A Newsweek analysis of U.S. Census data determined which counties in Texas have the highest percentage of high school dropouts.
A map shows which counties in Texas have the highest percentage of high school dropouts.Newsweek analyzed the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, which tracked the number of residents 25 and over with at least a high school diploma, to determine which of the state's counties had the highest percentage of dropouts.That analysis found that Kenedy County—which only has a population of about 350—had the highest percentage of high school dropouts, at 66.8 percent.
8 percent of residents do not have high school diplomas.Texas Governor Greg Abbott's office has touted the state's high school graduation rate as among the highest in the nation. About 89.7 percent of students who started ninth grade in the 2018-19 graduated within four years, according to a 2023 report from the Texas Education Agency.Texas ranks far higher than the average state graduation rate of 79 percent for the 2021-22 school year, according to U.S.
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