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Learning Disabilities and the Educational System
Florida Graduation and Dropout Rates by District
1998-99
| District |
Graduation Rate
|
Dropout Rate
|
| Alachua |
63.34
|
5.7%
|
| Baker |
55.73%
|
9.7%
|
| Bay |
55.93%
|
2.5%
|
| Bradford |
60.41%
|
3.2%
|
| Brevard |
63.98%
|
3.5%
|
| Broward |
53.45%
|
2.8%
|
| Calhoun |
83.53%
|
1.8%
|
| Charolotte |
68.42%
|
3.2%
|
| Citrus |
70.81%
|
7.9%
|
| Clay |
65.30%
|
2.8%
|
| Collier |
63.02%
|
5.8%
|
| Columbia |
63.60%
|
4.9%
|
| Dade |
53.23%
|
10.6%
|
| Desoto |
62.71%
|
5.4%
|
| Dixie |
60.54%
|
3.5%
|
| Duval |
58.65%
|
8.6%
|
| Escambia |
62.59%
|
2.6%
|
| Flagler |
63.52%
|
1.8%
|
| Franklin |
71.17%
|
3.9%
|
| Gadsden |
46.02%
|
7.1%
|
| Gilchrist |
64.08%
|
3.1%
|
| Glades |
66.66%
|
9.3%
|
| Gulf |
80.00%
|
1.6%
|
| Hamilton |
54.32%
|
4.0%
|
| Hardee |
65.02%
|
8.8%
|
| Hendry |
66.73%
|
7.4%
|
| Hernando |
68.72%
|
6.1%
|
| Highlands |
70.01%
|
4.2%
|
| Hillsborough |
69.47%
|
4.2%
|
| Holmes |
76.64%
|
4.0%
|
| Indian River |
65.20%
|
4.9%
|
| Jackson |
58.06%
|
0.9%
|
| Jefferson |
62.58%
|
2.7%
|
| Lafayette |
80.61%
|
6.0%
|
| Lake |
65.02%
|
3.6%
|
| Lee |
69.35%
|
4.9%
|
| Leon |
64.65%
|
4.0%
|
| Levy |
61.24%
|
3.6%
|
| Liberty |
71.71%
|
5.9%
|
| Madison |
67.46%
|
5.2%
|
| Manatee |
56.23%
|
7.4%
|
| Marion |
57.91%
|
5.7%
|
| Martin |
60.64%
|
3.6%
|
| Monroe |
70.98%
|
4.7%
|
| Nassau |
73.71%
|
3.2%
|
| Okaloosa |
77.08%
|
4.4%
|
| Okeechobee |
62.71%
|
6.6%
|
| Orange |
51.33%
|
5.7%
|
| Osceola |
55.67%
|
6.1%
|
| Palm Beach |
58.19%
|
3.8%
|
| Pasco |
63.50%
|
5.5%
|
| Pinellas |
65.26%
|
3.7%
|
| Polk |
53.26%
|
8.7%
|
| Putnam |
65.80%
|
3.7%
|
| St. Johns |
72.03%
|
2.5%
|
| St. Lucie |
63.45%
|
4.7%
|
| Santa Rosa |
75.38%
|
2.1%
|
| Sarasota |
62.96%
|
7.6%
|
| Seminole |
63.26%
|
2.1%
|
| Sumter |
71.42%
|
3.6%
|
| Suwannee |
60.60%
|
3.4%
|
| Taylor |
61.40%
|
3.6%
|
| Union |
61.03%
|
1.7%
|
| Volusia |
70.07%
|
1.8%
|
| Wakulla |
76.23%
|
4.4%
|
| Walton |
68.88%
|
5.3%
|
| Washington |
65.93%
|
2.9%
|
| Averaged Data |
60.23%
|
5.4%
|
Estimates are
that over 41%of students quit before high school graduation.
(The
Economy of Florida) |
| Florida's dropout
rate is the highest in the nation. |
| (Tallahassee
Democrat, August 25, 1989 Section 1-B. "Florida's Education Still Behind
Other States, FSU Survey shows"). |
| Nationally,
700,000 teenagers drop out of high school, and 600,000 of those who do
graduate, cannot read their own diplomas. |
| (An Employer's
Guide to Education in the Workplace: Facts, Programs, and Resources.
Florida Department of Education, Division of Vocational, Adult, and Community
Education. February 1992. Page 1) |
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