School Status Dropout* Rates Among Persons Aged 16–24, by Race/Ethnicity: 1992–2005
Hispanic youth were much more likely to have not completed high school than non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic White youth. Despite a general decline since 1992, 22.4 percent of Hispanic youth aged 16-24 years were status dropouts in 2005, compared to 10.4 percent of non-Hispanic Black and 6.0 percent of non-Hispanic White youth. The percentage of status dropouts of all races combined has not declined significantly since 1992; 9.4 percent of all youth were status dropouts in 2005. Rates in 2005 were:
*Status dropout refers to 16- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in school and have not earned high school credentials (diploma or equivalent). Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. The Condition of Education 2007 (NCES 2007-064). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office; 2007 June. http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2007/2007064.pdf, accessed 5/31/07.↑
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Annual population estimates. Washington, DC: The Bureau; 2007.
