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June 11, 2008, 07:58 PM ET
Dropout Info
Every year, it seems, we get lots of stories about the grueling process of college applications. We hear about piles of AP courses, volunteer work for the resume, music lessons, sports, and civic activism. In truth, though, the profile applies to a tiny portion of high school students, and if we look at the opposite end, the dropouts, we find much bigger numbers. These are 2005 figures from the U.S. Dept. of Ed.
Here are pertinent demographics.
Graduation rates for males: 67.8 percent Grad rates for females: 75.3 percent.
Grad rates for Asians: 81.3 percent Rates for whites: 77.6 percent For hispanics: 57.8 percent For blacks: 55.3 percent For Native Americans: 50.6 percent
Graduation rates by state:
Alabama 61.3 percent Alaska 67.6 Arizona 73.3 Arkansas 73.2 California 70.1 Colorado 74.2 Connecticut 78.1 Delaware 60.1 DC 57.6 Florida 60.8 Georgia 58.1 Hawaii 67.4 Idaho 76.6 Illinois 76.7 Indiana 73.6 Iowa 82.8 Kansas 74.3 Kentucky 71.5 Louisiana 54.7 Maine 77.2 Maryland 73.6 Massachusetts 74.7 Michigan 70.5 Minnesota 78.1 Mississippi 61.8 Missouri 76.5 Montana 75.7 Nebraska 79.6 Nevada 45.4 New Hampshire 77.1 New Jersey 83.3 New Mexico 54.1 New York 68 North Carolina 67 North Dakota 79.2 Ohio 75.9 Oklahoma 70.8 Oregon 70.4 Pennsylvania 80.4 Rhode Island 71.1 South Carolina 55.6 South Dakota 75.6 Tennessee 65.4 Texas 68.5 Utah 78.6 Vermont 80.2 Virginia 72.9 Washington 68.8 West Virginia 72.8 Wisconsin 80.5 Wyoming 74.2
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