Table 3. Dropout rates for grades 9-12, by race/ethnicity and state: School year 2000-01 |
State |
Total |
Race/ethnicity |
American Indian/
Alaska Native |
Asian/ Pacific Islander |
Hispanic |
Black, non-Hispanic |
White, non-Hispanic |
| 4.1
| 2.6
| 2.5
| 5.5
| 4.0
| 4.2 |
| 8.2
| 12.7
| 8.6
| 11.0
| 11.4
| 6.3 |
Arizona
| 10.9
| 17.0
| 5.0
| 16.8
| 13.9
| 7.1 |
Arkansas
| 5.3
| 7.5
| 3.7
| 8.6
| 6.5
| 4.8 |
California
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Colorado
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Connecticut
| 3.0
| 3.7
| 1.8
| 7.0
| 5.3
| 2.0 |
Delaware
| 4.2
| 2.4
| 2.2
| 7.5
| 5.3
| 3.6 |
District of Columbia
|
|
|
|
|
| |
| 4.4
| 3.9
| 2.4
| 5.6
| 5.9
| 3.5 |
|
Georgia
| 7.2
| 6.2
| 3.7
| 9.4
| 9.4
| 5.7 |
| 5.7
| 9.3
| 5.5
| 6.3
| 7.1
| 6.3 |
Idaho
| 5.6
|
|
|
|
| |
| 6.0
| 6.4
| 2.7
| 10.4
| 12.9
| 3.5 |
Indiana
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Iowa
| 2.7
| 10.4
| 2.3
| 9.1
| 7.3
| 2.3 |
Kansas
| 3.2
| 5.6
| 2.1
| 7.6
| 5.4
| 2.6 |
Kentucky
| 4.6
| 0.0
| 2.7
| 4.6
| 6.5
| 4.5 |
Louisiana
| 8.3
| 9.7
| 4.8
| 8.8
| 10.8
| 6.5 |
Maine
| 3.1
| 5.9
| 4.5
| 2.6
| 3.6
| 3.1 |
|
| 4.1
| 4.7
| 1.6
| 3.7
| 5.9
| 3.2 |
Massachusetts
| 3.4
| 3.2
| 3.9
| 7.9
| 6.0
| 2.6 |
Michigan
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Minnesota
| 4.0
| 15.1
| 5.5
| 12.7
| 12.3
| 2.9 |
Mississippi
| 4.6
| 3.9
| 1.8
| 3.6
| 5.6
| 3.8 |
|
Missouri
| 4.2
| 5.4
| 2.6
| 7.4
| 6.2
| 3.9 |
Montana
| 4.2
| 11.0
| 3.6
| 8.5
| 5.2
| 3.5 |
Nebraska
| 4.0
| 13.9
| 3.8
| 12.2
| 10.9
| 2.9 |
Nevada
| 5.2
| 4.4
| 6.8
| 8.0
| 6.8
| 4.0 |
| 5.4
| 7.8
| 4.3
| 11.6
| 9.5
| 5.2 |
|
| 2.8
| 12.0
| 1.0
| 5.6
| 5.7
| 1.6 |
New Mexico
| 5.3
| 5.9
| 2.4
| 6.7
| 5.3
| 3.6 |
| 3.8
| 6.5
| 2.9
| 7.2
| 6.3
| 2.1 |
North Carolina
| 6.3
| 11.7
| 4.6
| 10.6
| 7.6
| 5.4 |
North Dakota
| 2.2
| 10.0
| 3.2
| 3.2
| 3.9
| 1.5 |
|
Ohio
| 3.9
| 7.6
| 2.4
| 8.9
| 9.2
| 3.0 |
| 5.2
| 4.8
| 3.9
| 10.6
| 7.9
| 4.6 |
Oregon
| 5.3
| 8.4
| 4.4
| 11.5
| 11.7
| 4.5 |
Pennsylvania
| 3.6
| 5.7
| 2.9
| 8.9
| 7.4
| 2.7 |
Rhode Island
| 5.0
| 8.4
| 5.8
| 10.2
| 8.5
| 3.9 |
|
South Carolina
| 3.3
| 6.4
| 1.2
| 3.8
| 3.8
| 3.0 |
South Dakota
| 3.9
| 20.6
| 3.9
| 8.7
| 6.3
| 2.6 |
| 4.3
|
|
|
|
| |
Texas
| 4.2
| 5.0
| 2.2
| 6.1
| 5.4
| 2.5 |
Utah
| 3.7
| 8.3
| 4.9
| 9.0
| 7.9
| 3.2 |
|
| 4.7
| 7.0
| 2.5
| 7.5
| 7.0
| 4.7 |
Virginia
| 3.5
| 6.3
| 2.4
| 6.4
| 4.9
| 2.8 |
Washington
|
|
|
|
|
| |
West Virginia
| 4.2
| 14.3
| 0.6
| 7.3
| 5.2
| 4.2 |
Wisconsin
| 2.3
| 5.7
| 2.4
| 6.5
| 9.8
| 1.4 |
Wyoming
| 6.4
| 14.1
| 5.4
| 11.6
| 16.9
| 5.8 |
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
| 1.9
| 0.0
| 1.9
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0 |
Guam
| 11.4
| 10.0
| 11.3
| 13.6
| 4.3
| 6.9 |
Northern Marianas
| 6.1
| 0.0
| 6.1
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 0.0 |
| 1.0
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 1.0
| 0.0
| 0.0 |
Virgin Islands
| 3.9
| 0.0
| 0.0
| 8.5
| 3.5
| 9.4 |
-Not available. These states do not report dropouts
that are consistent with the NCES definition. |
1These states
reported on an alternative July through June cycle rather than the
specified October through September cycle. |
2New 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). |
NOTE: Caution should be used when interpreting results
by race/ethnicity as some of the racial/ethnic group populations
are quite small in some states. To see the percentage of indivdiuals
in each racial/ethnic group in the state, see appendix table A-1.
American Samoa and Puerto Rico reported all of their students in
one category of race/ethnicity. |
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. |