Florida High School Graduation Rates, 2011-12



Florida’s Federal High School Graduation Rates and Dropout Rates, 2011-12

Series 2013-04D November 2012

Florida’s Federal Graduation Rate

Florida’s federal high school graduation rate increased almost four percentage points over the last year and has increased during the past ten years. The rate rose from 56.5 percent in 2002-03 to 74.5 percent in 2011-12. Figure 1 below shows the trend in federal graduation rates from 2002-03 through 2011-12.

Federal regulations require each state to calculate a four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate, which includes standard diplomas but excludes GEDs, both regular and adult, and special diplomas. The US Department of Education (USED) adopted this calculation method in an effort to develop uniform, accurate, and comparable graduation rates across all states. The USED required states to begin calculating the new graduation rate in 2010-11. This graduation rate is currently used in Florida’s school accountability system in the high school grades calculation.

Florida is calculating and reporting only the federal uniform graduation rate beginning in 2011-12. This version replaces the National Governors Association (NGA) rate, which is no longer calculated, for high school grades accountability. The federal rate meets the requirements of Florida’s NGA compact.[1]

Figure 1: Federal Graduation Rates, 2002-03 through 2011-12

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A cohort is defined as a group of students on the same schedule to graduate. The graduation rate measures the percentage of students who graduate within four years of their first enrollment in ninth grade. Subsequent to their enrollment in ninth grade, exiting transfers and deceased students are removed from the calculation. Entering transfer students are included in the count of the class with which they are scheduled to graduate, based on their date of enrollment. District-level graduation rates are provided in tables 8 and 9. School-level graduation rates are available online at and                                                                                                 .

In the federal calculation, more stringent guidelines are prescribed for not only the definition of a graduate, but also for the definition of a transfer. Students who transfer to adult education programs or Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) facilities remain with their regular high schools’ cohorts.

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Florida’s Rate versus National Graduation Rate Rankings

While all states now have a longitudinal student data system in place* and the USED requires all states to report a federal uniform graduation rate, publication of national data tends to lag by two to three years. Therefore, a national comparison of states’ federal graduation rates is not currently available. The National Center for Education Statistics reports average freshman graduation rates; however, these rates are estimates of the percentage of high school students who graduate on time. These rates use aggregate student enrollment data to estimate the size of an incoming freshman class and aggregate counts of the number of regular diplomas awarded four years later. These rates are accessible through the Common Core of Data at .

*Data Quality Campaign, Data for Action 2011, Washington, D.C.: Data Quality Campaign, 3; accessed 2 Feb 2012, available at .

Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity and Gender

Florida’s graduation rates vary by race/ethnicity, but all groups have increased their federal graduation rate over the last few years. The graduation rates for Black or African American and Hispanic/Latino students have increased the most (over 13 percentage points) since 2007-08.

Beginning with the 2010-11 school year, Florida implemented new data elements for collecting and reporting student demographic data in compliance with changes made by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. These revisions allow students to select more than one race and to report their ethnicities and races separately when reporting their demographic information. For ethnicity, students select whether they are of Hispanic or Latino origin. All students who indicated that they are Hispanic or Latino are included only in the Hispanic/Latino rates in this report; they are not included in the racial categories they have selected.

For race, students select one or more of the following: American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, White. Students who select more than one racial category, but do not indicate that they are Hispanic or Latino, are included in the Two or More Races category in this report.

Table 1: Federal Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity, 2007-08 through 2011-12

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|W05 - Any student age 16 or older who leaves school voluntarily with no intention of returning |

|W13 - Any PK-12 student withdrawn from school due to court action |

|W15 - Any PK-12 student who is withdrawn from school due to nonattendance |

|W18 - Any PK-12 student who withdraws from school due to medical reasons |

|W21 - Any PK-12 student who is withdrawn from school due to being expelled |

|W22 - Any PK-12 student whose whereabouts is unknown |

|W23 – Any PK-12 student who withdraws from school for any reason other than W01 - W22 or W24 – W27 |

