The 6.3 percent rate is for one year. Over a four-year period, the rate is 18.4 percent, down from 21.7 percent. The top reason students gave for leaving was they were too far behind in credits for graduation. The dropout rate for Hispanics is more than double the overall statewide rate, but it has steadily declined over the last five years. The rate for African Americans rose to 11.4 percent from 11.2 percent and the rate for Native Americans dropped to 9.9 percent from 11.1 percent.
Boys drop out at higher rates than do girls, especially at the later grades.
The time when the greatest number of students drop out appears to be during or after a long period of hiatus from classes. Schools with the greatest percentage decreases in dropouts are Gervais, Coquille, Sweet Home, Madras, North Marion, Henley and Douglas. Schools with large decreases in the number of Hispanic dropouts are Hermiston, Gresham, Reynolds, Woodburn, North Marion and Milton-Freewater.