Civic Report November 2001High School Graduation Rates in the United States
Table 3: Ranking of African-American Graduation Rates by State
State
Ranking
African-America n Graduation Rate
Wisconsin
39
40%
Minnesota
38
43
Georgia
37
44
Tennessee
36
Nevada
35
49
Ohio
34
Oregon
33
New York
32
51
Florida
31
Alabama
30
52
Hawaii
29
53
Michigan
28
Nebraska
27
Kansas
26
54
Arizona
25
District of Columbia
24
55
Indiana
23
Colorado
22
North Carolina
21
Illinois
20
57
Iowa
19
Mississippi
18
58
New Mexico
17
Alaska
16
Missouri
15
California
14
59
Texas
13
Rhode Island
12
61
Louisiana
11
62
Pennsylvania
10
63
Oklahoma
9
64
Connecticut
8
Virginia
7
Delaware
6
Maryland
5
66
New Jersey
4
Arkansas
3
67
Massachusetts
2
70
West Virginia
1
71
Idaho
NR
NA
Kentucky
Maine
INS
Montana
New Hampshire
North Dakota
South Carolina
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wyoming
NR=Not ranked; INS=Insufficient student count for calculating graduation rate; NA=Data not available
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