Table 8: Federal Graduation Rates, 2007-08 through 2011-12*

|District |2007-08 |2008-09 |2009-10 |2010-11 |2011-12 |

|01 |Alachua |56.4% |55.9% |62.6% |63.4% |68.7% |

|02 |Baker |60.4% |68.9% |64.5% |65.0% |72.8% |

|03 |Bay |63.2% |64.2% |69.2% |68.1% |73.7% |

|04 |Bradford |56.9% |59.0% |51.8% |61.1% |64.2% |

|05 |Brevard |75.9% |78.5% |80.6% |81.4% |85.2% |

|06 |Broward |64.3% |68.4% |72.4% |71.6% |76.4% |

|07 |Calhoun |73.1% |71.3% |76.1% |74.1% |77.3% |

|08 |Charlotte |72.6% |70.7% |73.4% |73.0% |79.2% |

|09 |Citrus |62.8% |65.9% |68.9% |74.5% |78.0% |

|10 |Clay |63.7% |67.0% |70.0% |74.4% |71.1% |

|11 |Collier |65.9% |68.1% |70.6% |72.5% |78.4% |

|12 |Columbia |53.3% |56.6% |59.9% |63.2% |64.8% |

|13 |Dade |60.5% |62.0% |68.3% |71.3% |76.0% |

|14 |DeSoto |53.9% |57.8% |53.2% |63.1% |67.9% |

|15 |Dixie |57.7% |61.9% |56.0% |52.5% |77.1% |

|16 |Duval |53.5% |55.8% |58.3% |63.3% |67.7% |

|17 |Escambia |53.5% |56.2% |55.5% |57.7% |62.1% |

|18 |Flagler |63.9% |65.1% |69.7% |70.1% |74.8% |

|19 |Franklin |46.5% |62.4% |57.8% |59.0% |59.0% |

|20 |Gadsden |43.0% |48.2% |43.0% |55.1% |61.4% |

|21 |Gilchrist |67.1% |77.3% |77.7% |79.9% |85.9% |

|22 |Glades |32.5% |56.4% |56.0% |47.7% |64.8% |

|23 |Gulf |79.4% |75.4% |81.9% |77.6% |84.7% |

|24 |Hamilton |50.8% |47.7% |52.6% |65.0% |55.0% |

|25 |Hardee |52.1% |57.6% |60.4% |65.7% |63.6% |

|26 |Hendry |58.0% |60.6% |69.2% |65.6% |73.5% |

|27 |Hernando |63.7% |65.4% |68.8% |71.5% |74.2% |

|28 |Highlands |52.2% |59.7% |58.8% |60.2% |62.1% |

|29 |Hillsborough |63.9% |66.1% |66.7% |69.3% |72.6% |

|30 |Holmes |75.5% |79.3% |78.2% |75.1% |72.8% |

|31 |Indian River |65.2% |67.6% |67.2% |71.7% |80.9% |

|32 |Jackson |65.8% |63.4% |68.1% |64.7% |69.2% |

|33 |Jefferson |34.2% |39.2% |43.5% |38.6% |42.6% |

|34 |Lafayette |75.9% |64.1% |81.3% |63.8% |65.8% |

|35 |Lake |63.5% |66.1% |70.9% |75.4% |78.2% |

|36 |Lee |65.0% |65.7% |69.8% |68.9% |71.9% |

|37 |Leon |63.2% |64.4% |64.1% |68.4% |71.3% |

|38 |Levy |55.6% |55.0% |61.1% |61.0% |72.2% |

|39 |Liberty |60.7% |61.8% |58.2% |53.5% |64.2% |

|40 |Madison |54.0% |70.3% |56.3% |57.1% |66.3% |

|41 |Manatee |62.5% |64.4% |67.9% |64.7% |76.2% |

