High school dropout rates (percentages) for 2008 for the 50 states were given in the 2008 Kids Count Data Book (www.aecf.org) and are shown in the following table:

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State Rate Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho 890 10% 9% 9% 6% 890 596 7% 7% 890 890 6% State Illinois Indiana lowa Rate Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire 690 890 390 5% 7% 1090 696 690 4% 6% 3% 7% 990 490 10% 3% Mississippi MMISSOur Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota 7% 7% 9% 490 10% 3% 4% 1090 5% 8% 7% 5% 8% 690 590 690 7% 6%