| Table 1. Dropout numbers and rates in grades 9-12, by state: School year 2000-01 |
| State |
Total 9th-12th graders1 |
Dropouts |
Grade |
| Number |
Total 9th-12th rate |
9th |
10th |
11th |
12th |
| 200,923
| 8,238
| 4.1
| 3.4
| 4.4
| 4.7
| 4.1 |
|---|
| 38,914
| 3,177
| 8.2
| 6.6
| 8.4
| 8.5
| 9.8 |
|---|
| 234,367
| 25,632
| 10.9
| 11.3
| 10.2
| 11.0
| 11.3 |
|---|
Arkansas
| 131,898
| 6,987
| 5.3
| 3.4
| 4.9
| 6.7
| 6.6 |
|---|
California
| †
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| — |
|---|
| |
Colorado
| †
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| — |
|---|
Connecticut
| 155,731
| 4,649
| 3.0
| 2.9
| 3.0
| 3.2
| 2.8 |
|---|
Delaware
| 33,875
| 1,420
| 4.2
| 4.9
| 4.6
| 3.7
| 3.1 |
|---|
District of Columbia
| †
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| — |
|---|
| 674,817
| 29,965
| 4.4
| 4.8
| 4.1
| 4.0
| 4.7 |
|---|
| |
Georgia
| 384,954
| 27,543
| 7.2
| 6.5
| 7.3
| 7.2
| 8.1 |
|---|
| 52,053
| 2,968
| 5.7
| 3.9
| 5.8
| 6.2
| 7.8 |
|---|
Idaho
| 74,357
| 4,143
| 5.6
| 4.1
| 5.7
| 6.6
| 6.0 |
|---|
| 564,633
| 34,008
| 6.0
| 6.0
| 6.0
| 6.2
| 5.9 |
|---|
Indiana
| †
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| — |
|---|
| |
Iowa
| 158,050
| 4,193
| 2.7
| 1.5
| 2.4
| 3.2
| 3.7 |
|---|
Kansas
| 143,763
| 4,565
| 3.2
| 1.7
| 3.1
| 3.9
| 4.2 |
|---|
Kentucky
| 185,003
| 8,557
| 4.6
| 3.9
| 5.1
| 5.0
| 4.6 |
|---|
Louisiana
| 196,040
| 16,361
| 8.3
| 9.1
| 8.2
| 7.7
| 8.2 |
|---|
Maine
| 61,426
| 1,926
| 3.1
| 1.8
| 3.1
| 4.3
| 3.6 |
|---|
| |
| 242,502
| 9,930
| 4.1
| 4.1
| 4.2
| 4.1
| 4.0 |
|---|
Massachusetts
| 272,497
| 9,380
| 3.4
| 3.3
| 3.4
| 4.0
| 3.0 |
|---|
Michigan
| †
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| — |
|---|
Minnesota
| 275,502
| 11,014
| 4.0
| 1.4
| 3.1
| 4.6
| 7.1 |
|---|
Mississippi
| 131,787
| 6,108
| 4.6
| 4.3
| 4.9
| 4.8
| 4.7 |
|---|
| |
Missouri
| 271,455
| 11,447
| 4.2
| 3.1
| 4.4
| 5.2
| 4.4 |
|---|
Montana
| 49,668
| 2,095
| 4.2
| 3.2
| 4.3
| 4.7
| 4.9 |
|---|
Nebraska
| 90,344
| 3,614
| 4.0
| 3.0
| 4.1
| 4.5
| 4.6 |
|---|
Nevada
| 90,125
| 4,730
| 5.2
| 3.4
| 1.7
| 5.2
| 12.2 |
|---|
| 51,592
| 2,763
| 5.4
| 2.3
| 4.6
| 7.6
| 8.0 |
|---|
| |
| 351,496
| 9,882
| 2.8
| 2.9
| 2.8
| 2.9
| 2.6 |
|---|
New Mexico
| 95,427
| 5,092
| 5.3
| 5.4
| 5.8
| 5.7
| 4.1 |
|---|
| 809,036
| 30,898
| 3.8
| 2.7
| 4.0
| 5.5
| 3.6 |
|---|
North Carolina
| 346,424
| 21,773
| 6.3
| 6.3
| 6.9
| 6.4
| 5.2 |
|---|
North Dakota
| 36,230
| 784
| 2.2
| 1.1
| 2.4
| 2.5
| 2.7 |
|---|
| |
Ohio
| 590,120
| 22,822
| 3.9
| 3.6
| 3.4
| 3.7
| 4.8 |
|---|
| 177,577
| 9,202
| 5.2
| 5.1
| 5.1
| 5.7
| 4.7 |
|---|
Oregon
| 163,106
