Dropout Rates in the United States, 1996
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Figure A. Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds dropping out of grades 10 to 12, proportion of 16- to 24-year-olds who were dropouts, and proportion of 18- to 24-year-olds who completed high school. 1972 to 1996
Figure 1. Event dropout rates for grades 1012, ages 1524, by raceethnicity. October 1972 through October 1996
Figure 2. Event dropout rates for grades 1012, ages 1524, by family income. October 1972 through October 1996
Figure 3. Status dropout rates for persons ages 1624, by raceethnicity. October 1972 through October 1996
Figure 4. Completion rates for persons ages 1824 not currently enrolled in high school or below, by raceethnicity. October 1972 through October 1996
Figure 5. State-specific high school completion rates of 18- through 24-year-olds not currently enrolled in high school or below, minimum, maximum, and median, by region. 19941996
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