Table A-4. Annual High School Dropout Rates by Gender, Race, Grade, Race, and Hispanic Origin: October 1967 to 1998 Source: U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: October 6, 1999 (Numbers in thousands. Civilian noninstitutional population) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Total | Male | Female |--------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------- Year, grade, race, | Total | | Dropout | Total | | Dropout | Total | | Dropout and Hispanic origin | Students | Dropouts | rate | Students | Dropouts | rate | Students | Dropouts | rate ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total - Grades 10-12 1998 10,791 479 4.4 5,486 237 4.3 5,305 243 4.6 1997 10,645 454 4.3 5,330 251 4.7 5,313 203 3.8 1996 10,249 485 4.7 5,175 240 4.6 5,072 244 4.8 1995 10,106 544 5.4 5,161 297 5.8 4,946 247 5.0 1994 9,922 497 5.0 5,048 249 4.9 4,873 247 5.1 1993r 9,430 404 4.3 4,787 211 4.4 4,640 192 4.1 1993 9,021 382 4.2 4,570 199 4.4 4,452 183 4.1 1992 8,939 384 4.3 4,580 175 3.8 4,357 207 4.8 1991 8,612 348 4.0 4,380 167 3.8 4,231 180 4.3 1990 8,679 347 4.0 4,356 177 4.1 4,323 170 3.9 1989 8,974 404 4.5 4,519 203 4.5 4,453 199 4.5 1988 9,590 461 4.8 4,960 256 5.2 4,628 206 4.5 1987 9,802 403 4.1 4,921 215 4.4 4,879 187 3.8 1986 9,829 421 4.3 4,910 213 4.3 4,917 208 4.2 1985 9,704 504 5.2 4,831 259 5.4 4,874 245 5.0 1984 10,041 507 5.0 4,986 268 5.4 5,054 238 4.7 1983 10,331 535 5.2 5,130 294 5.7 5,200 241 4.6 1982 10,611 577 5.4 5,310 305 5.7 5,301 271 5.1 1981 10,868 639 5.9 5,379 322 6.0 5,487 316 5.8 1980 10,891 658 6.0 5,445 362 6.6 5,448 296 5.4 1979 11,136 744 6.7 5,479 369 6.7 5,658 377 6.7 1978 11,116 743 6.7 5,558 415 7.5 5,558 328 5.9 1977 11,300 734 6.5 5,657 392 6.9 5,643 342 6.1 1976 10,996 644 5.9 5,534 360 6.5 5,463 285 5.2 1975 11,033 639 5.8 5,485 296 5.4 5,548 343 6.2 1974 11,026 742 6.7 5,421 402 7.4 5,605 340 6.1 1973 10,851 683 6.3 5,407 370 6.8 5,444 313 5.7 1972 10,664 659 6.2 5,305 317 6.0 5,358 341 6.4 1971 10,451 562 5.4 5,193 297 5.7 5,258 266 5.1 1970 10,281 588 5.7 5,145 288 5.6 5,138 302 5.9 1969 10,212 551 5.4 5,069 273 5.4 5,142 278 5.4 1968 9,814 506 5.2 4,831 247 5.1 4,983 259 5.2 1967 9,350 486 5.2 4,605 237 5.1 4,745 249 5.2 Total - Grade 10 1998 3,883 90 2.3 1,971 36 1.8 1,911 54 2.8 1997 3,738 79 2.1 1,894 44 2.3 1,843 