Table 5b.-Dropout rate for grades 9-12, by race/ethnicity and state: School year 1996-97

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Table 5b.—Dropout rate for grades 9–12, by race/ethnicity and state: School year 1996–97

State

Total

Race/ethnicity

American Indian/
Alaska Native

Asian/
Pacific Islander

Hispanic

Black, non-
Hispanic

White, non-
Hispanic

Alabama*

5.3

1.8

3.3

9.7

5.6

5.1

Alaska

4.9

7.7

4.0

6.8

6.5

3.8

Arizona*

10.0

18.9

5.0

16.6

13.8

5.7

Arkansas

5.0

8.0

4.2

9.2

5.6

4.7

California

—

Colorado

—

Connecticut

3.9

4.3

2.4

9.4

6.5

2.8

Delaware

4.5

2.9

1.0

7.3

6.1

3.7

District of Columbia

—

Florida

—

Georgia

8.2

8.4

5.0

11.8

9.8

7.2

Hawaii

—

Idaho*

7.2

—

Illinois*

6.6

9.6

3.0

11.9

12.6

4.2

Indiana

—

Iowa

2.9

7.8

2.5

8.6

8.0

2.6

Kansas

—

Kentucky

—

Louisiana

11.6

15.6

11.5

13.9

9.6

Maine

3.2

5.7

3.9

1.3

3.3

3.1

Maryland*

4.9

8.2

1.6

5.5

7.9

3.4

Massachusetts

3.4

6.0

2.7

8.1

5.5

2.7

Michigan

—

Minnesota

5.5

20.9

8.1

16.6

22.0

4.2

Mississippi

6.0

28.0

3.2

5.9

6.8

5.2

Missouri

5.8

7.6

3.1

8.8

10.8

4.9

Montana

5.1

9.6

4.5

12.6

6.5

4.6

Nebraska

4.3

14.6

4.3

11.5

12.5

3.4

Nevada

10.2

13.1

8.5

16.4

12.7

8.4

New Hampshire

—

New Jersey*

3.7

—

New Mexico

7.5

8.2

3.9

9.7

8.5

5.1

New York

—

North Carolina

—

North Dakota

2.7

10.9

3.8

6.7

4.2

2.0

Ohio

5.2

9.5

3.3

11.5

10.7

4.2

Oklahoma

5.9

5.6

7.3

11.6

9.3

5.2

Oregon

—

Pennsylvania

3.9

5.3

3.5

11.6

9.6

2.7

Rhode Island

4.7

8.9

5.1

8.2

8.0

4.0

South Carolina

—

South Dakota*

4.5

18.5

2.1

9.2

11.5

2.7

Tennessee*

5.1

3.7

3.6

8.2

8.6

4.0

Texas

—

Utah

4.5

11.3

7.4

12.0

10.7

3.9

Vermont*

5.0

9.3

7.4

13.9

7.5

4.8

Virginia*

4.6

5.4

3.4

8.8

6.6

3.8

Washington

—

West Virginia

4.1

5.7

4.2

0.5

5.0

4.0

Wisconsin*

2.7

5.2

2.7

8.6

13.1

1.6

Wyoming

6.2

17.5

3.3

11.1

9.6

5.6

Outlying areas and DOD Dependents Schools

DOD Dependents Schools

—

American Samoa

1.1

—

1.1

—

Guam

16.7

—

Northern Marianas

8.6

—

8.5

—

20.0

Puerto Rico*

1.6

—

1.6

—

Virgin Islands

3.5

—

7.4

3.2

—

— Data missing.

* This state reported on an alternative July–June cycle rather than the specified October–September cycle.

NOTE: Caution should be used when interpreting results by race/ethnicity as some of the racial/ethnic group populations are quite small in some states. To see the percentage of individuals in each racial/ethnic group in the state see appendix tables A-6a–f.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, "State Public Elementary/Secondary Education Survey Dropout Data and Completion File: School Years 1991–92 through 1996–97."

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