1994-95 Report on
Public School Dropouts

Table of Contents

• Highlights of the 1994-95 Report
• Executive Summary and Preface
• Dropout Definition, Data Collection, and Methodology
• State Dropout Rate
• Characteristics of Dropouts
• Reasons for Dropping Out
• District Characteristics
• Trends in State Dropout Rates
• Projected Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Dropout Rates
• The Dropout Rate as an Indicator in the Accountability System
• References
• Appendix A: Texas Historical Dropout Rates by Ethnicity
• Appendix B: 1994-95 Dropout Rates by District Characteristics
  Appendix B: 1994-95 Analyze Category Descriptions
• Appendix C: 1994-95 Total Dropout Rate and Estimated Longitudinal Rate
  by County, District, and Campus (not available on-line)

Tables and Figures

• Table 1: 1994-95 Recovered Dropouts by Reason
  (See 'Dropout Definition, Data Collection, and Methodology' above.)
• Table 2: 1994-95 Texas Dropout Rates by Ethnicity, Gender, and Grade Level
  (See 'State Dropout Rate' above.)
• Table 3: 1994-95 Texas Dropout Characteristics: Economically Disadvantaged,
  At Risk, and Overage/Not on Grade (See 'Characteristics of Dropouts' above.)
• Table 4: 1994-95 Texas Dropout Characteristics: Special Education, Bilingual/English as a Second Language, and Vocational Education (See 'Characteristics of Dropouts' above.)
• Table 5: Texas Top Ten Reasons for Leaving School, as Reported by School Districts: 1994-95 (See 'Reasons for Dropping Out' above.)
• Table 6: Texas Projected Dropout Rates by Grade
  (See 'Projected Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Dropout Rates' above.)
• Figure 1: Texas Percentage of Total Dropouts by Ethnicity
  (See 'Trends in State Dropout Rates' above.)
• Figure 2: Texas Percentage of Total Dropouts by Grade Level
  (See 'Trends in State Dropout Rates' above.)

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