Elementary and Secondary Education

Table A-16-1. Number and percentage distribution of public high schools and 12th grade students, by student retention rate: Academic years 1990–91 through 2009–10

Academic year	Number						Percentage distribution
			Low retention						Low retention
	Total	Total low retention	10–50 percent retention	51–70 percent retention	71–90 percent retention	91–150 percent retention	Total	Total low retention	10–50 percent retention	51–70 percent retention	71–90 percent retention	91–150 percent retention
	Regular public schools
1990–91	12,879	3,112	680	2,432	5,408	4,359	100.0	24.2	5.3	18.9	42.0	33.8
1991–92	12,764	2,917	562	2,355	5,291	4,556	100.0	22.9	4.4	18.5	41.5	35.7
1992–93	12,907	2,824	557	2,267	5,271	4,812	100.0	21.9	4.3	17.6	40.8	37.3
1993–94	12,877	3,004	617	2,387	5,206	4,667	100.0	23.3	4.8	18.5	40.4	36.2
1994–95	13,214	3,346	707	2,639	5,388	4,480	100.0	25.3	5.4	20.0	40.8	33.9

1995–96	13,401	3,704	848	2,856	5,596	4,101	100.0	27.6	6.3	21.3	41.8	30.6
1996–97	13,304	3,835	860	2,975	5,534	3,935	100.0	28.8	6.5	22.4	41.6	29.6
1997–98	13,767	4,013	917	3,096	5,844	3,910	100.0	29.1	6.7	22.5	42.4	28.4
1998–99	13,865	4,280	1,012	3,268	5,875	3,710	100.0	30.9	7.3	23.6	42.4	26.8
1999–2000	13,739	4,368	1,087	3,281	5,973	3,398	100.0	31.8	7.9	23.9	43.5	24.7

2000–01	14,123	4,581	1,157	3,424	6,103	3,439	100.0	32.4	8.2	24.2	43.2	24.4
2001–02	14,207	4,485	1,073	3,412	6,179	3,543	100.0	31.6	7.6	24.0	43.5	24.9
2002–03	14,408	4,256	1,041	3,215	6,228	3,924	100.0	29.5	7.2	22.3	43.2	27.2
2003–04	14,479	3,916	956	2,960	6,339	4,224	100.0	27.0	6.6	20.4	43.8	29.2
2004–05	14,541	3,995	982	3,013	6,134	4,412	100.0	27.5	6.8	20.7	42.2	30.3

2005–06	14,532	3,808	878	2,930	6,156	4,568	100.0	26.2	6.0	20.2	42.4	31.4
2006–07	14,766	3,783	893	2,890	6,178	4,805	100.0	25.6	6.0	19.6	41.8	32.5
2007–08	14,943	3,813	859	2,954	6,298	4,832	100.0	25.5	5.7	19.8	42.1	32.3
2008–09	15,217	3,912	888	3,024	6,435	4,870	100.0	25.7	5.8	19.9	42.3	32.0
2009-10	15,534	4,096	890	3,206	6,576	4,862	100.0	26.4	5.7	20.6	42.3	31.3

	12th-grade students
1990–91	1,798,719	518,067	114,421	403,646	750,368	530,284	100.0	28.8	6.4	22.4	41.7	29.5
1991–92	1,822,315	490,219	100,218	390,001	762,372	569,724	100.0	26.9	5.5	21.4	41.8	31.3
1992–93	1,884,258	494,400	103,501	390,899	774,120	615,738	100.0	26.2	5.5	20.7	41.1	32.7
1993–94	1,882,804	538,419	115,328	423,091	761,452	582,933	100.0	28.6	6.1	22.5	40.4	31.0
1994–95	1,992,341	620,815	136,566	484,249	810,129	561,397	100.0	31.2	6.9	24.3	40.7	28.2

1995–96	2,024,841	666,828	161,833	504,995	834,130	523,883	100.0	32.9	8.0	24.9	41.2	25.9
1996–97	2,055,853	704,112	167,037	537,075	850,228	501,513	100.0	34.2	8.1	26.1	41.4	24.4
1997–98	2,222,509	758,106	171,159	586,947	928,202	536,201	100.0	34.1	7.7	26.4	41.8	24.1
1998–99	2,267,627	794,923	196,119	598,804	946,823	525,881	100.0	35.1	8.6	26.4	41.8	23.2
1999–2000	2,270,127	813,769	205,102	608,667	961,282	495,076	100.0	35.8	9.0	26.8	42.3	21.8

2000–01	2,369,836	844,788	216,551	628,237	1,004,888	520,160	100.0	35.6	9.1	26.5	42.4	21.9
2001–02	2,425,255	829,249	198,284	630,965	1,028,742	567,264	100.0	34.2	8.2	26.0	42.4	23.4
2002–03	2,526,180	805,402	193,918	611,484	1,073,273	647,505	100.0	31.9	7.7	24.2	42.5	25.6
2003–04	2,574,332	774,576	187,378	587,198	1,091,764	707,992	100.0	30.1	7.3	22.8	42.4	27.5
2004–05	2,618,898	789,553	194,903	594,650	1,091,069	738,276	100.0	30.1	7.4	22.7	41.7	28.2

2005–06	2,659,715	757,779	165,364	592,415	1,115,184	786,752	100.0	28.5	6.2	22.3	41.9	29.6
2006–07	2,736,581	747,196	165,488	581,708	1,161,182	828,203	100.0	27.3	6.0	21.3	42.4	30.3
2007–08	2,818,130	775,145	151,885	623,260	1,194,433	848,552	100.0	27.5	5.4	22.1	42.4	30.1
2008–09	2,865,977	754,570	151,323	603,247	1,229,045	882,362	100.0	26.3	5.3	21.0	42.9	30.8
2009-10	2,910,437	755,303	134,622	620,681	1,248,987	906,147	100.0	26.0	4.6	21.3	42.9	31.1

NOTE: Retention rate is defined as the number of 12th-grade students in a given academic year divided by the number of 9th-grade students 4 years prior (the base year). Includes only regular public schools that had 10 or more 9th-grade students in the base year and 10 or more 12th-grade students in the academic year shown. Retention rates were limited to between 10 and 150 percent to eliminate outliers. For more information on the Common Core of Data (CCD), see Appendix B – Guide to Sources. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," 1990–91 through 2009-10.

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