Education Working Paper 8

Education Working Paper No. 8 February 2005

Public High School Graduation and College-Readiness Rates: 1991–2002

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