|42 |Marion |54.0% |58.3% |62.8% |69.8% |75.2% |

|43 |Martin |70.0% |71.2% |75.5% |82.4% |84.9% |

|44 |Monroe |65.7% |63.9% |71.2% |66.4% |68.6% |

|45 |Nassau |59.5% |66.4% |76.4% |79.9% |89.0% |

|46 |Okaloosa |81.6% |85.2% |86.2% |84.5% |83.3% |

|47 |Okeechobee |54.8% |56.9% |58.5% |61.9% |58.9% |

|48 |Orange |61.9% |67.4% |71.8% |71.4% |73.9% |

|49 |Osceola |62.5% |71.9% |75.8% |76.1% |77.5% |

|50 |Palm Beach |65.5% |70.1% |74.8% |74.3% |77.0% |

|51 |Pasco |60.0% |62.2% |67.2% |71.0% |76.6% |

|52 |Pinellas |59.0% |62.5% |64.8% |65.2% |72.0% |

|53 |Polk |57.9% |61.3% |62.9% |66.4% |67.6% |

|54 |Putnam |57.9% |56.4% |57.7% |63.2% |58.9% |

|55 |St. Johns |79.6% |83.0% |83.9% |85.8% |86.0% |

|56 |St. Lucie |59.2% |62.0% |63.7% |65.4% |70.6% |

|57 |Santa Rosa |73.6% |72.8% |74.7% |77.8% |77.2% |

|58 |Sarasota |67.6% |66.3% |71.4% |70.7% |78.0% |

|59 |Seminole |72.0% |75.4% |77.8% |78.8% |80.3% |

|60 |Sumter |68.1% |69.8% |73.6% |75.3% |77.7% |

|61 |Suwannee |50.7% |52.7% |53.7% |54.4% |59.5% |

|62 |Taylor |53.9% |59.0% |57.8% |61.1% |63.5% |

|63 |Union |55.1% |63.8% |64.3% |73.7% |70.4% |

|64 |Volusia |58.9% |58.7% |63.9% |62.0% |66.8% |

|65 |Wakulla |60.5% |62.3% |65.9% |74.7% |70.4% |

|66 |Walton |69.2% |72.1% |74.2% |74.2% |74.5% |

|67 |Washington |68.9% |71.4% |75.1% |68.7% |71.1% |

|68 |Deaf/Blind |48.1% |54.1% |54.3% |64.3% |36.9% |

|69 |Wash. Special |1.7% |0.0% |0.0% |3.2% |0.0% |

|71 |FL Virtual | | | | |# |

|72 |FAU Lab Sch |100.0% |100.0% |100.0% |100.0% |100.0% |

|73 |FSU Chtr Sch |91.5% |97.1% |97.2% |98.5% |98.5% |

|74 |FAMU Lab Sch |65.9% |93.5% |94.6% |95.1% |81.8% |

|75 |UF Lab Sch |94.3% |93.2% |95.7% |95.6% |94.8% |

| |FLORIDA |62.7% |65.5% |69.0% |70.6% |74.5% |

*Source: 2011-12 Florida Department of Education (FL DOE) cohort graduation data as of 10/16/12.

A pound sign (#) replaces data when the cohort is fewer than ten students. A blank cell indicates no students in the cohort.

Table 9: Federal Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity, 2011-12*

|District |White |Black or African |Hispanic/Latino |Asian |American Indian|Two or More|Native |Total |

