Dropout Rates in the United States: 1994
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Asian/ Black, White,
Pacific non- non- Native
Total Islander Hispanic Hispanic Hispanic American
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Overall
Total 15.9 7.4 26.4 29.2 11.8 33.9
High school graduates 9.2 4.5 16.2 21.0 6.5 20.3
Other 45.1 37.3 53.8 50.0 40.6 55.2
Low socioeconomic status
Total 29.3 11.2 31.5 37.4 25.3 39.5
High school graduates 18.3 7.2 18.6 27.4 14.4 29.3
Other 49.8 - 57.9 56.2 44.1 51.9
Middle socioeconomic status
Total 14.8 8.6 20.8 25.9 12.3 32.2
High school graduates 9.4 5.6 15.7 20.4 7.1 16.2
Other 43.0 - 40.0 45.5 42.4 -
High socioeconomic status
Total 4.2 0.9 9.1 15.2 3.2 -
High school graduates 2.8 0.5 8.0 6.6 2.5 -
Other 23.5 - - - 16.7 -
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-Insufficient sample size to compute reliable estimate.
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Study of 1988, Third Followup Survey, 1994, unpublished data.
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