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How Special Education Students Fared

September 24, 2003 1 min read
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This chart shows graduation and dropout rates for students age 14 or older for the 1999-2000 school year.

How Special Education Students Fared

—Note: The percentages in this table were calculated by dividing the number of students age 14 or older who graduated with a standard diploma by the number of students age 14 or older who are known to have left education (i.e., graduated with a standard diploma, received a certificate of completion, reached the maximum age for services, died, or dropped out).
—Washington state data are based on previous year’s data.
—SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis Systems (DANS).

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