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Annual Dropout Rates, by Program Participation, Student Characteristic, and Grade Span,
Texas Public Schools, 2017-18

Group Grade span Dropouts Students Rate (%)
At-risk Grades 7-8 1,871 398,583 0.5
Grades 9-12 18,837 730,724 2.6
Grades 7-12 20,708 1,129,307 1.8
 
Bilingual or English as a second language Grades 7-8 528 110,003 0.5
Grades 9-12 4,487 133,106 3.4
Grades 7-12 5,015 243,109 2.1
 
Career and technical education Grades 7-8 . . .
Grades 9-12 7,902 797,463 1.0
Grades 7-12 7,902 797,463 1.0
 
Dyslexia Grades 7-8 83 34,543 0.2
Grades 9-12 662 48,390 1.4
Grades 7-12 745 82,933 0.9
 
English learner Grades 7-8 779 122,221 0.6
Grades 9-12 6,229 153,036 4.1
Grades 7-12 7,008 275,257 2.5
 
Foster care Grades 7-8 23 2,216 1.0
Grades 9-12 216 3,775 5.7
Grades 7-12 239 5,991 4.0
 
Gifted and talented Grades 7-8 106 86,438 0.1
Grades 9-12 302 145,188 0.2
Grades 7-12 408 231,626 0.2
 
Homeless Grades 7-8 349 29,366 1.2
Grades 9-12 2,992 58,050 5.2
Grades 7-12 3,341 87,416 3.8
 
Immigrant Grades 7-8 127 12,247 1.0
Grades 9-12 1,218 27,058 4.5
Grades 7-12 1,345 39,305 3.4
 
Migrant Grades 7-8 16 3,660 0.4
Grades 9-12 249 7,894 3.2
Grades 7-12 265 11,554 2.3
 
Military connected Grades 7-8 53 12,514 0.4
Grades 9-12 144 22,042 0.7
Grades 7-12 197 34,556 0.6
 
Overage Grades 7-8 1,620 143,547 1.1
Grades 9-12 23,919 362,981 6.6
Grades 7-12 25,539 506,528 5.0
 
Special education Grades 7-8 476 83,970 0.6
Grades 9-12 3,947 145,271 2.7
Grades 7-12 4,423 229,241 1.9
 
Title I Grades 7-8 2,709 508,708 0.5
Grades 9-12 18,268 716,221 2.6
Grades 7-12 20,977 1,224,929 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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