Table 4. Dropout rates for grades
9-12, by district locale and state: School year 2000-01 |
State |
Total |
District Locale |
Large city |
Midsize city |
Urban fringe of a large city |
Urban fringe of a midsize city |
Large town |
Small town |
Rural, outside an MSA |
Rural, inside an MSA |
|
4.1 |
2.3 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
1.0 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
|
8.2 |
† |
9.3 |
† |
† |
7.4 |
6.0 |
9.1 |
† |
Arizona |
10.9 |
14.1 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
15.9 |
6.4 |
13.1 |
9.2 |
15.7 |
Arkansas |
5.3 |
† |
5.2 |
7.2 |
5.3 |
6.7 |
5.5 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
California |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Colorado |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Connecticut |
3.0 |
† |
5.2 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
6.5 |
3.5 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
Delaware |
4.2 |
† |
3.0 |
4.4 |
1.9 |
† |
4.5 |
4.9 |
7.3 |
District of Columbia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.4 |
9.7 |
2.7 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
† |
4.2 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
|
Georgia |
7.2 |
21.9 |
9.4 |
5.1 |
6.5 |
8.5 |
8.4 |
6.8 |
6.1 |
|
5.7 |
† |
† |
5.7 |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
Idaho |
5.6 |
† |
8.7 |
† |
5.1 |
7.0 |
4.7 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
|
6.0 |
16.8 |
6.0 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
6.5 |
4.9 |
3.4 |
2.5 |
Indiana |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Iowa |
2.7 |
† |
4.6 |
† |
1.7 |
3.9 |
2.6 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
Kansas |
3.2 |
8.0 |
4.7 |
1.8 |
3.8 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
Kentucky |
4.6 |
† |
5.3 |
4.9 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
3.7 |
Louisiana |
8.3 |
10.4 |
9.4 |
7.5 |
7.1 |
5.5 |
7.7 |
8.6 |
9.0 |
Maine |
3.1 |
† |
5.9 |
3.7 |
2.5 |
† |
2.6 |
3.1 |
2.3 |
|
|
4.1 |
12.5 |
† |
2.9 |
3.7 |
† |
4.1 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
Massachusetts |
3.4 |
8.1 |
6.1 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
† |
3.1 |
4.1 |
2.1 |
Michigan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minnesota |
4.0 |
11.8 |
5.4 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
Mississippi |
4.6 |
† |
4.7 |
0.1 |
3.6 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
|
Missouri |
4.2 |
6.5 |
4.7 |
3.7 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
4.4 |
3.8 |
3.0 |
Montana |
4.2 |
† |
3.8 |
† |
2.4 |
5.2 |
4.6 |
4.0 |
2.2 |
Nebraska |
4.0 |
6.8 |
6.5 |
2.6 |
7.8 |
5.6 |
3.2 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
Nevada |
5.2 |
† |
4.3 |
6.1 |
† |
2.1 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
† |
|
5.4 |
† |
8.2 |
4.7 |
† |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
|
|
2.8 |
5.5 |
7.7 |
2.3 |
† |
† |
† |
† |
1.8 |
New Mexico |
5.3 |
8.6 |
5.9 |
4.9 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
|
3.8 |
6.3 |
4.9 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
2.2 |
North Carolina |
6.3 |
7.4 |
5.2 |
7.1 |
5.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
North Dakota |
2.2 |
† |
2.5 |
† |
3.7 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.0 |
|
Ohio |
3.9 |
11.3 |
7.7 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
5.2 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
|
5.2 |
9.0 |
5.4 |
3.9 |
2.6 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
Oregon |
5.3 |
10.4 |
6.0 |
4.5 |
6.0 |
4.2 |
5.0 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
Pennsylvania |
3.6 |
8.6 |
6.1 |
2.0 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
Rhode Island |
5.0 |
† |
7.7 |
† |
4.0 |
† |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
|
South Carolina |
3.3 |
† |
3.3 |
3.7 |
2.9 |
† |
3.9 |
4.2 |
2.8 |
South Dakota |
3.9 |
† |
5.7 |
† |
2.7 |
† |
3.2 |
3.7 |
1.5 |
|
4.3 |
9.0 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
Texas |
4.2 |
5.9 |
5.2 |
2.9 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
Utah |
3.7 |
† |
6.2 |
† |
3.6 |
3.1 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
† |
|
|
4.7 |
† |
6.9 |
† |
3.6 |
† |
5.3 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
Virginia |
3.5 |
5.2 |
4.1 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
2.7 |
Washington |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West Virginia |
4.2 |
† |
4.1 |
7.3 |
4.5 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
5.5 |
Wisconsin |
2.3 |
10.5 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
2.6 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
Wyoming |
6.4 |
† |
8.0 |
† |
† |
6.5 |
6.0 |
4.2 |
3.1 |
Department of Defense (DoD) dependents
schools, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and outlying areas |
DoD schools (overseas) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DoD schools (domestic) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bureau of Indian Affairs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
American Samoa |
1.9 |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
Guam |
11.4 |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
Northern Marianas |
6.1 |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
|
1.0 |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
Virgin Islands |
3.9 |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
† |
-Not available. These states do not report dropouts
that are consistent with the NCES definition. |
†Not applicable. There were no districts in the particular
locale code for these states. |
1These states
reported on an alternative July through June cycle rather than the
specified October through September cycle. |
2New Hampshire
is missing reported dropouts for 14 of their 76 school districts
that operate high schools (16.3 percent of enrollment in the 76
school districts). |
NOTE: See the Technical Notes for definitions of
district locale codes. |
SOURCE: Data are reported by states to the U.S. Department
of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core
of Data (CCD), "Local Education Agency Universe Dropout and Completion
Data File: School Year 2000-01" Version 1a. |