35 1.9 1996 3,691 94 2.5 1,906 50 2.6 1,784 43 2.4 1995 3,552 88 2.5 1,823 40 2.2 1,728 47 2.7 1994 3,474 76 2.2 1,793 45 2.5 1,681 31 1.8 1993r 3,265 86 2.6 1,696 52 3.1 1,567 33 2.1 1993 3,139 81 2.6 1,627 50 3.1 1,513 31 2.0 1992 3,197 81 2.5 1,657 37 2.2 1,539 43 2.8 1991 3,132 105 3.4 1,571 46 2.9 1,561 59 3.8 1990 3,215 90 2.8 1,660 43 2.6 1,555 47 3.0 1989 3,071 99 3.2 1,567 56 3.6 1,504 43 2.9 1988 3,308 112 3.4 1,716 63 3.7 1,592 49 3.1 1987 3,492 106 3.0 1,818 45 2.5 1,674 61 3.6 1986 3,555 119 3.3 1,820 56 3.1 1,734 63 3.6 1985 3,491 143 4.1 1,797 74 4.1 1,695 69 4.1 1984 3,415 135 4.0 1,735 76 4.4 1,680 59 3.5 1983 3,468 129 3.7 1,755 70 4.0 1,713 59 3.4 1982 3,540 144 4.1 1,792 69 3.9 1,747 74 4.2 1981 3,735 144 3.9 1,816 65 3.6 1,918 78 4.1 1980 3,817 166 4.3 1,957 95 4.9 1,861 71 3.8 1979 3,920 217 5.5 1,985 102 5.1 1,934 114 5.9 1978 3,878 185 4.8 1,943 96 4.9 1,935 89 4.6 1977 3,970 177 4.5 2,021 96 4.8 1,949 81 4.2 1976 3,914 145 3.7 1,960 79 4.0 1,955 67 3.4 1975 3,983 183 4.6 2,017 87 4.3 1,967 97 4.9 1974 3,901 223 5.7 1,951 122 6.3 1,949 101 5.2 1973 3,899 210 5.4 1,930 112 5.8 1,969 98 5.0 1972 3,868 203 5.2 1,940 106 5.5 1,928 97 5.0 1971 3,762 174 4.6 1,925 95 4.9 1,838 79 4.3 1970 3,686 186 5.0 1,865 90 4.8 1,822 97 5.3 1969 3,485 159 4.6 1,756 84 4.8 1,729 75 4.3 1968 3,615 151 4.2 1,849 75 4.1 1,767 76 4.3 1967 3,370 129 3.8 1,726 64 3.7 1,644 65 4.0 Total - Grade 11 1998 3,735 110 2.9 1,902 55 2.9 1,833 55 3.0 1997 3,882 142 3.7 1,957 71 3.6 1,925 71 3.7 1996 3,606 138 3.8 1,828 76 4.2 1,778 62 3.5 1995 3,568 159 4.5 1,846 89 4.8 1,724 71 4.1 1994 3,587 132 3.7 1,864 61 3.3 1,722 70 4.1 1993r 3,375 106 3.1 1,725 43 2.5 1,650 63 3.8 1993 3,218 100 3.1 1,643 40 2.4 1,575 60 3.8 1992 3,213 120 3.7 1,642 52 3.2 1,570 67 4.3 1991 3,083 101 3.3 1,598 42 2.6 1,484 58 3.9 1990 2,976 98 3.3 1,462 57 3.9 1,514 41 2.7 1989 3,302 125 3.8 1,683 67 4.0 1,618 57 3.5 1988 3,447 161 4.7 1,819 89 4.9 1,627 72 4.4 1987 3,566 122 3.4 1,766 71 4.0 1,800 51 2.8 1986 3,433 116 3.4 1,700 51 3.0 1,733 65 3.8 1985 3,274 139 4.2 1,618 70 4.3 1,656 69 4.2 1984 3,328 163 4.9 1,682 87 5.2 1,646 76 4.6 1983 3,601 162 4.5 1,825 87 4.8 1,775 75 4.2 1982 3,694 218 5.9 1,872 122 6.5 1,822 96 5.3 1981 3,787 262 6.9 1,937 144 7.4 1,850 118 6.4 1980 3,670 225 6.1 1,832 120 6.6 1,839 105 5.7 1979 