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Public High School Dropouts and Completers from the Common Core of Data: School Years 1991-92 through 1997-98
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Table 1.—Dropout rate and number of students and dropouts in grades 9–12 and high school completers, by state: School year 1997–98
State Total
9–12th
graders1		 Dropouts Number of completers2 Four-year completion rate3
Number Rate Total Total
diploma		 Other
completer		 Total Total
diploma		 Other
completer
United States
— — — 2,475,938 2,443,283 532,655 — — —
 
Alabama4
207,514 10,041 4.8 41,801 38,089 3,712 78.3 71.3 6.9
Alaska6
36,474 1,686 4.6 6,494 6,462 32 — — —
Arizona4
217,554 20,342 9.4 36,534 36,361 173 65.3 64.9 0.3
Arkansas
134,638 7,258 5.4 28,959 26,855 2,104 81.2 75.3 5.9
California
— — — 282,536 282,536 ? — — ?
 
Colorado
— — — 36,356 35,794 562 — — —
Connecticut
141,283 4,942 3.5 27,988 27,885 103 83.2 82.8 0.3
Delaware
33,188 1,562 4.7 6,170 6,099 71 81.9 81.0 0.9
District of
Columbia6
16,675 2,129 12.8 2,905 2,777 128 — — —
Florida
— — — 101,387 98,623 2,764 — — —
 
Georgia
365,429 26,545 7.3 64,259 58,396 5,863 68.3 62.1 6.2
Hawaii
— — — 10,369 9,670 699 — — —
Idaho4
75,507 5,041 6.7 15,587 15,523 64 73.2 72.9 0.3
Illinois4
548,338 37,568 6.9 114,263 114,263 ? 76.9 76.9 ?
Indiana
— — — 59,436 58,944 492 — — —
 
Iowa
159,008 4,535 2.9 34,212 34,126 86 88.0 87.7 0.2
Kansas
141,156 — — 27,856 27,856 ? — — ?
Kentucky6
193,027 9,997 5.2 37,222 37,222 — — — —
Louisiana
212,005 24,210 11.4 39,074 38,030 1,044 60.4 58.8 1.6
Maine
59,180 1,884 3.2 11,974 11,950 24 86.5 86.3 0.2
 
Maryland4
225,810 9,632 4.3 45,511 45,033 478 80.6 79.8 0.8
Massachusetts
252,441 8,158 3.2 49,976 49,976 ? 85.6 85.6 ?
Michigan
— — — 90,590 90,341 249 — — —
Minnesota
258,761 12,633 4.9 54,494 54,494 ? 80.3 80.3 ?
Mississippi
137,802 7,924 5.8 26,463 24,502 1,961 76.0 70.4 5.6
 
Missouri
260,474 13,461 5.2 52,024 51,921 103 76.9 76.7 0.2
Montana6
 50,319 2,233 4.4 10,656 10,656 ? — — ?
Nebraska
90,201 4,007 4.4 19,611 19,529 82 83.2 82.9 0.3
Nevada
77,965 7,866 10.1 13,380 13,052 328 64.5 62.9 1.6
New Hampshire
— — — 10,728 10,728 — — — —
 
New Jersey4
 323,654 11,423 3.5 64,981 64,981 — 84.6 84.6 —
New Mexico
96,080 6,805 7.1 16,732 16,529 203 69.0 68.1 0.8
New York
— — — 138,579 138,531 48 — — —
North Carolina
— — — 60,146 59,292 854 — — —
North Dakota
37,924 1,069 2.8 8,222 8,222 ? 89.5 89.5 ?
 
Ohio
573,653 29,397 5.1 106,472 106,472 ? 79.5 79.5 ?
Oklahoma
178,503 10,316 5.8 35,200 35,200 ? 78.3 78.3 ?
Oregon
— — — 30,871 27,835 3,036 — — —
Pennsylvania
538,184 21,150 3.9 110,919 110,919 ? 83.8 83.8 ?
Rhode Island
42,230 2,061 4.9 8,075 8,074 1 80.9 80.9 0.0
 
South Carolina
— — — 34,025 31,951 2,074 — — —
South Dakota4
41,445 1,266 3.1 9,164 9,140 24 81.3 81.1 0.2
Tennessee4
242,766 12,118 5.0 61,674 57,237 4,437 83.5 77.5 6.0
Texas
— — — 197,184 197,184 ? — — ?
Utah
152,676 7,998 5.2 31,575 31,422 153 81.3 80.9 0.4
 
Vermont4
31,063 1,608 5.2 6,469 6,469 — 81.8 81.8 —
Virginia4
311,943 14,868 4.8 63,387 62,738 649 81.1 80.3 0.8
Washington
— — — 49,241 49,241 — — — —
West Virginia
94,076 3,884 4.1 20,137 20,130 7 83.9 83.9 0.0
Wisconsin4
252,984 6,983 2.8 57,607 57,607 — 89.8 89.8 —
Wyoming
31,377 2,003 6.4 6,463 6,416 47 77.3 76.8 0.6
 
Outlying areas and DOD Dependents Schools
DOD Dependents
Schools
— — — 2,360 2,360 — — — —
American Samoa
3,422 68 2.0 676 665 11 95.9 94.3 1.6
Guam
8,468 1,374 16.2 1,209 1,209 — 54.5 54.5 —
Northern
Marianas
2,062 272 13.2 374 374 — 71.1 71.1 —
Puerto Rico4
163,722 2,163 1.3 29,891 29,891 — 91.5 91.5 —
Virgin Islands
6,183 418 6.8 1,069 1,069 — 78.3 78.3 —
 
— Data missing.
? Not applicable. Total 9–12th graders not reported for states without conforming dropout data.
1 Ungraded students are prorated into the 9–12th grade total for dropout rate calculation purposes (see technical notes for further detail). For those states that did not report dropouts, no prorated 9–12th grade enrollment was calculated.
2 Includes regular and other diplomas as well as other completers but does not include high school equivalency.
3 The completion rate is calculated by dividing the number of high school completers in a given year by the number of high school completers in that year and dropouts over a 4-year period.
4 This state reported on an alternative July-June cycle rather than the specified October-September cycle.
5Other Completers is missing the following states: Kentucky, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.
6 A state that reported completers but not four consecutive years of dropout data can not have a high school completion rate.
NOTE: Percentages less than 0.05 are rounded to 0.0.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, "Local Education Agency Universe Dropout File: School Year 1997–98," and "Local Education Agency Universe Survey: School Year 1998–99."

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