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2008-09 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 18,037 1,308 7.3 6.1 7.4 7.2 8.5
American Indian or Alaska Native 75 9 12.0 14.3 27.8 0.0 0.0
Asian 1,699 37 2.2 1.9 2.4 2.7 1.7
Black or African American 7,330 576 7.9 6.8 7.4 8.2 9.2
Hispanic or Latino 6,170 578 9.4 6.9 10.3 9.0 12.1
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 231 10 4.3 4.2 1.7 8.2 2.6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 19 1 5.3 16.7
White 2,513 97 3.9 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.7
High Needs 13,976 968 6.9 5.7 7.2 7.3 7.8
English Learners 2,504 212 8.5 5.5 8.5 9.3 11.7
Low Income 12,605 698 5.5 5.0 5.8 6.1 5.3
Students with Disabilities 3,445 373 10.8 8.3 12.4 11.1 12.7
Female 8,885 529 6.0 5.4 5.8 5.5 7.1
Male 9,152 779 8.5 6.7 8.9 8.9 10.1

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