Table 35.-Percent change in number of public high school graduates, by region and state, with projections: 1991-92 to 2009-10
Region and state
Actual
Projected
1991-92 to 1998-99
1998-99 to 2003-04
2003-04 to 2009-10
1998-99 to 2009-10
United States
12.1
5.4
6.1
11.8
Northeast
4.8
7.0
3.3
10.6
Connecticut
5.4
16.2
5.9
23.1
Maine
-7.8
4.1
-11.5
-7.8
Massachusetts
2.2
13.4
7.0
21.3
New Hampshire
9.7
14.3
0.7
15.0
New Jersey
2.9
6.9
9.6
17.2
New York
4.0
3.8
4.2
8.1
Pennsylvania
8.7
5.4
-1.4
4.0
Rhode Island
3.5
7.4
3.6
11.3
Vermont
21.4
7.8
-11.1
-4.1
Midwest
11.6
1.7
2.2
4.0
Illinois
13.9
6.1
10.8
17.5
Indiana
2.9
-3.9
9.0
4.8
Iowa
17.7
-1.9
-1.9
-3.8
Kansas
20.2
1.1
-2.5
-1.4
Michigan
4.7
2.8
2.2
5.0
Minnesota
20.3
5.4
-3.2
2.1
Missouri
11.5
4.6
6.2
11.0
Nebraska
18.4
-2.8
-3.9
-6.6
North Dakota
13.0
-9.9
-14.4
-22.9
Ohio
6.8
-1.2
0.0
-1.2
South Dakota
23.1
-11.7
-18.5
-28.1
Wisconsin
19.4
3.9
-4.4
-0.7
South
10.3
5.3
7.5
13.1
Alabama
-2.4
-6.4
7.2
0.4
Arkansas
3.5
-4.6
3.4
-1.4
Delaware
17.8
8.4
6.7
15.8
District of Columbia
-29.0
-20.0
-14.2
-31.3
Florida
8.6
16.7
9.6
27.9
Georgia
7.8
8.8
12.7
22.7
Kentucky
10.0
-4.6
6.7
1.8
Louisiana
15.3
-4.3
-6.0
-10.0
Maryland
19.7
10.8
7.2
18.8
Mississippi
4.7
-6.9
5.0
-2.2
North Carolina
-1.6
11.5
17.2
30.7
Oklahoma
10.4
-0.5
-1.4
-2.0
South Carolina
4.4
2.5
3.8
6.3
Tennessee
7.0
2.5
7.4
10.0
Texas
22.6
7.3
8.1
16.0
Virginia
10.4
6.3
6.8
13.6
West Virginia
-1.5
-10.2
-2.9
-12.8
West
22.1
8.5
10.5
19.8
Alaska
26.1
15.4
3.0
18.8
Arizona
18.9
21.7
21.3
47.6
California
23.2
8.6
12.0
21.6
Colorado
18.3
13.4
8.6
23.2
Hawaii
3.5
4.5
2.3
6.9
Idaho
22.8
-5.3
7.5
1.8
Montana
20.6
-2.4
-11.0
-13.2
Nevada
51.6
30.5
37.1
78.9
New Mexico
15.2
1.0
4.1
5.2
Oregon
11.5
6.9
2.2
9.2
Utah
31.1
-6.1
5.5
-1.0
Washington
23.5
9.5
5.1
15.1
Wyoming
9.3
-5.3
-14.9
-19.4
NOTE: Calculations are based on unrounded numbers. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data surveys and State Public High School Graduates Model. (This table was prepared June 2000.)