| 8,696
| 5.3
| 3.1
| 4.5
| 5.8
| 8.6 |
|---|
Pennsylvania
| 548,125
| 19,568
| 3.6
| 2.1
| 3.3
| 4.5
| 4.7 |
|---|
Rhode Island
| 44,499
| 2,212
| 5.0
| 5.0
| 5.0
| 4.9
| 5.0 |
|---|
| |
South Carolina
| 183,896
| 6,089
| 3.3
| 3.5
| 3.7
| 3.1
| 2.6 |
|---|
South Dakota
| 40,784
| 1,571
| 3.9
| 2.9
| 3.8
| 4.2
| 4.6 |
|---|
| 244,897
| 10,499
| 4.3
| 2.8
| 3.6
| 5.1
| 6.6 |
|---|
Texas
| 1,116,518
| 46,973
| 4.2
| 3.4
| 4.4
| 4.0
| 5.5 |
|---|
Utah
| 147,086
| 5,449
| 3.7
| 1.2
| 2.5
| 4.1
| 7.1 |
|---|
| |
| 31,138
| 1,476
| 4.7
| 2.9
| 4.6
| 5.8
| 5.9 |
|---|
Virginia
| 329,575
| 11,415
| 3.5
| 3.3
| 3.3
| 3.4
| 3.9 |
|---|
Washington
| †
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| — |
|---|
West Virginia
| 85,100
| 3,570
| 4.2
| 3.5
| 4.8
| 4.6
| 4.0 |
|---|
Wisconsin
| 259,047
| 6,002
| 2.3
| 1.8
| 1.6
| 1.9
| 4.2 |
|---|
Wyoming
| 29,758
| 1,900
| 6.4
| 3.0
| 6.5
| 8.0
| 8.4 |
|---|
| Department of Defense (DoD) dependents
schools, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and outlying areas |
DoD schools (overseas)
| †
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| — |
|---|
DoD schools (domestic)
| †
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| — |
|---|
Bureau of Indian Affairs
| †
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| — |
|---|
American Samoa
| 3,773
| 73
| 1.9
| 1.2
| 1.5
| 2.3
| 3.2 |
|---|
Guam
| 8,775
| 1,001
| 11.4
| 7.6
| 17.6
| 13.5
| 8.6 |
|---|
Northern Marianas
| 2,206
| 134
| 6.1
| 8.6
| 7.4
| 2.4
| 2.9 |
|---|
| 166,476
| 1,737
| 1.0
| 0.7
| 1.4
| 1.3
| 0.8 |
|---|
Virgin Islands
| 5,454
| 215
| 3.9
| 6.8
| 2.4
| 2.8
| 2.2 |
|---|
| -Not available. These states do not report dropouts
that are consistent with the NCES definition. |
| †Not applicable. Total 9-12th graders not reported
for states without conforming dropout data. |
| 1Ungraded
students are prorated into the 9-12th grade total for dropout rate
calculation purposes. For those states that did not report dropouts,
no prorated 9-12th grade enrollment was calculated. |
| 2These states
reported on an alternative July through June cycle rather than the
specified October through September cycle. |
| 3New
Hampshire is missing reported dropouts for 14 of their 76 school
districts that operate high schools (16.3 percent of enrollment
in the 76 school districts). |
| SOURCE: Data are reported by states to the U.S. Department
of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core
of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Dropout and Completion
Data File: School Year 2000-01" Version 1a. |
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