| Table 101. | High school graduates and dropouts in public elementary and secondary schools, by race or ethnicity and state: 1994-95 |
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| High school graduates, by race/ethnicity |Percent of 9th to 12th graders who dropped out
| | during 1994-95, by race/ethnicity
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| | | | |Asian or|American| | | | |Asian or|American
State | Total | White\1\ |Black\1\|Hispanic|Pacific |Indian/ |Total|White\1\|Black\1\|Hispanic|Pacific |Indian/
| | | | |Islander|Alaskan | | | | |Islander|Alaskan
| | | | | | Native | | | | | | Native
______________________|__________|__________|________|________|________|________|_____|________|________|________|________|________
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13
______________________|__________|__________|________|________|________|________|_____|________|________|________|________|________
United States .....|2,252,064 |1,637,556 |288,032 |212,101 | 92,659 | 21,716 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
|__________|__________|________|________|________|________|_____|________|________|________|________|________
Alabama ..............| 36,268 | 24,816 | 10,637 | 131 | 251 | 433 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 1.6
Alaska ...............| 5,765 | 4,054 | 230 | 123 | 248 | 1,110 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
Arizona ..............| 30,989 | 20,094 | 1,135 | 7,047 | 769 | 1,944 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
Arkansas\2\ ..........| 24,636 | 18,883 | 5,279 | 194 | 206 | 74 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 4.5
California ...........| 255,200 | 120,488 | 18,864 | 76,557 | 37,029 | 2,262 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 4.8
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Colorado .............| 32,409 | 25,584 | 1,396 | 4,195 | 990 | 244 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
Connecticut ..........| 26,445 | 20,965 | 2,774 | 1,940 | 707 | 59 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 8.8 | 12.9 | 2.8 | 2.6
Delaware .............| 5,234 | 3,712 | 1,247 | 135 | 128 | 12 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 1.2
District of Columbia .| 2,946 | 94 | 2,646 | 152 | 54 | 0 |10.6 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 15.4 | 10.0 | 0.0
Florida ..............| 89,827 | 55,815 | 18,501 | 12,882 | 2,458 | 171 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
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Georgia ..............| 56,660 | 36,600 | 18,273 | 658 | 1,063 | 66 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 10.3 | 13.1 | 5.6 | 9.4
Hawaii ...............| 3,162 | 1,811 | 171 | 456 | 693 | 31 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 8.3
Idaho ................| 14,198 | 13,323 | 41 | 548 | 169 | 117 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
Illinois .............| 105,164 | 77,181 | 15,411 | 8,263 | 4,089 | 220 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
Indiana...............| 56,058 | 50,011 | 4,597 | 991 | 421 | 38 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 1.3 | 5.8
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Iowa .................| 31,268 | 29,654 | 580 | 403 | 562 | 69 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 9.2 | 3.0 | 10.6
Kansas ...............| 26,125 | 22,648 | 1,587 | 1,096 | 594 | 200 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 9.4 | 12.1 | 4.7 | 7.4
Kentucky\2\ ..........| 37,588 | 33,795 | 2,923 | 146 | 249 | 475 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
Louisiana ............| 36,766 | 21,788 | 13,803 | 404 | 644 | 127 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 2.4
Maine ................| 11,501 | 11,253 | 65 | 41 | 93 | 49 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 5.9
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Maryland .............| 41,387 | 25,662 | 12,354 | 1,223 | 2,068 | 80 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
Massachusetts ........| 47,679 | 39,844 | 3,278 | 2,699 | 1,804 | 54 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 7.2 | 9.2 | 3.0 | 5.2
Michigan .............| 84,628 | 70,216 | 10,558 | 1,634 | 1,454 | 766 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
Minnesota ............| 49,354 | 45,539 | 1,051 | 690 | 1,571 | 503 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 20.6 | 15.8 | 7.6 | 20.4
Mississippi ..........| 23,837 | 12,513 | 11,033 | 35 | 182 | 74 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 9.9
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Missouri..............| 48,862 | 42,386 | 5,420 | 404 | 564 | 88 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 13.3 | 9.9 | 4.6 | 9.0
Montana ..............| 10,134 | 9,250 | 33 | 145 | 74 | 632 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
Nebraska .............| 17,969 | 16,574 | 608 | 445 | 236 | 106 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 8.2 | 16.1
Nevada ...............| 10,038 | 7,590 | 761 | 1,035 | 521 | 131 |10.3 | 8.8 | 11.8 | 17.2 | 9.0 | 12.8
New Hampshire\3\ .....| 10,145 | 9,794 | 87 | 113 | 132 | 19 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
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New Jersey ...........| 67,403 | 46,742 | 9,868 | 6,766 | 3,932 | 95 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
New Mexico ...........| 14,928 | 6,611 | 313 | 6,235 | 232 | 1,537 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 9.5 | 10.9 | 6.7 | 8.6
New York .............| 132,401 | 92,226 | 18,885 | 12,910 | 7,949 | 431 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 3.3 | 5.3
North Carolina .......| 59,540 | 41,076 | 16,266 | 496 | 914 | 788 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
North Dakota .........| 7,817 | 7,345 | 66 | 53 | 67 | 286 | 2.5 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
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Ohio .................| 96,992 | 87,263 | 7,475 | 1,043 | 1,112 | 99 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 3.9 | 9.9
Oklahoma .............| 33,804 | 24,644 | 2,852 | 852 | 551 | 4,905 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
Oregon ...............| 26,483 | 23,777 | 274 | 1,081 | 941 | 410 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 10.9 | 17.6 | 5.4 | 10.7
Pennsylvania .........| 104,146 | 89,993 | 9,860 | 1,966 | 2,271 | 56 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 10.2 | 12.2 | 3.3 | 8.8
Rhode Island .........| 7,826 | 6,759 | 428 | 348 | 259 | 32 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 4.1 | 2.7
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South Carolina\3\ ....| 30,680 | 18,424 | 11,748 | 147 | 312 | 49 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
South Dakota .........| 8,355 | 7,646 | 34 | 43 | 69 | 563 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
Tennessee ............| 41,319 | 33,490 | 7,165 | 178 | 463 | 23 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
Texas ................| 170,322 | 95,072 | 20,286 | 49,375 | 5,189 | 400 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.6
Utah .................| 27,670 | 26,053 | 90 | 736 | 560 | 231 | 3.5 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
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Vermont ..............| 5,867 | 5,730 | 24 | 30 | 53 | 30 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
Virginia .............| 58,260 | 41,640 | 12,469 | 1,407 | 2,654 | 90 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
Washington\2\ ........| 48,254 | 39,188 | 1,816 | 2,319 | 3,959 | 972 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
West Virginia.........| 20,131 | 19,221 | 698 | 60 | 124 | 28 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 7.5
Wisconsin ............| 51,735 | 47,354 | 2,030 | 942 | 967 | 442 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
Wyoming ..............| 5,889 | 5,365 | 42 | 329 | 58 | 95 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 2.7 | 17.4
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American Samoa .......| 695 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 695 | 0 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
Guam .................| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
Northern Marianas.....| 319 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 0 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
Puerto Rico ..........| 29,747 | 0 | 0 | 29,747 | 0 | 0 | ---| ---| ---| 2.2 | ---| ---
Virgin Islands .......| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
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\1\Excludes persons of Hispanic origin.
\2\Estimates provided by state education agencies. \3\Racial/ethnic distribution estimated by NCES based on 12th grade racial/ethnic distribution reported by state. ---Data not available. NOTE.--Because data for some graduates are not available by race, totals differ from figures reported elsewhere. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data survey; and unpublished data. (This table was prepared November 1997.)
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