Life chances such additional factors as social mobility and social equality. Other factors include those related to one's socioeconomic status, such as gender, race, and ethnicity. While some of those factors, like age, race or gender, are random, Weber stressed the link between life chances and the non-random elements of the three-component theory of stratification – how social class, social status and political affiliation affect each individual's life. In other words, individuals in certain groups have in common a specific causal component of their life chances: they are in similar situation, which tends to imply a similar outcome to their actions. Weber
Clear Springs High School areas previously served by Clear Creek High School and Clear Brook High School. In its initial year, Clear Springs was attended only by ninth and tenth graders, adding an additional grade level each year. The first graduating class was the Class of 2010. Clear Springs High School is ranked #1834 nationally. As of the 2014-2015 school year, the demographic breakdown of the 2,468 students enrolled was as follows: In 2017, U.S. News & World Report ranked the school 165th in Texas based on college readiness and state exam scores. More than a third of the school's students are enrolled in