| Cohort Survival Rate (%) | Fall 1997 9th Graders | 2000/2001 High School Graduates | | 58.2 | 63707 | 37082 | | 63.8 | 10671 | 6812 | | 70.5 | 66357 | 46773 | | 73.2 | 37038 | 27100 | | 68.7 | 458650 | 315189 | | 69.3 | 56644 | 39241 | | 72.9 | 41713 | 30388 | | 64.5 | 10259 | 6614 | | 54.6 | 203561 | 111112 | | 51.4 | 121511 | 62499 | | 61.0 | 16573 | 10102 | | 78.0 | 20431 | 15941 | | 70.9 | 156022 | 110624 | | 67.9 | 82753 | 56172 | | 82.8 | 40806 | 33774 | | 74.5 | 39397 | 29360 | | 64.2 | 57537 | 36957 | | 58.5 | 65496 | 38314 | | 76.1 | 16623 | 12654 | | 74.4 | 66172 | 49222 | | 75.3 | 72256 | 54393 | | 74.7 | 129251 | 96515 | | 82.3 | 68770 | 56581 | | 56.9 | 41768 | 23748 | | 72.5 | 74706 | 54138 | | 77.3 | 13753 | 10628 | | 80.0 | 24559 | 19658 | | 68.6 | 22037 | 15127 | | 75.3 | 16336 | 12294 | | 88.3 | 86192 | 76130 | | 61.0 | 29843 | 18199 | | 57.8 | 245320 | 141884 | | 59.4 | 106559 | 63288 | | 84.0 | 10053 | 8445 | | 70.9 | 156861 | 111281 | | 73.4 | 51060 | 37458 | | 66.2 | 45211 | 29939 | | 75.3 | 151930 | 114436 | | 69.6 | 12362 | 8603 | | 48.0 | 62018 | 29742 | | 71.9 | 12352 | 8881 | | 55.3 | 73477 | 40642 | | 61.9 | 347951 | 215316 | | 83.3 | 37254 | 31036 | | 77.7 | 8827 | 6856 | | 74.8 | 88374 | 66067 | | 65.9 | 83616 | 55081 | | 73.4 | 25119 | 18440 | | 78.2 | 75862 | 59341 | | 72.9 | 8332 | 6071 | | 67.3 | 3818843 | 2568956 |
Source: Tom Mortenson, Postsecondary Opportunity (NCES Common Core Data Used) |