The situation has improved. Of Black students who started 9th grade in 2003, 51% graduated, 29% are still in school, and 17% have dropped out. And more Black students are in the 2003 cohort.

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Multiple values by 100 to obtain percent values

	Dropped Out	Transferred to GED Program	Still Enrolled	IEP Diploma	Graduated
2003	0.169	0.007	0.291	0.024	0.508

2003 Total Cohort Students = 42,593

Results after 4 years, June 2007