Mississippi Department of Education     1999 Annual Report
Public School Traditional Graduates
1969-70 through 1997-98
Graduates by Race and Sex

Year Boys Girls Total
1969-70 14,223 15,430 29,653
1970-71 12,867 13,862 26,729
1971-72 12,764 13,765 26,529
1972-73 12,567 13,472 26,039
1973-74 12,618 13,826 26,444
1974-75 13,032 14,315 27,347
1975-76 12,879 13,854 26,733
1976-77 12,902 14,737 27,639
1977-78 12,857 14,808 27,665
1978-79 13,006 15,162 28,168
1979-80 13,019 14,567 27,586
1980-81 13,256 14,827 28,083
1981-82 13,289 14,734 28,023
1982-83 12,978 14,293 27,271
1983-84 12,536 13,788 26,324
1984-85 11,982 13,333 25,315
1985-86 11,989 13,145 25,134
1986-87 12,500 13,701 16,201
1987-88 13,411 14,485 27,896
1988-89 12,769 14,146 26,915
1989-90 11,894 13,145 25,039
1990-91 11,007 12,497 23,504
1991-92 10,600 12,163 22,763
1992-93 10,980 12,449 23,429
1993-94 10,710 12,502 23,212
1994-95 10,947 12,801 23,748
1995-96 10,419 12,613 23,032
1996-97 10,553 12,835 23,388
1997-98 11,141 13,336 24,477

Graduates by Race and Sex
1997-98**


White Male		 White Female Black Male Black Female Hispanic Male Hispanic Female Asian Male Asian Female American Indian Male American Indian Female
6,128 6,579 4,913 6,638 18 32 70 71 12 16

* Does not include Summer School Graduates
** Counts reflect data as originally submitted by school districts, except for districts who submitted changes during the verification process.


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