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Annual Dropout Rates, by Race/Ethnicity, Economic Status, Gender, and Grade Span,
Texas Public Schools, 2020-21

Group Grade span Dropouts Students Rate (%)
African American Grades 7-8 1,696 110,573 1.5
Grades 9-12 7,435 209,696 3.5
Grades 7-12 9,131 320,269 2.9
 
American Indian Grades 7-8 52 3,019 1.7
Grades 9-12 172 5,540 3.1
Grades 7-12 224 8,559 2.6
 
Asian Grades 7-8 141 39,273 0.4
Grades 9-12 392 76,036 0.5
Grades 7-12 533 115,309 0.5
 
Hispanic Grades 7-8 4,226 456,339 0.9
Grades 9-12 24,089 867,450 2.8
Grades 7-12 28,315 1,323,789 2.1
 
Pacific Islander Grades 7-8 16 1,321 1.2
Grades 9-12 65 2,543 2.6
Grades 7-12 81 3,864 2.1
 
White Grades 7-8 1,096 230,856 0.5
Grades 9-12 5,942 454,129 1.3
Grades 7-12 7,038 684,985 1.0
 
Multiracial Grades 7-8 198 22,477 0.9
Grades 9-12 779 38,636 2.0
Grades 7-12 977 61,113 1.6
 
Economically disadvantaged Grades 7-8 5,819 518,171 1.1
Grades 9-12 29,349 917,971 3.2
Grades 7-12 35,168 1,436,142 2.4
 
Not Economically disadvantaged Grades 7-8 1,606 345,687 0.5
Grades 9-12 9,525 736,059 1.3
Grades 7-12 11,131 1,081,746 1.0
 
Female Grades 7-8 3,510 421,093 0.8
  Grades 9-12 16,401 809,218 2.0
  Grades 7-12 19,911 1,230,311 1.6
 
Male Grades 7-8 3,915 442,765 0.9
  Grades 9-12 22,473 844,812 2.7
  Grades 7-12 26,388 1,287,577 2.0
 

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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