Females are substantially more likely than males to graduate in four years. The difference is larger in New York City than the Rest of State.

The Percentage of Students by Gender in the
2002 Cohort by Outcomes as of June 30, 2006 After 4 Years

Need/Resource Category

Cohort Enroll-ment

Regents/Local Diploma

IEP diploma

% Still enrolled

Trans-ferred to GED

Dropped Out

New York City

 

Female

36,799

56%

2%

25%

0%

17%

Male

37,065

43%

2%

31%

0%

24%

Rest of State

 

Female

69,544

80%

1%

8%

2%

10%

Male

73,502

72%

2%

11%

2%

12%

Total Public

 

Female

106,343

71%

2%

14%

1%

12%

Male

110,567

62%

2%

18%

2%

16%