3,718 229 6.2 1,840 102 5.5 1,879 128 6.8 1978 3,708 230 6.2 1,905 113 5.9 1,803 117 6.5 1977 3,832 244 6.4 1,964 133 6.8 1,867 110 5.9 1976 3,786 227 6.0 1,955 123 6.3 1,831 104 5.7 1975 3,596 230 6.4 1,828 103 5.6 1,767 126 7.1 1974 3,721 237 6.4 1,819 123 6.8 1,902 114 6.0 1973 3,631 237 6.5 1,877 126 6.7 1,754 111 6.3 1972 3,581 241 6.7 1,825 107 5.9 1,756 134 7.6 1971 3,585 185 5.2 1,772 82 4.6 1,811 103 5.7 1970 3,456 198 5.7 1,750 96 5.5 1,706 102 6.0 1969 3,489 190 5.4 1,779 100 5.6 1,710 90 5.3 1968 3,255 179 5.5 1,640 91 5.5 1,614 88 5.5 1967 3,068 169 5.5 1,557 76 4.9 1,511 93 6.2 Total - Grade 12 1998 3,173 279 8.8 1,613 146 9.0 1,560 133 8.5 1997 3,025 233 7.7 1,479 136 9.2 1,545 97 6.3 1996 2,952 253 8.6 1,441 114 7.9 1,510 139 9.2 1995 2,986 297 9.9 1,492 168 11.3 1,494 129 8.6 1994 2,861 289 10.1 1,391 143 10.3 1,470 146 9.9 1993r 2,790 212 7.6 1,366 116 8.5 1,423 96 6.7 1993 2,664 201 7.5 1,300 109 8.4 1,364 92 6.7 1992 2,529 183 7.2 1,281 86 6.7 1,248 97 7.8 1991 2,397 142 5.9 1,211 79 6.5 1,186 63 5.3 1990 2,488 159 6.4 1,234 77 6.2 1,254 82 6.5 1989 2,601 180 6.9 1,269 80 6.3 1,331 99 7.4 1988 2,835 188 6.6 1,425 104 7.3 1,409 85 6.0 1987 2,744 175 6.4 1,337 99 7.4 1,405 75 5.3 1986 2,841 186 6.5 1,390 106 7.6 1,450 80 5.5 1985 2,939 222 7.6 1,416 115 8.1 1,523 107 7.0 1984 3,298 209 6.3 1,569 105 6.7 1,728 103 6.0 1983 3,262 244 7.5 1,550 137 8.8 1,712 107 6.3 1982 3,377 215 6.4 1,646 114 6.9 1,732 101 5.8 1981 3,346 233 7.0 1,626 113 6.9 1,719 120 7.0 1980 3,404 267 7.8 1,656 147 8.9 1,748 120 6.9 1979 3,498 298 8.5 1,654 164 9.9 1,845 135 7.3 1978 3,530 328 9.3 1,710 206 12.0 1,820 122 6.7 1977 3,498 313 8.9 1,672 163 9.7 1,827 151 8.3 1976 3,296 272 8.3 1,619 158 9.8 1,677 114 6.8 1975 3,454 226 6.5 1,640 106 6.5 1,814 120 6.6 1974 3,404 282 8.3 1,651 157 9.5 1,754 125 7.1 1973 3,321 236 7.1 1,600 132 8.3 1,721 104 6.0 1972 3,215 215 6.7 1,540 104 6.8 1,674 110 6.6 1971 3,104 203 6.5 1,496 120 8.0 1,609 84 5.2 1970 3,139 204 6.5 1,530 102 6.7 1,610 103 6.4 1969 3,238 202 6.2 1,534 89 5.8 1,703 113 6.6 1968 2,944 176 6.0 1,342 81 6.0 1,602 95 5.9 1967 2,912 188 6.5 1,322 97 7.3 1,590 91 5.7 Non-Hispanic White - Grades 10 - 12 1998 7,122 259 3.6 3,580 125 3.5 3,540 133 3.8 1997 7,043 239 3.4 3,372 140 4.0 3,531 99 2.8 Non-Hispanic Black - Grades 10 - 12 1998 1,719 84 4.9 