Despite improvements, Black and Hispanic students graduated at substantially lower rates after 4 years than White and Asian students.
The Percentage of Students in the 2002 Cohort by
Racial/Ethnic Group by Outcomes as of June 30, 2006 After Four Years
Racial/Ethnic Group by Outcomes as of June 30, 2006 After Four Years
Need/Resource Category |
Cohort Enroll-ment |
Regents/Local Diploma |
IEP diploma |
Still en-rolled |
Trans-ferred to GED |
Drop-ped Out |
American Indian/Alaskan Native |
943 |
50% |
3% |
17% |
4% |
26% |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
14,943 |
74% |
1% |
15% |
0% |
10% |
Black |
41,392 |
47% |
3% |
27% |
1% |
21% |
Hispanic |
36,847 |
45% |
2% |
28% |
1% |
24% |
White |
122,785 |
79% |
2% |
8% |
2% |
9% |