November 22, 2003

National Data, By Edwin S. Rubenstein

Hispanic High School Disaster – The Evidence Mounts

Highest Level of Education Attained by
Population 25 years and older, 2001
(Percent of Population)

	Hispanic	Black, non-Hispanic	White non-Hispanic
Less than High School	43.5%	20.5%	11.3%
High School Graduate+	56.5%	79.5%	88.7%
BA+	11.2%	16.1%	28.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, “Digest of Education Statistics 2002,” June 2003. Table 9, page 18.

Dropout Rates By
Recency of Immigration, 2000
(16 to 24 years old)

Immigration Status:	Hispanic	Non-Hispanic Immigrant	Hispanic as Multiple of Non-Hispanic Immigrant
Born Outside the U.S.	44.2%	7.4%	6.0
First Generation	14.6	4.6	3.2
Second Generation	15.9	8.2	1.9
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center For Education Statistics, "Status And Trends in the Education of Hispanics," April 2003, Supplemental Table 3.3b.

Percent of High School Dropouts* Among Persons
16 to 24 Years Old

Year	All Races	White, non Hispanic	Black, non- Hispanic	Hispanic
1972	14.6%	12.3%	21.3%	34.3%
1980	14.1	11.4	19.1	35.2
1990	12.1	9.0	13.2	32.4
1995	12.0	8.6	12.1	30.0
1996	11.1	7.3	13.0	29.4
1997	11.0	7.6	13.4	25.3
1998	11.8	7.7	13.8	29.5
1999	11.2	7.3	12.6	28.6
2000	10.9	6.9	13.1	27.8
2001	10.7	7.3	10.9	27.0
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, “Digest of Education Statistics 2002,” June 2003. Table 108, page 132. * “Dropout” = individuals out of school with neither HS diploma nor GED

Edwin S. Rubenstein (email him) is President of ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis.

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