Table 2. - Event dropout rates for grades 9-12, by state: 1993-94 through 1998-99
|
State
|
1993-94 |
1994-95 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
1997-98 |
1998-99 |
|
| Alabama1 |
5.8 |
6.2 |
5.6 |
5.3 |
4.8 |
4.4 |
| Alaska2 |
- |
- |
5.6 |
4.9 |
4.6 |
5.3 |
| Arizona1 |
13.7 |
9.6 |
10.2 |
10.0 |
9.4 |
8.4 |
| Arkansas |
5.3 |
4.9 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
| California |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Colorado |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Connecticut |
4.8 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
| Delaware |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
4.1 |
| District of Columbia |
9.5 |
10.6 |
- |
- |
12.8 |
8.2 |
| Florida |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Georgia |
8.7 |
9.0 |
8.5 |
8.2 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
| Hawaii |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Idaho1 |
8.5 |
9.2 |
8.0 |
7.2 |
6.7 |
6.9 |
| Illinois1 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
6.9 |
6.5 |
| Indiana |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Iowa |
3.2 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
| Kansas |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Kentucky |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5.2 |
4.9 |
| Louisiana3 |
4.7 |
3.5 |
11.6 |
11.6 |
11.4 |
10.0 |
| Maine |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
| Maryland1 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
| Massachusetts |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
| Michigan |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Minnesota |
5.1 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
| Mississippi |
6.1 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
6.0 |
5.8 |
5.2 |
| Missouri |
7.0 |
7.0 |
6.5 |
5.8 |
5.2 |
4.8 |
| Montana |
- |
- |
5.6 |
5.1 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
| Nebraska |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
| Nevada |
9.8 |
10.3 |
9.6 |
10.2 |
10.1 |
7.9 |
| New Hampshire |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| New Jersey1 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
| New Mexico |
8.1 |
8.5 |
8.3 |
7.5 |
7.1 |
7.0 |
| New York |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| North Carolina |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| North Dakota |
2.7 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
| Ohio2 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
3.9 |
| Oklahoma1 |
4.6 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
5.2 |
| Oregon |
7.3 |
7.1 |
7.0 |
- |
- |
6.5 |
| Pennsylvania |
3.8 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
| Rhode Island |
4.9 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
| South Carolina |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| South Dakota1 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
4.5 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
| Tennessee1 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
4.6 |
| Texas |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Utah |
3.1 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
| Vermont1 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
4.6 |
| Virginia1 |
4.8 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
4.5 |
| Washington |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| West Virginia |
3.8 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.9 |
| Wisconsin2 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
| Wyoming2 |
6.5 |
6.7 |
5.7 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
5.2 |
--Data not available.
1. States were asked to report on an October through September cycle. However, these states reported on an alternative July through June cycle.
2. The following states reported data using an alternative calendar in the years indicated: Alaska (1995-96), Ohio (1993-94), Wisconsin (1993-94 through 1997-98), and Wyoming (1993-94).
3.Effective in the 1995-96 school year, Louisiana changed its dropout data collection from school-level aggregate counts reported to districts to an individual student-record system. The apparent increase in the dropout rate is partly due to the increased ability to track students.
NOTE: Of the 37 states and the District of Columbia that reported dropouts in 1998-99, 27 said that they adhered exactly to the standard definition and collection procedures. See appendix D for a detailed discussion of the CCD dropout definition.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, "Local Education Agency Universe Survey: School Years 1991-92 through 1996-97," "Local Education Agency Universe Dropout File: School Year 1997-98," and "Local Education Agency Universe Dropout File: School Year 1998-99".
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