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| Table 219.67. | High school completion rate of 18- to 24-year-olds not enrolled in high school (status completion rate) and number and percentage distribution of 18- to 24-year-olds not enrolled in high school, by selected characteristics: Selected years, 2004 through 2014 |
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| Selected characteristic | Status completion rate1 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of 18- to 24-year-olds not enrolled in high school (in thousands) | Percentage distribution of 18- to 24-year-olds not enrolled in high school | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | 2009 | 2013 | 2014 | Total population2 | Status completers only3 | Total population2 | Status completers only3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 86.9 | (0.30) | 89.8 | (0.27) | 92.0 | (0.35) | 92.4 | (0.32) | 28,402 | (99.9) | 26,255 | (137.6) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 84.9 | (0.46) | 88.3 | (0.40) | 91.4 | (0.47) | 91.8 | (0.46) | 14,151 | (70.1) | 12,986 | (94.1) | 49.8 | (0.20) | 49.5 | (0.26) | ||||||||
| Female | 88.8 | (0.40) | 91.2 | (0.35) | 92.6 | (0.45) | 93.1 | (0.38) | 14,251 | (81.9) | 13,269 | (99.3) | 50.2 | (0.20) | 50.5 | (0.26) | ||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 91.7 | (0.31) | 93.8 | (0.27) | 94.3 | (0.38) | 94.2 | (0.40) | 15,767 | (123.5) | 14,847 | (136.0) | 55.5 | (0.40) | 56.6 | (0.45) | ||||||||
| Black | 83.5 | (0.98) | 87.1 | (0.84) | 91.5 | (1.13) | 91.7 | (0.91) | 4,092 | (102.0) | 3,750 | (102.8) | 14.4 | (0.35) | 14.3 | (0.38) | ||||||||
| Hispanic | 69.9 | (1.12) | 76.8 | (1.00) | 85.0 | (0.98) | 87.1 | (0.88) | 6,101 | (76.5) | 5,313 | (88.9) | 21.5 | (0.26) | 20.2 | (0.32) | ||||||||
| Asian | 95.2 | (1.00) | 97.6 | (0.72) | 96.3 | (1.27) | 98.8 | (0.47) | 1,467 | (44.6) | 1,450 | (45.5) | 5.2 | (0.16) | 5.5 | (0.17) | ||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 94.7 | (4.07) | 77.2 | (6.63) | 99.3 | (0.79) | 94.3 | (5.59) | 97 | (22.4) | 91 | (21.7) | 0.3 | (0.08) | 0.3 | (0.08) | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 76.7 | (4.70) | 82.4 | (4.47) | 91.7 | (2.97) | 78.7 | (4.18) | 244 | (25.2) | 192 | (24.0) | 0.9 | (0.09) | 0.7 | (0.09) | ||||||||
| Two or more races | 93.1 | (1.86) | 89.2 | (2.18) | 93.6 | (1.83) | 96.6 | (1.16) | 633 | (42.5) | 612 | (41.9) | 2.2 | (0.15) | 2.3 | (0.16) | ||||||||
| Race/ethnicity by sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 91.2 | (0.46) | 92.4 | (0.42) | 93.8 | (0.48) | 93.7 | (0.53) | 7,911 | (75.4) | 7,411 | (85.6) | 55.9 | (0.43) | 57.1 | (0.50) | ||||||||
| Black | 79.9 | (1.56) | 85.0 | (1.31) | 90.3 | (1.41) | 91.2 | (1.30) | 1,944 | (39.4) | 1,773 | (46.3) | 13.7 | (0.27) | 13.7 | (0.34) | ||||||||
| Hispanic | 64.2 | (1.59) | 74.9 | (1.43) | 83.8 | (1.35) | 86.0 | (1.22) | 3,095 | (51.4) | 2,663 | (53.4) | 21.9 | (0.37) | 20.5 | (0.40) | ||||||||
| Asian | 96.7 | (1.18) | 98.7 | (0.74) | 97.6 | (1.17) | 98.0 | (0.86) | 755 | (32.7) | 739 | (33.3) | 5.3 | (0.23) | 5.7 | (0.25) | ||||||||
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 41 | ! | (12.3) | 36 | ! | (11.1) | 0.3 | ! | (0.09) | 0.3 | ! | (0.09) | ||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 81.0 | (6.37) | 85.0 | (6.06) | 90.5 | (6.44) | 78.0 | (5.79) | 115 | (16.2) | 89 | (14.3) | 0.8 | (0.11) | 0.7 | (0.11) | ||||||||
| Two or more races | 92.1 | (2.79) | 90.0 | (3.00) | 94.7 | (2.65) | 94.7 | (2.14) | 290 | (26.2) | 275 | (25.6) | 2.1 | (0.18) | 2.1 | (0.20) | ||||||||
| Female | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 92.2 | (0.43) | 95.1 | (0.34) | 94.7 | (0.45) | 94.7 | (0.52) | 7,856 | (75.2) | 7,436 | (83.7) | 55.1 | (0.55) | 56.0 | (0.61) | ||||||||
| Black | 86.5 | (1.22) | 88.9 | (1.09) | 92.6 | (1.39) | 92.0 | (1.16) | 2,148 | (84.5) | 1,977 | (81.9) | 15.1 | (0.55) | 14.9 | (0.57) | ||||||||
| Hispanic | 76.5 | (1.52) | 78.8 | (1.40) | 86.2 | (1.30) | 88.1 | (1.16) | 3,006 | (47.6) | 2,649 | (61.2) | 21.1 | (0.31) | 20.0 | (0.42) | ||||||||
| Asian | 93.6 | (1.62) | 96.5 | (1.23) | 94.9 | (1.94) | 99.6 | (0.31) | 713 | (27.1) | 710 | (26.9) | 5.0 | (0.19) | 5.4 | (0.20) | ||||||||
| Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 100.0 | (#) | 56 | (16.4) | 56 | (16.4) | 0.4 | (0.11) | 0.4 | (0.12) | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 73.0 | (6.79) | 80.1 | (6.50) | 92.5 | (4.02) | 79.4 | (4.56) | 129 | (17.5) | 103 | (16.5) | 0.9 | (0.12) | 0.8 | (0.12) | ||||||||
