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Table 106. | Public high school graduates and dropouts, by race/ethnicity and state or jurisdiction: 2006-07 |
State or other jurisdiction |
High school graduates, by race/ethnicity, 2006-071 | Event dropout rates (percent of 9th- to 12th-graders who dropped out) during 2006-07, by race/ethnicity | ||||||||||
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Total | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander |
American Indian/ Alaska Native |
Total | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian/ Pacific Islander |
American Indian/ Alaska Native |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
United States2 | 2,871,129 | 1,872,632 | 408,759 | 404,223 | 153,261 | 30,656 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 7.6 |
Alabama | 38,883 | 25,004 | 12,546 | 580 | 411 | 342 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
Alaska | 7,666 | 4,921 | 282 | 250 | 520 | 1,693 | 7.3 | 5.2 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 9.5 |
Arizona | 55,954 | 30,578 | 2,930 | 17,593 | 1,699 | 3,154 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 13.2 |
Arkansas | 26,707 | 19,449 | 5,534 | 1,121 | 449 | 154 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 4.5 |
California | 347,912 | 138,595 | 25,737 | 128,462 | 52,252 | 2,866 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 10.0 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 7.7 |
Colorado | 45,628 | 33,031 | 2,417 | 8,100 | 1,635 | 445 | 6.9 | 4.3 | 10.0 | 13.8 | 4.0 | 12.5 |
Connecticut | 37,541 | 27,384 | 4,689 | 4,139 | 1,227 | 102 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
Delaware | 7,205 | 4,483 | 2,034 | 424 | 237 | 27 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
District of Columbia | 2,944 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 1.6 | 6.9 | 11.0 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
Florida | 140,012 | 78,413 | 28,099 | 28,861 | 4,234 | 405 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 3.1 |
Georgia | 76,538 | 43,936 | 26,195 | 3,515 | 2,798 | 94 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 5.2 |
Hawaii | 11,063 | 2,071 | 197 | 450 | 8,301 | 44 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 10.8 |
Idaho | 16,242 | 14,186 | 129 | 1,446 | 279 | 202 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 3.7 |
Illinois | 129,181 | 85,552 | 21,116 | 16,128 | 5,963 | 422 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
Indiana | 58,962 | 50,578 | 5,279 | 2,161 | 821 | 123 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 4.3 |
Iowa | 34,127 | 31,019 | 1,190 | 1,156 | 610 | 152 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 5.9 |
Kansas | 29,377 | 23,858 | 2,236 | 2,283 | 662 | 338 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 4.6 |
Kentucky | 39,099 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 2.4 |
Louisiana | 34,274 | 19,767 | 13,051 | 556 | 658 | 242 | 7.4 | 5.2 | 10.1 | 8.1 | 4.4 | 7.3 |
Maine | 13,151 | 12,561 | 227 | 103 | 184 | 76 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 13.0 |
Maryland | 57,564 | 31,165 | 19,779 | 3,130 | 3,311 | 179 | 3.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Massachusetts | 63,141 | 49,287 | 4,791 | 5,918 | 3,004 | 141 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 5.0 |
Michigan | 111,313 | 86,495 | 17,945 | 3,213 | 2,711 | 949 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 16.6 | 11.8 | 6.0 | 10.2 |
Minnesota | 59,497 | 50,534 | 3,323 | 1,690 | 3,060 | 890 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 3.2 | 10.0 |
Mississippi | 24,186 | 12,240 | 11,437 | 227 | 243 | 39 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 6.3 |
Missouri | 60,275 | 48,677 | 8,970 | 1,371 | 1,035 | 222 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 2.4 | 4.6 |
Montana | 10,122 | 8,937 | 49 | 206 | 144 | 786 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 7.5 |
Nebraska | 19,873 | 16,800 | 1,226 | 1,290 | 346 | 211 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 8.2 |
Nevada | 16,455 | 9,902 | 1,385 | 3,421 | 1,516 | 231 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 4.3 |
New Hampshire | 13,988 | 13,739 | 257 | 188 | 237 | 31 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 11.8 |
New Jersey | 92,722 | 57,416 | 14,359 | 13,507 | 7,243 | 197 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
New Mexico | 16,131 | 6,253 | 386 | 7,395 | 258 | 1,839 | 6.1 | 3.9 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 8.1 |
New York | 168,333 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — |
North Carolina | 76,710 | 48,226 | 20,526 | 3,364 | 1,824 | 861 | 5.7 | — | — | — | 2.6 | 8.7 |
North Dakota | 7,159 | 6,542 | 74 | 68 | 62 | 413 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 7.9 |
Ohio | 116,136 | 98,390 | 14,058 | 1,899 | 1,652 | 137 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 9.5 | 19.6 | 2.0 | 9.1 |
Oklahoma | 37,100 | 23,530 | 3,599 | 2,385 | 856 | 6,730 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
Oregon | 32,643 | 26,227 | 806 | 3,242 | 1,687 | 681 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 7.4 |
Pennsylvania | 127,830 | 104,217 | 15,515 | 5,566 | 3,173 | 132 | — | — | 5.1 | 6.5 | — | — |
Rhode Island | 10,384 | 7,663 | 871 | 1,485 | 322 | 43 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 8.3 | 11.5 | 6.9 | 9.6 |
South Carolina | 34,970 | 21,062 | 12,643 | 631 | 462 | 44 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 6.0 |
South Dakota | 8,346 | 7,535 | 93 | 116 | 111 | 491 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 9.3 | 2.2 | 15.5 |
Tennessee | 54,502 | 40,140 | 12,188 | 1,146 | 934 | 94 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 3.8 |
Texas | 241,193 | 112,215 | 32,139 | 86,332 | 9,625 | 882 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 2.9 |
Utah | 28,276 | 24,679 | 231 | 2,100 | 876 | 390 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 6.0 |
Vermont | 6,667 | 6,325 | 91 | 63 | 92 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Virginia | 73,193 | 47,804 | 16,982 | 3,916 | 4,310 | 181 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
Washington | 62,339 | 46,996 | 2,749 | 5,625 | 5,696 | 1,273 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 3.5 | 10.1 |
West Virginia | 17,407 | 16,475 | 715 | 87 | 114 | 16 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
Wisconsin | 63,968 | 54,078 | 4,332 | 2,580 | 2,202 | 776 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 5.1 |
Wyoming | 5,441 | 4,882 | 53 | 328 | 59 | 119 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 12.3 |
Bureau of Indian Education |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
DoD, overseas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
DoD, domestic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Other jurisdictions | ||||||||||||
American Samoa | 954 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 954 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Guam | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Northern Marianas | 643 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 641 | 0 | 3.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Puerto Rico | 31,718 | 0 | 0 | 31,718 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
U.S. Virgin Islands | 820 | 7 | 720 | 88 | 1 | 4 | 5.4 | 10.3 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
—Not available. | ||||||||||||
1 Data differ slightly from figures reported in other tables due to varying reporting practices for racial/ethnic survey data. | ||||||||||||
2 High school graduate counts include estimates for nonreporting states, based on 2006 12th-grade enrollment racial/ethnic distribution reported by state. Event dropout rate totals are totals for reporting states only. | ||||||||||||
NOTE: Includes only graduates for whom race/ethnicity was reported. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Event dropout rates measure the percentage of public school students in grades 9 through 12 who dropped out of school between one October and the next. DoD = Department of Defense. | ||||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2006-07 and 2007-08, and "NCES Common Core of Data State Dropout and Completion Data File," 2006-07; and unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared November 2009.) |