Alabama |
7
3
|
16
21
|
legally and regularly employed
under child labor law.
permitted for special education students. |
--- |
X |
Alaska
|
7 |
16 |
--- |
--- |
X |
Arizona |
6 |
16 |
14 with parental consent
and gainfully employed. |
--- |
--- |
Arkansas
|
5 |
17 must complete school year. |
--- |
--- |
X |
California
|
6 |
18 |
--- |
--- |
X |
Colorado
|
7 |
16 |
has current age and school
certificate or work permit. |
--- |
X |
Connecticut
|
5 |
18 |
16 with parental
consent. |
--- |
--- |
Delaware |
5 |
16 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
District
of Columbia |
5 |
18 |
children who are age 5
by September 30 are required to be enrolled in kindergarten. |
--- |
--- |
Florida
|
6 |
17 |
may terminate attended
at 16 with parental consent. |
--- |
--- |
Georgia
|
6 |
16 |
--- |
--- |
X |
Hawaii
|
6 |
18 |
15 |
--- |
X |
Idaho
|
7 |
16 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Illinois |
7 |
17 |
employed and excused by school
official. |
--- |
--- |
Indiana
|
7 |
18 |
16 with consent of parent
and principal.
14 if a parent agrees and State Labor bureau issues
a certificate.
must go back to school within 5 days of termination
of employment for which certificate was issued. |
--- |
X |
Iowa
|
6 |
16 |
--- |
--- |
X |
Kansas
|
7 |
18 |
17 or 16 with parental consent. |
--- |
--- |
Kentucky
|
6 |
16 |
--- |
--- |
X |
Louisiana
|
7 |
18 or
17 with parental consent. |
--- |
--- |
X |
Maine |
7 |
17 |
15 or |
9 |
X |
Maryland
|
5 |
16 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Massachusetts
|
6 |
16 |
14 |
--- |
--- |
Michigan
|
6 |
16 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Minnesota
|
7 |
16 |
--- |
--- |
X |
Mississippi
|
6 |
17 |
5 years of age if in public
kindergarten. |
--- |
--- |
Missouri
|
7 |
16 |
14 |
--- |
--- |
Montana
|
7 |
16 or
completion of 8th grade, whichever is later. |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Nebraska |
7 |
18 |
14 and16 with parental
consent; special legislation for home schooling.
|
8
--- |
X |
Nevada |
7 |
upper age limit has been
changed to 18 unless the child has graduated from high school. |
14 and excused by board
of trustees.
14 if work is necessary for own or parents' support.
|
8
--- |
X |
New
Hampshire |
6 |
16 presently; however,
effective July 2009, upper age limit will change to 18 or the student
must have received diploma or qualifies for exception. With passage
of NH House Bill 927, all districts are making plans to offer kindergarten.
|
--- |
--- |
--- |
New
Jersey |
6 |
16 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
New
Mexico |
5, or 8 if parents and
school board agree |
effective July 1, 2007,
neither school districts or state chartered school districts shall excuse
a student from attending school except as provided by law or for parent-authorized
medical reasons. |
--- |
--- |
X |
New
York |
6 |
17 in cities with 4,500 or
more population and union-free school districts, otherwise 16 if approved
by local school board. |
---
|
--- |
X |
North
Carolina |
7 |
16 |
--- |
--- |
--- |
North
Dakota |
7 |
16 |
necessary to support of
family.
|
--- |
X |
Ohio
|
6 |
18 |
16 with parents' and superintendents
permission. |
--- |
X |
Oklahoma
|
5 |
18 or
16 if excused by written joint agreement. |
--- |
--- |
X |
Oregon
|
7 |
18 or excused by district
school board;
16 with consent of school administration and parent;
21 for a child with a disability.
|
16 |
--- |
X |
Pennsylvania
|
8 |
17 |
16 if regularly engaged
in employment with a certificate.
15 in farm work or domestic service in private home
with permit.
Or, 14 employed as above if completed elementary school with permit
recommended by district superintendent of schools or principal of private
school.
|
--- |
X |
Rhode
Island 2 |
6 |
18 |
16 with written parental
consent.
Dropout Prevention Act of 2007. |
--- |
--- |
South
Carolina |
5 |
17 |
16
further attendance is determined by court to be disruptive, unproductive
or not in best interest of child. |
8th grade completed and
employment is necessary for maintenance of home. |
X |
South
Dakota |
6 |
16 or
completion of 8th grade if member of certain religious organizations.
effective July 1, 2009, the upper limit of the compulsory
age law changes to 18. |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Tennessee
|
6 |
18th birthday. |
--- |
local exemptions at 17th
birthday for discipline problems. |
X |
Texas
|
6 |
18; person 18 years of
age may enroll but failure to attend can result in permanent revocation
if 5 or more unexcused absences occur in a semester. Students suspected
of violating school attendance laws when apprehended must be taken into
custody and delivered to their school campus. |
--- |
--- |
--- |
Utah |
6 |
18 |
16 and 8th grade completed.
home schooled minors has exempt from attendance. |
8th for employment purposes. |
X |
Vermont
|
6 |
16
|
15 and completed 6th grade
and services needed for support of family. |
--- |
--- |
Virginia
|
5 |
18 |
exempt any pupil with parent's
consent along with that of principal or superintendent or a court
which believes the minor cannot benefit from education at school. |
--- |
X |
Washington
|
8 |
18
16 and parent agrees that child should not be required to attend, or
child is emancipated, or child has received certificate of competence. |
16 |
--- |
X and age 16 |
West
Virginia |
6 |
16 |
--- |
--- |
X |
Wisconsin
|
6 |
18 |
--- |
--- |
X |
Wyoming
|
7 |
16 |
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