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Annual Dropout Rates, by Program Participation, Student Characteristic, and Grade Span,
Texas Public Schools, 2016-17

Group Grade span Dropouts Students Rate (%)
At-risk Grades 7-8 1,381 390,506 0.4
Grades 9-12 17,895 705,141 2.5
Grades 7-12 19,276 1,095,647 1.8
 
Bilingual or English as a second language Grades 7-8 429 103,950 0.4
Grades 9-12 4,160 121,446 3.4
Grades 7-12 4,589 225,396 2.0
 
Career and technical education Grades 7-8 0 0 .
Grades 9-12 7,054 726,166 1.0
Grades 7-12 7,054 726,166 1.0
 
English language learner Grades 7-8 696 116,855 0.6
Grades 9-12 6,132 142,549 4.3
Grades 7-12 6,828 259,404 2.6
 
Foster care Grades 7-8 24 2,130 1.1
Grades 9-12 221 3,420 6.5
Grades 7-12 245 5,550 4.4
 
Gifted and talented Grades 7-8 51 82,678 0.1
Grades 9-12 298 142,400 0.2
Grades 7-12 349 225,078 0.2
 
Homeless Grades 7-8 238 13,157 1.8
Grades 9-12 2,012 26,134 7.7
Grades 7-12 2,250 39,291 5.7
 
Immigrant Grades 7-8 112 12,435 0.9
Grades 9-12 1,234 28,183 4.4
Grades 7-12 1,346 40,618 3.3
 
Migrant Grades 7-8 25 3,881 0.6
Grades 9-12 238 8,092 2.9
Grades 7-12 263 11,973 2.2
 
Military-connected Grades 7-8 33 12,606 0.3
Grades 9-12 152 22,480 0.7
Grades 7-12 185 35,086 0.5
 
Overage Grades 7-8 1,405 146,786 1.0
Grades 9-12 24,500 372,366 6.6
Grades 7-12 25,905 519,152 5.0
 
Special education Grades 7-8 338 81,607 0.4
Grades 9-12 3,667 139,054 2.6
Grades 7-12 4,005 220,661 1.8
 
Title I Grades 7-8 2,181 494,999 0.4
Grades 9-12 18,100 701,149 2.6
Grades 7-12 20,281 1,196,148 1.7
 

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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