| | |American | | |or Alaska |Races |Hawaiian or | |

| | | | | |Native | |Other Pacific| |

| | | | | | | |Islander | |

|01 |Alachua |77.2% |54.8% |63.7% |95.8% |# |

|01 |Alachua |2,190 |68.7% |2.5% |0.5% |22.4% |6.0% |

|02 |Baker |356 |72.8% |2.2% |0.8% |16.0% |8.1% |

|03 |Bay |1,956 |73.7% |1.5% |1.5% |20.1% |3.2% |

|04 |Bradford |218 |64.2% |4.1% |0.0% |20.6% |11.0% |

|05 |Brevard |5,547 |85.2% |1.3% |1.2% |10.6% |1.7% |

|06 |Broward |19,074 |76.4% |0.9% |0.2% |19.4% |3.1% |

|07 |Calhoun |141 |77.3% |2.8% |9.9% |4.3% |5.7% |

|08 |Charlotte |1,377 |79.2% |0.5% |0.9% |13.8% |5.6% |

|09 |Citrus |1,212 |78.0% |1.8% |1.0% |15.8% |3.5% |

|10 |Clay |3,377 |71.1% |1.0% |6.4% |18.5% |3.0% |

|11 |Collier |2,922 |78.4% |2.1% |0.6% |13.7% |5.2% |

|12 |Columbia |693 |64.8% |5.3% |1.3% |26.0% |2.6% |

|13 |Dade |23,125 |76.0% |0.5% |0.8% |15.7% |7.0% |

|14 |DeSoto |277 |67.9% |0.7% |1.1% |15.2% |15.2% |

|15 |Dixie |109 |77.1% |0.0% |0.0% |20.2% |2.8% |

|16 |Duval |7,981 |67.7% |2.0% |1.7% |23.0% |5.6% |

|17 |Escambia |3,026 |62.1% |2.6% |0.5% |29.6% |5.1% |

|18 |Flagler |1,062 |74.8% |1.3% |0.0% |17.6% |6.3% |

|19 |Franklin |78 |59.0% |0.0% |1.3% |28.2% |11.5% |

|20 |Gadsden |355 |61.4% |0.8% |0.6% |31.8% |5.4% |

|21 |Gilchrist |185 |85.9% |0.5% |0.5% |10.8% |2.2% |

|22 |Glades |71 |64.8% |2.8% |0.0% |25.4% |7.0% |

|23 |Gulf |163 |84.7% |0.0% |0.6% |14.1% |0.6% |

|24 |Hamilton |111 |55.0% |0.9% |2.7% |19.8% |21.6% |

|25 |Hardee |316 |63.6% |0.9% |1.3% |21.2% |13.0% |

|26 |Hendry |479 |73.5% |2.5% |3.3% |12.3% |8.4% |

|27 |Hernando |1,638 |74.2% |2.1% |5.0% |7.4% |11.4% |

|28 |Highlands |897 |62.1% |4.0% |1.0% |18.1% |14.8% |

|29 |Hillsborough |14,247 |72.6% |1.4% |1.4% |22.0% |2.7% |

|30 |Holmes |224 |72.8% |3.1% |1.8% |12.5% |9.8% |

|31 |Indian River |1,204 |80.9% |1.2% |1.1% |15.9% |0.9% |

|32 |Jackson |493 |69.2% |2.4% |0.6% |23.9% |3.9% |

|33 |Jefferson |61 |42.6% |6.6% |1.6% |36.1% |13.1% |

|34 |Lafayette |79 |65.8% |3.8% |0.0% |24.1% |6.3% |

|35 |Lake |2,972 |78.2% |1.6% |1.9% |11.7% |6.6% |

|36 |Lee |5,715 |71.9% |2.0% |0.1% |21.9% |4.1% |

|37 |Leon |2,388 |71.3% |1.5% |1.0% |21.6% |4.4% |

|38 |Levy |371 |72.2% |0.5% |0.0% |17.3% |10.0% |

|39 |Liberty |95 |64.2% |2.1% |3.2% |25.3% |5.3% |

|40 |Madison |166 |66.3% |2.4% |6.0% |15.7% |9.6% |

|41 |Manatee |2,723 |76.2% |2.9% |0.5% |15.0% |5.4% |

|42 |Marion |3,107 |75.2% |2.9% |3.7% |13.6% |4.6% |

|43 |Martin |1,509 |84.9% |1.7% |1.3% |9.9% |2.3% |

|44 |Monroe |692 |68.6% |1.7% |2.5% |22.1% |5.1% |

|45 |Nassau |790 |89.0% |1.1% |1.0% |7.3% |1.5% |

|46 |Okaloosa |2,055 |83.3% |1.0% |1.2% |12.6% |1.9% |

|47 |Okeechobee |455 |58.9% |2.0% |3.5% |16.9% |18.7% |

