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| Table 7b.—Dropout rate for grades 9-12, by district locale and state: School year 1996-97 |
|
State |
Total |
District locale |
|
Large city |
Midsize city |
Urban fringe of a large city |
Urban fringe of a midsize city |
Large town |
Small town |
Rural |
| 5.3
| 5.9
| 5.7
| 4.3
| 5.5
| 3.1
| 5.4
| 5.0 |
|---|
Alaska
| 4.9
| ?
| 2.7
| ?
| ?
| 8.8
| 4.4
| 5.7 |
|---|
| 10.0
| 12.6
| 5.1
| 7.4
| ?
| 11.0
| 10.3
| 9.8 |
|---|
Arkansas
| 5.0
| ?
| 4.9
| 3.6
| 5.5
| 5.3
| 5.3
| 4.6 |
|---|
California
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
Colorado
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Connecticut
| 3.9
| ?
| 6.5
| 2.2
| 3.6
| 6.6
| ?
| 2.4 |
|---|
Delaware
| 4.5
| ?
| 4.7
| 5.6
| 3.8
| ?
| 3.3
| 4.3 |
|---|
District of Columbia
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Florida
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
Georgia
| 8.2
| 9.4
| 10.2
| 6.8
| 7.9
| 6.6
| 9.7
| 8.6 |
|---|
Hawaii
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| 7.2
| ?
| 10.8
| ?
| 7.8
| 6.5
| 6.8
| 6.6 |
|---|
| 6.6
| 15.6
| 8.3
| 3.8
| 4.2
| 7.3
| 4.6
| 3.3 |
|---|
Indiana
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
Iowa
| 2.9
| ?
| 4.1
| ?
| 2.5
| 4.5
| 3.2
| 1.5 |
|---|
Kansas
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Kentucky
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Louisiana
| 11.6
| 13.0
| 12.7
| 16.1
| 9.5
| 9.4
| 10.1
| 8.7 |
|---|
Maine
| 3.2
| ?
| 6.0
| 3.1
| 2.2
| ?
| 2.7
| 3.1 |
|---|
| |
| 4.9
| 16.0
| 3.9
| 3.2
| 3.3
| ?
| 5.8
| 4.5 |
|---|
Massachusetts
| 3.4
| 8.4
| 5.3
| 2.2
| 3.3
| ?
| 4.0
| 2.2 |
|---|
Michigan
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Minnesota
| 5.5
| 18.1
| 5.0
| 4.7
| 2.0
| 6.0
| 5.4
| 2.7 |
|---|
Mississippi
| 6.0
| ?
| 8.5
| 5.9
| 5.0
| 4.9
| 5.8
| 5.9 |
|---|
| |
Missouri
| 5.8
| 13.0
| 6.1
| 4.9
| 5.8
| 4.9
| 4.9
| 4.2 |
|---|
Montana
| 5.1
| ?
| 7.9
| ?
| 3.5
| 5.3
| 5.1
| 2.9 |
|---|
Nebraska
| 4.3
| 7.2
| 4.4
| 3.9
| 6.5
| 6.8
| 4.6
| 1.6 |
|---|
Nevada
| 10.2
| 12.1
| 8.7
| 8.1
| ?
| 6.1
| 7.0
| 4.6 |
|---|
New Hampshire
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
| 3.7
| 11.2
| 9.3
| 2.5
| 2.7
| 1.8
| 2.7
| 2.2 |
|---|
New Mexico
| 7.5
| 9.7
| 7.8
| 6.8
| 10.1
| 4.8
| 7.9
| 4.7 |
|---|
New York
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
North Carolina
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
North Dakota
| 2.7
| ?
| 3.3
| ?
| 3.7
| 6.0
| 2.2
| 1.8 |
|---|
| |
Ohio
| 5.2
| 11.2
| 6.7
| 3.4
| 3.4
| 6.5
| 4.7
| 3.6 |
|---|
| 5.9
| 11.0
| 6.7
| 5.4
| 4.9
| 6.1
| 5.6
| 3.9 |
|---|
Oregon
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Pennsylvania
| 3.9
| 9.8
| 4.3
| 2.2
| 2.4
| 3.1
| 3.3
| 2.6 |
|---|
Rhode Island
| 4.7
| ?
| 6.5
| ?
| 3.8
| 3.1
| 1.9
| 3.1 |
|---|
| |
South Carolina
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| 4.5
| ?
| 6.4
| ?
| 2.6
| —
| 4.0
| 4.2 |
|---|
| 5.1
| 8.8
| 3.2
| 4.4
| 4.9
| 7.6
| 3.8
| 4.1 |
|---|
Texas
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Utah
| 4.5
| ?
| 9.5
| ?
| 1.9
| 2.0
| 2.2
| 2.8 |
|---|
| |
| 5.0
| ?
| 7.5
| ?
| 4.8
| ?
| 5.9
| 4.0 |
|---|
| 4.6
| 7.4
| 6.1
| 3.7
| 3.5
| 5.5
| 4.5
| 4.6 |
|---|
Washington
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
West Virginia
| 4.1
| ?
| 4.9
| 5.5
| 3.5
| 4.2
| 3.1
| 4.4 |
|---|
| 2.7
| 13.9
| 3.6
| 1.0
| 0.8
| 1.3
| 1.3
| 0.9 |
|---|
Wyoming
| 6.2
| ?
| 8.8
| ?
| ?
| 8.4
| 5.8
| 3.6 |
|---|
| |
| Outlying areas and DOD Dependents Schools |
DOD Dependents Schools
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
American Samoa
| 1.1
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 1.1 |
|---|
Guam
| 16.7
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 16.7 |
|---|
Northern Marianas
| 8.6
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 8.6 |
|---|
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Virgin Islands
| 3.5
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| ?
| 3.5 |
|---|
| |
| — Data missing. |
| ? Not applicable. There were no districts in the particular locale code for this state. |
| * This state reported on an alternative July–June cycle rather than the specified October–September cycle. |
| 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." |
