Longitudinal Attrition Rates in Texas Public High Schools, 1985-86 to 2007-08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group | 85-86 | 86-87 | 87-88 | 88-89 | 89-90 | 90-91 | 91-92 | 92-93 | 93-94 | 94-95 | 95-96 | 96-97 | 97-98 | 98-99 | 99-00 | 00-01 | 01-02 | 02-03 | 03-04 | 04-05 | 05-06 | 06-07 | 07-08 |
Percent Change* from 1985-86 to 2007-08 |
Race-Ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Native American | 45 | 39 | 37 | 47 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 42 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 25 | 43 | 42 | 29 | 39 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 38 | -16% |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 33 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
-58% |
Black | 34 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 43 | 47 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 12% |
White | 27 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | -33% |
Hispanic | 45 | 46 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 44 | -2% |
Gender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Male | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 3% |
Female | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | -9% |
Total | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 0% |