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Annual Dropout Rates, by Race/Ethnicity, Economic Status, Gender, and Grade Span,
Texas Public Schools, 2016-17

Group Grade span Dropouts Students Rate (%)
African American Grades 7-8 573 100,840 0.6
Grades 9-12 5,707 200,410 2.8
Grades 7-12 6,280 301,250 2.1
 
American Indian Grades 7-8 14 2,915 0.5
Grades 9-12 159 6,028 2.6
Grades 7-12 173 8,943 1.9
 
Asian Grades 7-8 53 34,450 0.2
Grades 9-12 341 65,047 0.5
Grades 7-12 394 99,497 0.4
 
Hispanic Grades 7-8 1,601 418,691 0.4
Grades 9-12 18,754 800,774 2.3
Grades 7-12 20,355 1,219,465 1.7
 
Pacific Islander Grades 7-8 8 1,133 0.7
Grades 9-12 54 2,411 2.2
Grades 7-12 62 3,544 1.7
 
White Grades 7-8 447 231,469 0.2
Grades 9-12 4,899 466,315 1.1
Grades 7-12 5,346 697,784 0.8
 
Multiracial Grades 7-8 58 16,670 0.3
Grades 9-12 382 29,375 1.3
Grades 7-12 440 46,045 1.0
 
Economically disadvantaged Grades 7-8 1,988 476,751 0.4
Grades 9-12 20,813 853,126 2.4
Grades 7-12 22,801 1,329,877 1.7
 
Not economically disadvantaged Grades 7-8 766 329,417 0.2
Grades 9-12 9,483 717,234 1.3
Grades 7-12 10,249 1,046,651 1.0
 
Female Grades 7-8 1,286 393,199 0.3
  Grades 9-12 11,833 765,746 1.5
  Grades 7-12 13,119 1,158,945 1.1
 
Male Grades 7-8 1,468 412,969 0.4
  Grades 9-12 18,463 804,614 2.3
  Grades 7-12 19,931 1,217,583 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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