885 40 4.5 834 44 5.3 1997 1,634 77 4.7 798 28 3.5 836 49 5.8 Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islanders - Grades 10 - 12 1998 410 13 3.2 199 4 2.0 211 9 4.3 1997 412 11 2.6 215 4 1.9 196 7 3.5 White - Grades 10-12 1998 8,487 371 4.4 4,306 188 4.4 4,181 183 4.4 1997 8,402 355 4.2 4,220 208 4.9 4,180 145 3.5 1996 8,005 361 4.5 4,077 198 4.8 3,928 163 4.1 1995 7,926 402 5.1 4,079 220 5.4 3,849 183 4.8 1994 7,862 371 4.7 4,014 184 4.6 3,848 188 4.9 1993r 7,442 306 4.1 3,790 157 4.1 3,654 150 4.1 1993 7,152 290 4.1 3,623 147 4.1 3,530 143 4.1 1992 7,077 292 4.1 3,646 140 3.8 3,430 151 4.4 1991 6,856 254 3.7 3,514 127 3.6 3,343 128 3.8 1990 6,984 266 3.8 3,522 144 4.1 3,462 122 3.5 1989 7,243 286 3.9 3,653 149 4.1 3,589 136 3.8 1988 7,727 362 4.7 4,016 203 5.1 3,712 161 4.3 1987 7,979 299 3.7 4,023 163 4.1 3,953 135 3.4 1986 8,011 333 4.2 4,007 168 4.2 4,007 166 4.1 1985 7,967 384 4.8 3,963 195 4.9 4,003 188 4.7 1984 8,221 410 5.0 4,119 220 5.3 4,101 190 4.6 1983 8,531 410 4.8 4,264 232 5.4 4,264 177 4.2 1982 8,769 444 5.1 4,381 231 5.3 4,390 214 4.9 1981 9,067 478 5.3 4,532 254 5.6 4,536 224 4.9 1980 9,177 517 5.6 4,624 294 6.4 4,554 224 4.9 1979 9,437 588 6.2 4,694 311 6.6 4,742 277 5.8 1978 9,360 574 6.1 4,747 329 6.9 4,611 244 5.3 1977 9,536 594 6.2 4,766 327 6.9 4,770 267 5.6 1976 9,362 532 5.7 4,708 297 6.3 4,654 235 5.0 1975 9,440 507 5.4 4,709 234 5.0 4,732 274 5.8 1974 9,403 566 6.0 4,650 326 7.0 4,754 241 5.1 1973 9,359 537 5.7 4,708 288 6.1 4,649 248 5.3 1972 9,173 520 5.7 4,588 247 5.4 4,583 272 5.9 1971 9,140 470 5.1 4,577 244 5.3 4,562 226 5.0 1970 8,959 449 5.0 4,496 212 4.7 4,462 237 5.3 1969 8,878 429 4.8 4,438 208 4.7 4,439 221 5.0 1968 8,580 387 4.5 4,246 190 4.5 4,331 196 4.5 1967 8,186 379 4.6 4,060 189 4.7 4,126 190 4.6 Black - Grades 10-12 1998 1,759 88 5.0 918 42 4.6 841 46 5.5 1997 1,678 80 4.8 813 33 4.1 866 49 5.7 1996 1,704 107 6.3 803 37 4.6 901 70 7.8 1995 1,598 97 6.1 797 63 7.9 802 35 4.4 1994 1,559 96 6.1 763 50 6.5 795 45 5.7 1993r 1,499 80 5.3 740 43 5.8 758 37 4.9 1993 1,447 78 5.4 724 41 5.7 722 36 5.0 1992 1,422 70 4.9 702 23 3.3 720 48 6.7 1991 1,366 85 6.2 685 38 5.5 683 48 7.0 1990 1,303 66 5.1 636 26 4.1 666 40 6.0 1989 1,384 106 7.7 684 47 6.9 701 60 8.6 1988 1,468 93 6.3 751 50 6.7 717 43 6.0 1987 1,463 93 6.4 730 45 6.2 732 47 