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Public High School Dropouts and Completers from the Common Core of Data: School Years 1991-92 through 1997-98
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A-3a.—Number of public school students who dropped out, by grade, race/ethnicity, and state: School year 1997–98
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State 7th grade dropout counts 8th grade dropout counts 9th grade dropout counts
Total1 Am. Indian Asian Hispanic Black White Total1 Am. Indian Asian Hispanic Black White Total1 Am. Indian Asian Hispanic Black White
Alabama2
145 0 0 3 48 94 449 1 1 7 100 338 3,189 9 15 25 1,318 1,821
Alaska
132 28 3 6 13 82 134 34 3 5 6 86 455 170 7 10 19 249
Arizona2
1,220 250 12 482 69 407 1,446 261 4 616 66 499 6,441 1,083 41 3,121 307 1,889
Arkansas
369 1 6 11 161 190 539 2 0 21 219 297 1,270 7 7 35 461 760
California
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
 
Colorado
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Connecticut
145 0 7 32 48 58 164 0 3 71 41 49 1,371 4 28 556 338 445
Delaware
3 0 0 1 1 1 16 0 0 5 5 6 542 0 6 42 247 247
District of Columbia
186 0 2 8 175 1 204 0 1 14 188 1 627 0 6 71 543 7
Florida
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
 
Georgia
728 1 19 36 429 243 1,193 3 20 54 755 361 8,802 11 97 308 4,277 4,109
Hawaii
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Idaho2
169 1 2 34 2 130 259 8 1 45 3 202 1,036 30 5 190 2 809
Illinois2
773 1 9 157 301 305 1,254 3 23 275 566 387 10,269 20 149 2,531 5,230 2,339
Indiana
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
 
Iowa
19 0 0 3 4 12 27 0 0 2 7 18 657 10 12 74 77 484
Kansas
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Kentucky
302 0 0 0 0 0 464 0 0 0 0 0 2,600 0 0 0 0 0
Louisiana
2,290 13 58 32 1,219 968 2,769 11 43 29 1,362 1,324 8,179 87 75 116 4,581 3,320
Maine
5 0 0 0 0 5 11 0 0 1 0 10 329 5 5 3 1 316
 
Maryland2
18 0 0 0 12 6 94 0 0 0 76 18 2,804 13 29 97 1,595 1,070
Massachusetts
53 0 4 31 7 11 131 0 9 68 15 39 1,872 6 127 627 309 803
Michigan
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Minnesota
215 43 10 23 69 70 325 60 19 36 90 120 1,471 186 89 171 420 605
Mississippi
416 0 1 6 285 124 712 0 4 4 511 193 2,763 2 7 5 1,768 981
 
Missouri
153 3 0 4 68 77 316 0 3 4 158 151 3,010 11 20 69 1,149 1,755
Montana
45 29 0 0 0 16 79 36 0 3 1 39 581 197 3 27 2 352
Nebraska
55 3 0 14 16 22 88 5 1 15 28 33 849 46 3 135 188 477
Nevada
367 11 12 122 36 186 447 13 15 166 28 225 892 19 35 294 91 453
New Hampshire
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
 
New Jersey2
1,535 3 85 224 198 1,025 1,462 3 71 189 237 962 3,263 12 102 883 1,372 894
New Mexico
760 60 45 323 31 301 731 53 44 345 23 266 2,274 190 56 1,404 55 569
New York
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
North Carolina
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
North Dakota
2 2 0 0 0 0 11 2 0 0 0 9 175 72 5 3 5 90
 
Ohio
1,348 7 24 77 594 646 1,787 6 18 72 772 919 8,100 28 46 307 3,656 4,063
Oklahoma
525 86 5 75 77 282 785 134 4 103 112 432 2,841 425 19 273 522 1,602
Oregon
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Pennsylvania
31 0 0 5 13 13 175 0 0 12 39 124 4,498 6 92 618 2,013 1,769
Rhode Island
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
 
South Carolina
23 0 0 12 2 9 32 0 3 8 2 19 638 6 51 172 80 329
South Dakota2
25 24 0 0 0 1 27 25 0 0 0 2 279 147 0 5 4 116
Tennessee2
965 8 7 19 573 360 733 0 7 18 522 186 2,712 1 27 38 1,406 1,240
Texas
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Utah
724 18 32 107 21 546 634 12 33 120 22 447 878 34 40 143 21 640
 
Vermont2
8 0 0 0 0 8 6 0 0 0 0 6 307 3 3 1 4 296
Virginia2
467 2 14 34 219 198 673 2 12 35 329 295 4,543 10 124 283 1,899 2,227
Washington
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
West Virginia
38 0 0 0 3 35 141 0 0 0 5 136 729 0 2 1 28 698
Wisconsin2
181 5 4 39 98 35 195 5 5 30 115 40 1,653 35 37 239 1,021 321
Wyoming
14 0 0 6 0 8 29 0 1 3 3 22 304 49 0 45 3 207
 
Outlying areas and DOD Dependents Schools
DOD Dependents Schools
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
American Samoa
10 0 10 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 19 0 19 0 0 0
Guam
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 624 0 544 6 17 57
Northern Marianas
3 0 3 0 0 0 15 0 15 0 0 0 93 0 93 0 0 0
Puerto Rico
441 0 0 441 0 0 410 0 0 410 0 0 435 0 0 435 0 0
Virgin Islands
62 0 0 26 36 0 28 0 0 7 21 0 209 0 0 36 173 0
 
— Data missing.
1 Totals include those for whom race/ethnicity was not reported.
2 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 File: School Year 1997–98."
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