Hispanic students ages 16 to 24 are about four times as likely to be out of school without a diploma than their non-Hispanic white peers, and more than twice as likely as black students.
Percent of HIgh School Dropouts Among | |||
| Year | White | Black | Hispanic |
| 19701 | 13.2 | 27.9 | -- |
| 1980 | 11.4 | 19.1 | 35.2 |
| 1985 | 10.4 | 15.2 | 27.6 |
| 1990 | 9.0 | 13.2 | 32.4 |
| 19922 | 7.7 | 13.7 | 29.4 |
| 19932 | 7.9 | 13.6 | 27.5 |
| 19942 | 7.7 | 12.6 | 30.0 |
| 19952 | 8.6 | 12.1 | 30.0 |
| 19962 | 7.3 | 13.0 | 29.4 |
| 19972 | 7.6 | 13.4 | 25.3 |
| 19982 | 7.7 | 13.8 | 29.5 |
Notes: 1White and black categories include persons of Hispanic origin for this year only. | |||
SOURCE: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, Digest of Education Statistics, 1999.
