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| A-6b.—Percentage of enrollment base for 9–12 dropout rate, by race/ethnicity and state: School year 1996–97 |
|
State |
Total |
Race/ethnicity |
American Indian/
Alaska Native |
Asian/
Pacific Islander |
Hispanic |
Black, non-
Hispanic |
White, non-
Hispanic |
Alabama
| 207,630
| 1.0
| 0.7
| 0.5
| 36.3
| 61.5 |
|---|
Alaska
| 35,557
| 21.3
| 4.7
| 2.7
| 4.6
| 66.7 |
|---|
Arizona
| 210,560
| 7.1
| 2.0
| 27.5
| 4.0
| 59.4 |
|---|
Arkansas
| 135,078
| 0.4
| 0.9
| 1.4
| 22.9
| 74.5 |
|---|
California
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
Colorado
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Connecticut
| 137,097
| 0.4
| 2.8
| 10.7
| 12.8
| 73.4 |
|---|
Delaware
| 32,568
| 0.2
| 1.9
| 3.6
| 28.6
| 65.6 |
|---|
District of Columbia
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Florida
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
Georgia
| 355,911
| 0.1
| 1.9
| 1.9
| 37.7
| 58.4 |
|---|
Hawaii
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Idaho
| 75,772
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Illinois
| 562,860
| 0.2
| 3.5
| 10.7
| 19.8
| 65.9 |
|---|
Indiana
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
Iowa
| 158,247
| 0.3
| 1.5
| 1.8
| 2.8
| 93.6 |
|---|
Kansas
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Kentucky
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Louisiana
| 216,730
| 0.5
| 1.5
| 1.2
| 43.2
| 53.5 |
|---|
Maine
| 58,305
| 0.6
| 1.0
| 0.4
| 0.7
| 97.3 |
|---|
| |
Maryland
| 219,136
| 0.3
| 4.5
| 3.2
| 34.5
| 57.5 |
|---|
Massachusetts
| 247,829
| 0.2
| 4.0
| 8.6
| 8.3
| 78.9 |
|---|
Michigan
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Minnesota
| 242,365
| 1.6
| 3.5
| 1.8
| 4.1
| 89.0 |
|---|
Mississippi
| 138,622
| 0.1
| 0.6
| 0.4
| 50.1
| 48.7 |
|---|
| |
Missouri
| 260,003
| 0.2
| 1.1
| 1.0
| 14.6
| 83.1 |
|---|
Montana
| 41,908
| 7.6
| 0.6
| 1.4
| 0.4
| 90.0 |
|---|
Nebraska
| 88,569
| 1.0
| 1.3
| 3.8
| 4.8
| 89.2 |
|---|
Nevada
| 74,662
| 1.8
| 5.3
| 15.8
| 9.3
| 67.8 |
|---|
New Hampshire
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
New Jersey
| 316,330
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
New Mexico
| 95,972
| 10.7
| 1.2
| 45.0
| 2.1
| 41.0 |
|---|
New York
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
North Carolina
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
North Dakota
| 37,805
| 6.6
| 0.6
| 0.8
| 0.7
| 91.3 |
|---|
| |
Ohio
| 547,138
| 0.1
| 1.1
| 1.4
| 13.7
| 83.7 |
|---|
Oklahoma
| 175,072
| 14.0
| 1.4
| 3.4
| 9.7
| 71.5 |
|---|
Oregon
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Pennsylvania
| 530,425
| 0.1
| 2.0
| 3.1
| 12.6
| 82.2 |
|---|
Rhode Island
| 41,516
| 0.6
| 3.4
| 9.0
| 6.4
| 80.7 |
|---|
| |
South Carolina
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
South Dakota
| 43,882
| 10.7
| 0.7
| 0.7
| 0.8
| 87.0 |
|---|
Tennessee
| 240,724
| 0.1
| 1.1
| 0.7
| 22.1
| 76.0 |
|---|
Texas
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Utah
| 152,611
| 1.2
| 2.2
| 4.7
| 0.5
| 91.3 |
|---|
| |
Vermont
| 29,998
| 0.8
| 1.1
| 0.5
| 0.6
| 97.0 |
|---|
Virginia
| 307,913
| 0.2
| 4.1
| 3.1
| 24.3
| 68.3 |
|---|
Washington
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
West Virginia
| 94,815
| 0.1
| 0.2
| 0.4
| 3.6
| 95.5 |
|---|
Wisconsin
| 273,937
| 1.2
| 2.2
| 2.9
| 7.3
| 86.3 |
|---|
Wyoming
| 31,632
| 2.1
| 0.6
| 5.8
| 0.8
| 90.8 |
|---|
| |
| Outlying areas and DOD Dependents Schools |
DOD Dependents Schools
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
American Samoa
| 3,366
| —
| 100.0
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Guam
| 8,176
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Northern Marianas
| 1,974
| —
| 99.5
| —
| —
| 0.5 |
|---|
Puerto Rico
| 164,225
| —
| —
| 100.0
| —
| —
|
|---|
Virgin Islands
| 6,338
| —
| —
| 8.7
| 90.4
| 0.7 |
|---|
| |
| — Data missing. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, "State Public Elementary/Secondary Education Survey Dropout Data and Completion File: School Years 1991–92 through 1996–97." |
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