7-18. High School Enrollment, Dropouts, Graduates, and
Percent Graduates Entering Postsecondary Education 1/ or Gainful
Employment 2/: 1985-86 - 1993-94
TOTAL NUMBER NUMBER % ENTERING % ENTERING
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT OF PERCENT OF POSTSECOND GAINFUL
YEAR GRADES 9-12 DROPOUTS DROPOUTS GRADUATES EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT
1985-86 182,787 8,048 4.4 34,415 51.2 31.8
1986-87 185,131 7,466 4.0 34,047 53.3 33.7
1987-88 183,930 7,740 4.2 36,113 54.5 33.2
1988-89 178,094 7,466 4.2 37,020 55.0 31.8
1989-90 172,372 5,768 3.3 35,108 54.2 31.5
1990-91 169,870 5,460 3.2 33,473 3/ 58.1 27.3
1991-92 171,344 5,048 2.9 32,782 3/ 59.8 26.8
1992-93 172,903 5,112 3.0 32,414 3/ 59.7 27.5
1993-94 175,939 5,356 3.0 31,880 3/ 60.5 27.1
1/: Includes two- and four-year colleges/universities, technical and
trade schools, business/commercial schools, beauty/barber colleges, and
other schools offering educational programs beyond the high school level.
2/: Includes the armed services.
3/: Includes high school diploma and certificate recipients.
Source: S.C. Department of Education, Rankings of the Counties and
School Districts of South Carolina, 1993-94, 1995 ed. and Annual
Reports of the State Superintendent of Education, 1985-86 - 1993-94.
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