TABLE III

KEEPING STUDENTS IN SCHOOL

(1986-87)

State           Graduation     Rank
                Rate           
Minnesota	90.6%		 1
Wyoming  	 89.3		 2
North Dakota	 88.4		 3
Nebraska 	 86.7		 4
Iowa	         86.4		 5
Montana	         86.2		 6
Wisconsin	 85.4		 7
Ohio	         82.8		 8
Kansas	         82.1		 9
Utah             80.6           10
Connecticut	 80.5		11
South Dakota	 79.7		12
Maine	         79.3		13
Idaho	         78.8		14
Pennsylvania	 78.7		15
Vermont	         78.0		16
Washington	 77.8		17
Arkansas         77.5           18
New Jersey	 77.2		19
Massachusetts	 76.5		20
West Virginia	 76.2		21
Illinois         75.7		22
Maryland         74.5		23
Missouri         74.4		24
Virginia         74.0		25
Colorado         73.7		26
Indiana          73.7 		27
Oregon	         72.8		28
New Hampshire	 72.7		29
State           Graduation     Rank
                Rate           
Oklahoma	 72.6		30
Nevada	         72.1		31
New Mexico	 71.7		32
Hawaii	         70.8		33
Alabama	         70.2		34
Delaware         70.1           35
Rhode Island     69.4           36
North Carolina   67.8           37
Tennessee	 67.8		38
Kentucky         67.4           39
South Carolina   66.9		40
Alaska	         66.7		41
California       66.1           42
Texas	         65.1		43
Mississippi	 64.8		44
Arizona	         64.4		45
New York  	 62.9		46
Georgia	         62.5		47
Michigan         62.4           48
Louisiana	 60.1		49
Florida          58.6           50
District                          
 of Columbia	 55.5		51