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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-5a.—Number of high school completers in reporting states, by locale code and state: School year 1997–98
State Total2 Number of completers1
Large city Midsize city Urban fringe of a large city Urban fringe of a midsize city Large town Small town Rural
Alabama
41,801 2,873 9,411 5,124 6,249 239 7,661 10,244
Alaska
6,494 ? 2,296 ? ? 1,118 2,026 1,054
Arizona
36,534 16,602 5,034 7,537 ? 1,529 4,151 1,681
Arkansas
28,959 ? 7,683 218 2,778 908 8,814 8,558
California
282,536 62,548 46,136 146,722 13,801 1,516 7,741 4,072
 
Colorado
36,336 6,209 6,371 14,681 94 1,152 3,731 4,098
Connecticut
27,988 ? 7,263 8,463 8,331 242 ? 3,689
Delaware
6,170 ? 2,988 583 968 ? 529 1,102
District of Columbia
2,905 2,905 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Florida
101,387 25,497 30,064 14,964 22,386 6,197 2,279
 
Georgia
64,259 2,087 6,866 27,308 3,865 1,996 15,353 6,784
Hawaii
10,369 ? ? 10,369 ? ? ? ?
Idaho
15,587 ? 1,668 ? 1,716 2,913 4,609 4,681
Illinois
114,263 16,567 12,214 54,556 5,060 1,780 11,958 12,128
Indiana
59,436 5,789 13,175 12,630 5,372 1,860 9,861 10,749
 
Iowa
34,212 ? 7,921 ? 3,339 1,827 9,680 11,445
Kansas
27,856 2,137 4,572 4,872 360 1,369 5,998 8,548
Kentucky
37,222 5,080 4,105 3,303 2,083 1,886 10,388 10,377
Louisiana
39,074 3,676 12,424 5,867 4,379 714 6,817 5,197
Maine
11,974 ? 1,523 368 1,685 ? 3,882 4,516
 
Maryland
45,511 4,103 4,066 31,970 ? ? 1,122 4,250
Massachusetts
49,976 3,246 8,737 27,329 4,699 ? 1,220 4,745
Michigan
90,590 6,583 14,284 32,824 10,211 ? 8,840 17,848
Minnesota
54,494 3,793 3,025 22,511 2,355 860 9,750 12,200
Mississippi
26,463 ? 2,972 762 3,337 1,776 10,431 7,185
 
Missouri
52,024 4,359 4,882 18,875 1,752 890 9,080 12,186
Montana
10,656 ? 1,870 ? 324 1,176 3,949 3,337
Nebraska
19,611 4,118 1,958 1,312 214 549 4,923 6,537
Nevada
13,380 8,165 2,391 235 ? 436 664 1,489
New Hampshire
10,728 ? 2,100 3,865 ? 280 1,533 2,950
 
New Jersey
64,981 1,843 3,962 57,495 ? ? ? 1,681
New Mexico
16,732 4,771 1,826 648 790 2,249 4,552 1,896
New York
138,579 40,264 10,478 44,263 17,673 549 6,423 18,929
North Carolina
60,146 4,298 19,930 3,897 8,982 1,006 10,039 11,994
North Dakota
8,222 ? 2,037 ? 603 518 1,453 3,611
 
Ohio
106,472 12,068 14,916 32,618 14,821 1,700 11,659 18,690
Oklahoma
35,200 7,082 2,414 7,449 258 1,533 7,367 9,097
Oregon
30,871 3,077 5,007 10,151 1,355 1,000 7,166 3,115
Pennsylvania
110,919 13,615 12,503 34,609 20,862 609 10,177 18,544
Rhode Island
8,075 ? 2,395 ? 4,646 171 157 706
 
South Carolina
34,025 ? 10,441 736 10,560 ? 8,347 3,941
South Dakota
9,164 ? 1,811 ? 345 ? 2,847 4,161
Tennessee
61,674 9,740 11,222 10,082 5,641 1,956 13,029 10,004
Texas
197,184 57,402 34,908 49,084 9,706 1,855 21,699 22,530
Utah
31,575 ? 9,387 ? 13,505 1,663 4,241 2,779
 
Vermont
6,469 ? 366 ? 700 ? 2,258 3,145
Virginia
63,387 5,441 8,494 20,670 11,349 752 2,458 14,223
Washington
49,241 4,013 13,512 17,628 2,208 742 5,354 5,784
West Virginia
20,137 ? 2,650 643 4,280 621 4,457 7,486
Wisconsin
57,607 3,247 12,111 10,422 7,111 868 10,409 13,439
Wyoming
6,463 ? 1,620 ? ? 269 3,075 1,499
 
Outlying areas and DOD Dependents Schools
DOD Dependents Schools
American Samoa
676 ? ? ? ? ? ? 676
Guam
1,209 ? ? ? ? ? ? 1,209
Northern Marianas
374 ? ? ? ? ? ? 374
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
1,069 ? ? ? ? ? ? 1,069
 
— Data missing.
? Not applicable. There were no districts in the particular locale code for this state.
1 Includes regular and other diplomas as well as other completers.
2 Total excludes those districts for whom locale was not available.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, "Local Education Agency Universe Survey File: School Year 1997–98."

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