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| Table 104. | High school graduates and dropouts, by race/ethnicity and state or jurisdiction: 2001-02 |
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| High school graduates, by race/ethnicity, 2001-02 | Percent of 9th to 12th graders who dropped out
| | during 2001-02, by race/ethnicity\1\
State or other |__________________________________________________________|___________________________________________________
other jurisdiction | Total | White, | Black, |Hispanic| Asian/ |American |Total| White, | Black, |Hispanic| Asian/ |American
| | non- | non- | |Pacific | Indian/ | | non- | non- | |Pacific | Indian/
| | Hispanic |Hispanic| |Islander| Alaska | |Hispanic|Hispanic| |Islander| Alaska
| | | | | | Native | | | | | | Native
________________________|__________|__________|________|________|________|_________|_____|________|________|________|________|_________
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
________________________|__________|__________|________|________|________|_________|_____|________|________|________|________|_________
United States\2,3\ ..| 2,632,684| 1,810,335| 347,857| 314,849| 132,409| 27,234| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
|__________|__________|________|________|________|_________|_____|________|________|________|________|_________
Alabama ................| 35,887| 23,462| 11,374| 245| 347| 459| 3.7| 3.6| 3.9| 4.5| 1.6| 2.1
Alaska .................| 6,945| 4,734| 252| 197| 422| 1,340| 8.1| 6.2| 11.4| 8.9| 6.7| 13.4
Arizona ................| 47,175| 28,640| 2,008| 12,479| 1,286| 2,762| 10.5| 6.8| 13.4| 15.2| 3.9| 19.0
Arkansas ...............| 26,984| 20,138| 5,779| 626| 323| 118| 5.3| 4.6| 7.0| 7.7| 4.3| 6.9
California .............| 324,152| 140,421| 23,451| 109,038| 48,206| 3,036| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
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Colorado ...............| 40,760| 31,506| 1,798| 5,700| 1,442| 314| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Connecticut ............| 32,327| 24,721| 3,617| 2,886| 1,029| 74| 2.6| 1.9| 4.0| 5.3| 2.4| 4.9
Delaware\3\ ............| 6,482| 4,358| 1,683| 241| 185| 15| 6.2| 4.6| 9.0| 11.6| 3.5| 5.1
District of Columbia ...| 3,090| 128| 2,684| 209| 66| 3| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Florida ................| 119,537| 70,862| 24,960| 20,067| 3,345| 303| 3.7| 3.0| 4.9| 4.5| 1.9| 3.6
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Georgia ................| 65,983| 40,801| 21,357| 1,593| 2,151| 81| 6.5| 5.8| 7.6| 9.8| 3.6| 7.5
Hawaii .................| 10,452| 2,013| 167| 467| 7,771| 34| 5.1| 5.5| 5.5| 6.4| 4.9| 6.6
Idaho ..................| 15,874| 14,296| 76| 1,063| 248| 191| 3.9| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Illinois ...............| 116,657| 82,454| 16,294| 12,242| 5,234| 433| 6.4| 3.7| 13.6| 10.4| 2.6| 5.7
Indiana ................| 56,722| 49,846| 4,650| 1,428| 657| 141| 2.3| 2.1| 3.1| 4.0| 1.1| 2.8
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Iowa ...................| 33,789| 31,608| 756| 660| 657| 108| 2.4| 2.1| 6.8| 7.1| 2.7| 6.6
Kansas .................| 29,541| 25,219| 1,856| 1,498| 685| 283| 3.1| 2.6| 5.3| 5.9| 2.4| 5.4
Kentucky ...............| 36,337| 32,556| 3,151| 249| 350| 31| 3.9| 3.8| 5.3| 4.0| 1.7| 0.0
Louisiana ..............| 37,905| 21,252| 15,322| 484| 622| 225| 7.0| 5.0| 9.5| 6.9| 5.1| 7.3
Maine ..................| 12,596| 12,201| 110| 61| 144| 80| 2.8| 2.8| 4.4| 3.7| 2.7| 5.0
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Maryland ...............| 50,881| 29,363| 16,745| 1,890| 2,725| 158| 3.9| 3.0| 5.5| 3.7| 1.4| 4.1
Massachusetts ..........| 55,272| 44,973| 3,944| 3,526| 2,693| 136| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Michigan ...............| 95,001| 77,947| 11,619| 2,284| 2,250| 901| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Minnesota ..............| 57,440| 51,052| 2,122| 1,032| 2,573| 661| 3.8| 2.7| 9.9| 14.5| 4.4| 14.2
Mississippi ............| 23,740| 12,174| 11,195| 120| 219| 32| 3.9| 3.1| 4.7| 4.1| 2.2| 2.2
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Missouri ...............| 54,487| 45,627| 7,195| 696| 821| 148| 3.6| 3.2| 5.8| 5.8| 1.6| 4.8