|48 |Orange |12,946 |73.9% |1.4% |0.2% |21.1% |3.5% |

|49 |Osceola |3,690 |77.5% |2.3% |0.0% |17.6% |2.6% |

|50 |Palm Beach |13,074 |77.0% |1.5% |1.1% |12.3% |8.1% |

|51 |Pasco |4,510 |76.6% |1.5% |4.3% |15.1% |2.5% |

|52 |Pinellas |8,066 |72.0% |0.8% |0.7% |22.9% |3.7% |

|53 |Polk |6,303 |67.6% |2.6% |1.4% |17.2% |11.2% |

|54 |Putnam |740 |58.9% |6.5% |4.2% |13.9% |16.5% |

|55 |St. Johns |2,334 |86.0% |1.6% |0.6% |8.3% |3.6% |

|56 |St. Lucie |2,752 |70.6% |1.2% |0.0% |22.9% |5.3% |

|57 |Santa Rosa |1,967 |77.2% |2.0% |0.4% |14.2% |6.2% |

|58 |Sarasota |3,171 |78.0% |1.6% |2.0% |13.6% |4.8% |

|59 |Seminole |5,200 |80.3% |0.8% |0.8% |16.8% |1.2% |

|60 |Sumter |515 |77.7% |2.1% |2.3% |9.1% |8.7% |

|61 |Suwannee |422 |59.5% |1.2% |0.2% |32.5% |6.6% |

|62 |Taylor |189 |63.5% |2.1% |0.5% |23.8% |10.1% |

|63 |Union |169 |70.4% |4.7% |0.0% |20.7% |4.1% |

|64 |Volusia |4,828 |66.8% |1.7% |0.0% |29.2% |2.3% |

|65 |Wakulla |338 |70.4% |1.2% |3.6% |16.3% |8.6% |

|66 |Walton |475 |74.5% |0.8% |0.4% |15.2% |9.1% |

|67 |Washington |270 |71.1% |1.5% |3.0% |17.0% |7.4% |

|68 |Deaf/Blind |65 |36.9% |49.2% |0.0% |13.8% |0.0% |

|69 |Wash. Special |10 |0.0% |0.0% |10.0% |90.0% |0.0% |

|71 |FL Virtual |# | | | | |# |

|72 |FAU Lab Sch |24 |100.0% |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |

|73 |FSU Chtr Sch |137 |98.5% |0.0% |0.7% |0.7% |0.0% |

|74 |FAMU Lab Sch |33 |81.8% |0.0% |0.0% |18.2% |0.0% |

|75 |UF Lab Sch |116 |94.8% |0.0% |0.0% |5.2% |0.0% |

| |FLORIDA |190,627 |74.5% |1.5% |1.1% |18.0% |4.9% |

*Source: 2011-12 Florida Department of Education (FL DOE) cohort graduation data as of 10/16/12.

A pound sign (#) replaces data when the cohort is fewer than ten students. A blank cell indicates no students in the cohort.

Table 11: 9th-12th Grade Single-Year Dropout Rates by Race/Ethnicity, 2011-12*

|District |White |Black or |Hispanic/Latino |Asian |American |Two or |Pacific |

| | |African | | |Indian/Alaska |More |Islander |

| | |American | | |Native |Races | |

|01 |Alachua |1.6% |4.9% |2.1% |1.0% |7.7% |1.3% |# |

|02 |Baker |1.4% |4.6% |3.6% |# |# |0.0% |# |

|03 |Bay |1.0% |2.6% |0.9% |0.0% |0.0% |0.9% | |

|04 |Bradford |3.6% |3.1% |0.0% |# | |0.0% |# |

|05 |Brevard |0.5% |0.9% |0.8% |0.2% |0.0% |0.5% |0.0% |

|06 |Broward |1.5% |2.9% |1.4% |0.5% |1.2% |1.7% |0.0% |

|07 |Calhoun |2.2% |1.5% |0.0% |# |# |0.0% | |

|08 |Charlotte |2.8% |3.4% |3.5% |0.0% |0.0% |1.9% |# |

|09 |Citrus |1.5% |1.2% |1.7% |0.0% |0.0% |0.6% |# |

|10 |Clay |1.2% |1.2% |1.3% |0.3% |5.0% |1.3% |0.0% |

|11 |Collier |1.7% |1.6% |3.1% |0.0% |3.2% |0.9% |0.0% |

|12 |Columbia |0.5% |0.4% |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |2.6% |# |

