Houston dropouts
|
Table 5.1 High
school graduates 1997-98 as percentage of average enrollment grades 7 to 9
1994-95 in the 100 largest school districts
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
Grads 97-98
|
|
|
|
|
|
no. of students
|
Enrollment1998-1999 by Grade range
|
Enrollment 1994-95
|
1997–1998
|
as % of (Gds 7-9
|
|
|
|
Name of reporting district
|
State
|
1998–1999 2
|
PK to 6
|
7 to 9
|
10 to 12
|
Ungraded
|
Grades 7 to 9
|
graduates
|
enroll. 94-95/3)
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
10,866,556
|
6,235,873
|
2,498,212
|
1,907,191
|
225,280
|
|
479,632
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Cincinnati City School District
|
OH
|
49,215
|
30,995
|
11,536
|
6,541
|
143
|
12,520
|
1,096
|
26.26%
|
|
|
2
|
Cleveland City School District
|
OH
|
75,386
|
46,969
|
18,508
|
9,792
|
117
|
17,859
|
1,581
|
26.56%
|
|
|
3
|
Oakland Unified
|
CA
|
54,256
|
35,043
|
11,276
|
7,917
|
20
|
11,581
|
1,633
|
42.30%
|
|
|
4
|
Atlanta City School District
|
GA
|
60,541
|
38,269
|
13,266
|
9,006
|
—
|
14,584
|
2,087
|
42.93%
|
|
|
5
|
Columbus City School District
|
OH
|
64,612
|
39,377
|
14,784
|
10,231
|
220
|
15,285
|
2,207
|
43.32%
|
|
|
6
|
Milwaukee School District
|
WI
|
99,814
|
62,555
|
22,612
|
14,647
|
—
|
21,949
|
3,247
|
44.38%
|
|
|
7
|
Baltimore City Public School System
|
MD
|
106,540
|
64,678
|
25,180
|
16,682
|
—
|
27,593
|
4,103
|
44.61%
|
|
|
8
|
Houston Independent School District
|
TX
|
210,179
|
133,581
|
45,888
|
30,710
|
—
|
47,598
|
7,421
|
46.77%
|
|
|
9
|
San Bernardino City Unified
|
CA
|
48,907
|
29,541
|
11,666
|
7,427
|
273
|
11,133
|
1,778
|
47.91%
|
|
|
10
|
New York City Public Schools
|
NY
|
1,071,073
|
571,492
|
243,916
|
171,082
|
84,583
|
229,507
|
37,851
|
49.48%
|
|
|
11
|
Dallas Independent School District
|
TX
|
159,908
|
100,917
|
37,405
|
21,586
|
—
|
34,302
|
5,659
|
49.49%
|
|
|
12
|
Pinellas County School District
|
FL
|
110,582
|
62,044
|
27,659
|
20,879
|
—
|
28,460
|
4,744
|
50.01%
|
|
|
13
|
Fort Worth Independent School
District
|
TX
|
77,956
|
47,469
|
17,664
|
12,823
|
—
|
16,623
|
2,834
|
51.15%
|
|
|
14
|
Duval County School District
|
FL
|
127,411
|
76,529
|
31,204
|
19,678
|
—
|
27,385
|
4,703
|
51.52%
|
|
|
15
|
Detroit City School District
|
MI
|
179,102
|
108,192
|
35,879
|
22,725
|
12,306
|
37,566
|
6,573
|
52.49%
|
|
|
16
|
Santa Ana Unified
|
CA
|
56,071
|
35,691
|
11,499
|
8,706
|
175
|
10,697
|
1,891
|
53.03%
|
|
|
17
|
Fresno Unified
|
CA
|
78,942
|
46,264
|
19,649
|
13,011
|
18
|
17,960
|
3,180
|
53.12%
|
|
|
18
|
Austin Independent School District
|
TX
|
79,496
|
47,954
|
18,529
|
13,013
|
—
|
16,985
|
3,042
|
53.73%
|
|
|
19
|
Jefferson Parish School Board
|
LA
|
53,615
|
30,894
|
12,835
|
9,750
|
136
|
13,789
|
2,482
|
54.00%
|
|
|
20
|
Aldine Independent School District
|
TX
|
49,453
|
30,423
|
11,560
|
7,470
|
—
|
11,028
|
1,986
|
54.03%
|
|
|
21
|
San Antonio Independent School
District
|
TX
|
59,080
|
35,524
|
13,998
|
9,558
|
—
|
13,992
|
2,528
|
54.20%
|
|
|
22
|
Hillsborough County School District
|
FL
|
156,452
|
92,622
