Table 1
Dropout Rates1 and Number and Percentage Distribution of Dropouts Ages 16 to 24, by Selected Characteristics: October 2005
Characteristic	Dropout rate (percent)		Number of Dropouts (thousands)		Percent of all dropouts		Percent of population
Total	9.4		3,457		100.0		100.0
Gender
Male	10.8		2,008		58.1		50.5
Female	8.0		1,449		41.9		49.5
Age
16-17	3.4		303		8.8		24.2
18-19	8.7		661		19.1		20.6
20-21	12.1		1,008		29.2		22.7
22-24	12.4		1,485		43.0		32.5
Race/ethnicity2
White, non-Hispanic alone	6.0		1,357		39.3		62.0
Black alone	10.8		576		16.7		14.5
Hispanic	22.5		1,429		41.3		17.3
Asian alone	2.8		41		1.2		4.0
Immigration status
Foreign Born	24.4		1,007		29.1		11.2
Children of Foreign Born Parents	16.0		1,339		38.7		22.8
Note: Percentages may not add up to 100.0 due to rounding. Details may not add to totals due to rounding.
1This indicator uses the status dropout rate  which measures the percentage of young adults aged 16 to 24 who were not enrolled in a high school program and had not received a high school diploma or obtained an equivalency certificate.
2Due to relatively small sample sizes, American Indians/Alaskan Natives are included in the total but not shown separately. Hispanics may be of any race.
Source: Child Trends' calculations of U.S. Census Bureau, School Enrollment--Social and Economic Characteristics of Students: October 2005: Detailed Tables: Table 1. http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/school/cps2005.html