ABSTRACT

The study investigate the socio-economic factors affecting pupils performance in Mogobich zone and the following objectives guided the study; Investigate the relationship between family background and socio-economic factors. Establish relationship between pupils and academic performance and analyze the effects of socioeconomic factors on school enrolment. The study adopted a descriptive research design. This enhanced the researcher to obtain a better understanding of the socioeconomic factors affecting academic performance of pupils in Mogobich zone, Nandi-East district Kenya. The method chosen allowed a collection of comprehensive and intensive data and provided an in-depth understanding of the study. Information collected was analyzed and edited to create consistency and completeness. After collecting the questionnaires they were edited for competence across respondents and to locate omissions. Recommendations were also made for example parents and the community was sensitized on the importance of proper and stable family background and how they influence child development