Table 3.--School enrollment rates by age, dropout rates, and housing characteristics, by state: April 1990 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |Percent of age group enrolled in public or |Percent |Percent of housing|Percent of | private schools |of 16- to| units built-- | occupied |___________________________________________|19-year- |__________________| housing State |3 and|5 and|7 to |16 and|18 and|20 to|25 to| olds | Between |Before | units | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 34 | who are | 1980 and | 1940 | with no |years|years|years|years |years |years|years|dropouts |March 1990| | telephone | old | old | old | old | old | old | old | | | | ______________________|_____|_____|_____|______|______|_____|_____|_________|__________|_______|___________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 ______________________|_____|_____|_____|______|______|_____|_____|_________|__________|_______|___________ United States .....|28.9 |80.1 |95.8 | 90.7 | 65.5 |33.6 |11.7 | 11.2 | 20.7 | 18.4 | 5.2 |_____|_____|_____|______|______|_____|_____|_________|__________|_______|___________ Alabama ..............|28.3 |78.7 |95.7 | 89.3 | 67.5 |33.4 | 9.6 | 12.6 | 23.5 | 9.3 | 8.7 Alaska ...............|25.2 |77.4 |96.2 | 90.8 | 51.8 |20.5 |11.0 | 9.6 | 38.0 | 3.0 | 8.3 Arizona ..............|23.0 |75.1 |95.8 | 87.9 | 62.1 |34.0 |14.1 | 14.3 | 37.8 | 3.2 | 8.5 Arkansas .............|20.3 |75.7 |95.7 | 91.0 | 61.3 |28.1 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 24.2 | 9.4 | 10.9 California ...........|29.3 |81.1 |95.5 | 89.7 | 62.0 |35.0 |15.5 | 14.3 | 22.9 | 10.7 | 3.0 | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado .............|27.7 |79.7 |96.3 | 91.8 | 66.6 |36.1 |12.9 | 9.6 | 24.7 | 13.0 | 4.2 Connecticut ..........|40.7 |86.5 |96.0 | 92.2 | 69.3 |35.3 |10.9 | 9.2 | 15.7 | 25.5 | 2.6 Delaware .............|33.3 |84.5 |96.0 | 90.3 | 69.8 |35.5 |10.7 | 11.2 | 24.3 | 14.3 | 3.1 District of Columbia .|45.9 |83.8 |93.7 | 86.8 | 71.2 |40.8 |14.5 | 19.1 | 5.5 | 37.7 | 4.2 Florida ..............|33.3 |78.7 |95.4 | 87.9 | 60.5 |30.8 |11.6 | 14.2 | 35.0 | 3.7 | 5.3 | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia ..............|29.1 |76.9 |95.5 | 88.2 | 60.6 |27.8 | 8.6 | 14.1 | 32.1 | 8.1 | 8.3 Hawaii ...............|35.7 |86.5 |96.7 | 93.2 | 55.9 |28.1 |12.0 | 7.0 | 20.8 | 6.7 | 2.6 Idaho ................|18.6 |77.7 |96.8 | 91.2 | 65.1 |31.8 |11.0 | 9.6 | 18.0 | 15.9 | 5.8 Illinois .............|31.9 |80.8 |95.8 | 90.6 | 66.0 |34.4 |11.9 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 27.1 | 4.6 Indiana...............|22.2 |76.2 |95.9 | 89.8 | 66.0 |33.1 | 9.7 | 11.4 | 14.5 | 24.2 | 5.9 | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa .................|25.3 |82.0 |96.2 | 93.1 | 74.3 |38.6 |10.4 | 6.5 | 10.0 | 35.0 | 3.4 Kansas ...............|24.0 |78.0 |96.3 | 92.3 | 70.0 |37.0 |11.5 | 8.4 | 16.9 | 24.5 | 4.4 Kentucky .............|19.7 |77.2 |96.3 | 89.0 | 58.1 |26.8 | 9.2 | 13.0 | 20.0 | 15.9 | 10.2 Louisiana ............|31.3 |82.7 |95.7 | 89.5 | 63.9 |31.0 | 9.7 | 11.9 | 22.1 | 10.6 | 8.3 Maine ................|25.1 |80.6 |96.3 | 91.8 | 67.1 |27.8 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 20.7 | 34.9 | 3.7 | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland .............|36.5 |85.4 |95.3 | 90.1 | 63.1 |32.4 |12.5 | 11.0 | 21.6 | 15.5 | 3.2 Massachusetts ........|36.0 |83.9 |96.1 | 91.3 | 72.4 |39.1 |12.7 | 9.5 | 13.8 | 38.9 | 2.1 Michigan .............