Table 102. | Public high school graduates and dropouts, by race/ethnicity and state or jurisdiction: 2001–02 and 2003–04 |
State or other jurisdiction | High school graduates, by race/ethnicity, 2003–04 | Percent of 9th- to 12th-graders who dropped out during 2001–02, by race/ethnicity1 |
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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 | ||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
United States2 , 3 | 2,747,239 | 1,850,709 | 371,585 | 359,380 | 137,128 | 28,436 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Alabama | 36,464 | 23,949 | 11,483 | 325 | 368 | 339 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | |
Alaska | 7,236 | 4,972 | 280 | 198 | 461 | 1,325 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 11.4 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 13.4 | |
Arizona | 45,508 | 25,685 | 2,204 | 13,874 | 1,174 | 2,571 | 10.5 | 6.8 | 13.4 | 15.2 | 3.9 | 19.0 | |
Arkansas | 27,181 | 20,276 | 5,596 | 795 | 360 | 154 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 4.3 | 6.9 | |
California | 340,069 | 141,574 | 25,267 | 121,418 | 48,770 | 3,040 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Colorado | 44,777 | 33,385 | 2,194 | 7,198 | 1,597 | 403 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Connecticut | 34,573 | 26,130 | 3,896 | 3,319 | 1,126 | 102 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 4.9 | |
Delaware | 6,951 | 4,566 | 1,858 | 297 | 210 | 20 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 9.0 | 11.6 | 3.5 | 5.1 | |
District of Columbia | 3,031 | 114 | 2,607 | 239 | 61 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Florida | 131,418 | 77,115 | 26,342 | 23,925 | 3,545 | 491 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 3.6 | |
Georgia | 67,789 | 41,289 | 22,030 | 2,122 | 2,250 | 98 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 7.5 | |
Hawaii | 10,324 | 1,991 | 167 | 465 | 7,669 | 32 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 6.6 | |
Idaho | 15,547 | 13,822 | 79 | 1,175 | 289 | 182 | 3.9 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Illinois | 124,763 | 86,179 | 18,341 | 14,561 | 5,427 | 255 | 6.4 | 3.7 | 13.6 | 10.4 | 2.6 | 5.7 | |
Indiana | 56,008 | 49,248 | 4,342 | 1,602 | 696 | 120 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 2.8 | |
Iowa | 34,339 | 31,718 | 900 | 928 | 672 | 121 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 2.7 | 6.6 | |
Kansas | 29,963 | 24,938 | 2,157 | 1,758 | 703 | 407 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 5.4 | |
Kentucky | 37,755 | 33,385 | 3,387 | 586 | 347 | 50 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | |
Louisiana | 37,019 | 20,740 | 14,782 | 591 | 671 | 235 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 5.1 | 7.3 | |
Maine | 13,278 | 12,822 | 172 | 76 | 137 | 71 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 5.0 | |
Maryland | 52,870 | 30,541 | 17,005 | 2,270 | 2,919 | 135 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 4.1 | |
Massachusetts | 58,326 | 46,535 | 4,584 | 4,205 | 2,873 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Michigan | 98,823 | 81,568 | 11,737 | 2,405 | 2,225 | 888 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Minnesota | 59,096 | 51,688 | 2,510 | 1,238 | 2,861 | 799 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 9.9 | 14.5 | 4.4 | 14.2 | |
Mississippi | 23,716 | 12,362 | 11,000 | 122 | 212 | 20 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | |
Missouri | 57,983 | 48,118 | 7,863 | 947 | 866 | 189 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 4.8 | |
Montana | 10,500 | 9,428 | 36 | 162 | 112 | 762 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 10.3 | |
Nebraska | 20,309 | 17,798 | 984 | 1,004 | 340 | 183 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 3.3 | 11.9 | |
Nevada | 15,216 | 9,961 | 1,155 | 2,659 | 1,238 | 203 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 5.2 | 5.6 | |
New Hampshire | 13,309 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0 | 3.9 | 6.5 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 7.5 | |
New Jersey | 83,816 | 53,298 | 12,768 | 11,406 | 6,072 | 272 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 2.2 | |
