| Table K.—Number of states with high
school four-year completion rates of less than 60 percent or 80 percent
or more, by district locale: School years 1996–97 and 1997–98 |
| Locale |
Less than 60 percent |
80 percent or more |
| 1996–97 (32) |
1997–98 (33) |
1996–97 (32) |
1997–98 (33) |
Large city |
4 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
Mid-size city |
5 |
1 |
8 |
10 |
Urban fringe of a large city |
1 |
0 |
11 |
16 |
Urban fringe of a mid-size city |
0 |
0 |
16 |
22 |
Large town |
1 |
0 |
9 |
11 |
Small town |
1 |
1 |
13 |
17 |
Rural |
0 |
0 |
23 |
25 |
| |
| NOTE: The number of states reporting
dropout and completion rate data needed to calculate the completion
rate by district locale 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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