| Table 11.—Percentage of high school completers1 who were minority, by state: School years 1991–92 through 1997–98 |
|
State |
1997–98 |
1996–97 |
1995–96 |
1994–95 |
1993–94 |
1992–93 |
1991–92 |
Alabama
| 35.3
| 34.8
| 34.7
| 33.9
| 34.7
| 33.4
| 34.1 |
|---|
Alaska
| 28.7
| 30.8
| 29.0
| 29.9
| 30.5
| 29.2
| 28.8 |
|---|
Arizona
| —
| 35.5
| 34.5
| 35.2
| —
| 34.5
| 32.9 |
|---|
Arkansas
| 23.0
| —
| —
| —
| 23.2
| 23.9
| 22.6 |
|---|
California
| 54.6
| 53.7
| 53.2
| 52.8
| 53.1
| 51.5
| 49.4 |
|---|
| |
Colorado
| 21.5
| 21.4
| 41.0
| 21.4
| 21.3
| 21.4
| 21.2 |
|---|
Connecticut
| 22.4
| 22.6
| 21.2
| 20.7
| 21.5
| 20.0
| 19.4 |
|---|
Delaware
| 33.5
| 33.1
| 32.2
| 32.3
| 30.6
| 27.3
| 26.6 |
|---|
District of Columbia
| 92.5
| 97.0
| 97.4
| 93.2
| 94.3
| 97.6
| —
|
|---|
Florida
| 39.5
| 39.8
| 39.6
| 38.5
| 38.0
| 36.8
| 35.7 |
|---|
| |
Georgia
| 38.8
| 37.4
| 37.8
| 37.1
| 36.6
| 36.4
| —
|
|---|
Hawaii
| 81.6
| 74.7
| 81.3
| 249.8
| 81.2
| 80.8
| 81.7 |
|---|
Idaho
| 7.4
| 7.2
| 6.7
| 6.1
| 6.3
| —
| —
|
|---|
Illinois
| 28.6
| 27.7
| 27.0
| 26.7
| 27.1
| 26.8
| 26.3 |
|---|
Indiana
| 11.6
| 11.6
| 11.2
| 10.8
| 9.9
| 10.5
| 11.6 |
|---|
| |
Iowa
| 5.4
| 5.4
| 5.1
| 5.3
| 5.6
| 4.5
| 5.4 |
|---|
Kansas
| 13.5
| —
| 13.2
| 13.3
| 12.7
| 12.2
| 12.5 |
|---|
Kentucky
| 9.8
| 10.2
| 10.1
| —
| —
| —
| 9.4 |
|---|
Louisiana
| 42.9
| 42.9
| 41.0
| 41.1
| 40.2
| 39.0
| 36.2 |
|---|
Maine
| 2.7
| 2.3
| 3.4
| 2.2
| 2.2
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
Maryland
| 40.0
| 39.8
| 39.0
| 38.3
| 37.6
| 36.0
| 34.4 |
|---|
Massachusetts
| 18.6
| 17.5
| 17.2
| 16.4
| 17.3
| 16.7
| 14.9 |
|---|
Michigan
| 17.7
| 17.3
| 16.8
| 16.6
| 16.8
| 17.0
| 16.6 |
|---|
Minnesota
| —
| —
| 7.8
| 7.9
| 8.0
| 7.6
| 7.5 |
|---|
Mississippi
| 49.2
| —
| 48.5
| 47.3
| 47.6
| 47.2
| 47.9 |
|---|
| |
Missouri
| 14.5
| 13.8
| 13.3
| 13.3
| 13.7
| 13.7
| 15.9 |
|---|
Montana
| 8.1
| 9.0
| 8.6
| 8.7
| 8.9
| 8.0
| 8.6 |
|---|
Nebraska
| 8.6
| 8.0
| 7.8
| 7.7
| 8.4
| 7.8
| 7.7 |
|---|
Nevada
| 29.3
| 29.6
| 27.5
| 25.8
| 25.4
| 24.2
| 24.3 |
|---|
New Hampshire
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
New Jersey
| —
| —
| —
| 30.7
| 30.6
| 29.6
| 28.2 |
|---|
New Mexico
| 56.2
| 54.6
| 54.5
| 55.9
| 56.1
| 55.5
| 55.3 |
|---|
New York
| —
| 31.3
| 29.8
| 29.4
| 29.1
| 28.2
| 27.9 |
|---|
North Carolina
| 33.5
| 30.4
| 30.2
| 30.4
| 30.6
| 30.7
| 30.5 |
|---|
North Dakota
| 5.6
| 5.5
| 5.9
