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High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09)
High School Longitudinal
Study of 2009 (HSLS:09)

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Table K1. High school completion status of 2009 high school freshmen as of 2013, by family composition, race/ethnicity and region
  Total   Two or more parents/guardians1   Single parent/guardian2
Race/ethnicity3 by region Received high school diploma   Received GED or other equivalency4   Dropped out   Still enrolled in high school     Received high school diploma   Received GED or other equivalency4   Dropped out   Still enrolled in high school     Received high school diploma   Received GED or other equivalency4   Dropped out   Still enrolled in high school  
United States 89.9   2.8   3.6   3.7     90.9   2.3   3.1   3.7     87.9   3.9   4.0   4.1  
White 92.5   2.4   2.8   2.3     93.4   2.0   2.3   2.3     90.9   3.3   3.4   2.3  
Black 84.6   5.0   4.5   6.0     85.8   3.9   3.6   6.6     83.7   6.0   4.6   5.8  
Hispanic 86.7   2.6   5.0   5.7     86.4   2.4   5.3   5.9     85.8   3.4 ! 4.8   5.9  
Asian 95.1   1.1 ! 0.6 ! ‡     94.9   ‡   0.2 ! ‡     95.8   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡     ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡     ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
American Indian/Alaska Native 72.3   4.9 ! 11.5 ! 11.3 !   71.7   ‡   17.3 ! ‡     74.1   ‡   ‡   18.0 !
Two or more races 89.6   3.1   4.1   3.3     91.2   2.4   3.4   3.0     86.9   4.0 ! 5.1 ! 4.1  
                                                     
Northeast 93.6   1.3 ! 2.8   2.4 !   93.9   1.1 ! 2.7 ! 2.4 !   93.6   1.8 ! ‡   ‡  
White 95.0   1.2 ! ‡   2.3 !   95.9   ‡   ‡   2.0 !   91.9   ‡   ‡   3.0 !
Black 92.9   ‡   ‡   ‡     94.9   ‡   ‡   ‡     97.2   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Hispanic 88.0   ‡   ‡   ‡     81.4   ‡   ‡   ‡     94.2   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Asian 95.7   ‡   ‡   ‡     95.5   ‡   ‡   ‡     95.8   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡     ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡     ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
American Indian/Alaska Native ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡     ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡     ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Two or more races 95.4   ‡   ‡   ‡     95.4   ‡   ‡   ‡     95.5   ‡   ‡   ‡  
                                                     
Midwest 90.5   2.2   3.6   3.8     92.0   2.0   3.0   3.0     87.4   2.2 ! 4.4 ! 6.0  
White 93.1   1.8   2.7   2.4     94.0   1.6   2.2 ! 2.2     92.3   1.7 ! 3.3 ! 2.7 !
Black 80.4   4.7 ! 6.5 ! 8.4 !   82.3   ‡   7.7 ! 5.2 !   77.2   ‡   ‡   13.7 !
Hispanic 86.0   2.8   4.5 ! 6.8     88.5   2.9 ! 2.4 ! 6.2     77.9   ‡   10.0 ! 9.0 !
Asian 95.6   ‡   ‡   ‡     96.5   ‡   ‡   ‡     95.5   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡     ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡     ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
American Indian/Alaska Native ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡     ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡     ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Two or more races 88.0   ‡   ‡   5.1 !   89.6   ‡   ‡   3.6 !   84.8   ‡   ‡   8.5 !
                                                     
South 89.1   4.3   3.6   3.0     90.3   3.4   2.9   3.4     87.1   6.2   4.3 ! 2.4 !
White 91.2   3.4   3.4   1.9     92.4   2.7   2.8   2.1     89.3   5.3   3.9 ! 1.5 !
Black 83.8   6.4   4.4 ! 5.4 !   84.2   4.5 ! ‡   8.1 !   83.4   8.3 ! 5.7 ! ‡  
Hispanic 88.4   4.7   3.3 ! 3.7 !   88.3   4.6   3.1 ! 4.0 !   87.4   5.6 ! ‡   ‡  
Asian 97.3   ‡   ‡   ‡     98.6   ‡   ‡   ‡     94.8   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡     ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡     ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
American Indian/Alaska Native 83.9   ‡   ‡   ‡     94.2   ‡   ‡   ‡     ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Two or more races 89.4   4.5 ! ‡   ‡     91.1   3.5 ! ‡   ‡     88.3   5.3 ! ‡   ‡  
                                                     
West 87.9   2.1   4.1   5.8     88.7   1.8   3.9   5.6     84.8   3.1   4.8 ! 7.4  
White 91.1   2.9   3.0   3.0     91.6   2.9 ! 2.4   3.1 !   91.0   3.0 ! 3.3 ! 2.6 !
Black 87.0   1.0 ! ‡   11.2 !   90.4   ‡   ‡   ‡     80.1   ‡   ‡   18.6 !
Hispanic 85.0   0.9 ! 6.0   8.2     85.6   ‡   5.8   7.9     79.4   ‡   ‡   10.9 !
Asian 93.6   ‡   ‡   ‡     92.7   ‡   ‡   ‡     96.5   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡     ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡     ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
American Indian/Alaska Native 61.9   ‡   ‡   ‡     ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡     ‡   ‡   ‡   ‡  
Two or more races 88.1   3.8 ! ‡   4.9 !   90.0   ‡   ‡   5.3 !   83.1   ‡   ‡   ‡  
! Interpret data with caution. Estimate is unstable because the standard error represents more than 30 percent of the estimate.
‡ Reporting standards are not met.
1 The classification "Two or more parents/guardians" is taken from variables X1PARPATTERN and X2PARPATTERN, and includes both biological and adoptive parents as well as other guardians.
2 The classification "Single parent/guardian" is taken from variables X1PARPATTERN and X2PARPATTERN, and includes both biological and adoptive parents as well as other guardians.
3 Non-Hispanic, unless noted.
4 Includes certificate of attendance. GED refers to General Educational Development, an alternative path to attaining a high school credential.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09), "2013 Update and High School Transcript Restricted-use File."
 

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