Table 4.-Percentage of grade 9-12 public school dropouts who were male, by state: School years 1991-92 through 1997-98

Sections:

State	1997–98	1996–97	1995–96	1994–95	1993–94	1992–93	1991–92
Table 4.—Percentage of grade 9–12 public school dropouts who were male, by state: School years 1991–92 through 1997–98
Alabama¹	59.0	58.7	57.3	57.6	57.0	—	—
Alaska²	58.6	57.2	55.9	—	—	—	—
Arizona¹	53.7	54.1	53.6	48.5	56.7	56.2	54.5
Arkansas	58.3	58.8	57.9	58.1	57.3	55.8	57.8
California	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Colorado	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Connecticut	56.9	57.5	57.0	56.9	56.5	56.5	—
Delaware	59.9	58.2	59.8	61.8	52.6	56.3	—
District of Columbia	53.2	—	—	55.6	51.3	53.9	51.3
Florida	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Georgia	59.3	59.9	59.0	58.3	58.8	—	—
Hawaii	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Idaho¹	57.7	57.0	56.7	57.4	57.5	—	—
Illinois¹	55.7	56.5	55.7	56.5	56.5	—	—
Indiana	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Iowa	57.0	57.4	57.8	57.9	57.8	—	—
Kansas	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kentucky	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Louisiana³	58.0	57.9	56.9	58.1	54.5	—	—
Maine	60.9	58.1	61.5	58.6	58.4	—	—

Maryland¹	60.5	60.4	60.0	59.4	58.9	—	—
Massachusetts	57.6	57.5	58.0	58.8	57.3	56.7	57.0
Michigan	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Minnesota	58.1	57.4	58.0	57.8	57.5	—	—
Mississippi	60.9	59.8	59.3	60.0	59.0	58.3	57.7

Missouri	58.1	57.3	58.1	57.8	57.5	56.4	55.7
Montana	58.8	56.9	58.2	—	—	—	—
Nebraska	58.0	59.6	57.5	58.6	55.6	58.8	54.8
Nevada	55.2	54.5	55.6	54.3	52.5	52.0	52.8
New Hampshire	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

New Jersey¹	55.8	55.9	56.4	56.8	57.2	—	—
New Mexico	56.0	55.8	55.2	55.0	53.3	53.3	53.8
New York	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
North Carolina	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
North Dakota	59.9	57.9	60.4	58.4	58.3	58.5	—

Ohio²	60.6	60.1	60.2	59.9	59.6	—	—
Oklahoma¹	54.3	55.0	55.7	55.7	53.8	—	—
Oregon	—	—	56.0	57.2	57.0	55.1	54.8
Pennsylvania	57.5	57.9	57.7	56.9	57.8	57.0	56.1
Rhode Island	59.1	59.7	58.2	59.3	57.2	57.5	60.6

South Carolina	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
South Dakota¹	57.0	57.8	53.8	55.9	54.5	—	—
Tennessee¹	59.2	59.2	59.1	59.1	59.0	—	—
Texas	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Utah	53.4	52.9	54.3	55.8	55.0	—	—

Vermont¹	—	—	59.3	58.9	—	—	—
Virginia¹	59.2	59.6	58.7	59.9	58.2	—	—
Washington	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
West Virginia	57.5	57.5	57.7	57.9	59.3	—	—
Wisconsin¹	57.7	57.0	59.1	58.4	59.3	—	—
Wyoming²	55.6	57.2	57.2	58.3	56.7	—	—

Outlying areas and DOD Dependents Schools
DOD Dependents Schools	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
American Samoa	67.6	69.4	50.0	70.8	75.0	80.6	51.9
Guam	54.8	57.5	55.6	54.1	45.9	56.3	63.0
Northern Marianas	57.4	45.0	56.6	57.9	—	49.1	—
Puerto Rico²	48.4	49.4	49.0	48.5	48.5	49.6	—
Virgin Islands	57.7	62.3	56.5	66.8	58.7	60.8	57.8

— Data missing.
¹ This state reported on an alternative July-through-June cycle rather than the specified October-through-September cycle.
² The following states reported data using an alternative calendar in the years indicated: Alaska (1995–96), Ohio (1993–94), Wyoming (1993–94), and Puerto Rico (all years except 1997–98).
³Effective with the 1995–96 school year, Louisiana changed its dropout data collection from school-level aggregate counts reported by districts to an individual, student-record system. The increase in the droput rate is due in part to the increased ability to track students.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, "Local Education Agency Universe Survey Dropout Data and Completion File: School Years 1991–92 through 1996–97," and "Local Education Agency Universe Dropout File: School Year 1997–98."

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