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| State of Maine | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | ||||||
| Maine Statewide Dropout Rate | ||||||
| Public Schools | ||||||
| and Private Schools w/ more | ||||||
| than 60% publicly funded students | ||||||
| Secondary | Dropout | |||||
| Year | Enrollment | Dropouts | Rate | |||
| 2004-05 | 68,294 | 1,857 | 2.72% | |||
| 2003-04 | 68,348 | 1,799 | 2.63% | |||
| 2002-03 | 67,714 | 1,842 | 2.72% | |||
| 2001-02 | 67,669 | 1,954 | 2.89% | |||
| 2000-01 | 66,881 | 2,054 | 3.07% | |||
| 1999-00 | 66,405 | 2,106 | 3.17% | |||
| 1998-99 | 64,924 | 2,092 | 3.22% | |||
| 1997-98 | 67,380 | 2,029 | 3.01% | |||
| 1996-97 | 66,443 | 1,964 | 2.96% | |||
| 1995-96 | 65,575 | 1,918 | 2.92% | |||
| 1994-95 | 64,865 | 1,947 | 3.00% | |||
| 1993-94 | 64,001 | 1,834 | 2.87% | |||
| 1992-93 | 63,240 | 1,746 | 2.76% | |||
| 1991-92 | 62,872 | 1,783 | 2.84% | |||
| 1990-91 | 63,371 | 1,827 | 2.88% | |||
| 1989-90 | 64,526 | 2,122 | 3.29% | |||
| 1988-89 | 66,924 | 2,525 | 3.77% | |||
| 1987-88 | 69,681 | 2,796 | 4.01% | |||
| 1986-87 | 70,609 | 2,703 | 3.83% | |||
| 1985-86 | 71,321 | 2,518 | 3.53% | |||
| Dropout rates derived from: | ||||||
| 1985-86 to 1997-98: Secondary enrollment reported on the EF-M-35 Year End Report | ||||||
| for School Systems/Selected Private Schools as of June 30. | ||||||
| Note: Data source for secondary enrollment changed in 1998-99. | ||||||
| Beginning 1998-99: Secondary enrollment reported on the EF-M-40 Fall School Statistical Report. | ||||||
| Dropouts reported on the EF-M-35a Year End Report for School Systems/Selected Private | ||||||
| Schools Part II - Dropouts. | ||||||
| Note: 2 private school reports not filed for 1987-88 | ||||||