New Mexico | 17,892 | 7,205 | 405 | 8,123 | 265 | 1,894 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 5.8 | |
New York | 142,526 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7.1 | 3.3 | 12.9 | 14.2 | 5.9 | 9.4 |
North Carolina | 72,126 | 47,657 | 19,685 | 2,291 | 1,659 | 834 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 9.4 | 3.7 | 9.9 | |
North Dakota | 7,888 | 7,253 | 69 | 83 | 66 | 417 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 8.0 | |
Ohio | 118,173 | 100,613 | 14,084 | 1,696 | 1,648 | 132 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 7.1 | |
Oklahoma | 36,799 | 24,679 | 3,386 | 1,726 | 727 | 6,281 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 9.4 | 3.2 | 3.8 | |
Oregon | 32,395 | 26,981 | 692 | 2,583 | 1,565 | 574 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 3.6 | 0.0 | |
Pennsylvania | 123,478 | 101,989 | 14,303 | 4,134 | 2,952 | 100 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 3.3 | |
Rhode Island | 9,258 | 7,335 | 640 | 950 | 294 | 39 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 4.6 | 5.9 | |
South Carolina | 33,235 | — | — | — | — | — | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 3.1 | |
South Dakota | 9,001 | 8,262 | 108 | 98 | 118 | 415 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 1.9 | 13.0 | |
Tennessee | 46,096 | 35,364 | 9,301 | 642 | 726 | 63 | 3.8 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Texas | 244,167 | 116,499 | 33,213 | 85,412 | 8,304 | 739 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 4.1 | |
Utah | 30,252 | 26,975 | 218 | 1,838 | 844 | 377 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 5.2 | 8.1 | |
Vermont | 7,092 | 6,753 | 89 | 63 | 147 | 40 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 2.2 | 5.9 | |
Virginia | 71,754 | 48,300 | 16,751 | 2,956 | 3,591 | 156 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 4.1 | |
Washington | 61,194 | 47,582 | 2,630 | 4,549 | 5,163 | 1,270 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 16.8 | 12.3 | 6.6 | 15.2 | |
West Virginia | 17,339 | 16,462 | 636 | 80 | 149 | 12 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 8.9 | |
Wisconsin | 62,784 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9 | 1.2 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 4.1 |
Wyoming | 5,833 | 5,329 | 33 | 318 | 51 | 102 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 9.9 | 12.3 | 2.7 | 13.0 | |
Bureau of Indian Affairs schools | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
DoDDS, overseas | 2,352 | 1,333 | 416 | 288 | 299 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
DoDDS, domestic | 534 | 172 | 103 | 218 | 39 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Other jurisdictions | |||||||||||||
American Samoa | 852 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 852 | 0 | 1.1 | — | — | — | 1.1 | — | |
Guam | 1,350 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1,319 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Northern Marianas | 575 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 571 | 0 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 16.7 | — | 7.2 | — | |
Puerto Rico | 30,083 | 0 | 0 | 30,083 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | — | — | 1.2 | — | — | |
Virgin Islands | 819 | 5 | 699 | 112 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
—Not available. 1 Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Tennessee, Vermont, and Puerto Rico reported data on an alternative July through June cycle, rather than the specified October through September cycle for dropout data. 2 Includes estimates for nonreporting states, based on 2003 12th-grade enrollment racial/ethnic distribution reported by state. 3 Data differ slightly from figures reported in other tables due to varying reporting practices for racial/ethnic survey data. 4 Estimated high school graduates from NCES 2006-606rev, The Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate for Public High Schools From the Common Core of Data: School Years 2002–03 and 2003–04. NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2004–05, and "Local Education Agency Universe Survey Dropout and Completion Data File," 2001–02; and unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared March 2007.) |