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Table A-2.4. | Percentage of 16- to 24-year-olds who were high school status dropouts, by race/ethnicity and locale: 2004 |
| Locale | Total | White | Black | Hispanic | Asian | Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander | American Indian/ Alaska Native |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 11.1 | 7.5 | 12.2 | 23.9 | 3.9 | 6.5 ! | 16.6 |
| City | 12.8 | 6.5 | 12.8 | 25.5 | 4.3 | 3.1 ! | 16.3 |
| Suburban | 9.0 | 5.7 | 9.5 | 21.4 | 3.3 | 5.0 ! | 13.5 ! |
| Town | 12.1 | 8.9 | 16.3 | 25.0 | 6.7 ! | 18.4 ! | 20.9 |
| Rural | 11.1 | 10.1 | 13.6 | 23.9 | 1.6 ! | 5.6 ! | 16.4 |
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! Interpret with caution. NOTE: The data presented here represent the status dropout rate, which is the percentage of civilian, noninstitutionalized 16- to 24-year-olds who are not in high school and who have not earned a high school credential (either a diploma or equivalency credential such as a GED). The status dropout rate includes all dropouts regardless of when they last attended school, as well as individuals who may have never attended school in the United States, such as immigrants who did not complete a high school diploma in their home country. Another way of calculating dropout rates is the event dropout rate, which is the percentage of 15- to 24-year-olds who dropped out of grades 10 through 12 in the 12 months preceding the fall of each data collection year. For a comparison of measures of educational attainment, see appendix B. Race/ethnicity categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin unless otherwise specified. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2004, previously unpublished data. |
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