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| Table 219.81. | Percentage of high school dropouts among persons 16 to 24 years old (status dropout rate) and number of status dropouts, by noninstitutionalized or institutionalized status, birth in or outside of the United States, and selected characteristics: 2012 and 2013 |
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| Selected characteristic | Total status dropout rate | 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | 2013 | Noninstitutionalized population1 | Institutionalized population2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of status dropouts (in thousands) | Percentage distribution of status dropouts | Status dropout rate | Number of status dropouts (in thousands) | Status dropout rate | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total for noninstitution-alized population | For those born in the United States3 | For those born outside of the United States3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 7.0 | (0.07) | 6.8 | (0.06) | 2,543 | (24.3) | 100.0 | (†) | 6.4 | (0.06) | 5.7 | (0.06) | 12.7 | (0.27) | 173 | (3.8) | 36.0 | (0.69) | |||||||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 8.2 | (0.08) | 8.0 | (0.08) | 1,472 | (17.7) | 57.9 | (0.43) | 7.3 | (0.09) | 6.4 | (0.09) | 15.1 | (0.36) | 157 | (3.7) | 37.1 | (0.70) | |||||||||
| Female | 5.7 | (0.08) | 5.6 | (0.08) | 1,071 | (15.0) | 42.1 | (0.43) | 5.5 | (0.08) | 5.0 | (0.07) | 10.0 | (0.35) | 16 | (1.3) | 27.8 | (2.08) | |||||||||
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 4.7 | (0.06) | 4.7 | (0.06) | 1,001 | (2.3) | 39.4 | (0.46) | 4.6 | (0.06) | 4.6 | (0.06) | 3.9 | (0.32) | 39 | (2.2) | 26.6 | (1.20) | |||||||||
| Black | 9.0 | (0.18) | 9.0 | (0.19) | 445 | (11.2) | 17.5 | (0.38) | 7.9 | (0.19) | 8.0 | (0.20) | 6.5 | (0.65) | 82 | (2.7) | 40.8 | (1.12) | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 12.8 | (0.18) | 11.8 | (0.20) | 949 | (16.0) | 37.3 | (0.52) | 11.5 | (0.19) | 8.2 | (0.17) | 22.2 | (0.49) | 44 | (2.1) | 41.3 | (1.61) | |||||||||
| Cuban | 5.5 | (0.71) | 6.2 | (0.63) | 13 | (1.5) | 0.5 | (0.06) | 5.6 | (0.60) | 4.0 | (0.61) | 9.0 | (1.41) | 2 | (0.4) | 64.0 | (9.93) | |||||||||
| Dominican | 10.7 | (0.97) | 8.3 | (0.70) | 25 | (2.2) | 1.0 | (0.09) | 8.2 | (0.71) | 5.9 | (0.78) | 11.6 | (1.29) | 1 | ! | (0.3) | 24.7 | (7.35) | ||||||||
| Mexican | 13.6 | (0.24) | 12.8 | (0.26) | 675 | (14.7) | 26.5 | (0.51) | 12.5 | (0.25) | 9.0 | (0.22) | 24.7 | (0.65) | 30 | (1.5) | 44.0 | (1.72) | |||||||||
| Puerto Rican | 11.3 | (0.48) | 9.5 | (0.49) | 73 | (4.2) | 2.9 | (0.16) | 9.1 | (0.50) | 9.0 | (0.52) | 11.7 | (2.99) | 5 | (0.6) | 31.3 | (3.68) | |||||||||
| Spaniard | 4.2 | (0.94) | 4.9 | (1.04) | 5 | (1.1) | 0.2 | (0.04) | 4.8 | (1.05) | 5.2 | (1.12) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| Central American4 | 19.9 | (0.63) | 17.1 | (0.69) | 118 | (5.4) | 4.6 | (0.22) | 16.7 | (0.69) | 5.4 | (0.44) | 31.4 | (1.39) | 5 | (0.7) | 46.8 | (6.25) | |||||||||
