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%