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Annual Dropout Rates, by Program Participation, Student Characteristic, and Grade Span,
Texas Public Schools, 2019-20

Group Grade span Dropouts Students Rate (%)
At-risk Grades 7-8 2,416 414,178 0.6
Grades 9-12 15,880 740,042 2.1
Grades 7-12 18,296 1,154,220 1.6
 
Bilingual or English as a second language Grades 7-8 1,155 141,001 0.8
Grades 9-12 6,111 186,659 3.3
Grades 7-12 7,266 327,660 2.2
 
Career and technical education Grades 7-8 . . .
Grades 9-12 6,408 812,970 0.8
Grades 7-12 6,408 812,970 0.8
 
Dyslexia Grades 7-8 128 44,565 0.3
Grades 9-12 589 62,248 0.9
Grades 7-12 717 106,813 0.7
 
English learner Grades 7-8 1,227 150,884 0.8
Grades 9-12 6,515 199,769 3.3
Grades 7-12 7,742 350,653 2.2
 
Foster care Grades 7-8 31 2,421 1.3
Grades 9-12 250 4,350 5.7
Grades 7-12 281 6,771 4.2
 
Gifted and talented Grades 7-8 151 91,419 0.2
Grades 9-12 290 153,419 0.2
Grades 7-12 441 244,838 0.2
 
Homeless Grades 7-8 315 13,549 2.3
Grades 9-12 1,528 27,649 5.5
Grades 7-12 1,843 41,198 4.5
 
Immigrant Grades 7-8 356 14,445 2.5
Grades 9-12 1,497 28,941 5.2
Grades 7-12 1,853 43,386 4.3
 
Migrant Grades 7-8 32 3,229 1.0
Grades 9-12 165 7,169 2.3
Grades 7-12 197 10,398 1.9
 
Military-connected federal definition Grades 7-8 53 11,464 0.5
Grades 9-12 143 20,020 0.7
Grades 7-12 196 31,484 0.6
 
Military-connected state definition Grades 7-8 62 15,683 0.4
Grades 9-12 191 28,005 0.7
Grades 7-12 253 43,688 0.6
 
Overage Grades 7-8 1,810 134,695 1.3
Grades 9-12 20,791 348,473 6.0
Grades 7-12 22,601 483,168 4.7
 
Special education Grades 7-8 641 93,757 0.7
Grades 9-12 3,537 160,222 2.2
Grades 7-12 4,178 253,979 1.6
 
Section 504 Grades 7-8 278 86,758 0.3
Grades 9-12 1,734 140,990 1.2
Grades 7-12 2,012 227,748 0.9
 
Title I Grades 7-8 3,395 533,826 0.6
Grades 9-12 16,512 736,713 2.2
Grades 7-12 19,907 1,270,539 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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