Special Education Indicators  

Local School System Results for Special Education
 Maryland: Indicator 2 

Percent of youth with IEPs dropping out of high school.

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Results
2017/18Met State Target
State Target3.03%
State of Maryland:4.21%View results
Allegany:3.17%View results
Anne Arundel:4.42%View results
Baltimore City:8.77%View results
Baltimore County:4.46%View results
Calvert:3%Target MetView results
Caroline:3%Target MetView results
Carroll:3%Target MetView results
Cecil:3.15%View results
Charles:3%Target MetView results
Dorchester:4.26%View results
Frederick:3%Target MetView results
Garrett:3%Target MetView results
Harford:5.26%View results
Howard:3%Target MetView results
Kent:3%Target MetView results
Montgomery:3%Target MetView results
Prince George's:4.59%View results
Queen Anne's:3%Target MetView results
St. Mary's:3.57%View results
Somerset:5.48%View results
Talbot:3%Target MetView results
Washington:3.95%View results
Wicomico:4.79%View results
Worcester:3%Target MetView results

Results
2016/17Met State Target
State Target3.51%
State of Maryland:4.21%View results
Allegany:3.53%View results
Anne Arundel:4.19%View results
Baltimore City:6.88%View results
Baltimore County:4.30%View results
Calvert:3%Target MetView results
Caroline:3.29%Target MetView results
Carroll:3%Target MetView results
Cecil:3.04%Target MetView results
Charles:3%Target MetView results
Dorchester:3%Target MetView results
Frederick:3%Target MetView results
Garrett:3%Target MetView results
Harford:4.39%View results
Howard:3%Target MetView results
Kent:3%Target MetView results
Montgomery:3%Target MetView results
Prince George's:4.88%View results
Queen Anne's:3%Target MetView results
St. Mary's:3%Target MetView results
Somerset:5.19%View results
Talbot:3%Target MetView results
Washington:3%Target MetView results
Wicomico:3.4%Target MetView results
Worcester:3%Target MetView results

Results
2015/16Met State Target
State Target3.99%
State of Maryland:4.73%View results
Allegany:3%Target MetView results
Anne Arundel:4.17%View results
Baltimore City:8.61%View results
Baltimore County:4.64%View results
Calvert:3%Target MetView results
Caroline:4.11%View results
Carroll:3%Target MetView results
Cecil:5.02%View results
Charles:3%Target MetView results
Dorchester:3.1%Target MetView results
Frederick:3%Target MetView results
Garrett:3%Target MetView results
Harford:4.89%View results
Howard:3.11%Target MetView results
Kent:3%Target MetView results
Montgomery:3.60%Target MetView results
Prince George's:5.42%View results
Queen Anne's:3%Target MetView results
St. Mary's:3%Target MetView results
Somerset:5.60%View results
Talbot:3.45%Target MetView results
Washington:3%Target MetView results
Wicomico:3.29%Target MetView results
Worcester:3%Target MetView results

Results
2014/15Met State Target
State Target4.47%
State of Maryland:4.63%View results
Allegany:5.92%View results
Anne Arundel:3.84%Target MetView results
Baltimore City:7.75%View results
Baltimore County:4.93%View results
Calvert:3%Target MetView results
Caroline:7.43%View results
Carroll:3%Target MetView results
Cecil:4.33%Target MetView results
Charles:3%Target MetView results
Dorchester:6.43%View results
Frederick:3%Target MetView results
Garrett:6.36%View results
Harford:3.18%Target MetView results
Howard:3.64%Target MetView results
Kent:3.37%Target MetView results
Montgomery:3%Target MetView results
Prince George's:6.29%View results
Queen Anne's:3%Target MetView results
St. Mary's:3%Target MetView results
Somerset:5.48%View results
Talbot:3%Target MetView results
Washington:3.16%Target MetView results
Wicomico:3.77%Target MetView results
Worcester:3%Target MetView results

Results
2013/14Met State Target
State Target4.95%
State of Maryland:4.95%Target MetView results
Allegany:5.34%View results
Anne Arundel:5.70%View results
Baltimore City:6.01%View results
Baltimore County:5.32%View results
Cecil:7.00%View results
Dorchester:3.03%Target MetView results
Harford:4.47%Target MetView results
Howard:3.21%Target MetView results
Kent:7.14%View results
Montgomery:3.63%Target MetView results
Prince George's:7.19%View results
Queen Anne's:3.76%Target MetView results
St. Mary's:3.33%Target MetView results
Somerset:5.22%View results
Washington:3.55%Target MetView results
Wicomico:5.47%View results

Results
2012/13Met State Target
State Target3.27%
State of Maryland:5.87%View results
Allegany:3%Target MetView results
Anne Arundel:6.16%View results
Baltimore City:8.06%View results
Baltimore County:6.16%View results
Calvert:3%Target MetView results
Caroline:3.85%View results
Carroll:3%Target MetView results
Cecil:6.36%View results
Charles:3%Target MetView results
Dorchester:4.58%View results
Frederick:3.59%View results
Garrett:6.25%View results
Harford:4.57%View results
Howard:3.81%View results
Kent:4.20%View results
Montgomery:3.43%View results
Prince George's:9.32%View results
Queen Anne's:3.26%Target MetView results
St. Mary's:5.74%View results
Somerset:3%Target MetView results
Talbot:3.31%View results
Washington:5.13%View results
Wicomico:3.40%View results
Worcester:4.45%View results

