Dropout Rates in the United States: 1994

Table 18-Percentage of NELS:88 eighth graders by high school completion status, by race-ethnicity, sex, and socioeconomic status: 1994

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                                              Received          Still
                             High school     alternative     enrolled in  
                              graduates      credential      high school     Dropouts
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     Total                      81.3            6.2              5.3           7.2

Race ethnicity
  Asian/Pacific Islander        91.3            1.4              2.2           5.1
  Hispanic                      72.7            5.9              7.1          14.3   
  Black, non-Hispanic           71.8           10.5              9.3           8.4
  White, non-Hispanic           84.4            5.5              4.3           5.7
  Native American               61.7           10.2             11.2          16.9

Sex
  Male                          80.2            7.1              5.1           7.5
  Female                        82.4            5.2              5.5           6.9

Socioeconomic status
  Low SES                       64.9            7.9              9.6          17.7
  Middle SES                    83.7            6.3              5.0           5.0
  High SES                      93.6            4.0              1.5           0.9
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, Third Followup Survey, 1994, unpublished data.

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