INFLUENCE OF FAMILY BACKGROUND AMONG ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BAURE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

The study investigated the “Influence of Family Background Among Academic Performance of Senior Secondary School Students in Baure Local Government Area”. The study was guided by three research objectives which where to; investigate the influence of parental level of income on academic performance of senior secondary school students in Baure local government area, to find out the influence of family size on academic performance of senior secondary school students in Baure secondary schools and to find out the influence of educational attainment of parents on the children's academic performance, three research questions and three null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 significant levels. Descriptive survey research design was used. The total population comprised of seven hundred and thirty six (736) while the sample size for the study is two hundred and fourty eight (248) by using Research Advisor (2006). Influence of Family Background Questionnaire (IFBQ) was used as the instrument for data collection. The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation and t-test statistics. The findings of the study indicates that there is negatively significant influence on academic performance of senior secondary school students, there is significant difference on the academic performance of senior secondary school students from a small family size and those from a large family size and there is significant difference between educational attainment of parents and students academic performance of senior secondary school students while all the were test at 0.05 level of significance. Finally, the study recommended that Schools should implement targeted academic support programs to mitigate the negative influences on students' academic performance, educational stakeholders should design programs to support families, particularly those with larger sizes, by providing resources such as parental education workshops, counseling, and access to educational materials and Governments and non-governmental organizations should prioritize adult education programs to raise the educational attainment of parents. Additionally, schools can foster partnerships with parents by organizing regular seminars, workshops, and parent-teacher engagements to emphasize the importance of parental involvement in enhancing students' academic performance.