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2017-18 Attrition Rates


This report provides the percentage of attrition by grade from the end of one school year to the beginning of the next for students enrolled in public schools, including charter schools, in the state. The information is as of October 1 of the school year selected. More about the data.


Student GroupK1234567891011All
All Students 31.1 23.1 22.4 16.3 14.0 38.2 19.2 21.4 23.2
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian 36.4
Black or African American 50.0 34.5
Hispanic or Latino 4.8 21.6 13.9 9.7 14.3 35.1 20.5 16.1 18.0
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 22.2
White 60.0 36.4 42.9 40.0 13.3 54.5 10.0 30.0 34.5
High Needs 21.2 23.9 24.3 12.8 13.6 35.6 18.6 20.6 21.5
English Learners 0.0 20.0 21.1 8.7 15.8 11.8 13.3 18.8 14.4
Economically Disadvantaged 17.9 24.2 20.0 16.1 11.8 34.1 17.1 23.1 20.9
Students with Disabilities 28.6 33.3 0.0 66.7 14.3 25.0 24.5
Female 21.1 21.7 23.8 16.0 10.3 34.5 23.1 31.6 22.5
Male 38.5 24.1 21.4 16.7 17.9 42.3 15.4 13.0 23.8

A blank value indicates that either:

  • The school or district is new in the year selected
  • The school or district has no students enrolled in that grade level in the year selected
  • The school or district has no grade in the year selected for students from the previous year to advance
  • The data is suppressed because the enrollment total is less than 6.
A value of zero indicates that there was no attrition in that grade for the year and student group selected.

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