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