|13 |Dade |1.9% |4.8% |2.0% |1.7% |1.9% |1.2% |3.9% |

|14 |DeSoto |4.8% |2.7% |5.5% |9.1% |# |4.6% |# |

|15 |Dixie |1.1% |0.0% |0.0% | |# |0.0% | |

|16 |Duval |2.4% |3.6% |2.7% |1.4% |2.7% |2.4% |0.0% |

|17 |Escambia |0.8% |2.3% |1.6% |0.3% |1.5% |1.2% |4.8% |

|18 |Flagler |1.8% |2.3% |1.6% |0.0% |0.0% |1.7% |# |

|19 |Franklin |3.8% |2.9% |# | | |10.0% | |

|20 |Gadsden |13.8% |3.1% |3.9% |# | |10.0% |# |

|21 |Gilchrist |1.1% |0.0% |3.9% |# |# |# |# |

|22 |Glades |2.2% |1.1% |2.4% |# |# | | |

|23 |Gulf |0.6% |0.0% |# |# | |0.0% | |

|24 |Hamilton |2.1% |2.5% |9.3% |# |# |# | |

|25 |Hardee |2.9% |1.1% |6.0% |0.0% |# |# | |

|26 |Hendry |2.9% |2.5% |2.5% |0.0% |# |# |# |

|27 |Hernando |2.9% |3.3% |2.1% |0.8% |0.0% |0.7% |# |

|28 |Highlands |3.0% |5.8% |3.7% |1.8% |20.0% |2.3% |# |

|29 |Hillsborough |0.7% |1.5% |0.9% |0.1% |1.0% |0.8% |0.0% |

|30 |Holmes |2.6% |0.0% |0.0% |# |# |0.0% |# |

|31 |Indian River |0.2% |1.1% |0.3% |0.0% |0.0% |0.8% |# |

|32 |Jackson |1.1% |2.6% |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |1.4% |# |

|33 |Jefferson |1.6% |7.6% |0.0% |# | |# | |

|34 |Lafayette |1.2% |3.0% |0.0% |# | |# | |

|35 |Lake |1.9% |2.3% |2.1% |0.6% |2.3% |1.8% |# |

|36 |Lee |1.2% |1.4% |1.4% |0.3% |1.7% |1.2% |0.0% |

|37 |Leon |0.3% |2.0% |0.2% |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |

|38 |Levy |1.3% |0.8% |0.7% |0.0% | |0.0% | |

|39 |Liberty |1.0% |0.0% |0.0% |# |# |# | |

|40 |Madison |0.3% |0.5% |0.0% |# |# |# | |

|41 |Manatee |1.3% |3.4% |2.2% |0.4% |0.0% |1.0% |# |

|42 |Marion |1.5% |3.6% |2.0% |0.0% |2.2% |0.8% |0.0% |

|43 |Martin |0.4% |1.2% |1.5% |0.0% |0.0% |0.7% | |

|44 |Monroe |1.2% |2.0% |2.5% |0.0% |# |2.3% | |

|45 |Nassau |0.2% |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |6.7% |0.0% |# |

|46 |Okaloosa |1.4% |2.7% |1.6% |1.5% |0.0% |0.2% |0.0% |

|47 |Okeechobee |4.1% |3.3% |4.4% |0.0% |21.6% |2.8% |# |

|48 |Orange |0.9% |3.4% |1.7% |0.4% |0.8% |0.3% |3.3% |

|49 |Osceola |1.1% |0.7% |1.2% |0.6% |0.0% |1.1% |0.0% |

|50 |Palm Beach |1.6% |3.8% |2.6% |0.6% |3.4% |1.6% |10.8% |

|51 |Pasco |1.1% |1.0% |0.8% |0.2% |4.5% |0.8% |0.0% |

|52 |Pinellas |0.9% |2.5% |1.9% |0.1% |1.6% |1.5% |1.3% |

|53 |Polk |5.2% |6.4% |4.8% |1.8% |6.0% |4.2% |3.3% |

|54 |Putnam |3.4% |4.6% |5.7% |0.0% |0.0% |4.8% |# |

|55 |St. Johns |0.7% |1.9% |1.3% |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |

