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Annual Dropout Rates, by Program Participation, Student Characteristic, and Grade Span,
Texas Public Schools, 2021-22

Group Grade span Dropouts Students Rate (%)
At-risk Grades 7-8 2,881 456,000 0.6
Grades 9-12 23,754 817,297 2.9
Grades 7-12 26,635 1,273,297 2.1
 
Bilingual or English as a second language Grades 7-8 1,529 174,156 0.9
Grades 9-12 9,724 249,892 3.9
Grades 7-12 11,253 424,048 2.7
 
Career and technical education concentrator Grades 7-8 2 4,343 <0.1
Grades 9-12 5,027 683,504 0.7
Grades 7-12 5,029 687,847 0.7
 
Dyslexia Grades 7-8 201 53,223 0.4
Grades 9-12 1,129 77,671 1.5
Grades 7-12 1,330 130,894 1.0
 
Early College High School Grades 7-8 0 0 .
Grades 9-12 272 64,625 0.4
Grades 7-12 272 64,625 0.4
 
Emergent bilingual student/English learner Grades 7-8 1,604 182,468 0.9
Grades 9-12 10,384 263,047 3.9
Grades 7-12 11,988 445,515 2.7
 
Foster care Grades 7-8 34 2,025 1.7
Grades 9-12 257 3,726 6.9
Grades 7-12 291 5,751 5.1
 
Gifted and talented Grades 7-8 330 93,493 0.4
Grades 9-12 498 162,153 0.3
Grades 7-12 828 255,646 0.3
 
Homeless Grades 7-8 338 11,862 2.8
Grades 9-12 2,111 26,503 8.0
Grades 7-12 2,449 38,365 6.4
 
Immigrant Grades 7-8 292 12,708 2.3
Grades 9-12 1,581 25,111 6.3
Grades 7-12 1,873 37,819 5.0
 
Migrant Grades 7-8 31 2,616 1.2
Grades 9-12 207 5,585 3.7
Grades 7-12 238 8,201 2.9
 
Federal definition military-connected Grades 7-8 93 11,602 0.8
Grades 9-12 234 21,966 1.1
Grades 7-12 327 33,568 1.0
 
State definition military-connected Grades 7-8 132 28,368 0.5
Grades 9-12 493 55,279 0.9
Grades 7-12 625 83,647 0.7
 
Overage Grades 7-8 2,055 126,647 1.6
Grades 9-12 28,614 353,751 8.1
Grades 7-12 30,669 480,398 6.4
 
Pathways in Technology Early College High School Grades 7-8 0 0 .
Grades 9-12 88 16,336 0.5
Grades 7-12 88 16,336 0.5
 
Section 504 Grades 7-8 438 92,226 0.5
Grades 9-12 3,136 172,981 1.8
Grades 7-12 3,574 265,207 1.3
 
Special education Grades 7-8 879 109,022 0.8
Grades 9-12 5,127 177,599 2.9
Grades 7-12 6,006 286,621 2.1
 
Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Grades 7-8 28 12,784 0.2
Grades 9-12 280 34,273 0.8
Grades 7-12 308 47,057 0.7
 
Title I Grades 7-8 4,613 539,607 0.9
Grades 9-12 24,152 774,130 3.1
Grades 7-12 28,765 1,313,737 2.2
 
 

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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