Table 219.57.

Population of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in grades 10 through 12, number who dropped out (event dropouts), percentage who dropped out (event dropout rate), and percentage distribution, by selected characteristics: 2014

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Selected characteristic	15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in grades 10 through 12
	Number (in thousands)						Event dropout rate (percent)3			Percentage distribution
	Total population1			Event dropouts2						Total population1			Event dropouts2
1	2			3			4			5			6
Total	10,889		(138.4)	567		(42.4)	5.2		(0.38)	100.0		(†)	100.0		(†)
Sex
Male	5,558		(88.5)	300		(32.7)	5.4		(0.58)	51.0		(0.54)	53.0		(3.99)
Female	5,330		(92.9)	267		(29.3)	5.0		(0.53)	49.0		(0.54)	47.0		(3.99)
Race/ethnicity
White	6,104		(94.2)	285		(27.4)	4.7		(0.43)	56.1		(0.64)	50.2		(3.90)
Black	1,463		(46.3)	83		(17.9)	5.7		(1.21)	13.4		(0.38)	14.6		(2.84)
Hispanic	2,274		(67.4)	179		(25.6)	7.9		(1.05)	20.9		(0.52)	31.5		(3.52)
Asian	507		(34.5)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	4.7		(0.30)	‡		(†)
Pacific Islander	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
American Indian/Alaska Native	118		(21.0)	12	!	(4.9)	10.1	!	(3.91)	1.1		(0.19)	2.1	!	(0.86)
Two or more races	378		(32.5)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	3.5		(0.30)	‡		(†)
Family income4
Low income	1,603		(76.5)	150		(23.9)	9.4		(1.41)	14.7		(0.65)	26.5		(3.43)
Middle income	6,273		(123.3)	339		(30.6)	5.4		(0.48)	57.6		(0.90)	59.8		(3.76)
High income	3,012		(90.8)	78		(15.8)	2.6		(0.50)	27.7		(0.77)	13.7		(2.55)
Age5
15-16	3,058		(84.0)	190		(25.8)	6.2		(0.82)	28.1		(0.62)	33.5		(3.85)
17	3,684		(56.1)	120		(22.3)	3.3		(0.60)	33.8		(0.49)	21.2		(3.51)
18	2,871		(63.2)	121		(21.4)	4.2		(0.73)	26.4		(0.54)	21.3		(3.39)
19	930		(56.1)	68		(14.1)	7.4		(1.38)	8.5		(0.48)	12.1		(2.35)
20-24	346		(39.8)	68		(16.1)	19.5		(4.25)	3.2		(0.35)	11.9		(2.73)
Recency of immigration6
Born outside the United States
Hispanic	387		(35.5)	72		(16.8)	18.7		(3.82)	3.6		(0.32)	12.8		(2.74)
Non-Hispanic	480		(42.5)	24	!	(10.5)	4.9	!	(2.11)	4.4		(0.38)	4.2	!	(1.75)
First generation
Hispanic	1,183		(60.6)	63		(15.7)	5.3		(1.29)	10.9		(0.54)	11.0		(2.65)
Non-Hispanic	952		(60.8)	27	!	(9.3)	2.8	!	(0.96)	8.7		(0.56)	4.7	!	(1.58)
Second or later generation
Hispanic	703		(47.6)	44	!	(14.6)	6.2	!	(1.95)	6.5		(0.41)	7.7	!	(2.43)
Non-Hispanic	7,183		(117.9)	338		(27.8)	4.7		(0.37)	66.0		(0.72)	59.6		(3.66)
Disability status7
With a disability	450		(40.8)	18	!	(6.2)	4.0	!	(1.39)	4.1		(0.37)	3.2	!	(1.10)
Without a disability	10,439		(136.3)	549		(42.3)	5.3		(0.39)	95.9		(0.37)	96.8		(1.10)
Region
Northeast	1,983		(80.2)	96		(20.3)	4.8		(0.98)	18.2		(0.69)	16.9		(3.29)
Midwest	2,533		(75.8)	118		(17.2)	4.6		(0.68)	23.3		(0.65)	20.7		(2.90)
South	3,715		(100.2)	190		(25.9)	5.1		(0.67)	34.1		(0.82)	33.5		(3.93)
West	2,659		(84.5)	164		(26.0)	6.2		(0.93)	24.4		(0.69)	28.9		(3.80)

†Not applicable.

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

1 Includes all 15- to 24-year-olds who were enrolled in grades 10 through 12 in October 2013.

2 Includes only those 15- to 24-year-olds who dropped out of grades 10 through 12 between October 2013 and October 2014. Dropping out is defined as leaving school without a high school diploma or alternative credential such as a GED certificate.

3 Among 15- to 24-year-olds who were enrolled in grades 10 through 12 in October 2013, the percentage who had dropped out by October 2014.

4 Low income refers to the bottom 20 percent of all family incomes; high income refers to the top 20 percent of all family incomes; and middle income refers to the 60 percent in between. In 2014, low income was defined as $19,716 or less, and high income was defined as $95,433 or more.

5 Age at the time of data collection. A person's age at the time of dropping out may be 1 year younger, because the dropout event could occur at any time over the previous 12-month period.

6 The United States includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Individuals defined as "first generation" were born in the United States, but one or both of their parents were born outside the United States. Individuals defined as "second or later generation" were born in the United States, as were both of their parents.

7 Individuals identified as having a disability reported difficulty with at least one of the following: hearing, seeing even when wearing glasses, walking or climbing stairs, dressing or bathing, doing errands alone, concentrating, remembering, or making decisions.

NOTE: Data are based on sample surveys of the civilian noninstitutionalized population, which excludes persons in prisons, persons in the military, and other persons not living in households. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors were computed using replicate weights.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October 2014. (This table was prepared March 2016.)