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| Table 9a.—Number and rate of high school completers, by state: School year 1997–98 |
|
State |
Completers1 |
Four-year completion rate2 |
|
Total |
Diploma |
Percent
diplomas |
Other
completer |
Percent other
completers |
Total |
Diploma |
Other
completer |
United States
| 2,475,938
| 2,443,283
| 98.7
| 332,655
| 1.3
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
Alabama
| 41,801
| 38,089
| 91.1
| 3,712
| 8.9
| 78.3
| 71.3
| 6.9 |
|---|
Alaska
| 6,494
| 6,462
| 99.5
| 32
| 0.5
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Arizona
| 36,534
| 36,361
| 99.5
| 173
| 0.5
| 65.3
| 64.9
| 0.3 |
|---|
Arkansas
| 28,959
| 26,855
| 92.7
| 2,104
| 7.3
| 81.2
| 75.3
| 5.9 |
|---|
California
| 282,536
| 282,536
| 100.0
| ?
| ?
| —
| —
| ? |
|---|
| |
Colorado
| 36,356
| 35,794
| 98.5
| 562
| 1.5
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Connecticut
| 27,988
| 27,885
| 99.6
| 103
| 0.4
| 83.2
| 82.8
| 0.3 |
|---|
Delaware
| 6,170
| 6,099
| 98.8
| 71
| 1.2
| 81.9
| 81.0
| 0.9 |
|---|
District of Columbia
| 2,905
| 2,777
| 95.6
| 128
| 4.4
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Florida
| 101,387
| 98,623
| 97.3
| 2,764
| 2.7
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
Georgia
| 64,259
| 58,396
| 90.9
| 5,863
| 9.1
| 68.3
| 62.1
| 6.2 |
|---|
Hawaii
| 10,369
| 9,670
| 93.3
| 699
| 6.7
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Idaho
| 15,587
| 15,523
| 99.6
| 64
| 0.4
| 73.2
| 72.9
| 0.3 |
|---|
Illinois
| 114,263
| 114,263
| 100.0
| ?
| ?
| 76.9
| 76.9
| ? |
|---|
Indiana
| 59,436
| 58,944
| 99.2
| 492
| 0.8
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
Iowa
| 34,212
| 34,126
| 99.7
| 86
| 0.3
| 88.0
| 87.7
| 0.2 |
|---|
Kansas
| 27,856
| 27,856
| 100.0
| ?
| ?
| —
| —
| ? |
|---|
Kentucky
| 37,222
| 37,222
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Louisiana
| 39,074
| 38,030
| 97.3
| 1,044
| 2.7
| 60.4
| 58.8
| 1.6 |
|---|
Maine
| 11,974
| 11,950
| 99.8
| 24
| 0.2
| 86.5
| 86.3
| 0.2 |
|---|
| |
Maryland
| 45,511
| 45,033
| 98.9
| 478
| 1.1
| 80.6
| 79.8
| 0.8 |
|---|
Massachusetts
| 49,976
| 49,976
| 100.0
| ?
| ?
| 85.6
| 85.6
| ? |
|---|
Michigan
| 90,590
| 90,341
| 99.7
| 249
| 0.3
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Minnesota
| 54,494
| 54,494
| 100.0
| ?
| ?
| 80.3
| 80.3
| ? |
|---|
Mississippi
| 26,463
| 24,502
| 92.6
| 1,961
| 7.4
| 76.0
| 70.4
| 5.6 |
|---|
| |
Missouri
| 52,024
| 51,921
| 99.8
| 103
| 0.2
| 76.9
| 76.7
| 0.2 |
|---|
Montana
| 10,656
| 10,656
| 100.0
| ?
| ?
