Research, Assessment, and Evaluation

Dropout Rates 

1996/97 - 2007/08


  1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
District 7.7% 5.1% 8.6% 8.5% 8.3% 5.7% 4.6% 5.1% 5.9% 6.6% 5.2% 3.3%
State 5.4% 4.8% 5.4% 4.6% 3.8% 3.2% 3.1% 2.9% 3.0% 3.5% 3.3% 2.6%
Difference 2.3 0.3 3.2 3.9 4.5 2.5 1.5 2.2 2.9 3.1 1.9 .07

Data normally released by the Florida Department of Education in October

Florida Department of Education Dropout Report

NOTE: Beginning with the 1998-99 school year, the reported dropout rate is for all dropouts in grades 9-12. Prior years’ statistics showed a rate only for dropouts 16 or over.

 

12/02/08