Longitudinal Attrition Rates in Texas Public High Schools, 1985-86 to 2008-09 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 08-09 Percent Change* from 1985-86 to 2008-09 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 32 -29% 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 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 35 3% White 27 26 24 20 19 19 22 25 28 30 31 32 31 31 28 27 26 24 22 22 21 20 18 17 -37% Hispanic 45 46 49 48 48 47 48 49 50 51 53 54 53 53 52 52 51 50 49 48 47 45 44 42 -7% 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 35 0% Female 32 32 31 29 29 28 30 33 36 37 39 40 38 38 36 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 27 -16% Total 33 34 33 31 31 31 34 36 39 40 42 43 42 42 40 40 39 38 36 36 35 34 33 31 -6%
