Table 8.-Number of high school completers, by state: School years 1991-92 through 1997-98

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State	Number of completers*
Table 8.—Number of high school completers, by state: School years 1991–92 through 1997–98
State	1997–98	1996–97	1995–96	1994–95	1993–94	1992–93	1991–92
United States	2,475,938	2,381,347	2,313,049	2,299,380	2,183,180	2,223,787	2,213,766

Alabama	41,801	39,216	38,684	39,836	38,000	38,599	40,184
Alaska	6,494	6,175	6,018	5,745	5,744	5,563	5,548
Arizona	36,534	34,183	30,181	31,046	28,064	31,855	31,514
Arkansas	28,959	25,146	25,094	24,654	25,012	25,691	25,862
California	282,536	269,207	259,158	255,319	253,177	249,517	244,633

Colorado	36,356	34,786	33,207	32,983	32,325	32,239	31,460
Connecticut	27,988	27,029	26,398	26,491	26,440	26,907	27,221
Delaware	6,170	5,681	5,676	5,290	5,287	5,569	5,396
District of Columbia	2,905	2,853	2,696	3,061	3,312	3,136	3,470
Florida	101,387	98,250	93,310	93,133	91,368	92,399	96,215

Georgia	64,259	60,927	59,444	59,593	58,315	59,520	59,723
Hawaii	10,369	9,741	9,992	9,980	9,850	9,309	9,535
Idaho	15,587	15,439	14,776	14,300	13,410	13,274	12,907
Illinois	114,263	110,096	104,605	104,993	101,952	103,527	102,451
Indiana	59,436	57,245	57,245	57,850	56,511	59,190	57,988

Iowa	34,212	33,069	31,958	31,681	30,580	30,888	29,559
Kansas	27,856	26,648	25,786	26,125	25,319	24,720	24,129
Kentucky	37,222	36,941	36,597	37,471	22,767	35,900	34,470
Louisiana	39,074	37,413	37,192	36,480	34,822	33,927	36,053
Maine	11,974	12,027	11,965	11,861	11,873	12,470	12,506

Maryland	45,511	43,365	42,281	41,841	39,669	40,091	40,146
Massachusetts	49,976	48,897	47,993	47,679	47,453	47,894	50,323
Michigan	90,590	91,053	89,331	89,059	87,841	90,787	91,834
Minnesota	54,494	48,193	49,340	48,249	47,463	48,157	45,138
Mississippi	26,463	25,457	25,148	26,446	25,594	25,702	24,824

Missouri	52,024	50,227	48,855	48,869	46,566	46,864	46,654
Montana	10,656	10,322	10,139	10,134	9,601	9,389	9,046
Nebraska	19,611	18,605	18,591	18,279	17,753	18,062	17,534
Nevada	13,380	12,647	11,604	10,986	10,316	9,927	10,164
New Hampshire	10,728	11,197	11,989	12,057	11,930	11,961	12,365

New Jersey	64,981	70,028	67,704	67,403	66,125	67,134	66,669
New Mexico	16,732	15,917	15,579	15,179	15,105	15,480	15,234
New York	138,579	141,138	139,368	136,419	136,459	136,652	138,175
North Carolina	60,146	59,647	58,412	60,717	58,987	61,743	62,621
North Dakota	8,222	8,025	8,027	7,886	7,573	7,362	7,501

Ohio	106,472	104,035	101,813	96,573	97,782	105,568	104,522
Oklahoma	35,200	33,009	33,521	33,311	32,291	31,518	33,077
Oregon	30,871	31,014	29,790	30,127	29,365	29,040	27,416
Pennsylvania	110,919	108,817	105,981	104,146	101,958	103,715	103,881
Rhode Island	8,075	7,858	7,693	7,830	7,458	7,806	7,880

South Carolina	34,025	32,900	32,100	31,683	32,940	33,491	32,875
South Dakota	9,164	9,266	8,701	8,505	8,591	8,185	7,722
Tennessee	61,674	43,533	45,962	45,545	42,334	45,911	46,596
Texas	197,184	181,813	171,794	170,406	162,448	160,463	157,453
Utah	31,575	31,041	28,384	29,572	27,886	25,734	25,187

Vermont	6,469	6,222	5,710	5,989	5,353	5,939	6,108
Virginia	63,387	62,258	58,168	58,260	57,427	58,263	58,652
Washington	49,241	51,609	49,862	49,944	—	—	—
West Virginia	20,137	19,573	20,549	20,663	20,334	20,820	20,801
Wisconsin	57,607	55,189	52,651	51,735	48,371	49,998	48,397
Wyoming	6,463	6,420	6,027	5,996	6,079	5,931	4,147

Outlying areas and DOD Dependents Schools
DOD Dependents Schools	2,360	2,731	2,674	2,828	—	—	—
American Samoa	676	727	750	745	782	734	733
Guam	1,209	1,074	852	987	985	912	1,018
Northern Marianas	374	309	325	319	328	245	264
Puerto Rico	29,891	44,387	44,050	44,560	43,075	39,115	38,538
Virgin Islands	1,069	912	954	1,207	886	1,172	1,067

— Data missing.
* Includes regular and other diplomas as well as other completers but does not include high school equivalency. 1996–97 data from Minnesota and Washington are from the State Nonfiscal 1997–98 file. Does not include "other high school completers" from the following states in all years: New Hampshire, New Jersey, Washington, and Wisconsin; in addition, the following states are missing for the following years: 1997–98: Kentucky; 1996–97: Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Missouri, and West Virginia; 1995–96: Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Rhode Island, and West Virginia; 1994–95: Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Virginia, and West Virginia; 1993–94: Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Louisiana, Missouri, and West Virginia; 1992–93: Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia; 1991–92: Alaska, Arkansas, Connecticut, Louisiana, Wyoming, and Puerto Rico.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, "Local Education Agency Universe Dropout Data and Completion File: School Years 1991–92 through 1996–97," and "Local Education Agency Universe Survey: School Year 1998–99."

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