High School Dropout Rate

CARUCOM Communities Ranked by Percentage Change in High School Dropout Rate from 1980 to 1990
Communities % Change in H.S. Dropouts
1980-1990
Brawley 788.40%
Carruthers 181.60%
Coalinga 169.50%
Armona 128.30%
Imperial 98.60%
Holtville 89.90%
Calistoga 57.60%
Selma 49.20%
Piru 47.90%
Shafter City 38.10%
Poplar-Cotton 32.10%
El Rio 24.70%
Del Rey 23.30%
Lockeford 20.40%
Farmersville 19.60%
Parlier 16.40%
Cutler 12.50%
Livingston 10.50%
Earlimart 9.80%
Kerman 9.00%
London 1.20%
Soledad -3.30%
Huron -5.30%
Orange Cove -6.10%
Sanger -6.90%
Exeter -7.20%
East Porterville -7.50%
Gonzales -7.60%
Lamont-Weedpatch -8.80%
King City -12.10%
Buttonwillow -12.30%
Orosi -12.50%
Ivanhoe -14.80%
Greenfield -15.90%
Calexico -18.10%
Corcoran -18.40%
Westmorland -21.80%
Kettleman City -22.30%
Mendota -22.80%
Strathmore -23.20%
Easton -28.00%
Calipatria-Niland -31.20%
Dinuba -32.40%
Dos Palos -33.10%
Delhi -34.00%
Planada -34.30%
Woodlake -34.90%
Lindsay -36.20%
Terra Bella -37.50%
Tipton-Woodville -38.10%
Fillmore -39.20%
Avenal -41.70%
Arvin -42.70%
Castroville -45.40%
San Joaquin -46.40%
Las Lomas -47.60%
McFarland -47.80%
Patterson -48.60%
Richgrove -51.40%
Hughson -54.80%
Pixley -60.90%
Wasco -71.80%
Firebaugh -71.80%
Laton -82.80%
St. Helena -83.60%
Seeley -83.70%


US Census Definition: Total Number of Persons16-19 Years Old Neither Enrolled in nor Graduated From High School/Total Number of Persons 16-19 in MSA/MCSA
Last Updated on 7/28/99