|56 |St. Lucie |1.6% |3.1% |1.8% |0.9% |1.7% |1.5% |0.0% |

|57 |Santa Rosa |1.6% |2.4% |1.1% |1.4% |3.2% |2.5% |0.0% |

|58 |Sarasota |1.8% |4.3% |3.1% |0.4% |0.0% |1.3% |7.7% |

|59 |Seminole |0.3% |0.9% |0.4% |0.2% |0.0% |0.2% |0.0% |

|60 |Sumter |1.9% |3.5% |2.9% |0.0% |# |3.5% |# |

|61 |Suwannee |1.2% |1.6% |1.8% |0.0% |# |0.0% |# |

|62 |Taylor |3.2% |4.3% |0.0% |# |# |0.0% | |

|63 |Union |0.6% |0.0% |2.7% |# |# |5.6% |# |

|64 |Volusia |0.7% |0.9% |1.5% |0.5% |1.5% |0.8% |0.0% |

|65 |Wakulla |1.6% |1.6% |0.0% |# |9.1% |6.0% |# |

|66 |Walton |3.6% |2.5% |5.7% |0.0% |6.3% |1.3% |# |

|67 |Washington |3.0% |2.6% |0.0% |# |# |0.0% |# |

|68 |Deaf/Blind |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |# |# |7.7% | |

|69 |Wash. Special |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% | | |# | |

|71 |FL VIRTUAL |3.3% |1.2% |5.9% |5.3% |# |8.7% |# |

|72 |FAU |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |# |# |# |

|73 |FSU |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |# |0.0% | |

|74 |FAMU | |0.0% | | | | | |

|75 |UF |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |# |0.0% | |

| |FLORIDA |1.4% |3.1% |1.9% |0.6% |2.4% |1.3% |2.2% |

*Source: 2011-12 Florida Department of Education (FL DOE) dropout data as of 10/16/12.

A pound sign (#) replaces data when the subgroup population is fewer than ten students. A blank cell indicates no students in the subgroup population.

Table 12: 9th-12th Grade Single-Year Dropout Rates by District, 2007-08 through 2011-12