Montana ................| 10,554| 9,537| 34| 158| 112| 713| 3.9| 3.2| 6.7| 5.2| 2.0| 10.3
Nebraska ...............| 19,910| 17,851| 796| 756| 357| 150| 4.2| 3.1| 11.3| 11.7| 3.3| 11.9
Nevada .................| 16,270| 10,879| 1,285| 2,728| 1,123| 255| 6.4| 5.0| 8.9| 9.3| 5.2| 5.6
New Hampshire ..........| 12,452| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| 4.0| 3.9| 6.5| 7.8| 3.2| 7.5
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New Jersey .............| 77,664| 50,347| 11,909| 9,657| 5,619| 132| 2.5| 1.5| 4.9| 4.7| 0.9| 2.2
New Mexico .............| 18,094| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| 5.2| 3.5| 2.6| 6.4| 3.4| 5.8
New York ...............| 153,879| 104,673| 22,046| 16,280| 10,315| 565| 7.1| 3.3| 12.9| 14.2| 5.9| 9.4
North Carolina .........| 65,955| 44,888| 17,385| 1,559| 1,410| 713| 5.7| 4.9| 7.0| 9.4| 3.7| 9.9
North Dakota ...........| 8,114| 7,564| 58| 68| 62| 362| 2.0| 1.5| 2.7| 3.4| 1.9| 8.0
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Ohio\3\ ................| 110,090| 95,036| 11,945| 1,441| 1,568| 100| 3.1| 2.4| 7.2| 6.6| 2.0| 7.1
Oklahoma ...............| 36,852| 25,385| 3,299| 1,562| 650| 5,956| 4.4| 3.8| 6.7| 9.4| 3.2| 3.8
Oregon\3\ ..............| 30,821| 26,464| 594| 1,990| 1,283| 490| 4.6| 4.0| 9.9| 10.5| 3.6| 0.0
Pennsylvania ...........| 114,943| 97,397| 11,655| 3,093| 2,696| 102| 3.3| 2.4| 7.0| 8.9| 2.9| 3.3
Rhode Island ...........| 9,006| 7,132| 657| 857| 317| 43| 4.3| 3.3| 6.9| 8.2| 4.6| 5.9
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South Carolina .........| 31,302| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| 3.3| 3.1| 3.7| 3.9| 1.7| 3.1
South Dakota ...........| 8,796| 8,232| 49| 62| 99| 354| 2.8| 2.0| 7.3| 6.1| 1.9| 13.0
Tennessee ..............| 40,894| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| 3.8| --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Texas ..................| 225,167| 112,386| 30,030| 74,466| 7,707| 578| 3.8| 2.2| 4.9| 5.5| 1.6| 4.1
Utah ...................| 30,183| 27,307| 172| 1,574| 817| 313| 3.7| 3.1| 8.8| 8.2| 5.2| 8.1
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Vermont ................| 7,083| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| 4.0| 3.9| 7.3| 9.0| 2.2| 5.9
Virginia ...............| 66,519| 45,485| 15,084| 2,454| 3,353| 143| 2.9| 2.3| 4.0| 5.8| 2.0| 4.1
Washington .............| 58,311| 45,918| 2,306| 3,937| 5,030| 1,120| 7.1| 5.6| 16.8| 12.3| 6.6| 15.2
West Virginia ..........| 17,128| 16,281| 600| 70| 148| 29| 3.7| 3.7| 3.9| 1.8| 1.8| 8.9
Wisconsin ..............| 60,575| 53,255| 3,148| 1,792| 1,757| 623| 1.9| 1.2| 8.3| 5.6| 1.8| 4.1
Wyoming ................| 6,106| 5,569| 60| 324| 51| 102| 5.8| 5.2| 9.9| 12.3| 2.7| 13.0
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Bureau of Indian | | | | | | | | | | | |
Affairs schools .......| --- | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
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Department of Defense | | | | | | | | | | | |
dependents schools | | | | | | | | | | | |
Overseas schools\3\ ..| 2,052| 1,130| 417| 163| 342| 0| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Domestic schools\3\ ..| 498| 193| 101| 187| 17| 0| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
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Other jurisdictions | | | | | | | | | | | |
American Samoa .......| 823| 0| 0| 0| 823| 0| 1.1| --- | --- | --- | 1.1| ---
Guam\3\ ..............| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Northern Marianas ....| 416| 1| 0| 0| 415| 0| 7.1| 0.0| 16.7| --- | 7.2| ---
Puerto Rico ..........| 30,278| 0| 0| 30,278| 0| 0| 1.2| --- | --- | 1.2| --- | ---
Virgin Islands .......| 883| 3| 811| 68| 0| 1| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
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---Not available. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, The NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) "State Nonfiscal Survey of Public Elementary/Secondary Education," 2002-03 and "Local Education Agency Universe Survey Dropout and Completion Data File," 2001-02; and unpublished data. (This table was prepared April 2005.)
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