Longitudinal Attrition Rates vs TEA Rates 2004

Line graph comparing attrition rates (by IDRA) and dropout rates (by TEA) in Texas over time

Group	1985- 86	1986- 87	1987- 88	1988- 89	1989- 90	1991- 92	1992- 93	1994- 95	1995- 96	1996- 97	1997- 98	1998- 99	1999- 00	2000- 01	2001- 02	2002- 03	2003- 04	Percent Change* from 1985-86 to 2003-04
Race-Ethnicity	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Native American	45	39	37	47	39	40	39	42	44	43	42	25	43	42	29	39	42	-7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	33	30	28	23	22	21	21	18	18	20	21	19	20	20	14	17	16	-52%
Black	34	38	39	37	38	39	43	50	51	51	49	48	47	46	46	45	44	29%
White	27	26	24	20	19	22	25	30	31	32	31	31	28	27	26	24	22	-19%
Hispanic	45	46	49	48	48	48	49	51	53	54	53	53	52	52	51	50	49	9%
Gender	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Male	35	35	35	34	34	37	39	43	45	46	45	45	44	43	43	41	40	14%
Female	32	32	31	29	29	30	33	37	39	40	38	38	36	36	35	34	33	3%
Total	33	34	33	31	31	34	36	40	42	43	42	42	40	40	39	38	36	9%
*Rounded to nearest whole number. Figures calculated by IDRA from the Texas Education Agency Fall Membership Survey data. Rates were not calculated for the 1990-91 and 1993-94 school years due to unavailability of data. Source: Intercultural Development Research Association, 2004.

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