Civic Report November 2001High School Graduation Rates in the United States
Table 5: Ranking of White Graduation Rates by State
State
Ranking
White Graduation Rate
Georgia
42
61%
Florida
41
63
Tennessee
40
64
Nevada
39
65
Mississippi
38
66
Hawaii
37
67
North Carolina
36
68
Alabama
35
69
Oregon
34
70
Arizona
33
Alaska
32
74
Arkansas
31
New Mexico
30
Colorado
29
75
Louisiana
28
76
Texas
27
Rhode Island
26
77
Indiana
25
Missouri
24
78
Oklahoma
23
Maine
22
California
21
Massachusetts
20
Virginia
19
Delaware
18
Connecticut
17
79
Michigan
16
Maryland
15
80
Kansas
14
West Virginia
13
82
Ohio
12
New York
11
Wyoming
10
84
Pennsylvania
9
86
New Jersey
8
Minnesota
7
87
Montana
6
88
South Dakota
5
89
Illinois
4
Nebraska
3
90
Wisconsin
2
92
Iowa
1
95
District of Columbia
NR
INS
Idaho
NA
Kentucky
New Hampshire
North Dakota
South Carolina
Utah
Vermont
Washington
NR=Not ranked; INS=Insufficient student count for calculating graduation rate; NA=Data not available
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