Education Working Paper No. 8  February 2005

Table 15: Hispanic College Readiness Rates by Region and State, 1997–2002 Region/State 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Northeast 11% 13% 13% 13% 12% 12% Connecticut 14% 13% 14% 17% 14% 15% Delaware I I I I I I Maine I I I I I I Maryland 18% 17% 19% 21% Massachusetts 13% 13% 14% 16% 16% 14% New Hampshire I I I I I I New Jersey I I I I I I New York 10% I 13% 12% 11% 11% Pennsylvania 12% 12% 14% 16% I I Rhode Island 16% 14% 16% 19% I I Vermont I I I I I I Southeast 23% 23% 24% 25% 21% 23% Alabama I I I I I I Arkansas I I I I I I Florida 23% 23% 24% 25% 23% 24% Georgia I I I I I I Kentucky I I I I I I Louisiana 20% 24% 29% 29% 34% 35% Mississippi I I I 9% I I North Carolina I I I I I I South Carolina I I I I I I Tennessee I I I I I I Virginia I I 27% I I I West Virginia I I I I I I Central 15% 16% 15% 13% 11% 12% Illinois 14% 16% 15% 13% I 12% Indiana I I 15% 13% I I Iowa I I I I I I Kansas I I 13% I I I Michigan 17% 16% 16% 15% 11% 11% Minnesota 18% 18% 16% 14% I I Missouri 20% 21% 18% 19% I I Nebraska I I I 14% I 14% North Dakota I I I I I I Ohio 16% 17% 8% 7% 12% 13% South Dakota I I I I I I Wisconsin I I I I I I West 17% 16% 19% 22% 22% 22% Alaska I I I I I I Arizona I I I I I I California 17% 16% 19% 22% 22% 22% Colorado 16% 15% 17% 20% 18% 19% Hawaii I I I I I I Idaho I I I I I I Montana I I I I I I Nevada I I I 17% I I New Mexico 18% 17% 21% 24% 24% Oklahoma 20% 20% 22% 25% I 24% Oregon I I 15% 19% I 20% Texas 16% 17% 19% 23% 22% 23% Utah I I I I I I Washington I I I I 19% 22% Wyoming 20% 18% 23% 26% 24% 24% National 17% 17% 18% 20% 19% 20% Note: State-level figures are estimates based on regional data

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