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2007-08 Student Dropout Rate Report
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This report provides the percentage of Massachusetts public high school students who drop out of high school. More about the data.

Dropout rates are not reported for any student group where the number of students is less than 6.

Student Group# Enrolled Grades 09 through 12# Dropout All Grades% Dropout All Grades% Dropout Grade 09% Dropout Grade Dropout Grade 10% Dropout Grade Dropout Grade 11% Dropout Grade Dropout Grade 12
All Students 18,414 1,396 7.6 7.1 8.0 6.8 8.6
American Indian or Alaska Native 69 7 10.1 4.8 11.8 13.3 12.5
Asian 1,697 42 2.5 3.2 1.6 3.4 1.5
Black or African American 7,694 576 7.5 7.9 7.3 6.6 8.2
Hispanic or Latino 6,136 616 10.0 8.1 11.0 9.3 12.5
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 212 11 5.2 2.7 5.9 8.3 5.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 13 0 0.0
White 2,593 144 5.6 5.3 6.6 3.9 6.5
High Needs 13,637 921 6.8 6.6 7.4 6.5 6.5
English Learners 2,546 211 8.3 8.1 8.4 7.3 9.5
Low Income 12,130 667 5.5 5.6 6.0 5.5 4.8
Students with Disabilities 3,389 318 9.4 8.0 10.3 9.8 9.9
Female 9,121 633 6.9 6.4 8.1 5.6 7.8
Male 9,293 763 8.2 7.7 7.9 8.1 9.5

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