Table 25-1. Percentage of youth ages 16–19 who had ever been retained in a grade in their school career, by current enrollment status and selected characteristics: 1995, 1999, and 2004
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1995
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1999
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|
2004
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| Characteristic |
Total |
Enrolled
in high
school |
Com-
pleted
high
school |
Dropped
out of
school |
|
Total |
Enrolled
in high
school |
Com-
pleted
high
school |
Dropped
out of
school |
|
Total |
Enrolled
in high
school |
Com-
pleted
high
school |
Dropped
out of
school |
|
| Total |
16.1 |
19.7 |
6.1 |
34.5 |
|
11.6 |
14.3 |
21.7 |
21.7 |
|
9.6 |
11.7 |
3.8 |
21.4 |
| Grade level retained |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| K–5 |
11.3 |
14.2 |
4.6 |
22.5 |
|
7.7 |
10.1 |
3.4 |
12.2 |
|
5.2 |
6.7 |
2.3! |
9.5 |
| 6–12 |
7.1 |
18.0 |
5.9 |
22.5 |
|
5.3 |
6.2 |
1.9! |
14.1 |
|
5.1 |
6.0 |
1.6! |
16.5 |
| Race/ethnicity1 |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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| White |
14.9 |
18.0 |
6.2 |
38.4 |
|
10.5 |
12.6 |
5.0 |
25.1 |
|
8.1 |
9.8 |
2.9 |
26.3 |
| Black |
22.0 |
25.0 |
9.2 |
41.6 |
|
16.3 |
19.4 |
6.8! |
30.0 |
|
16.1 |
18.7 |
7.6 |
30.9 |
| Hispanic |
18.0 |
24.3 |
4.9! |
21.3 |
|
13.2 |
18.7 |
4.0! |
12.2 |
|
9.2! |
11.5 |
4.3! |
10.5! |
| Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
20.5 |
24.2 |
9.0 |
39.7 |
|
14.4 |
17.9 |
5.5 |
26.4 |
|
13.0 |
15.5 |
5.4 |
25.0 |
| Female |
11.7 |
14.4 |
3.6 |
29.8 |
|
8.7 |
10.4 |
4.7 |
16.5 |
|
6.0 |
7.4 |
2.4! |
16.3 |
| Family income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lowest quarter |
25.5 |
28.9 |
10.4 |
40.0 |
|
18.9 |
23.2 |
7.1 |
27.5 |
|
16.9 |
23.4 |
3.7! |
28.3 |
| Middle two quarters |
15.0 |
20.0 |
4.3 |
29.9 |
|
12.3 |
15.6 |
5.7 |
18.0 |
|
10.6 |
12.6 |
4.7 |
23.1 |
| Highest quarter |
9.1 |
11.4 |
5.9! |
20.0 |
|
7.1! |
8.2 |
4.2! |
23.9 |
|
3.9! |
4.9! |
1.9! |
11.3! |
| Family type |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Two-parent household |
14.4 |
17.5 |
5.6 |
34.6 |
|
10.0 |
12.0 |
4.8 |
21.2 |
|
7.8 |
9.4 |
3.1 |
20.1 |
| None or one-parent household |
19.7 |
25.2 |
7.2 |
34.3 |
|
14.4 |
19.2 |
5.4 |
22.0 |
|
12.5 |
16.0 |
4.9 |
22.6 |
| Region |
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|
|
|
|
|
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| Northeast |
14.5 |
18.5 |
6.3! |
33.9 |
|
11.9 |
14.4 |
6.6! |
22.0 |
|
8.9 |
11.0 |
4.5! |
19.2 |
| South |
20.6 |
24.9 |
6.3 |
42.9 |
|
14.8 |
18.4 |
6.5 |
23.6 |
|
14.0 |
16.9 |
5.1 |
31.6 |
| Midwest |
13.6 |
17.2 |
5.0! |
29.0 |
|
9.2 |
11.4 |
3.5! |
22.5 |
|
7.3! |
8.2 |
3.4! |
22.3 |
| West |
12.8 |
14.8 |
7.1 |
21.6 |
|
9.0 |
11.1 |
3.5! |
17.7 |
|
5.4! |
7.6! |
1.6! |
7.6! |
| Primary language spoken in the home |
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
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| English |
16.4 |
19.7 |
6.3 |
39.8 |
|
11.8 |
14.1 |
5.5 |
26.4 |
|
10.0 |
12.0 |
3.8 |
28.8 |
| Language other than English |
14.4 |
19.1 |
5.1! |
18.1 |
|
10.8 |
15.6 |
2.5! |
11.2 |
|
7.7! |
10.2 |
4.2! |
6.4! |
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! Interpret data with caution (estimates are unstable).
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1Black includes African American and Hispanic includes Latino. Included in the total but not shown separately are Asian, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, and American Indian (including Alaska Native) youth. Race categories exclude Hispanic origin unless specified.
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NOTE: “Completed high school” includes those who earned a high school diploma or equivalent (e.g., a General Educational Development [GED] certificate) and includes those with higher levels of educational attainment. Estimates rely upon retrospective data reported by the respondent or a household informant on behalf of the respondent. See supplemental note 1 for the states in each region.
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October Supplement, 1995, 1999, and 2004, previously unpublished tabulation (December 2005).
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