# Dropping Out in Iowa

• Data Source: The State of Iowa

• Visualizations: ChartLab based on ATSD

Figure 1.1: Iowa State Total Dropouts

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# Overview

For the 2014-2015 academic year, more than 90% of eligible Iowa students successfully graduated high school making it the highest performing state in the country with respect to graduation rate, and the first state in recent memory to see such results. Using publicly-available education data released by the State of Iowa, it can be seen that cities which account for just 17% of the three and a half million residents, also account for more than 30% of high school dropouts.

Table 1.1: Iowa State population and dropout rate

State	Population	Dropouts	Dropout Rate*
Iowa	3,124,000	3684	0.12 %

Table 1.2: Cities with high dropout rates

City	Population	Dropouts	Dropout Rate*
Cedar Rapids	129,195	149	0.12%
Davenport	102,488	176	0.17%
Des Moines	209,220	562	0.27%
Dubuque	58,436	110	0.19%
Muscatine	23,888	107	0.45%

*Dropout rate is a calculation of the percent of residents that dropped out, not eligible residents who dropped out.

While Iowa is certainly ahead of the curve with respect to overall graduation rates, the cities shown above have plenty of room improve.