|31.1 |84.8 |96.1 | 92.0 | 67.9 |37.2 |12.7 | 9.9 | 13.6 | 20.8 | 4.1 Minnesota ............|23.1 |76.3 |96.3 | 94.4 | 74.8 |39.0 |10.9 | 6.1 | 18.5 | 24.5 | 2.4 Mississippi ..........|30.2 |79.9 |95.5 | 90.5 | 66.8 |31.7 | 8.7 | 11.7 | 24.1 | 8.6 | 12.6 | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri..............|24.8 |75.1 |95.9 | 90.0 | 64.7 |32.6 |10.5 | 11.2 | 18.3 | 20.4 | 5.2 Montana ..............|19.2 |75.2 |96.7 | 92.9 | 69.6 |36.0 |10.5 | 7.1 | 17.5 | 21.8 | 6.9 Nebraska .............|23.0 |78.6 |96.6 | 93.5 | 73.4 |38.5 |11.9 | 6.6 | 12.9 | 30.7 | 3.6 Nevada ...............|22.8 |73.3 |95.8 | 89.6 | 50.5 |24.1 |11.2 | 14.9 | 40.1 | 2.9 | 5.4 New Hampshire ........|27.4 |76.6 |96.3 | 91.3 | 68.2 |33.2 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 27.7 | 27.1 | 3.4 | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey ...........|39.8 |83.6 |95.1 | 91.6 | 67.3 |32.7 |10.4 | 9.3 | 14.8 | 24.6 | 3.1 New Mexico ...........|21.3 |75.6 |95.9 | 90.1 | 64.1 |31.3 |13.5 | 10.8 | 27.5 | 8.1 | 12.4 New York .............|36.2 |85.1 |95.6 | 91.0 | 71.3 |37.6 |12.5 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 35.7 | 5.0 North Carolina .......|26.7 |78.5 |95.6 | 88.5 | 63.6 |29.7 | 9.8 | 13.2 | 28.6 | 9.9 | 7.1 North Dakota .........|15.5 |73.8 |97.5 | 95.3 | 78.3 |42.2 |10.8 | 4.3 | 16.6 | 24.7 | 3.5 | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio .................|24.4 |77.7 |95.8 | 93.3 | 66.8 |33.8 |10.4 | 8.8 | 12.2 | 25.8 | 4.7 Oklahoma .............|23.1 |76.6 |96.0 | 91.7 | 62.9 |33.7 |12.0 | 9.9 | 22.1 | 12.4 | 8.8 Oregon ...............|24.2 |76.0 |95.5 | 89.2 | 63.0 |33.0 |11.8 | 11.0 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 4.5 Pennsylvania .........|29.2 |79.7 |95.5 | 91.6 | 67.6 |33.2 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 12.4 | 35.1 | 2.6 Rhode Island .........|28.9 |85.2 |95.3 | 88.7 | 71.0 |39.2 |12.4 | 12.9 | 15.1 | 34.0 | 3.1 | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina .......|33.2 |83.2 |95.9 | 90.2 | 62.4 |28.8 | 8.9 | 11.9 | 29.0 | 8.5 | 9.1 South Dakota .........|16.5 |74.6 |96.6 | 92.2 | 71.2 |34.2 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 14.8 | 30.4 | 6.0 Tennessee ............|23.3 |75.4 |96.0 | 89.9 | 60.0 |28.4 | 8.6 | 13.6 | 24.2 | 10.2 | 7.1 Texas ................|26.3 |79.9 |96.1 | 90.0 | 65.3 |32.5 |12.3 | 12.5 | 29.7 | 7.1 | 8.6 Utah .................|24.2 |79.6 |96.8 | 93.0 | 64.3 |41.1 |15.2 | 7.9 | 24.4 | 13.5 | 4.0 | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont ..............|25.9 |82.9 |96.5 | 91.0 | 71.3 |35.6 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 22.4 | 36.5 | 4.5 Virginia .............|30.3 |82.0 |95.8 | 91.5 | 63.6 |30.8 |10.3 | 10.4 | 26.3 | 11.0 | 5.4 Washington ...........|27.6 |77.4 |95.7 | 91.2 | 64.5 |30.9 |11.2 | 10.2 | 23.1 | 15.7 | 3.5 West Virginia.........|17.4 |75.4 |96.4 | 90.9 | 65.3 |29.7 | 7.9 | 10.6 | 17.7 | 23.7 | 10.3 Wisconsin ............|24.4 |78.8 |96.3 | 95.2 | 69.2 |36.2 |10.7 | 6.9 | 14.5 | 28.5 | 2.8 Wyoming ..............|22.0 |75.2 |96.8 | 94.1 | 69.9 |34.8 |12.0 | 6.3 | 21.4 | 15.6 | 5.6 ______________________|_____|_____|_____|______|______|_____|_____|_________|__________|_______|___________ SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Decennial Census, unpublished tables; and U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Dropout Rates in the United States: 1991. (This table was prepared November 1994.)