Open Journal of Educational Research, 2022, 2, 114-125 www.scipublications.org/journal/index.php/ojer DOI: 10.31586/ojer.2022.305 DOI:https://doi.org/10.31586/ojer.2022.305 Open Journal of Educational Research Article Parental Involvement in the Academic Performance of Students in Ghana: Socio-Economic Status Patrick Kwarteng 1,* , Frank Asiamah 2 , Anderson Oppong Twumasi 3 , Jacob Oppong Nkansah 4 , Jacob Issaka 5 , Simon Kweku Afetorgbor 5 1 Department of Social Sciences, Wiawso College of Education, Sefwi Wiawso, Ghana 2 Department of Supervision and Monitoring, District Education Directorate, Upper West Akyem, Ghana 3 Department of Basic Education, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana 4 Department of Social Studies Education, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana 5 Department of Social Sciences, Jasikan College of Education, Jasikan, Ghana *Correspondence: Patrick Kwarteng (adomkwartengpatrick@gmail.com) Abstract: The purpose of the study was to assess the socioeconomic status and levels of parental involvement on the academic performance of Junior High School Students in the Upper West Akim District in Ghana. The study adopted the quantitative approach and specifically used the descriptive survey design. Simple random sampling and purposive sampling techniques were used for the selection of schools and respondents for the study. The main instrument used for data collection was questionnaire. The Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) software version 22 was used for analysis of data gathered. The study concluded that, parents’ socioeconomic status specifically; education, occupation and income levels, is an important factor that determines the academic performance of students in the Upper West Akim District. The educational and income statuses have a positive relationship with the academic performance of students. The findings from the study also revealed that, parents who ensure that their children study at home, provide their educational needs, discuss their progress with their teachers and attend PTA meetings regularly have children who perform better academically as compared to children whose parents do not see to it that their children study at home, provide the educational needs of their children, discuss their children’s learning with teachers and attend PTA meeting regularly. It is recommended that, Considering the strong positive relationship between parental involvement and academic performance, it is recommended that government through the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) should educate parents, teachers and school managers on the relevance of parental involvement in the education of the child and the need for the school to create an atmosphere that would involve parents in the education of their wards. It is also recommended that, adult literacy should be enhanced by government to improve the level of education of parents in the Upper West Akim District which will go a long way to improve participation of parents in children’s education and hence improve their academic performance. Keywords: Parental Involvement, Socioeconomic, Status, Academic Performance, Students Ghana 1. Introduction Education plays an essential role in the acquisition of knowledge and skills. Educational statuses of the parents and students’ academic achievement have a close relationship. This is because parents themselves having being to school realized the importance of being educated. They stand better chance to support their children for better academic achievement. These students received encouragement and motivation from the family perform better in schools than their counterparts from non-encouraging families [1]. How to cite this paper: Kwarteng, P., Asiamah, F., Twumasi, A. O., Nkansah, J. O., Issaka, J., & Afetorgbor, S. K. (2022). Parental Involvement in the Academic Performance of Students in Ghana: Socio- Economic Status. Open Journal of Educational Research, 2(3), 114– 125. Retrieved from https://www.scipublications.com/ journal/index.php/ojer/article/vie w/305 Received: April 8, 2022 Accepted: May 16, 2022 Published: May 18,, 2022 Copyright: © 2022 by the authors. Submitted for possible open access publication under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses /by/4.0/).