State by State Graduation Rates and Gaps for Black and White Male Students
Table 5: State by State Graduation Rates and Gaps for Black and White Male Students
|
State |
Graduation Rates 2005/06 Cohort |
Gap* |
|
|
Black Male |
White Male |
||
|
Alabama |
43% |
63% |
20% |
|
Alaska |
53% |
69% |
16% |
|
Arizona |
81% |
82% |
1% |
|
Arkansas |
63% |
74% |
11% |
|
California |
54% |
75% |
21% |
|
Colorado |
58% |
78% |
20% |
|
Connecticut |
51% |
83% |
32% |
|
Delaware |
51% |
69% |
18% |
|
District of Columbia |
55% |
84% |
30% |
|
Florida |
38% |
60% |
22% |
|
Georgia |
40% |
58% |
18% |
|
Hawaii |
53% |
61% |
8% |
|
Idaho |
64% |
77% |
13% |
|
Illinois |
40% |
82% |
41% |
|
Indiana |
43% |
73% |
30% |
|
Iowa |
69% |
87% |
18% |
|
Kansas |
53% |
77% |
24% |
|
Kentucky |
59% |
68% |
8% |
|
Louisiana |
38% |
60% |
21% |
|
Maine |
85% |
75% |
-10% |
|
Maryland |
55% |
79% |
24% |
|
Massachusetts |
51% |
77% |
26% |
|
Michigan |
33% |
74% |
41% |
|
Minnesota |
59% |
86% |
27% |
|
Mississippi |
49% |
61% |
12% |
|
Missouri |
54% |
79% |
25% |
|
Montana |
57% |
81% |
25% |
|
Nebraska |
44% |
87% |
43% |
|
Nevada |
40% |
55% |
16% |
|
New Hampshire |
61% |
60% |
-2% |
|
New Jersey |
74% |
92% |
19% |
|
New Mexico |
55% |
67% |
12% |
|
New York |
39% |
75% |
37% |
|
North Carolina |
49% |
69% |
19% |
|
North Dakota |
89% |
84% |
-5% |
|
Ohio |
49% |
79% |
30% |
|
Oklahoma |
59% |
74% |
15% |
|
Oregon |
58% |
89% |
31% |
|
Pennsylvania |
58% |
84% |
26% |
|
Rhode Island |
53% |
73% |
20% |
|
South Carolina |
38% |
59% |
20% |
|
South Dakota |
61% |
82% |
21% |
|
Tennessee |
44% |
71% |
26% |
|
Texas |
58% |
74% |
16% |
|
USA |
47% |
75% |
28% |
|
Utah |
69% |
88% |
18% |
|
Vermont |
88% |
75% |
-13% |
|
Virginia |
54% |
75% |
21% |
|
Washington |
50% |
70% |
19% |
|
West Virginia |
63% |
69% |
7% |
|
Wisconsin |
36% |
87% |
50% |
|
Wyoming |
41% |
72% |
32% |
* Gap numbers are rounded