210,000: The number of students in the state’s largest public school system, Houston Independent School District (HISD). (Source: Houston Independent School District)
49: The national placement of Texas in verbal SAT (493); Texas ranks 46th in average math SAT scores (502). (Source: College Board, 2005)
35: The percentage of the freshman class of 2002–03 who left school before graduating from a Texas public high school in the 2005–06 school year. (Source: The Intercultural Development Research Association)
50.4: The percentage of Hispanic students lost to attrition. (Source: The Intercultural Development Research Association)
30,000: The additional participation number in 2005 from fall 2000 of African Americans enrolled in Texas colleges and universities. (Source: Closing the Gaps by 2015: 2006 Progress Report)
730: The billions of dollars in lost revenue that the 2.5 million students who dropped out of high school have cost the state of Texas. (Source: U.S. Census)
40: The percentage of Texas fourth-graders who scored at or above proficient in math in 2005. (Source: National Center for Education Statistics)
78.3: The percentage of Texans 25 years of age and older who had a high school diploma in 2004. (Source: U.S. Census, 2004)