| Two or more races | 94.2 | (2.45) | 88.5 | (3.16) | 92.5 | (2.88) | 98.2 | (1.05) | 343 | (29.4) | 337 | (29.3) | 2.4 | (0.21) | 2.5 | (0.22) | ||||||||
| Age | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 and 19 | 85.9 | (0.63) | 89.0 | (0.55) | 91.4 | (0.69) | 90.7 | (0.70) | 6,643 | (71.6) | 6,028 | (81.5) | 23.4 | (0.20) | 23.0 | (0.25) | ||||||||
| 20 and 21 | 87.2 | (0.55) | 89.8 | (0.50) | 92.4 | (0.63) | 92.8 | (0.53) | 8,369 | (171.4) | 7,765 | (166.7) | 29.5 | (0.60) | 29.6 | (0.61) | ||||||||
| 22 to 24 | 87.1 | (0.44) | 90.2 | (0.39) | 92.1 | (0.51) | 93.1 | (0.44) | 13,389 | (167.8) | 12,463 | (162.9) | 47.1 | (0.59) | 47.5 | (0.61) | ||||||||
| Recency of immigration4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born outside the United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 54.7 | (1.84) | 63.0 | (1.88) | 73.0 | (2.36) | 74.7 | (2.29) | 1,462 | (76.0) | 1,093 | (63.3) | 5.1 | (0.27) | 4.2 | (0.24) | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 91.0 | (1.06) | 92.5 | (0.99) | 93.3 | (1.34) | 95.7 | (1.08) | 1,669 | (91.1) | 1,597 | (88.4) | 5.9 | (0.32) | 6.1 | (0.34) | ||||||||
| First generation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 81.0 | (1.70) | 83.7 | (1.49) | 89.1 | (1.36) | 91.3 | (1.05) | 2,718 | (97.9) | 2,481 | (90.1) | 9.6 | (0.34) | 9.4 | (0.34) | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 95.9 | (0.77) | 95.2 | (0.74) | 95.3 | (1.22) | 97.9 | (0.69) | 1,883 | (82.1) | 1,843 | (82.0) | 6.6 | (0.29) | 7.0 | (0.31) | ||||||||
| Second generation or higher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 82.0 | (1.86) | 86.7 | (1.53) | 89.8 | (1.46) | 90.5 | (1.46) | 1,921 | (91.0) | 1,739 | (92.0) | 6.8 | (0.32) | 6.6 | (0.35) | ||||||||
| Non-Hispanic | 90.0 | (0.32) | 92.3 | (0.28) | 93.8 | (0.38) | 93.4 | (0.36) | 18,748 | (137.9) | 17,502 | (149.0) | 66.0 | (0.42) | 66.7 | (0.47) | ||||||||
| Disability5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| With a disability | — | (†) | 80.0 | (1.90) | 81.3 | (2.27) | 83.7 | (2.10) | 1,050 | (64.1) | 878 | (57.3) | 3.7 | (0.23) | 3.3 | (0.22) | ||||||||
| Without a disability | — | (†) | 90.1 | (0.27) | 92.4 | (0.33) | 92.8 | (0.31) | 27,352 | (115.1) | 25,377 | (144.9) | 96.3 | (0.23) | 96.7 | (0.22) | ||||||||
| Region | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast | 88.7 | (0.62) | 90.9 | (0.62) | 93.4 | (0.79) | 94.3 | (0.71) | 5,017 | (125.5) | 4,731 | (120.4) | 17.7 | (0.43) | 18.0 | (0.45) | ||||||||
| Midwest | 89.7 | (0.55) | 90.3 | (0.58) | 93.2 | (0.71) | 93.6 | (0.70) | 5,897 | (145.8) | 5,520 | (146.8) | 20.8 | (0.50) | 21.0 | (0.54) | ||||||||
| South | 85.5 | (0.57) | 89.3 | (0.47) | 91.2 | (0.60) | 91.2 | (0.62) | 10,459 | (166.6) | 9,538 | (174.3) | 36.8 | (0.58) | 36.3 | (0.63) | ||||||||
| West | 84.5 | (0.73) | 89.1 | (0.56) | 91.2 | (0.70) | 92.0 | (0.68) | 7,029 | (135.9) | 6,466 | (139.7) | 24.7 | (0.48) | 24.6 | (0.53) | ||||||||
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met (too few cases for a reliable estimate). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 The status completion rate is the number of 18- to 24-year-olds who are high school completers as a percentage of the total number of 18- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in high school or a lower level of education. High school completers include those with a high school diploma, as well as those with an alternative credential, such as a GED. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Includes all 18- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in high school or a lower level of education. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Status completers are 18- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in high school or a lower level of education and who also are high school completers--that is, have either a high school diploma or an alternative credential, such as a GED. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 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 generation or higher" were born in the United States, as were both of their parents. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Individuals identified as having a disability reported difficulty in 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 and the suppression of cells that do not meet NCES reporting standards. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, 2004 through 2014. (This table was prepared March 2016.) |
