Former Scouts are more likely than non-Scouts to:

Complete high school (91 % vs. 87 % )
Graduate from college (35 % vs. 19 %)
Own their own homes (74 % vs. 65 %)

Men who were Scouts for five years or more have average household incomes of $80,000, compared with $61,000 for men who were never Scouts.

– From “The Values of Scouts: A Study of Ethics and Character”