and Chapter III contains tables and figures related to the findings. Data presented here may be utilized as a frame of reference for vocational counselors or school administrators. (Author/HMV)