This is done to conform with Massachusetts Department of Education guidelines. There have been year to year fluctuations in annual dropout rates in all groups. 1995-1996 was the lowest dropout rate in the time period for all groups. Whites, then Blacks, and Hispanics highest. In all groups, more males than females dropped out.
Dropout is lowest among Asian students and highest among Hispanic students.
Dropout rates vary substantially across schools. School enrollments in grades 9-12 ranged from under 100 to over 1,800. There is also much variation in the numbers of students from each neighborhood who are attending Boston Public Schools.