Civic ReportNo. 31 November 2002Public School Graduation Rates in the United States
Table 1: Graduation Rates by State and Race
STATE
Native American
Asian
Hispanic
African-American
White
Total
ALABAMA
86%
79%
INS
59%
68%
66%
ALASKA
49%
61%
65%
ARIZONA
NA
ARKANSAS
90%
77%
75%
CALIFORNIA
81%
55%
COLORADO
52%
78%
74%
69%
CONNECTICUT
84%
53%
62%
82%
76%
DELAWARE
56%
72%
67%
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
64%
58%
FLORIDA
48%
46%
60%
GEORGIA
47%
63%
HAWAII
70%
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
95%
57%
INDIANA
50%
73%
IOWA
87%
85%
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
71%
LOUISIANA
80%
MAINE
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
44%
MISSISSIPPI
23%
MISSOURI
92%
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
40%
88%
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
51%
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
89%
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
83%
RHODE ISLAND
54%
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
UTAH
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
41%
WYOMING
NA = Data not availableINS = Insufficient information for calculating graduation rate
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