|
39,098
|
24,732
|
—
|
35,328
|
6,393
|
54.29%
|
|
|
23
|
Philadelphia City School District
|
PA
|
207,465
|
113,875
|
47,170
|
36,108
|
10,312
|
49,172
|
8,991
|
54.85%
|
|
|
24
|
Buffalo City School District
|
NY
|
47,096
|
26,643
|
9,915
|
7,019
|
3,519
|
9,730
|
1,797
|
55.41%
|
|
|
25
|
Minneapolis
|
MN
|
49,229
|
30,054
|
10,851
|
8,324
|
—
|
9,799
|
1,810
|
55.41%
|
|
|
26
|
City of Chicago School District 29
|
IL
|
430,914
|
276,612
|
92,969
|
61,333
|
—
|
89,499
|
16,567
|
55.53%
|
|
|
27
|
Orleans Parish School Board
|
LA
|
82,176
|
48,364
|
18,732
|
15,080
|
—
|
19,757
|
3,676
|
55.82%
|
|
|
28
|
Caddo Parish School Board
|
LA
|
47,089
|
26,252
|
11,810
|
9,027
|
—
|
12,844
|
2,417
|
56.45%
|
|
|
29
|
Los Angeles Unified
|
CA
|
695,885
|
409,202
|
148,015
|
111,781
|
26,887
|
136,134
|
25,843
|
56.95%
|
|
|
30
|
District of Columbia Public Schools
|
DC
|
71,889
|
45,634
|
13,027
|
9,545
|
3,683
|
15,198
|
2,905
|
57.34%
|
|
|
31
|
Dade County School District
|
FL
|
352,317
|
202,757
|
86,362
|
63,198
|
—
|
73,829
|
14,401
|
58.52%
|
|
|
32
|
Polk County School District
|
FL
|
77,300
|
44,557
|
19,511
|
13,232
|
—
|
17,564
|
3,430
|
58.59%
|
|
|
33
|
Denver County
|
CO
|
68,790
|
42,989
|
14,880
|
10,921
|
—
|
13,430
|
2,627
|
58.68%
|
|
|
34
|
Tucson Unified District
|
AZ
|
62,670
|
36,602
|
14,505
|
11,537
|
26
|
14,489
|
2,843
|
58.87%
|
|
|
35
|
Sacramento City Unified
|
CA
|
51,378
|
30,206
|
11,801
|
9,371
|
—
|
10,982
|
2,162
|
59.06%
|
|
|
36
|
Garland Independent School District
|
TX
|
47,967
|
27,859
|
11,434
|
8,674
|
—
|
10,006
|
1,973
|
59.15%
|
|
|
37
|
Palm Beach County School District
|
FL
|
146,568
|
83,227
|
36,633
|
26,708
|
—
|
30,927
|
6,112
|
59.29%
|
|
|
38
|
Wichita
|
KS
|
47,157
|
27,160
|
10,884
|
8,905
|
208
|
10,727
|
2,137
|
59.77%
|
|
|
39
|
Puerto Rico Dept of Education
|
PR
|
613,862
|
344,020
|
141,144
|
113,719
|
14,979
|
149,907
|
29,891
|
59.82%
|
|
|
40
|
East Baton Rouge Parish School Board
|
LA
|
56,527
|
30,429
|
13,304
|
10,639
|
2,155
|
14,169
|
2,858
|
60.51%
|
|
|
41
|
Portland School District 1J
|
OR
|
54,546
|
29,729
|
12,361
|
11,229
|
1,227
|
11,906
|
2,427
|
61.15%
|
|
|
42
|
Volusia County School District
|
FL
|
59,851
|
33,429
|
15,329
|
11,093
|
—
|
13,578
|
2,769
|
61.18%
|
|
|
43
|
San Diego City Unified
|
CA
|
138,433
|
81,851
|
30,449
|
24,323
|
1,810
|
28,116
|
5,928
|
63.25%
|
|
|
44
|
Mobile County School District
|
AL
|
65,209
|
36,999
|
15,761
|
12,449
|
—
|
16,348
|
3,451
|
63.33%
|
|
|
45
|
Brevard County School District
|
FL
|
68,681
|
38,832
|
17,044
|
12,805
|
—
|
15,419
|
3,259
|
63.41%
|
|
|
46
|
Orange County School District
|
FL
|
138,860
|
79,562
|
34,928
|
24,370
|
—
|
27,516
|
5,840
|
63.67%
|
|
|
47
|
De Kalb County School District
|
GA
|
93,171
|
54,273
|
22,208
|
16,690
|
—
|
20,601
|
4,374
|
63.70%
|
|
|
48
|
Broward County School District
|
FL
|
231,187
|
134,335
|
54,928
|
41,924
|
—
|
45,143
|
9,637
|
64.04%
|
|
|
49
|
El Paso Independent School District
|
TX
|
62,945
|
35,857
|
15,676
|
11,412
|
—
|
15,833
|
3,387
|
64.18%
|
|
|
50
|
