1997-98 Public Retentions by Grade

State of Maine
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

1997-98 RETENTIONS BY GRADE
Public Schools

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

Elementary Special Ed	1,567	754	2,321	8	3	11	0.51%	0.40%	0.47%
4-Year-Olds Programs	365	292	657	6	7	13	1.64%	2.40%	1.98%
Pre-K	149	85	234	8	2	10	5.37%	2.35%	4.27%
Kindergarten	8,343	7,511	15,854	256	122	378	3.07%	1.62%	2.38%
Transitional Grade 1	142	120	262	0	0	0	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Grade 1	8,159	7,933	16,092	202	127	329	2.48%	1.60%	2.04%
Grade 2	8,422	8,047	16,469	117	71	188	1.39%	0.88%	1.14%
Grade 3	8,456	8,026	16,482	58	47	105	0.69%	0.59%	0.64%
Grade 4	8,575	8,148	16,723	43	27	70	0.50%	0.33%	0.42%
Grade 5	8,481	8,091	16,572	27	13	40	0.32%	0.16%	0.24%
Grade 6	8,934	8,340	17,274	58	30	88	0.65%	0.36%	0.51%
Grade 7	9,025	8,379	17,404	113	49	162	1.25%	0.58%	0.93%
Grade 8	8,687	8,407	17,094	122	67	189	1.40%	0.80%	1.11%

TOTAL ELEMENTARY	79,305	74,133	153,438	1,018	565	1,583	1.28%	0.76%	1.03%

Grade 9	8,217	7,862	16,079	371	237	608	4.52%	3.01%	3.78%
Grade 10	7,339	7,303	14,642	206	142	348	2.81%	1.94%	2.38%
Grade 11	6,874	6,707	13,581	185	87	272	2.69%	1.30%	2.00%
Grade 12	6,334	6,174	12,508	126	56	182	1.99%	0.91%	1.46%
Secondary Special Ed	987	469	1,456	18	9	27	1.82%	1.92%	1.85%

TOTAL SECONDARY	29,751	28,515	58,266	906	531	1,437	3.05%	1.86%	2.47%

STATE TOTALS	109,056	102,648	211,704	1,924	1,096	3,020	1.76%	1.07%	1.43%


Enrollment as reported on the EF-M-35 Year End Report for School Systems/Selected
Private Schools as of June 30, 1998.

Expulsions as reported on the EF-M-35 Year End Report for School Systems/Selected
Private Schools as of June 30, 1998.