Data Released by the Department of Education Regarding the Rate

question 152

Essay

Data released by the Department of Education regarding the rate (percentage) of ninth-grade students that don't graduate showed that out of 50 states,
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14 states had an increase in the dropout rate during the past 2 years.
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18 states had a dropout rate of at least 30% during the past 2 years.
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21 states had an increase in the dropout rate and/or a dropout rate of at least 30% during the past 2 years.
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How many states had both a dropout rate of at least 30% and an increase in the dropout rate over the 2-year period?
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How many states had a dropout rate that was less than 30% but that had increased over the 2-year period?
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