|District |2007-08 |2008-09 |2009-10 |2010-11 |2011-12* |

|01 |Alachua |3.6% |2.6% |2.2% |2.4% |2.8% |

|02 |Baker |1.8% |2.0% |3.8% |2.5% |1.9% |

|03 |Bay |1.7% |0.8% |1.4% |1.1% |1.2% |

|04 |Bradford |5.0% |3.1% |5.1% |4.0% |3.3% |

|05 |Brevard |0.7% |0.6% |0.5% |0.7% |0.6% |

|06 |Broward |2.0% |2.1% |1.6% |1.3% |2.0% |

|07 |Calhoun |1.5% |0.6% |2.2% |3.3% |2.1% |

|08 |Charlotte |1.5% |2.8% |3.1% |2.4% |2.9% |

|09 |Citrus |1.7% |1.4% |1.2% |1.2% |1.4% |

|10 |Clay |2.0% |1.2% |1.3% |1.0% |1.2% |

|11 |Collier |2.5% |2.2% |2.0% |1.9% |2.2% |

|12 |Columbia |0.6% |0.7% |0.6% |0.6% |0.5% |

|13 |Dade |4.5% |3.9% |4.0% |3.5% |2.7% |

|14 |DeSoto |3.4% |4.6% |5.2% |2.2% |4.7% |

|15 |Dixie |4.3% |5.1% |4.2% |1.6% |0.9% |

|16 |Duval |3.3% |4.8% |2.2% |2.3% |2.9% |

|17 |Escambia |4.0% |2.1% |1.6% |2.5% |1.4% |

|18 |Flagler |1.0% |2.2% |1.8% |1.7% |1.8% |

|19 |Franklin |2.0% |5.4% |0.3% |0.8% |4.1% |

|20 |Gadsden |1.1% |4.2% |1.6% |2.7% |3.7% |

|21 |Gilchrist |0.7% |0.2% |0.2% |0.2% |1.1% |

|22 |Glades |5.0% |3.8% |1.4% |2.4% |2.2% |

|23 |Gulf |1.3% |1.4% |0.3% |0.2% |0.5% |

|24 |Hamilton |4.4% |3.6% |4.4% |2.7% |3.1% |

|25 |Hardee |6.4% |4.9% |3.3% |2.5% |4.4% |

|26 |Hendry |4.0% |3.1% |3.5% |3.0% |2.6% |

|27 |Hernando |2.8% |2.7% |2.6% |3.1% |2.7% |

|28 |Highlands |4.2% |4.2% |3.2% |7.2% |3.7% |

|29 |Hillsborough |1.8% |1.0% |0.7% |0.8% |0.9% |

|30 |Holmes |2.4% |1.7% |2.2% |2.8% |2.4% |

|31 |Indian River |1.3% |1.5% |1.7% |0.3% |0.4% |

|32 |Jackson |1.4% |2.0% |1.8% |1.2% |1.5% |

|33 |Jefferson |5.3% |1.8% |7.8% |3.2% |6.0% |

|34 |Lafayette |2.8% |0.7% |0.3% |1.6% |1.2% |

|35 |Lake |3.1% |2.9% |3.0% |2.3% |2.0% |

|36 |Lee |1.8% |1.3% |1.3% |1.9% |1.3% |

|37 |Leon |2.1% |3.0% |0.8% |2.7% |0.9% |

|38 |Levy |2.9% |4.2% |5.5% |2.3% |1.1% |

|39 |Liberty |0.0% |1.3% |1.8% |0.5% |0.7% |

|40 |Madison |5.1% |2.4% |3.1% |1.2% |0.4% |

|41 |Manatee |4.4% |3.6% |4.3% |3.1% |1.8% |

|42 |Marion |3.1% |2.6% |0.5% |0.9% |2.0% |

|43 |Martin |0.5% |0.7% |0.6% |0.6% |0.6% |

|44 |Monroe |0.6% |0.6% |1.1% |2.0% |1.7% |

|45 |Nassau |3.5% |2.1% |1.3% |0.4% |0.2% |

|46 |Okaloosa |1.7% |1.0% |0.4% |0.2% |1.5% |

|47 |Okeechobee |5.2% |3.9% |4.6% |5.3% |4.5% |

|48 |Orange |1.5% |1.1% |0.7% |1.2% |1.8% |

|49 |Osceola |2.7% |1.0% |1.4% |1.6% |1.1% |

|50 |Palm Beach |3.9% |2.6% |2.8% |2.6% |2.5% |

|51 |Pasco |2.1% |1.2% |1.1% |1.0% |1.0% |

|52 |Pinellas |2.1% |2.1% |2.4% |1.8% |1.3% |

|53 |Polk |3.8% |4.0% |4.1% |4.2% |5.3% |

|54 |Putnam |5.7% |3.3% |3.9% |2.7% |4.0% |

|55 |St. Johns |1.3% |1.1% |0.9% |0.8% |0.8% |

|56 |St. Lucie |1.3% |1.4% |2.3% |2.2% |2.1% |

|57 |Santa Rosa |1.9% |1.8% |0.9% |1.0% |1.7% |

|58 |Sarasota |2.1% |1.8% |2.0% |1.9% |2.2% |

|59 |Seminole |0.5% |0.4% |0.4% |0.4% |0.4% |

|60 |Sumter |1.8% |3.3% |2.0% |2.2% |2.3% |

|61 |Suwannee |6.8% |3.4% |2.7% |1.3% |1.3% |

|62 |Taylor |4.0% |2.8% |3.5% |4.3% |3.4% |

|63 |Union |1.2% |1.0% |1.5% |2.0% |0.7% |

|64 |Volusia |1.0% |1.3% |1.1% |1.2% |0.9% |

|65 |Wakulla |2.7% |2.9% |3.4% |1.9% |1.8% |

|66 |Walton |1.8% |2.6% |1.3% |2.2% |3.6% |

|67 |Washington |1.7% |1.2% |1.6% |2.5% |2.8% |

|68 |Deaf/Blind |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |0.3% |

|69 |Wash. Special |1.3% |1.4% |0.0% |0.3% |0.0% |

|71 |FL VIRTUAL | | | | |3.9% |

|72 |FAU |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |

|73 |FSU |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |

|74 |FAMU |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |

|75 |UF |0.0% |0.2% |0.0% |0.0% |0.0% |

| |FLORIDA |2.6% |2.3% |2.0% |1.9% |1.9% |

*Source: 2011-12 Florida Department of Education (FL DOE) Automatic Student Database as of 10/16/12.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Federal Cohort Graduation Rate

Please refer to High School Graduation Rate: Non-Regulatory Guidance, a U.S. Department of Education resource, at for answers to frequently asked questions regarding the new federal high school graduation rate calculation.

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[1] Implementing Graduation Counts, State Progress to Date, 2010, NGA Center for Best Practices, December 2010.

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Florida Department of Education

Pam Stewart, Commissioner

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