Anchorage School District
|
AK
|
49,587
|
28,256
|
11,418
|
9,913
|
—
|
10,630
|
2,296
|
64.80%
|
|
|
51
|
Memphis City School District
|
TN
|
111,691
|
66,342
|
24,692
|
17,952
|
2,705
|
26,084
|
5,736
|
65.97%
|
|
|
52
|
Escambia County School District
|
FL
|
45,667
|
26,175
|
11,197
|
8,295
|
—
|
10,083
|
2,229
|
66.32%
|
|
|
53
|
Cumberland County Schools
|
NC
|
51,297
|
29,457
|
12,416
|
9,424
|
—
|
10,665
|
2,367
|
66.58%
|
|
|
54
|
Albuquerque Public Schools
|
NM
|
85,847
|
48,143
|
20,827
|
16,877
|
—
|
21,494
|
4,771
|
66.59%
|
|
|
55
|
Seminole County School District
|
FL
|
58,156
|
32,199
|
14,525
|
11,432
|
—
|
13,251
|
2,950
|
66.79%
|
|
|
56
|
Charlotte—Mecklenburg Schools
|
NC
|
98,758
|
58,059
|
23,392
|
17,307
|
—
|
19,254
|
4,298
|
66.97%
|
|
|
57
|
Lee County School District
|
FL
|
54,779
|
32,022
|
12,925
|
9,832
|
—
|
11,881
|
2,671
|
67.44%
|
|
|
58
|
Guilford County Schools
|
NC
|
61,154
|
35,580
|
14,532
|
11,042
|
—
|
13,039
|
2,934
|
67.51%
|
|
|
59
|
Shelby County School District
|
TN
|
48,194
|
26,109
|
11,555
|
9,960
|
570
|
10,508
|
2,385
|
68.09%
|
|
|
60
|
Arlington Independent School District
|
TX
|
55,709
|
32,850
|
13,511
|
9,348
|
—
|
11,437
|
2,607
|
68.38%
|
|
|
61
|
Virginia Beach City Public Schools
|
VA
|
77,442
|
41,937
|
18,991
|
15,272
|
1,242
|
18,173
|
4,151
|
68.52%
|
|
|
62
|
Greenville County School District
|
SC
|
57,884
|
32,346
|
14,539
|
10,999
|
—
|
13,453
|
3,110
|
69.35%
|
|
|
63
|
Clark County School District
|
NV
|
203,777
|
121,043
|
45,268
|
36,904
|
562
|
35,259
|
8,165
|
69.47%
|
|
|
64
|
Knox County School District
|
TN
|
51,666
|
28,891
|
11,823
|
10,952
|
—
|
11,998
|
2,781
|
69.54%
|
|
|
65
|
Anne Arundel County Public Schools
|
MD
|
74,079
|
41,183
|
17,892
|
14,607
|
397
|
16,921
|
3,943
|
69.91%
|
|
|
66
|
Long Beach Unified
|
CA
|
89,214
|
51,523
|
19,237
|
16,507
|
1,947
|
16,685
|
3,916
|
70.41%
|
|
|
67
|
Nashville—Davidson County SD
|
TN
|
67,016
|
39,087
|
14,943
|
10,549
|
2,437
|
16,909
|
4,004
|
71.04%
|
|
|
68
|
Fulton County School District
|
GA
|
65,642
|
38,217
|
14,319
|
13,106
|
—
|
12,009
|
2,844
|
71.05%
|
|
|
69
|
Washoe County School District
|
NV
|
52,813
|
30,483
|
12,005
|
10,223
|
102
|
9,983
|
2,391
|
71.85%
|
|
|
70
|
Mesa Unified School District
|
AZ
|
71,284
|
40,955
|
16,092
|
14,218
|
19
|
14,985
|
3,592
|
71.91%
|
|
|
71
|
Hawaii Department of Education
|
HI
|
188,069
|
107,682
|
43,074
|
37,213
|
100
|
43,021
|
10,369
|
72.31%
|
|
|
72
|
Jefferson (CO) County
R—1
|
CO
|
88,654
|
47,970
|
21,945
|
18,694
|
45
|
20,171
|
4,879
|
72.56%
|
|
|
73
|
Fort Bend Independent School District
|
TX
|
50,890
|
26,987
|
13,235
|
10,668
|
—
|
11,171
|
2,722
|
73.10%
|
|
|
74
|
North East Independent School
District
|
TX
|
47,732
|
26,538
|
11,707
|
9,487
|
—
|
10,746
|
2,631
|
73.45%
|
|
|
75
|
Boston School District
|
MA
|
61,291
|
35,424
|
13,971
|
11,896
|
—
|
13,122
|
3,246
|
74.21%
|
|
|
76
|
Cypress—Fairbanks ISD
|
TX
|
58,044
|
32,784
|
13,978
|
11,282
|
—
|
11,595
|
2,883
|
74.59%
|
|
|
77
|
Granite School District
|
UT
|
73,474
|
38,688
|
16,554
|
