| Table J.—Number of states with high school
four-year completion rates of less than 60 percent or 80 percent or more,
by race/ethnicity: School years 1996–97 and 1997–98 |
| Race/ethnicity |
Less than 60 percent |
80 percent or more |
| 1996–97 (29) |
1997–98 (28) |
1996–97 (29) |
1997–98 (28) |
American Indian/Alaska Native |
10 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
0 |
0 |
21 |
23 |
Hispanic |
10 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
Black |
10 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
White |
0 |
0 |
20 |
20 |
| |
| NOTE: The number of states reporting dropout
and completion rate data needed to calculate the completion rate by race/ethnicity
each year appear in the parentheses after the year. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National
Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, "Local Education Agency
Universe Dropout File: School Year 1997–98," and "Local Education Agency
Universe Dropout Data and Completion File: School Years 1991–92 through
1996–97." |
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