6.4 1986 1,449 68 4.7 711 34 4.8 737 34 4.6 1985 1,422 110 7.7 703 58 8.3 719 52 7.2 1984 1,524 88 5.8 711 44 6.2 813 43 5.3 1983 1,498 103 6.9 687 48 7.0 810 55 6.8 1982 1,553 121 7.8 786 71 9.0 767 50 6.5 1981 1,516 146 9.6 704 66 9.4 815 83 10.2 1980 1,496 124 8.3 714 57 8.0 781 66 8.5 1979 1,479 142 9.6 679 51 7.5 802 92 11.5 1978 1,542 160 10.4 706 78 11.0 835 81 9.7 1977 1,588 133 8.4 746 62 8.3 789 71 9.0 1976 1,449 105 7.2 729 62 8.5 721 45 6.2 1975 1,416 123 8.7 673 56 8.3 743 67 9.0 1974 1,441 167 11.6 679 73 10.8 761 93 12.2 1973 1,372 138 10.1 650 78 12.0 725 61 8.4 1972 1,373 133 9.7 644 65 10.1 756 68 9.0 1971 1,195 87 7.3 552 51 9.2 643 37 5.8 1970 1,192 133 11.2 587 74 12.6 606 60 9.9 1969 1,209 113 9.3 562 58 10.3 646 55 8.5 1968 1,123 113 10.1 523 52 9.9 600 61 10.2 1967 1,066 106 9.9 485 47 9.7 578 58 10.0 Hispanic Origin - Grades 10-12 1998 1,368 115 8.4 731 63 8.6 637 52 8.2 1997 1,377 119 8.6 710 74 10.4 668 45 6.7 1996 1,195 100 8.4 588 54 9.2 608 46 7.6 1995 1,251 145 11.6 644 70 10.9 608 76 12.5 1994 1,179 109 9.2 607 51 8.4 572 58 10.1 1993r 1,061 69 6.5 488 25 5.1 573 44 7.5 1993 943 60 6.4 436 21 4.8 508 39 7.7 1992 917 72 7.9 468 27 5.8 441 38 8.6 1991 809 59 7.3 396 41 10.4 417 20 4.8 1990 811 65 8.0 379 33 8.7 428 31 7.2 1989 762 59 7.7 394 30 7.6 366 28 7.7 1988 730 77 10.5 398 49 12.3 333 28 8.4 1987 769 43 5.6 380 19 5.0 389 24 6.2 1986 764 91 11.9 376 44 11.7 388 48 12.4 1985 729 71 9.7 333 31 9.3 396 39 9.8 1984 706 77 10.9 311 38 12.2 396 40 10.1 1983 691 68 9.8 351 48 13.7 340 21 6.2 1982 692 65 9.4 370 35 9.5 321 29 9.0 1981 717 77 10.7 350 37 10.6 367 40 10.9 1980 646 74 11.5 295 50 16.9 350 24 6.9 1979 593 58 9.8 295 30 10.2 298 27 9.1 1978 567 70 12.3 295 46 15.6 271 23 8.5 1977 627 50 8.0 341 35 10.3 287 15 5.2 1976 638 46 7.2 300 22 7.3 336 23 6.8 1975 614 67 10.9 317 32 10.1 294 34 11.6 1974 547 53 9.7 271 34 12.5 278 20 7.2 1973 499 50 10.0 240 19 7.9 259 31 12.0 1972 498 55 11.0 253 28 11.1 247 27 10.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- r = Revised, controlled to 1990 census based population estimates; previous 1993 data controlled to 1980 census based estimates. Hispanics may be of any race. Source: U. S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey. Contact: Education and Social Stratification Branch, (301) 457-2464.