16,969
|
1,263
|
19,153
|
4,801
|
75.20%
|
|
|
78
|
Seattle
|
WA
|
48,280
|
28,075
|
10,087
|
10,118
|
—
|
9,716
|
2,445
|
75.49%
|
|
|
79
|
Jefferson (KY) County
|
KY
|
99,037
|
28,057
|
23,024
|
19,954
|
28,002
|
20,171
|
5,080
|
75.55%
|
|
|
80
|
Cobb County School District
|
GA
|
91,208
|
51,042
|
21,497
|
18,669
|
—
|
18,997
|
4,796
|
75.74%
|
|
|
81
|
Garden Grove Unified
|
CA
|
46,916
|
27,539
|
10,009
|
9,287
|
81
|
9,387
|
2,373
|
75.84%
|
|
|
82
|
Ysleta Independent School District
|
TX
|
47,238
|
25,721
|
10,948
|
10,569
|
—
|
11,300
|
2,860
|
75.93%
|
|
|
83
|
Gwinnett County School District
|
GA
|
98,784
|
56,357
|
24,048
|
18,379
|
—
|
18,847
|
4,775
|
76.01%
|
|
|
84
|
Wake County Schools
|
NC
|
92,256
|
54,310
|
21,546
|
16,400
|
—
|
17,220
|
4,388
|
76.45%
|
|
|
85
|
San Juan Unified
|
CA
|
47,799
|
25,473
|
11,238
|
11,079
|
9
|
11,124
|
2,875
|
77.54%
|
|
|
86
|
Northside Independent School District
|
TX
|
61,308
|
34,218
|
15,224
|
11,866
|
—
|
13,693
|
3,549
|
77.76%
|
|
|
87
|
San Francisco Unified
|
CA
|
61,042
|
33,605
|
13,927
|
13,488
|
22
|
14,133
|
3,708
|
78.71%
|
|
|
88
|
Prince William County Public School
|
VA
|
51,111
|
28,024
|
11,630
|
9,874
|
1,583
|
10,678
|
2,822
|
79.28%
|
|
|
89
|
Alpine School District
|
UT
|
45,208
|
23,840
|
9,645
|
10,602
|
1,121
|
10,787
|
2,863
|
79.62%
|
|
|
90
|
Baltimore County Public Schools
|
MD
|
105,914
|
60,178
|
24,464
|
20,922
|
350
|
22,309
|
5,984
|
80.47%
|
|
|
91
|
Prince Georges County Public Schools
|
MD
|
130,259
|
72,665
|
28,270
|
24,959
|
4,365
|
27,043
|
7,287
|
80.84%
|
|
|
92
|
Chesterfield County Public Schools
|
VA
|
50,621
|
27,928
|
12,252
|
10,206
|
235
|
11,322
|
3,110
|
82.41%
|
|
|
93
|
Jordan School District
|
UT
|
73,286
|
37,555
|
16,585
|
17,039
|
2,107
|
17,018
|
4,742
|
83.59%
|
|
|
94
|
Davis School District
|
UT
|
59,285
|
30,408
|
13,285
|
14,382
|
1,210
|
14,060
|
4,177
|
89.13%
|
|
|
95
|
Fairfax County Public Schools
|
VA
|
149,029
|
76,451
|
32,345
|
31,581
|
8,652
|
30,452
|
9,087
|
89.52%
|
|
|
96
|
Montgomery County Public Schools
|
MD
|
127,933
|
72,626
|
29,316
|
25,539
|
452
|
24,505
|
7,413
|
90.75%
|
|
|
97
|
Pasco County School District
|
FL
|
46,065
|
26,237
|
11,022
|
8,806
|
—
|
|
1,815
|
|
|
|
98
|
St. Louis City
|
MO
|
45,947
|
28,560
|
9,108
|
5,374
|
2,905
|
|
1,171
|
|
|
|
99
|
St. Paul
|
MN
|
45,349
|
26,016
|
9,913
|
9,420
|
—
|
|
1,870
|
|
|
|
100
|
Omaha Public Schools
|
NE
|
45,118
|
25,726
|
11,024
|
8,368
|
—
|
|
2,239
|
|
|
|
|
2 Students
distribution by type of school is based on membership in the schools of
the school district. This count may differ somewhat from the count of
students
|
|
|
receiving educational services from
the school district reported in table 1, it may also differ from the count
of students on table 3 because table 5 is based on
|
min
|
26.26%
|
|
|
reported students by grade and table
3 is based on reported total student count.
|
|
|
|
max
|
90.75%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
mean
|
63.83%
|
|
|
SOURCE:
Young 1998; 2000
|
median
|
64.11%
|
see Rod Paige Page
|