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March 22, 2005
Half of Blacks, Latinos, and Southerners Dropout
Normally I wouldn't quote the Manhattan Institute, but since the Education Department no longer keeps such bothersome statistics, here's their report:
The national high school graduation rate for all public school students remained flat over the last decade, going from 72% in 1991 to 71% in 2002....The state with the highest graduation rate in the nation in 2002 was New Jersey (89%), followed by Iowa, Wisconsin, and North Dakota (each at 85%). The state with the lowest graduation rate in the nation was South Carolina (53%), followed by Georgia (56%), Tennessee (57%), and Alabama (58%).
There is a wide disparity in the graduation rates of white and minority students. In the class of 2002, about 78% of white students graduated from high school with a regular diploma, compared to 56% of African-American students and 52% of Hispanic students.
There is also a large difference among racial and ethnic groups in the percentage of students who leave high school eligible for college admission. About 40% of white students, 23% of African-American students, and 20% of Hispanic students who started public high school graduated college-ready in 2002.
There is very little difference between the number of students who graduate from high school college-ready and the number of students who enroll in college for the first time....
Posted by Mike at March 22, 2005 03:41 PM
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