| 6.0
| 6.0
| 5.6
| —
|
|---|
| |
Ohio
| 12.9
| 12.7
| 11.9
| 10.1
| 219.0
| 218.6
| 9.9 |
|---|
Oklahoma
| 28.0
| 29.2
| 24.8
| 27.5
| 24.7
|
214.4 |
23.0 |
|---|
Oregon
| 12.4
| 12.3
| 9.0
| 10.9
| 11.8
| 11.0
| 10.2 |
|---|
Pennsylvania
| 14.3
| 14.1
| 14.1
| 13.6
| 13.5
| 13.3
| 12.5 |
|---|
Rhode Island
| 16.7
| 16.4
| 15.3
| 13.7
| 14.1
| 13.7
| —
|
|---|
| |
South Carolina
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
South Dakota
| 6.2
| 6.0
| 9.2
| 8.8
| 9.8
| 8.9
| 6.0 |
|---|
Tennessee
| —
| 21.2
| 20.4
| 18.8
| 20.2
| 19.6
| 18.9 |
|---|
Texas
| 46.9
| 45.6
| 44.6
| 44.2
| 44.6
| 43.2
| 44.6 |
|---|
Utah
| 7.0
| 6.6
| 6.4
| 6.3
| 6.3
| 6.6
| 6.6 |
|---|
| |
Vermont
| —
| —
| 2.4
| 2.3
| 0.0
| —
| —
|
|---|
Virginia
| 30.4
| 30.1
| 30.3
| 29.5
| 28.5
| 28.1
| 26.9 |
|---|
Washington
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
West Virginia
| 4.5
| 4.5
| 4.8
| 4.6
| 4.3
| 4.0
| 4.3 |
|---|
Wisconsin
| 9.6
| 9.1
| 8.5
| 8.5
| 9.1
| 8.7
| 8.3 |
|---|
Wyoming
| 8.5
| 8.1
| 7.7
| 8.9
| 9.0
| 8.9
| 13.0 |
|---|
| |
| Outlying areas and DOD Dependents Schools |
DOD Dependents Schools
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
American Samoa
| 100.0
| 98.6
| 97.3
| 95.7
| 95.8
| 97.8
| —
|
|---|
Guam
| 73.3
| 97.8
| —
| —
| —
| —
| 93.7 |
|---|
Northern Marianas
| 99.5
| 99.4
| 99.7
| 100.0
| 100.0
| 100.0
| 92.4 |
|---|
Puerto Rico
| 100.0
| 100.0
| 100.0
| 100.0
| 100.0
| 100.0
| —
|
|---|
Virgin Islands
| 99.3
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
| — Data missing. |
| 1 Includes regular and other diplomas as well as other completers but does not include high school equivalency. Minorities include the following racial/ethnic categories collected on the CCD: American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, non-Hispanic, and Hispanic. |
| 2 Percentage taken from the State Nonfiscal file. |
| NOTE: Other Completers is missing in the following states: Kentucky, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Washington, and Wisconsin. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, "Local Education Agency Universe Survey Dropout Data and Completion File: School Years 1991–92 through 1996–97", and "Local Education Agency Universe Survey: School Year 1998–99," and "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education" school years 1992–93, 1993–94, and 1994–95. |
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