| —
| —
| ? |
|---|
Nebraska
| 19,611
| 19,529
| 99.6
| 82
| 0.4
| 83.2
| 82.9
| 0.3 |
|---|
Nevada
| 13,380
| 13,052
| 97.5
| 328
| 2.5
| 64.5
| 62.9
| 1.6 |
|---|
New Hampshire
| 10,728
| 10,728
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
New Jersey
| 64,981
| 64,981
| —
| —
| —
| 84.6
| 84.6
| —
|
|---|
New Mexico
| 16,732
| 16,529
| 98.8
| 203
| 1.2
| 69.0
| 68.1
| 0.8 |
|---|
New York
| 138,579
| 138,531
| 100.0
| 48
| 0.0
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
North Carolina
| 60,146
| 59,292
| 98.6
| 854
| 1.4
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
North Dakota
| 8,222
| 8,222
| 100.0
| ?
| ?
| 89.5
| 89.5
| ? |
|---|
| |
Ohio
| 106,472
| 106,472
| 100.0
| ?
| ?
| 79.5
| 79.5
| ? |
|---|
Oklahoma
| 35,200
| 35,200
| 100.0
| ?
| ?
| 78.3
| 78.3
| ? |
|---|
Oregon
| 30,871
| 27,835
| 90.2
| 3,036
| 9.8
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Pennsylvania
| 110,919
| 110,919
| 100.0
| ?
| ?
| 83.8
| 83.8
| ? |
|---|
Rhode Island
| 8,075
| 8,074
| 100.0
| 1
| 0.0
| 80.9
| 80.9
| 0.0 |
|---|
| |
South Carolina
| 34,025
| 31,951
| 93.9
| 2,074
| 6.1
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
South Dakota
| 9,164
| 9,140
| 99.7
| 24
| 0.3
| 81.3
| 81.1
| 0.2 |
|---|
Tennessee
| 61,674
| 57,237
| 92.8
| 4,437
| 7.2
| 83.5
| 77.5
| 6.0 |
|---|
Texas
| 197,184
| 197,184
| 100.0
| ?
| ?
| —
| —
| ? |
|---|
Utah
| 31,575
| 31,422
| 99.5
| 153
| 0.5
| 81.3
| 80.9
| 0.4 |
|---|
| |
Vermont
| 6,469
| 6,469
| —
| —
| —
| 81.8
| 81.8
| —
|
|---|
Virginia
| 63,387
| 62,738
| 99.0
| 649
| 1.0
| 81.1
| 80.3
| 0.8 |
|---|
Washington
| 49,241
| 49,241
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
West Virginia
| 20,137
| 20,130
| 100.0
| 7
| 0.0
| 83.9
| 83.9
| 0.0 |
|---|
Wisconsin
| 57,607
| 57,607
| —
| —
| —
| 89.8
| 89.8
| —
|
|---|
Wyoming
| 6,463
| 6,416
| 99.3
| 47
| 0.7
| 77.3
| 76.8
| 0.6 |
|---|
| |
| Outlying areas and DOD Dependents Schools |
DOD Dependents Schools
| 2,360
| 2,360
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
American Samoa
| 676
| 665
| 98.4
| 11
| 1.6
| 95.9
| 94.3
| 1.6 |
|---|
Guam
| 1,209
| 1,209
| —
| —
| —
| 54.5
| 54.5
| —
|
|---|
Northern Marianas
| 374
| 374
| —
| —
| —
| 71.1
| 71.1
| —
|
|---|
Puerto Rico
| 29,891
| 29,891
| —
| —
| —
| 91.5
| 91.5
| —
|
|---|
Virgin Islands
| 1,069
| 1,069
| —
| —
| —
| 78.3
| 78.3
| —
|
|---|
| |
| — Data missing. |
| ? Not applicable. |
| 1 Includes regular and other diplomas as well as other completers but does not include high school equivalency. |
| 2 The completion rate is calculated by dividing the number of high school completers in a given year by the number of high school completers in that year and dropouts over a 4-year period. A state that reported completers but not dropouts would not have a high school completion rate. |
| 3 Total Other Completers is missing in the following states: Kentucky, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin. |
| NOTE: Percentages less than 0.05 are rounded to 0.0. |
| 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", "Local Education Agency Universe Dropout File: School Year 1997–98," and "Local Education Agency Universe Survey: School Year 1998–99." |
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