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Annual Dropout Rates, by Program Participation, Student Characteristic, and Grade Span,
Texas Public Schools, 2023-24

Group Grade span Dropouts Students Rate (%)
At-risk Grades 7-8 2,952 430,514 0.7
Grades 9-12 19,575 855,669 2.3
Grades 7-12 22,527 1,286,183 1.8
 
Bilingual or English as a second language Grades 7-8 1,862 204,446 0.9
Grades 9-12 9,661 328,691 2.9
Grades 7-12 11,523 533,137 2.2
 
Career and technical education concentrator Grades 7-8 23 9,508 0.2
Grades 9-12 3,559 759,101 0.5
Grades 7-12 3,582 768,609 0.5
 
Dyslexia Grades 7-8 271 69,698 0.4
Grades 9-12 1,440 102,888 1.4
Grades 7-12 1,711 172,586 1.0
 
Early College High School Grades 7-8 0 0 .
Grades 9-12 276 70,089 0.4
Grades 7-12 276 70,089 0.4
 
Emergent bilingual Grades 7-8 1,959 215,279 0.9
Grades 9-12 10,330 345,795 3.0
Grades 7-12 12,289 561,074 2.2
 
Foster care Grades 7-8 25 1,765 1.4
Grades 9-12 255 3,298 7.7
Grades 7-12 280 5,063 5.5
 
Gifted and talented Grades 7-8 221 91,979 0.2
Grades 9-12 395 169,429 0.2
Grades 7-12 616 261,408 0.2
 
High-focus Grades 7-8 5,115 586,365 0.9
Grades 9-12 28,174 1,140,616 2.5
Grades 7-12 33,289 1,726,981 1.9
 
Highly mobile Grades 7-8 547 18,317 3.0
Grades 9-12 2,580 39,072 6.6
Grades 7-12 3,127 57,389 5.4
 
Homeless Grades 7-8 485 14,389 3.4
Grades 9-12 2,218 31,202 7.1
Grades 7-12 2,703 45,591 5.9
 
Immigrant Grades 7-8 378 19,367 2.0
Grades 9-12 2,081 37,014 5.6
Grades 7-12 2,459 56,381 4.4
 
Migratory Grades 7-8 44 2,389 1.8
Grades 9-12 150 5,065 3.0
Grades 7-12 194 7,454 2.6
 
Military-connected federal definition Grades 7-8 136 12,261 1.1
Grades 9-12 181 22,678 0.8
Grades 7-12 317 34,939 0.9
 
Military-connected state definition Grades 7-8 193 33,197 0.6
Grades 9-12 469 67,756 0.7
Grades 7-12 662 100,953 0.7
 
Overage Grades 7-8 2,099 112,881 1.9
Grades 9-12 24,296 333,745 7.3
Grades 7-12 26,395 446,626 5.9
 
Pathways in Technology Early College High School Grades 7-8 0 0 .
Grades 9-12 142 28,063 0.5
Grades 7-12 142 28,063 0.5
 
Section 504 Grades 7-8 396 90,516 0.4
Grades 9-12 2,726 192,121 1.4
Grades 7-12 3,122 282,637 1.1
 
Special education Grades 7-8 974 122,602 0.8
Grades 9-12 4,565 199,791 2.3
Grades 7-12 5,539 322,393 1.7
 
Title I Grades 7-8 4,956 538,241 0.9
Grades 9-12 20,786 826,813 2.5
Grades 7-12 25,742 1,365,054 1.9
 
 

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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