1996-97 Public Retentions by Grade

State of Maine
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

1996-97 RETENTIONS BY GRADE
Public Schools

	Enrollment			Retentions			Percentage
Grade	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total

Elementary Special Ed	1,345	662	2,007	6	7	13	0.45%	1.06%	0.65%
4-Year-Olds Programs	324	289	613	14	11	25	4.32%	3.81%	4.08%
Pre-K	166	89	255	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Kindergarten	8,297	7,872	16,169	279	129	408	3.36%	1.64%	2.52%
Transitional Grade 1	219	137	356	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Grade 1	8,621	8,185	16,806	236	166	402	2.74%	2.03%	2.39%
Grade 2	8,546	8,094	16,640	127	90	217	1.49%	1.11%	1.30%
Grade 3	8,696	8,101	16,797	61	56	117	0.70%	0.69%	0.70%
Grade 4	8,528	8,027	16,555	29	24	53	0.34%	0.30%	0.32%
Grade 5	8,990	8,336	17,326	31	14	45	0.34%	0.17%	0.26%
Grade 6	9,009	8,368	17,377	62	29	91	0.69%	0.35%	0.52%
Grade 7	8,738	8,515	17,253	118	63	181	1.35%	0.74%	1.05%
Grade 8	8,665	8,262	16,927	112	59	171	1.29%	0.71%	1.01%

TOTAL ELEMENTARY	80,144	74,937	155,081	1,075	648	1,723	1.34%	0.86%	1.11%

Grade 9	8,130	7,916	16,046	350	257	607	4.31%	3.25%	3.78%
Grade 10	7,528	7,259	14,787	231	151	382	3.07%	2.08%	2.58%
Grade 11	6,693	6,363	13,056	147	77	224	2.20%	1.21%	1.72%
Grade 12	6,255	6,289	12,544	101	49	150	1.61%	0.78%	1.20%
Secondary Special Ed	760	368	1,128	35	11	46	4.61%	2.99%	4.08%

TOTAL SECONDARY	29,366	28,195	57,561	864	545	1,409	2.94%	1.93%	2.45%

STATE TOTALS	109,510	103,132	212,642	1,939	1,193	3,132	1.77%	1.16%	1.47%


Enrollment as reported on the EF-M-35 Year End Report for School Systems/Selected
Private Schools as of June 30, 1997.

Expulsions as reported on the EF-M-35 Year End Report for School Systems/Selected
Private Schools as of June 30, 1997.