| Table 2.—Dropout rate for
grades 9–12, by state: School years 1991–92 through
1997–98 |
|
State |
1997–98 |
1996–97 |
1995–96 |
1994–95 |
1993–94 |
1992–93 |
1991–92 |
| 4.8
| 5.3
| 5.6
| 6.2
| 5.8
| —
| —
|
|---|
| 4.6
| 4.9
| 5.6
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| 9.4
| 10.0
| 10.2
| 9.6
| 13.7
| 10.3
| 11.0 |
|---|
Arkansas
| 5.4
| 5.0
| 4.1
| 4.9
| 5.3
| 4.8
| 4.1 |
|---|
California
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
Colorado
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Connecticut
| 3.5
| 3.9
| 4.8
| 4.9
| 4.8
| 4.6
| —
|
|---|
Delaware
| 4.7
| 4.5
| 4.5
| 4.6
| 4.6
| 4.2
| —
|
|---|
District of Columbia
| 12.8
| —
| —
| 10.6
| 9.5
| 10.1
| 11.5 |
|---|
Florida
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
Georgia
| 7.3
| 8.2
| 8.5
| 9.0
| 8.7
| —
| —
|
|---|
Hawaii
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| 6.7
| 7.2
| 8.0
| 9.2
| 8.5
| —
| —
|
|---|
| 6.9
| 6.6
| 6.4
| 6.6
| 6.8
| —
| —
|
|---|
Indiana
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
Iowa
| 2.9
| 2.9
| 3.1
| 3.5
| 3.2
| —
| —
|
|---|
Kansas
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Kentucky
| 5.2
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| 11.4
| 11.6
| 11.6
| 3.5
| 4.7
| —
| —
|
|---|
Maine
| 3.2
| 3.2
| 3.1
| 3.4
| 3.1
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
| 4.3
| 4.9
| 4.8
| 5.2
| 5.2
| —
| —
|
|---|
Massachusetts
| 3.2
| 3.4
| 3.4
| 3.6
| 3.7
| 3.5
| 3.2 |
|---|
Michigan
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Minnesota
| 4.9
| 5.5
| 5.2
| 5.2
| 5.1
| —
| —
|
|---|
Mississippi
| 5.8
| 6.0
| 6.2
| 6.4
| 6.1
| 5.6
| 5.3 |
|---|
| |
Missouri
| 5.2
| 5.8
| 6.5
| 7.0
| 7.0
| 6.2
| 6.2 |
|---|
Montana
| 4.4
| 5.1
| 5.6
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Nebraska
| 4.4
| 4.3
| 4.5
| 4.5
| 4.6
| 3.8
| 3.6 |
|---|
Nevada
| 10.1
| 10.2
| 9.6
| 10.3
| 9.8
| 8.3
| 7.8 |
|---|
New Hampshire
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
| 3.5
| 3.7
| 4.1
| 4.0
| 4.3
| —
| —
|
|---|
New Mexico
| 7.1
| 7.5
| 8.3
| 8.5
| 8.1
| 7.8
| 7.5 |
|---|
New York
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
North Carolina
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
North Dakota
| 2.8
| 2.7
| 2.5
| 2.5
| 2.7
| 2.3
| —
|
|---|
| |
| 5.1
| 5.2
| 5.4
| 5.3
| 4.7
| —
| —
|
|---|
| 5.8
| 5.9
| 5.7
| 5.8
| 4.6
| —
| —
|
|---|
Oregon
| —
| —
| 7.0
| 7.1
| 7.3
| 5.8
| 5.9 |
|---|
Pennsylvania
| 3.9
| 3.9
| 4.0
| 4.1
| 3.8
| 3.7
| 3.7 |
|---|
Rhode Island
| 4.9
| 4.7
| 4.6
| 4.6
| 4.9
| 4.6
| 4.8 |
|---|
| |
South Carolina
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| 3.1
| 4.5
| 5.7
| 5.3
| 5.3
| —
| —
|
|---|
| 5.0
| 5.1
| 4.9
| 5.0
| 4.8
| —
| —
|
|---|
Texas
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Utah
| 5.2
| 4.5
| 4.4
| 3.5
| 3.1
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
| 5.2
| 5.0
| 5.3
| 4.7
| 4.8
| —
| —
|
|---|
| 4.8
| 4.6
| 4.7
| 5.2
| 4.8
| —
| —
|
|---|
Washington
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
West Virginia
| 4.1
| 4.1
| 3.8
| 4.2
| 3.8
| —
| —
|
|---|
| 2.8
| 2.7
| 2.4
| 2.7
| 3.1
| —
| —
|
|---|
| 6.4
| 6.2
| 5.7
| 6.7
| 6.5
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
| Outlying areas and DOD Dependents Schools |
DOD Dependents Schools
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
American Samoa
| 2.0
| 1.1
| 0.2
| 1.4
| 1.4
| 0.9
| 1.8 |
|---|
Guam
| 16.2
| 16.7
| 13.9
| 13.1
| 11.3
| 8.7
| 6.6 |
|---|
Northern Marianas
| 13.2
| 8.6
| 5.0
| 5.4
| —
| 3.2
| —
|
|---|
| 1.3
| 1.6
| 1.5
| 2.2
| 2.2
| 2.5
| —
|
|---|
Virgin Islands
| 6.8
| 3.5
| 2.3
| 6.0
| 3.1
| 6.4
| 3.7 |
|---|
| |
| — Data missing. |
| 1 This state reported on an alternative July-June cycle rather than the specified October-September cycle. |
| 2 The following states reported data using an alternative calendar in the years indicated: Alaska (1995–96), Ohio (1993–94), Wyoming (1993–94), and Puerto Rico (all years except 1997–98). |
| 3 Effective with the 1995–96 school year, Louisiana changed its dropout data collection from school-level aggregate counts reported by districts to an individual, student-record system. The increase in the droput rate is due in part to the increased ability to track students. |
| 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 Dropout File: School Year 1997–98." |
