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| A-6a.—Percentage of enrollment base for 9–12 dropout rate, by race/ethnicity and state: School year 1997–98 |
|
State |
Total |
Race/ethnicity |
American Indian/
Alaska Native |
Asian/
Pacific Islander |
Hispanic |
Black, non-
Hispanic |
White, non-
Hispanic |
Alabama
| 207,514
| 1.1
| 0.8
| 0.6
| 35.7
| 61.9 |
|---|
Alaska
| 36,474
| 21.4
| 5.0
| 2.6
| 4.4
| 66.6 |
|---|
Arizona
| 217,554
| 7.1
| 2.1
| 27.7
| 4.1
| 59.0 |
|---|
Arkansas
| 134,638
| 0.4
| 0.9
| 1.6
| 22.8
| 74.3 |
|---|
California
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
Colorado
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Connecticut
| 141,283
| 0.3
| 2.5
| 10.7
| 12.8
| 73.7 |
|---|
Delaware
| 33,188
| —
| 2.1
| 3.8
| 28.7
| 65.3 |
|---|
District of Columbia
| 16,675
| —
| 2.1
| 7.9
| 87.1
| 2.9 |
|---|
Florida
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
Georgia
| 365,429
| 0.1
| 2.1
| 2.1
| 37.8
| 57.8 |
|---|
Hawaii
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Idaho
| 75,507
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Illinois
| 548,338
| 0.2
| 3.5
| 11.0
| 19.5
| 65.8 |
|---|
Indiana
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
Iowa
| 159,008
| 0.4
| 1.6
| 2.0
| 2.7
| 93.4 |
|---|
Kansas
| 141,156
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Kentucky
| 193,027
| 0.1
| 0.5
| 0.4
| 9.6
| 89.4 |
|---|
Louisiana
| 212,005
| 0.5
| 1.5
| 1.2
| 43.1
| 53.6 |
|---|
Maine
| 59,180
| 0.6
| 0.9
| 0.4
| 0.7
| 97.3 |
|---|
| |
Maryland
| 225,810
| 0.3
| 4.5
| 3.3
| 34.9
| 57.0 |
|---|
Massachusetts
| 252,441
| 0.2
| 4.2
| 8.7
| 8.4
| 78.5 |
|---|
Michigan
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Minnesota
| 258,761
| 1.7
| 3.9
| 1.9
| 4.4
| 88.0 |
|---|
Mississippi
| 137,802
| 0.1
| 0.6
| 0.3
| 49.6
| 49.3 |
|---|
| |
Missouri
| 260,474
| 0.2
| 1.2
| 1.1
| 14.5
| 83.0 |
|---|
Montana
| 50,319
| 7.9
| 0.7
| 1.2
| 0.5
| 89.7 |
|---|
Nebraska
| 90,201
| 1.0
| 1.4
| 4.0
| 5.1
| 88.5 |
|---|
Nevada
| 77,965
| 1.8
| 5.4
| 16.8
| 9.3
| 66.6 |
|---|
New Hampshire
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
| |
New Jersey
| 323,654
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
New Mexico
| 96,080
| 11.1
| 1.0
| 45.8
| 2.2
| 39.9 |
|---|
New York
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
North Carolina
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
North Dakota
| 37,924
| 6.7
| 0.6
| 0.8
| 0.7
| 91.3 |
|---|
| |
Ohio
| 573,653
| 0.1
| 1.1
| 1.4
| 13.7
| 83.6 |
|---|
Oklahoma
| 178,503
| 14.6
| 1.4
| 3.6
| 9.6
| 70.8 |
|---|
Oregon
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Pennsylvania
| 538,184
| 0.1
| 2.0
| 3.2
| 12.7
| 82.0 |
|---|
Rhode Island
| 42,230
| 0.5
| 3.5
| 9.4
| 6.4
| 80.2 |
|---|
| |
South Carolina
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
South Dakota
| 41,445
| 11.3
| 0.8
| 0.7
| 0.8
| 86.4 |
|---|
Tennessee
| 242,766
| 0.1
| 1.1
| 0.8
| 21.8
| 76.1 |
|---|
Texas
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Utah
| 152,676
| 1.2
| 2.4
| 5.0
| 0.6
| 90.9 |
|---|
| |
Vermont
| 31,063
| 0.8
| 1.2
| 0.5
| 0.8
| 96.8 |
|---|
Virginia
| 311,943
| 0.2
| 4.2
| 3.3
| 24.3
| 68.0 |
|---|
Washington
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
West Virginia
| 94,076
| 0.1
| 0.3
| 0.5
| 3.8
| 95.4 |
|---|
Wisconsin
| 252,984
| 1.2
| 2.4
| 3.0
| 7.3
| 86.0 |
|---|
Wyoming
| 31,377
| 2.2
| 0.7
| 5.9
| 0.8
| 90.5 |
|---|
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| Outlying areas and DOD Dependents Schools |
DOD Dependents Schools
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
American Samoa
| 3,422
| —
| 100.0
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Guam
| 8,468
| 0.1
| 95.4
| 0.3
| 0.6
| 3.6 |
|---|
Northern Marianas
| 2,062
| —
| 99.2
| —
| —
| —
|
|---|
Puerto Rico
| 163,722
| —
| 0.0
| 100.0
| —
| —
|
|---|
Virgin Islands
| 6,183
| —
| 0.1
| 11.9
| 87.4
| 0.5 |
|---|
| |
| — Data missing. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, "State Public Elementary/Secondary Education Survey Dropout Data and Completion File: School Year 1997–98." |
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