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Table 2. Teen High School Dropout Rates for Youth Ages 16-19,
1985 and 1995
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1985
Dropout Rate (%)
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1995
Dropout Rate (%)
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1995
National Rank
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| California
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11
|
10
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31
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| Colorado
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8
|
10
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31
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| Connecticut
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9
|
3
|
1
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| Delaware
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10
|
8
|
16
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| District of Columbia
|
14
|
11
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36
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| Florida
|
15
|
13
|
45
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| Hawaii
|
5
|
4
|
2
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| Illinois
|
9
|
9
|
22
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| Iowa
|
6
|
5
|
5
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| Maine
|
10
|
6
|
6
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| Maryland
|
8
|
9
|
22
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| Massachusetts
|
8
|
7
|
11
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| Michigan
|
9
|
8
|
16
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| Minnesota
|
5
|
7
|
11
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| Mississippi
|
12
|
11
|
36
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| Missouri
|
8
|
12
|
41
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| New Jersey
|
7
|
6
|
6
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| New York
|
9
|
9
|
22
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| Ohio
|
7
|
8
|
16
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| Oklahoma
|
11
|
9
|
22
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| Oregon
|
9
|
11
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36
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| Pennsylvania
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7
|
9
|
22
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| Rhode Island
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15
|
10
|
31
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| Utah
|
10
|
8
|
16
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| Wisconsin
|
8
|
4
|
2
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Source: KIDS COUNT Online Data Service, Annie E. Casey Foundation (1998) |
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