Table VI-C-I
SCHOOL YEAR DROPOUT RATES BY AREA and COUNTY
FOR GRADES NINE THROUGH TWELVE
2001-2002 SCHOOL YEAR
			October 2001	Reported		Status
	AREA/COUNTY		Enrollment*	Dropouts	Rate	Unknown	Rate
I	OLYMPIC		18,875	730	3.9%	623	3.3%
		Clallam	3,777	186	4.9%	165	4.4%
		Jefferson	1,252	24	1.9%	65	5.2%
		Kitsap	13,846	520	3.8%	393	2.8%
II	PACIFIC MOUNTAIN		26,718	1,056	4.0%	2,888	10.8%
		Grays Harbor	4,489	204	4.5%	407	9.1%
		Lewis	4,609	169	3.7%	537	11.7%
		Mason	2,784	169	6.1%	171	6.1%
		Pacific	1,219	43	3.5%	37	3.0%
		Thurston	13,617	471	3.5%	1,736	12.7%
III	NORTHWEST WASHINGTON		18,656	1,475	7.9%	726	3.9%
		Island	3,169	239	7.5%	67	2.1%
		San Juan	568	24	4.2%	8	1.4%
		Skagit	6,730	864	12.8%	268	4.0%
		Whatcom	8,189	348	4.2%	383	4.7%
IV	SNOHOMISH COUNTY
		Snohomish	32,418	1,482	4.6%	1,639	5.1%
V	SEATTLE -KING COUNTY
		King	76,958	3,051	4.0%	2,596	3.4%
VI	PIERCE COUNTY
		Pierce	37,652	2,336	6.2%	2,465	6.5%
VII	S.W. WASHINGTON		27,396	1,275	4.7%	2,467	9.0%
		Clark	21,440	943	4.4%	2,257	10.5%
		Cowlitz	5,463	316	5.8%	198	3.6%
		Skamania	300	9	3.0%	1	0.3%
		Wahkiakum	193	7	3.6%	11	5.7%
VIII	CENTRAL WASHINGTON		14,876	935	6.3%	1,065	7.2%
		Adams	1,110	4	0.4%	104	9.4%
		Chelan	4,391	299	6.8%	253	5.8%
		Douglas	2,038	139	6.8%	93	4.6%
		Grant	5,215	372	7.1%	356	6.8%
		Okanogan	2,122	121	5.7%	259	12.2%
IX	TRI-COUNTY		18,305	1,306	7.1%	2,416	13.2%
		Kittitas	1,609	80	5.0%	106	6.6%
		Klickitat	1,299	99	7.6%	65	5.0%
		Yakima	15,397	1,127	7.3%	2,245	14.6%
X	EASTERN WASHINGTON		10,175	498	4.9%	451	4.4%
		Asotin	1,324	98	7.4%	63	4.8%
		Columbia	285	14	4.9%	29	10.2%
		Ferry	346	12	3.5%	12	3.5%
		Garfield	181	4	2.2%	6	3.3%
		Lincoln	729	20	2.7%	34	4.7%
		Pend Oreille	596	18	3.0%	17	2.9%
		Stevens	2,207	64	2.9%	93	4.2%
		Walla Walla	2,872	226	7.9%	143	5.0%
		Whitman	1,635	42	2.6%	54	3.3%
XI	BENTON-FRANKLIN		12,981	558	4.3%	514	4.0%
		Benton	9,568	343	3.6%	275	2.9%
		Franklin	3,413	215	6.3%	239	7.0%
XII	SPOKANE COUNTY
		Spokane	24,226	1,298	5.4%	876	3.6%
WASHINGTON STATE TOTAL			319,236	16,000	5.0%	18,726	5.9%
* Due to a change in how dropouts are reported, the 2001-02 dropout rates are not strictly comparable with the rates from prior years.
Source: Dropout Rates and Graduation Statistics by County, School Year 2001-02 State of Washington, Superintendent of Public Instruction.
LMEA 6/2002