| Costa Rican | 4.2 | ! | (2.03) | 4.7 | ! | (2.06) | 1 | ! | (0.4) | # | (†) | 4.7 | ! | (2.06) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| Guatemalan | 29.1 | (1.65) | 27.0 | (1.75) | 54 | (6.7) | 2.1 | (0.17) | 26.7 | (1.77) | 5.6 | (1.23) | 44.7 | (2.77) | 1 | (0.4) | 54.3 | (13.06) | |||||||||
| Honduran | 25.5 | (2.12) | 19.9 | (1.66) | 22 | (2.3) | 0.9 | (0.09) | 19.4 | (1.70) | 7.2 | (1.71) | 29.8 | (2.62) | 1 | ! | (0.4) | 50.2 | (10.95) | ||||||||
| Nicaraguan | 11.1 | (1.97) | 7.6 | (1.55) | 4 | (0.9) | 0.2 | (0.03) | 7.4 | (1.56) | 6.9 | (1.83) | 9.5 | ! | (3.52) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Panamanian | 4.3 | ! | (1.46) | 3.0 | ! | (1.13) | 1 | ! | (0.3) | # | (†) | 2.0 | ! | (1.02) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| Salvadoran | 16.4 | (0.94) | 13.4 | (0.95) | 36 | (2.9) | 1.4 | (0.11) | 12.9 | (0.95) | 5.2 | (0.65) | 25.6 | (2.14) | 2 | (0.4) | 41.7 | (7.79) | |||||||||
| South American | 3.9 | (0.39) | 4.3 | (0.43) | 18 | (1.9) | 0.7 | (0.07) | 4.2 | (0.43) | 2.2 | (0.39) | 6.6 | (0.85) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| Chilean | ‡ | (†) | 4.3 | ! | (1.81) | 1 | ! | (0.4) | # | (†) | 4.3 | ! | (1.81) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| Colombian | 2.6 | (0.52) | 3.4 | (0.56) | 5 | (0.9) | 0.2 | (0.04) | 3.4 | (0.56) | 2.4 | (0.61) | 4.7 | (1.06) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| Ecuadorian | 9.3 | (1.38) | 10.8 | (1.67) | 10 | (1.6) | 0.4 | (0.06) | 10.6 | (1.71) | 3.7 | ! | (1.51) | 18.7 | (3.22) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Peruvian | 1.6 | ! | (0.57) | 1.7 | (0.42) | 1 | (0.3) | # | (†) | 1.5 | (0.39) | ‡ | (†) | 3.1 | (0.82) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Venezuelan | 1.8 | ! | (0.76) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Other South American | 3.5 | ! | (1.29) | 1.5 | (0.41) | 1 | (0.2) | # | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 1.2 | ! | (0.58) | 1.9 | ! | (0.73) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| Other Hispanic | 9.1 | (0.74) | 9.0 | (0.75) | 22 | (2.1) | 0.9 | (0.08) | 8.4 | (0.75) | 7.7 | (0.83) | 15.5 | (2.89) | 2 | (0.6) | 41.6 | (7.05) | |||||||||
| Asian | 2.6 | (0.14) | 2.5 | (0.16) | 46 | (3.1) | 1.8 | (0.12) | 2.4 | (0.16) | 1.6 | (0.13) | 3.3 | (0.29) | 1 | ! | (0.4) | 26.0 | ! | (8.09) | |||||||
| Chinese5 | 1.7 | (0.23) | 1.6 | (0.26) | 8 | (1.3) | 0.3 | (0.05) | 1.6 | (0.26) | 0.9 | (0.24) | 2.3 | (0.39) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| Filipino | 2.7 | (0.43) | 1.9 | (0.35) | 6 | (1.1) | 0.2 | (0.04) | 1.9 | (0.35) | 0.9 | ! | (0.34) | 3.2 | (0.63) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Japanese | 0.8 | ! | (0.34) | 1.6 | ! | (0.60) | 1 | ! | (0.3) | # | (†) | 1.6 | ! | (0.60) | 1.5 | ! | (0.68) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| Korean | 1.4 | (0.41) | 1.0 | (0.36) | 2 | ! | (0.7) | 0.1 | ! | (0.03) | 1.0 | ! | (0.36) | ‡ | (†) | 1.6 | ! | (0.61) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| South Asian6 | 1.9 | (0.24) | 2.8 | (0.40) | 12 | (1.7) | 0.5 | (0.07) | 2.8 | (0.40) | 1.3 | (0.32) | 4.0 | (0.68) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| Asian Indian | 1.4 | (0.26) | 1.8 | (0.31) | 6 | (1.0) | 0.2 | (0.04) | 1.8 | (0.31) | 1.4 | (0.37) | 2.2 | (0.48) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| Bangladeshi | 1.9 | ! | (0.81) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Bhutanese | ‡ | (†) | 36.8 | (8.18) | 2 | ! | (0.5) | 0.1 | ! | (0.02) | 36.8 | (8.18) | ‡ | (†) | 36.8 | (8.18) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| Nepalese | 5.5 | ! | (2.20) | 11.1 | ! | (3.36) | 2 | ! | (0.6) | 0.1 | ! | (0.02) | 11.1 | ! | (3.36) | ‡ | (†) | 10.3 | ! | (3.34) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||
| Pakistani | 3.6 | (1.02) | 1.8 | ! | (0.60) | 1 | ! | (0.4) | # | (†) | 1.8 | ! | (0.61) | ‡ | (†) | 2.6 | ! | (0.96) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| Southeast Asian | 5.4 | (0.49) | 4.7 | (0.48) | 17 | (1.8) | 0.7 | (0.07) | 4.5 | (0.46) | 3.5 | (0.47) | 6.2 | (0.95) | 1 | ! | (0.3) | 45.8 | (13.66) | ||||||||
| Burmese | 23.9 | (4.48) | 20.7 | (4.13) | 4 | (0.9) | 0.1 | (0.04) | 20.7 | (4.13) | ‡ | (†) | 21.2 | (4.17) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| Cambodian | 10.1 | (1.82) | 6.2 | (1.49) | 3 | (0.6) | 0.1 | (0.02) | 6.3 | (1.51) | 6.9 | (1.67) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| Hmong | 5.5 | (1.39) | 4.3 | (1.12) | 2 | (0.6) | 0.1 | (0.02) | 3.9 | (1.11) | 2.9 | ! | (1.13) | 8.1 | ! | (3.17) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| Laotian | 9.1 | (2.54) | 5.7 | ! | (1.91) | 1 | ! | (0.5) | # | (†) | 4.0 | ! | (1.87) | 4.1 | ! | (1.97) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||
| Thai | 6.0 | ! | (2.19) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Vietnamese | 2.9 | (0.48) | 3.5 | (0.55) | 7 | (1.2) | 0.3 | (0.05) | 3.5 | (0.55) | 2.9 | (0.61) | 4.4 | (0.97) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| Other Southeast Asian7 | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| Other Asian | 2.4 | (0.56) | 1.7 | (0.49) | 1 | (0.3) | # | (†) | 1.5 | (0.42) | 1.2 | ! | (0.41) | 2.2 | ! | (0.96) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| Pacific Islander | 9.1 | (1.45) | 5.0 | (1.03) | 3 | (0.8) | 0.1 | (0.03) | 5.0 | (1.05) | 3.7 | (1.05) | 12.7 | (3.17) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 12.8 | (0.71) | 12.8 | (0.76) | 36 | (2.3) | 1.4 | (0.09) | 12.0 | (0.73) | 12.1 | (0.74) | ‡ | (†) | 3 | (0.6) | 53.1 | (7.63) | |||||||||
| Some other race8 | 5.9 | (0.89) | 5.1 | (1.13) | 5 | (1.1) | 0.2 | (0.04) | 4.7 | (1.12) | 5.6 | (1.53) | 2.3 | ! | (0.90) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||||
| Two or more races | 5.6 | (0.25) | 5.2 | (0.28) | 58 | (3.4) | 2.3 | (0.13) | 5.0 | (0.28) | 5.1 | (0.29) | 3.6 | (0.68) | 3 | (0.6) | 22.9 | (3.71) | |||||||||
| Race/ethnicity by sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 5.4 | (0.09) | 5.4 | (0.08) | 580 | (9.0) | 39.4 | (0.51) | 5.2 | (0.08) | 5.2 | (0.08) | 4.4 | (0.51) | 33 | (1.9) | 27.5 | (1.28) | |||||||||
