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| State | Regular HS Graduates | 9th Grade Enrollment | Graduate Percentage | Dropout Rate | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 35,611 | 62,141 | 57.3 | 42.7 | 44 |
| Alaska | 6,133 | 9,608 | 63.8 | 36.2 | 36 |
| Arizona | 34,082 | 54,878 | 62.1 | 37.9 | 39 |
| Arkansas | 25,146 | 36,045 | 69.8 | 30.2 | 28 |
| California | 269,071 | 406,551 | 66.2 | 33.8 | 35 |
| Colorado | 34,231 | 47,344 | 72.3 | 27.7 | 21 |
| Connecticut | 27,009 | 36,481 | 74.0 | 26.0 | 20 |
| Delaware | 5,623 | 8,930 | 63.0 | 37.0 | 37 |
| Florida | 92,430 | 164,978 | 56.0 | 44.0 | 47 |
| Georgia | 57,284 | 107,625 | 53.2 | 46.8 | 50 |
| Hawaii | 8,895 | 14,219 | 62.6 | 37.4 | 38 |
| Idaho | 15,380 | 19,537 | 78.7 | 21.3 | 9 |
| Illinois | 110,170 | 143,950 | 76.5 | 23.5 | 14 |
| Indiana | 57,477 | 81,632 | 70.4 | 29.6 | 27 |
| Iowa | 32,735 | 38,637 | 84.7 | 15.3 | 3 |
| Kansas | 26,648 | 35,955 | 74.1 | 25.9 | 19 |
| Kentucky | 36,941 | 54,502 | 67.8 | 32.2 | 32 |
| Louisiana | 36,495 | 66,376 | 55.0 | 45.0 | 49 |
| Maine | 11,827 | 16,630 | 71.1 | 28.9 | 24 |
| Maryland | 42,856 | 60,213 | 71.2 | 28.8 | 22 |
| Massachusetts | 49,008 | 64,643 | 75.8 | 24.2 | 15 |
| Michigan | 87,457 | 126,933 | 68.9 | 31.1 | 30 |
| Minnesota | 48,193 | 62,353 | 77.3 | 22.7 | 11 |
| Mississippi | 23,338 | 41,660 | 56.1 | 43.9 | 46 |
| Missouri | 50,354 | 71,288 | 70.6 | 29.4 | 26 |
| Montana | 10,322 | 12,737 | 81.0 | 19.0 | 6 |
| Nebraska | 18,601 | 22,627 | 82.2 | 17.8 | 4 |
| Nevada | 11,299 | 17,014 | 66.4 | 33.6 | 34 |
| New Hampshire | 9,581 | 13,477 | 68.2 | 31.8 | 31 |
| New Jersey | 70,028 | 81,629 | 85.8 | 14.2 | 2 |
| New Mexico | 15,700 | 27,115 | 57.9 | 42.1 | 43 |
| New York | 137,569 | 225,243 | 60.9 | 39.1 | 41 |
| North Carolina | 57,886 | 94,369 | 61.3 | 38.7 | 40 |
| North Dakota | 8,025 | 9,230 | 86.9 | 13.1 | 1 |
| Ohio | 105,424 | 151,241 | 69.7 | 30.3 | 29 |
| Oklahoma | 35,948 | 46,597 | 77.1 | 22.9 | 12 |
| Oregon | 27,720 | 41,129 | 67.4 | 32.6 | 33 |
| Pennsylvania | 108,817 | 143,719 | 75.7 | 24.3 | 16 |
| Rhode Island | 7,840 | 11,060 | 70.9 | 29.1 | 25 |
| South Carolina | 30,829 | 58,795 | 52.4 | 47.6 | 51 |
| South Dakota | 9,126 | 11,276 | 80.9 | 19.1 | 7 |
| Tennessee | 39,866 | 71,363 | 55.9 | 44.1 | 48 |
| Texas | 181,794 | 308,461 | 58.9 | 41.1 | 42 |
| Utah | 29,007 | 33,524 | 77.8 | 22.2 | 10 |
| Vermont | 6,096 | 7,515 | 81.1 | 18.9 | 5 |
| Virginia | 60,587 | 80,277 | 75.5 | 24.5 | 17 |
| Washington | 51,484 | 72,322 | 71.2 | 28.8 | 22 |
| District of Columbia | 2,853 | 5,003 | 53.2 | 46.8 | 45 |
| West Virginia | 19,502 | 26,196 | 74.4 | 25.6 | 18 |
| Wisconsin | 55,181 | 69,407 | 79.5 | 20.5 | 8 |
| Wyoming | 6,324 | 8,215 | 77.0 | 23.0 | 13 |
| Total | 2,341,468 | 3,486,958 | 67.1 | 32.3 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics in Brief, “Public School Student, Staff, and Graduate Counts by State, School Year 1997-98,” April 1999. Contact: Ghedan Bairu (202) 219-1649.
New Jersey data are estimated/Data exclude ungraded pupils and have not been adjusted for interstate migration.