Dropout numbers and rates in grades 9-12, by state: School years 1999-2000 and 1998-99

State	1999-2000			1998-99
Table 1. - Dropout numbers and rates in grades 9-12, by state: School years 1999-2000 and 1998-99
State	Total 9th- through 12th-graders¹	Number of Dropouts	Dropout Rate	Total 9th- through 12th-graders¹	Number of Dropouts	Dropout Rate
Alabama²	199,574	8,928	4.5	205,459	9,118	4.4
Alaska²	38,790	2,134	5.5	38,382	2,044	5.3
Arizona	—	—	—	224,813	18,881	8.4
Arkansas	133,274	7,637	5.7	132,988	7,918	6.0
California	—	—	—	—	—	—

Colorado	—	—	—	—	—	—
Connecticut	148,263	4,541	3.1	143,823	4,715	3.3
Delaware	32,447	1,337	4.1	32,803	1,361	4.1
District of Columbia	15,296	1,096	7.2	14,684	1,197	8.2
Florida	—	—	—	—	—	—

Georgia	378,486	27,175	7.2	371,642	27,358	7.4
Hawaii	—	—	—	—	—	—
Idaho	—	—	—	74,074	5082	6.9
Illinois²	554,327	34,095	6.2	549,515	35,908	6.5
Indiana	—	—	—	—	—	—

Iowa	158,477	4,002	2.5	158,820	3,997	2.5
Kansas	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kentucky	187,553	9,445	5.0	191,352	9,317	4.9
Louisiana	207,331	18,999	9.2	208,895	20,923	10.0
Maine	60,595	1,977	3.3	59,790	1,975	3.3

Maryland²	238,113	9,772	4.1	233,541	10,208	4.4
Massachusetts	265,949	10,874	4.1	256,726	9,189	3.6
Michigan	—	—	—	—	—	—
Minnesota	272,869	11,790	4.3	268,966	12,011	4.5
Mississippi	133,095	6,571	4.9	133,837	6,961	5.2

Missouri	269,188	11,896	4.4	264,984	12,633	4.8
Montana	50,031	2,089	4.2	49,913	2,230	4.5
Nebraska	90,792	3,605	4.0	90,975	3,844	4.2
Nevada	85,960	5,348	6.2	81,945	6,493	7.9
New Hampshire	—	—	—	—	—	—

New Jersey²	331,468	10,267	3.1	327,784	10,188	3.1
New Mexico	95,903	5,772	6.0	96,268	6,775	7.0
New York	—	—	—	—	—	—
North Carolina	—	—	—	—	—	—
North Dakota	37,740	1,003	2.7	38,001	921	2.4

Ohio	590,504	29,386	5.0	590,608	22,821	3.9
Oklahoma²	180,203	9,737	5.4	180,235	9,433	5.2
Oregon³	166,548	9,709	5.8	162,100	10,559	6.5
Pennsylvania	543,803	21,605	4.0	538,452	20,410	3.8
Rhode Island	43,617	2,096	4.8	43,019	1,931	4.5

South Carolina	—	—	—	—	—	—
South Dakota²	41,439	1,442	3.5	41,633	1,883	4.5
Tennessee²	253,913	10,668	4.2	244,929	11,340	4.6
Texas	1,088,428	54,390	5.0	—	—	—
Utah	149,816	6,167	4.1	151,366	7,152	4.7

Vermont²	31,984	1,491	4.7	30,656	1,403	4.6
Virginia²	320,920	12,381	3.9	316,569	14,153	4.5
Washington	—	—	—	—	—	—
West Virginia	88,320	3,708	4.2	91,394	4,438	4.9
Wisconsin	249,028	6,441	2.6	253,888	6,555	2.6
Wyoming	30,200	1,715	5.7	31,109	1,608	5.2

Outlying areas, DoD Dependents Schools, and Bureau of Indian Affairs
DoDDS: DoDs Overseas	—	—	—	—	—	—
DDESS: DoDs Domestic	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bureau of Indian Affairs	—	—	—	—	—	—
American Samoa	3,545	45	1.3	3,531	70	2.0
Guam	8,800	1,077	12.2	8,364	1,254	15.0
Northern Marianas	2,098	156	7.4	2,078	239	11.5
Puerto Rico²	165,027	1,519	0.9	161,321	1,892	1.2
Virgin Islands	5,994	409	6.8	5,750	421	7.3

— Not available.
¹ Ungraded students are prorated into the 9th- through 12th-grade total for dropout rate calculation purposes. For those states that did not report dropouts, no prorated 9th- through 12th-grade enrollment was calculated.
² This state reported on an alternative July through June cycle rather than the specified October through September cycle.
³ Oregon dropout counts erroneously included students that were completers, these students account for approximately 0.2 percent of Oregon's dropout counts.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), Data File: Local Education AgencyUniverse Dropout Data, School years 1998-99 and 1999-2000.

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