Table 3.-Number of public school students who dropped out of grades 9-12, by state: School years 1991-92 through 1997-98

Sections:

State	1997–98	1996–97	1995–96	1994–95	1993–94	1992–93	1991–92
Table 3.—Number of public school students who dropped out of grades 9–12, by state: School years 1991–92 through 1997–98
Alabama¹	10,041	10,910	11,573	12,525	11,679	—	—
Alaska²	1,686	1,728	1,912	—	—	—	—
Arizona¹	20,342	20,983	19,520	18,410	25,233	18,446	18,584
Arkansas	7,258	6,748	5,305	6,248	6,674	5,928	4,989
California	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Colorado	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Connecticut	4,942	5,390	6,152	6,406	6,209	5,814	—
Delaware	1,562	1,464	1,404	1,389	1,343	1,187	—
District of Columbia	2,129	—	—	1,879	1,786	1,946	2,177
Florida	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Georgia	26,545	29,294	29,284	30,158	28,352	—	—
Hawaii	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Idaho¹	5,041	5,448	5,842	6,571	5,884	—	—
Illinois¹	37,568	37,350	34,958	35,301	35,932	—	—
Indiana	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Iowa	4,535	4,621	4,792	5,120	4,609	—	—
Kansas	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kentucky	9,997	—	—	—	—	—	—
Louisiana³	24,210	25,087	24,986	7,549	9,895	—	—
Maine	1,884	1,845	1,805	1,863	1,729	—	—

Maryland¹	9,632	10,836	10,250	10,679	10,523	—	—
Massachusetts	8,158	8,423	8,171	8,384	8,674	7,877	7,518
Michigan	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Minnesota	12,633	13,449	12,478	12,219	11,715	—	—
Mississippi	7,924	8,309	8,546	8,700	8,273	7,440	7,005

Missouri	13,461	15,020	16,753	17,637	17,107	14,756	14,127
Montana	2,233	2,140	2,697	—	—	—	—
Nebraska	4,007	3,773	3,924	3,737	3,778	3,011	2,821
Nevada	7,866	7,600	6,647	6,703	5,950	4,796	4,239
New Hampshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

New Jersey¹	11,423	11,621	12,662	12,258	13,028	—	—
New Mexico	6,805	7,230	7,755	7,826	7,107	6,807	6,233
New York	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
North Carolina	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
North Dakota	1,069	1,004	916	906	941	759	—

Ohio²	29,397	28,507	29,264	28,281	24,643	—	—
Oklahoma¹	10,316	10,380	9,678	9,675	7,408	—	—
Oregon	—	—	10,318	10,656	10,718	8,266	8,240
Pennsylvania	21,150	20,463	20,897	20,992	18,859	18,032	17,679
Rhode Island	2,061	1,933	1,849	1,852	1,918	1,772	1,816

South Carolina	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
South Dakota¹	1,266	1,995	2,433	2,187	2,119	—	—
Tennessee¹	12,118	12,192	12,276	12,276	11,789	—	—
Texas	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Utah	7,998	6,807	6,546	5,107	4,393	—	—

Vermont¹	1,608	1,487	1,473	1,342	1,224	—	—
Virginia¹	14,868	14,230	14,089	15,235	13,692	—	—
Washington	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
West Virginia	3,884	3,851	3,641	4,091	3,676	—	—
Wisconsin¹	6,983	7,328	6,407	6,810	7,401	—	—
Wyoming²	2,003	1,963	1,752	2,010	1,913	—	—

Outlying areas and DOD Dependents Schools
DOD Dependents Schools	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
American Samoa	68	36	6	48	48	31	54
Guam	1,374	1,365	1,125	1,049	880	662	497
Northern Marianas	272	169	99	95	—	57	—
Puerto Rico²	2,163	2,683	2,509	3,615	3,615	4,118	—
Virgin Islands	418	223	138	371	179	380	204

— 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).
³Effective 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."

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