Education Working Paper No. 8  February 2005

Table 3: Ranking States by White High School Graduation Rate in 2002 Rank State White Graduation Rate 1 Wisconsin 91% 2 Minnesota 88% 3 Connecticut 88% 4 North Dakota 87% 5 Iowa 87% 6 Nebraska 87% 7 Pennsylvania 86% 8 Illinois 85% 9 Ohio 83% 10 Utah 81% 11 Oklahoma 81% 12 New York 81% 13 Maryland 81% 14 Massachusetts 81% 15 South Dakota 81% 16 Colorado 80% 17 Montana 80% 18 Missouri 79% 19 Michigan 78% 20 Virginia 77% 21 Texas 77% 22 California 76% 23 West Virginia 76% 24 Nevada 75% 25 Maine 75% 26 Indiana 75% 27 Arkansas 75% 28 Wyoming 75% 29 Washington 74% 30 Rhode Island 72% 31 Oregon 72% 32 Kentucky 71% 33 Louisiana 69% 34 Delaware 68% 35 Florida 67% 36 Mississippi 64% 37 Georgia 63% 38 Alabama 62% Arizona M Idaho M Kansas M New Hampshire M New Jersey M New Mexico M North Carolina M South Carolina M Tennessee M Vermont M Alaska I Hawaii I

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