| Black | 10.9 | (0.26) | 10.9 | (0.27) | 244 | (7.8) | 16.6 | (0.44) | 8.8 | (0.27) | 9.0 | (0.28) | 6.8 | (0.95) | 77 | (2.7) | 41.6 | (1.14) | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 15.0 | (0.23) | 13.9 | (0.26) | 568 | (10.9) | 38.6 | (0.60) | 13.3 | (0.25) | 9.1 | (0.26) | 25.8 | (0.64) | 40 | (2.1) | 42.2 | (1.64) | |||||||||
| Asian | 2.8 | (0.24) | 2.8 | (0.19) | 27 | (1.8) | 1.8 | (0.12) | 2.7 | (0.18) | 1.9 | (0.23) | 3.7 | (0.31) | 1 | ! | (0.4) | 28.5 | ! | (8.84) | |||||||
| Pacific Islander | 10.0 | (1.74) | 4.2 | (1.00) | 2 | (0.4) | 0.1 | (0.03) | 4.3 | (1.01) | 2.1 | ! | (0.84) | 16.8 | ! | (5.22) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 14.8 | (1.06) | 14.3 | (1.11) | 19 | (1.7) | 1.3 | (0.11) | 13.1 | (1.09) | 13.2 | (1.10) | ‡ | (†) | 2 | (0.5) | 51.5 | (7.92) | |||||||||
| Some other race8 | 8.3 | (1.49) | 6.2 | (1.75) | 3 | ! | (0.8) | 0.2 | ! | (0.06) | 5.4 | ! | (1.71) | 6.9 | ! | (2.46) | 2.2 | ! | (0.98) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||
| Two or more races | 6.7 | (0.43) | 5.5 | (0.43) | 30 | (2.6) | 2.1 | (0.18) | 5.2 | (0.43) | 5.2 | (0.46) | 4.3 | (1.07) | 3 | (0.6) | 22.6 | (3.93) | |||||||||
| Female | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 4.0 | (0.08) | 4.0 | (0.08) | 422 | (8.5) | 39.4 | (0.68) | 3.9 | (0.08) | 3.9 | (0.08) | 3.3 | (0.36) | 6 | (0.9) | 22.7 | (2.78) | |||||||||
| Black | 7.0 | (0.21) | 7.1 | (0.23) | 200 | (6.9) | 18.7 | (0.55) | 6.9 | (0.23) | 7.0 | (0.24) | 6.3 | (0.92) | 5 | (0.6) | 31.6 | (3.48) | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 10.4 | (0.23) | 9.6 | (0.23) | 381 | (9.2) | 35.6 | (0.65) | 9.5 | (0.23) | 7.2 | (0.21) | 17.7 | (0.64) | 4 | (0.5) | 33.4 | (4.29) | |||||||||
| Asian | 2.4 | (0.20) | 2.1 | (0.22) | 20 | (2.1) | 1.9 | (0.20) | 2.1 | (0.22) | 1.2 | (0.16) | 3.0 | (0.40) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 8.0 | ! | (2.41) | 5.8 | ! | (1.76) | 2 | ! | (0.6) | 0.2 | ! | (0.06) | 5.7 | ! | (1.78) | 5.4 | ! | (1.81) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 10.8 | (0.95) | 11.3 | (0.96) | 17 | (1.5) | 1.6 | (0.14) | 11.0 | (0.91) | 11.1 | (0.92) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||
| Some other race8 | 3.2 | (0.79) | 3.9 | (1.16) | 2 | ! | (0.6) | 0.2 | ! | (0.05) | 3.9 | (1.16) | 4.5 | ! | (1.45) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ||||||
| Two or more races | 4.7 | (0.34) | 4.8 | (0.36) | 28 | (2.1) | 2.6 | (0.20) | 4.8 | (0.36) | 5.0 | (0.37) | 2.9 | (0.83) | # | (†) | 25.5 | ! | (10.20) | ||||||||
| Age | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 2.1 | (0.08) | 2.2 | (0.08) | 86 | (3.3) | 3.4 | (0.12) | 2.1 | (0.08) | 2.0 | (0.08) | 3.5 | (0.36) | 3 | (0.9) | 10.4 | (2.49) | |||||||||
| 17 | 3.3 | (0.12) | 3.1 | (0.09) | 123 | (3.8) | 4.8 | (0.15) | 3.0 | (0.09) | 2.9 | (0.10) | 4.3 | (0.48) | 6 | (0.7) | 13.9 | (1.58) | |||||||||
| 18 | 5.4 | (0.14) | 5.0 | (0.17) | 217 | (7.7) | 8.5 | (0.27) | 4.8 | (0.16) | 4.6 | (0.16) | 6.7 | (0.52) | 13 | (1.2) | 37.5 | (2.72) | |||||||||
