The graduation rates in urban High Need Districts improves in the fifth year.


The Percentage of Students in the 2001 Cohort by Outcomes as of
June 30, 2006 after 5 years

Need/Resource Category

Cohort Enroll-ment

Regents/Local Diploma

IEP diploma

Still enrolled

Trans-ferred to GED

Dropped Out

New York City

72,637

57%

3%

11%

1%

29%

Large City

8,642

53%

4%

4%

2%

38%

Urban/Suburban

17,059

66%

3%

4%

3%

23%

Rural High Need

14,634

73%

4%

2%

3%

18%

Average

69,646

83%

2%

2%

2%

12%

Low Need

29,294

93%

1%

1%

1%

4%

Charter Schools

223

37%

0%

22%

0%

40%

Total Public

212,135

72%

2%

5%

1%

19%