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Annual Dropout Rates, by Race/Ethnicity, Economic Status, Gender, and Grade Span,
Texas Public Schools, 2015-16

Group Grade span Dropouts Students Rate (%)
African American Grades 7-8 548 99,489 0.6
Grades 9-12 5,842 198,005 3.0
Grades 7-12 6,390 297,494 2.1
 
American Indian Grades 7-8 16 2,964 0.5
Grades 9-12 164 6,070 2.7
Grades 7-12 180 9,034 2.0
 
Asian Grades 7-8 55 32,454 0.2
  Grades 9-12 390 61,220 0.6
  Grades 7-12 445 93,674 0.5
 
Hispanic Grades 7-8 1,602 409,743 0.4
Grades 9-12 18,741 774,571 2.4
Grades 7-12 20,343 1,184,314 1.7
 
Pacific Islander Grades 7-8 4 1,088 0.4
  Grades 9-12 60 2,285 2.6
  Grades 7-12 64 3,373 1.9
 
White Grades 7-8 507 232,673 0.2
Grades 9-12 5,076 467,359 1.1
Grades 7-12 5,583 700,032 0.8
 
Multiracial Grades 7-8 51 15,319 0.3
Grades 9-12 410 27,706 1.5
Grades 7-12 461 43,025 1.1
 
Economically disadvantaged Grades 7-8 2,033 469,422 0.4
Grades 9-12 20,512 828,322 2.5
Grades 7-12 22,545 1,297,744 1.7
 
Female Grades 7-8 1,280 386,352 0.3
Grades 9-12 12,546 749,847 1.7
Grades 7-12 13,826 1,136,199 1.2
 
Male Grades 7-8 1,503 407,378 0.4
Grades 9-12 18,137 787,369 2.3
Grades 7-12 19,640 1,194,747 1.6

Note. A dot (.) indicates there were no students in the group or, in rare cases, that a reporting anomaly prevented calculation of the rate.

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