| 19 | 6.8 | (0.13) | 6.4 | (0.16) | 254 | (6.9) | 10.0 | (0.27) | 6.0 | (0.16) | 5.7 | (0.15) | 9.7 | (0.70) | 19 | (1.2) | 50.7 | (2.39) | |||||||||
| 20-24 | 9.0 | (0.09) | 8.7 | (0.09) | 1,863 | (20.1) | 73.3 | (0.38) | 8.3 | (0.09) | 7.2 | (0.08) | 16.2 | (0.38) | 132 | (3.2) | 39.5 | (0.77) | |||||||||
| Region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast | 5.6 | (0.11) | 5.4 | (0.12) | 353 | (8.5) | 13.9 | (0.29) | 5.1 | (0.12) | 4.5 | (0.13) | 9.7 | (0.40) | 22 | (1.8) | 29.5 | (2.10) | |||||||||
| Midwest | 6.0 | (0.12) | 5.9 | (0.12) | 472 | (10.1) | 18.6 | (0.36) | 5.6 | (0.12) | 5.2 | (0.11) | 11.0 | (0.74) | 25 | (1.4) | 26.7 | (1.44) | |||||||||
| South | 7.8 | (0.10) | 7.8 | (0.11) | 1,070 | (15.6) | 42.1 | (0.44) | 7.3 | (0.11) | 6.5 | (0.10) | 14.2 | (0.46) | 93 | (2.8) | 43.3 | (0.98) | |||||||||
| West | 7.6 | (0.10) | 7.1 | (0.10) | 648 | (9.6) | 25.5 | (0.33) | 6.8 | (0.10) | 5.8 | (0.10) | 13.7 | (0.47) | 34 | (1.8) | 34.0 | (1.51) | |||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #Rounds to zero. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Persons living in households as well as persons living in noninstitutionalized group quarters. Noninstitutionalized group quarters include college and university housing, military quarters, facilities for workers and religious groups, and temporary shelters for the homeless. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Persons living in institutionalized group quarters, including adult and juvenile correctional facilities, nursing facilities, and other health care facilities. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 United States refers to the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Marianas. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Includes other Central American subgroups not shown separately. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 Includes Taiwanese. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 In addition to the subgroups shown, also includes Sri Lankan. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 Consists of Indonesian and Malaysian. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 Respondents who wrote in some other race that was not included as an option on the questionnaire. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: "Status" dropouts are 16- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in school and who have not completed a high school program, regardless of when they left school and whether they ever attended school in the United States. People who have received GED credentials are counted as high school completers. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding and the suppression of cells that do not meet NCES reporting standards. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Status dropout rates in this table may differ from those in tables based on the Current Population Survey (CPS) because of differences in survey design and target populations. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2012 and 2013. (This table was prepared July 2015.) |
