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| Table 9b.—Number and rate of high school completers, by state: School year 1996–97 |
|
State |
Completers1 |
Four-year completion rate2 |
|
Total |
Diploma |
Percent
diplomas |
Other
completer |
Percent other
completers |
Total |
Diploma |
Other
completer |
United States
| 2,381,347
| 2,353,821
| 98.8
| 327,526
| 13.8
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
Alabama
| 39,216
| 35,611
| 90.8
| 3,605
| 9.2
| 76.8
| 69.8
| 7.1 |
|---|
Alaska
| 6,175
| 6,133
| 99.3
| 42
| 0.7
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Arizona
| 34,183
| 34,095
| 99.7
| 88
| 0.3
| 62.5
| 62.3
| 0.2 |
|---|
Arkansas
| 25,146
| 25,146
| —
| —
| —
| 80.0
| 80.0
| —
|
|---|
California
| 269,207
| 269,156
| 100.0
| 51
| 0.0
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
Colorado
| 34,786
| 34,231
| 98.4
| 555
| 1.6
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Connecticut
| 27,029
| 27,029
| —
| —
| —
| 81.8
| 81.8
| —
|
|---|
Delaware
| 5,681
| 5,623
| 99.0
| 58
| 1.0
| 80.4
| 79.6
| 0.8 |
|---|
District of Columbia
| 2,853
| 2,853
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Florida
| 98,250
| 95,083
| 96.8
| 3,167
| 3.2
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
Georgia
| 60,927
| 58,943
| 96.7
| 1,984
| 3.3
| 67.6
| 65.4
| 2.2 |
|---|
Hawaii
| 9,741
| 8,929
| 91.7
| 812
| 8.3
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Idaho
| 15,439
| 15,407
| 99.8
| 32
| 0.2
| 72.4
| 72.2
| 0.1 |
|---|
Illinois
| 110,096
| 110,096
| 100.0
| ?
| ?
| 76.1
| 76.1
| ? |
|---|
Indiana
| 57,245
| 56,882
| 99.4
| 363
| 0.6
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
Iowa
| 33,069
| 32,986
| 99.7
| 83
| 0.3
| 87.1
| 86.8
| 0.2 |
|---|
Kansas
| 26,648
| 26,648
| 100.0
| ?
| ?
| —
| —
| ? |
|---|
Kentucky
| 36,941
| 36,941
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Louisiana
| 37,413
| 36,495
| 97.5
| 918
| 2.5
| 60.7
| 59.2
| 1.5 |
|---|
Maine
| 12,027
| 12,019
| 99.9
| 8
| 0.1
| 86.4
| 86.3
| 0.1 |
|---|
| |
Maryland
| 43,365
| 42,856
| 98.8
| 509
| 1.2
| 80.4
| 79.5
| 0.9 |
|---|
Massachusetts
| 48,897
| 48,897
| 100.0
| ?
| ?
| 85.8
| 85.8
| ? |
|---|
Michigan
| 91,053
| 90,520
| 99.4
| 533
| 0.6
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Minnesota
| 48,193
| 48,193
| 100.0
| ?
| ?
| —
| —
| ? |
|---|
Mississippi
| 25,457
| 23,388
| 91.9
| 2,069
| 8.1
| 75.5
| 69.3
| 6.1 |
|---|
| |
Missouri
| 50,227
| 50,227
| —
| —
| —
| 74.8
| 74.8
| —
|
|---|
Montana
| 10,322
| 10,322
| 100.0
| ?
| ?
| —
| —
| ? |
|---|
Nebraska
| 18,605
| 18,511
| 99.5
| 94
| 0.5
| 83.0
| 82.6
| 0.4 |
|---|
Nevada
| 12,647
| 12,425
| 98.2
| 222
| 1.8
| 64.4
| 63.2
| 1.1 |
|---|
New Hampshire
| 11,197
| 11,197
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
New Jersey
| 70,028
| 70,028
| —
| —
| —
| 85.2
| 85.2
| —
|
|---|
New Mexico
| 15,917
| 15,700
| 98.6
| 217
| 1.4
| 68.6
| 67.6
| 0.9 |
|---|
New York
| 141,138
| 140,859
| 99.8
| 279
| 0.2
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
North Carolina
| 59,647
| 58,178
| 97.5
| 1,469
| 2.5
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
North Dakota
| 8,025
| 8,025
| 100.0
| ?
| ?
| 89.9
| 89.9
| ? |
|---|
| |
Ohio
| 104,035
| 104,035
| 100.0
| ?
| ?
| 79.4
| 79.4
| ? |
|---|
Oklahoma
| 33,009
| 33,009
| 100.0
| ?
| ?
| 78.6
| 78.6
| ? |
|---|
Oregon
| 31,014
| 28,435
| 91.7
| 2,579
| 8.3
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Pennsylvania
| 108,817
| 108,817
| 100.0
| ?
| ?
| 84.2
| 84.2
| ? |
|---|
Rhode Island
| 7,858
| 7,850
| 99.9
| 8
| 0.1
| 80.7
| 80.6
| 0.1 |
|---|
| |
South Carolina
| 32,900
| 30,829
| 93.7
| 2,071
| 6.3
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
South Dakota
| 9,266
| 9,247
| 99.8
| 19
| 0.2
| 81.9
| 81.7
| 0.2 |
|---|
Tennessee
| 43,533
| 39,866
| 91.6
| 3,667
| 8.4
| 78.3
| 71.7
| 6.6 |
|---|
Texas
| 181,813
| 181,813
| 100.0
| ?
| ?
| —
| —
| ? |
|---|
Utah
| 31,041
| 30,762
| 99.1
| 279
| 0.9
| 83.7
| 82.9
| 0.8 |
|---|
| |
Vermont
| 6,222
| 6,181
| 99.3
| 41
| 0.7
| 82.0
| 81.5
| 0.5 |
|---|
Virginia
| 62,258
| 60,587
| 97.3
| 1,671
| 2.7
| 81.6
| 79.4
| 2.2 |
|---|
Washington
| 51,609
| 51,609
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
West Virginia
| 19,573
| 19,573
| —
| —
| —
| 83.3
| 83.3
| —
|
|---|
Wisconsin
| 55,189
| 55,189
| —
| —
| —
| 89.0
| 89.0
| —
|
|---|
Wyoming
| 6,420
| 6,387
| 99.5
| 33
| 0.5
| 76.8
| 76.4
| 0.4 |
|---|
| |
| Outlying areas and DOD Dependents Schools |
DOD Dependents Schools
| 2,731
| 2,731
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
American Samoa
| 727
| 720
| 99.0
| 7
| 1.0
| 96.4
| 95.5
| 0.9 |
|---|
Guam
| 1,074
| 1,074
| —
| —
| —
| 46.5
| 46.5
| —
|
|---|
Northern Marianas
| 309
| 309
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Puerto Rico
| 44,387
| 44,387
| —
| —
| —
| 93.4
| 93.4
| —
|
|---|
Virgin Islands
| 912
| 912
| —
| —
| —
| 78.8
| 78.8
| —
|
|---|
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| — Data missing. |
| ? Not applicable. |
| 1 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. |
| 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: Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Washington, West Virginia, 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." |
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