Results
2011/12Met State Target
State Target3.27%
State of Maryland:5.41%View results
Allegany:3%Target MetView results
Anne Arundel:7.49%View results
Baltimore City:6.80%View results
Baltimore County:6.39%View results
Calvert:3%Target MetView results
Caroline:4.12%View results
Carroll:3%Target MetView results
Cecil:6.89%View results
Charles:3.41%View results
Dorchester:3%Target MetView results
Frederick:3%Target MetView results
Garrett:3%Target MetView results
Harford:4.48%View results
Howard:4.40%View results
Kent:3%Target MetView results
Montgomery:3.57%View results
Prince George's:6.48%View results
Queen Anne's:3.95%View results
St. Mary's:7.24%View results
Somerset:4.86%View results
Talbot:7.75%View results
Washington:4.26%View results
Wicomico:4.31%View results
Worcester:3%Target MetView results

Results
2010/11Met State Target
State Target3.27%
State of Maryland:4.46%View results
Allegany:3%Target MetView results
Anne Arundel:5.81%View results
Baltimore City:8.12%View results
Baltimore County:5.81%View results
Calvert:3%Target MetView results
Caroline:4.32%View results
Carroll:3%Target MetView results
Cecil:6.79%View results
Charles:3%Target MetView results
Dorchester:3%Target MetView results
Frederick:3%Target MetView results
Garrett:5.70%View results
Harford:4.12%View results
Howard:3%Target MetView results
Kent:3%Target MetView results
Montgomery:3%Target MetView results
Prince George's:3%Target MetView results
Queen Anne's:3%Target MetView results
St. Mary's:3.94%View results
Somerset:4.72%View results
Talbot:3%Target MetView results
Washington:4.54%View results
Wicomico:3.86%View results
Worcester:3%Target MetView results

Results
2009/10Met State Target
State Target3.54%
State of Maryland:4.41%View results
Allegany:5.21%View results
Anne Arundel:5.81%View results
Baltimore City:10.34%View results
Baltimore County:6.43%View results
Calvert:4.42%View results
Caroline:6.51%View results
Carroll:2.62%Target MetView results
Cecil:8.19%View results
Charles:3.49%Target MetView results
Dorchester:2.58%Target MetView results
Frederick:3.03%Target MetView results
Garrett:7.14%View results
Harford:3.99%View results
Howard:3.23%Target MetView results
Kent:2.50%Target MetView results
Montgomery:3.91%View results
Prince George's:1.37%Target MetView results
Queen Anne's:3.55%View results
St. Mary's:4.24%View results
Somerset:8.13%View results
Talbot:2.46%Target MetView results
Washington:3.25%Target MetView results
Wicomico:3.17%Target MetView results
Worcester:3.10%Target MetView results

Results
2008/09Met State Target
State Target3.54%
State of Maryland:4.31%View results
Allegany:4.74%View results
Anne Arundel:6.44%View results
Baltimore City:9.38%View results
Baltimore County:6.43%View results
Calvert:4.78%View results
Caroline:0.65%Target MetView results
Carroll:0.98%Target MetView results
Cecil:7.69%View results
Charles:1.44%Target MetView results
Dorchester:0.00%Target MetView results
Frederick:1.77%Target MetView results
Garrett:7.18%View results
Harford:0.36%Target MetView results
Howard:2.36%Target MetView results
Kent:0.00%Target MetView results
Montgomery:3.76%View results
Prince George's:0.39%Target MetView results
Queen Anne's:3.68%View results
St. Mary's:4.14%View results
Somerset:8.13%View results
Talbot:2.48%Target MetView results
Washington:1.83%Target MetView results
Wicomico:0.28%Target MetView results
Worcester:3.10%Target MetView results

Results
2007/08Met State Target
State Target3.54%
State of Maryland:5.78%View results
Allegany:5.74%View results
Anne Arundel:6.87%View results
Baltimore City:13.16%View results
Baltimore County:8.06%View results
Calvert:6.63%View results
Caroline:9.04%View results
Carroll:0.43%Target MetView results
Cecil:6.57%View results
Charles:4.47%View results
Dorchester:0.00%Target MetView results
Frederick:0.41%Target MetView results
Garrett:5.00%View results
Harford:5.16%View results
Howard:2.24%Target MetView results
Kent:7.87%View results
Montgomery:3.17%Target MetView results
Prince George's:3.36%Target MetView results
Queen Anne's:4.09%View results
St. Mary's:5.69%View results
Somerset:5.98%View results
Talbot:8.26%View results
Washington:2.38%Target MetView results
Wicomico:0.00%Target MetView results
Worcester:2.56%Target MetView results

Results
2006/07Met State Target
State Target3.81%
State of Maryland:4.98%View results
Allegany:7.31%View results
Anne Arundel:4.84%View results
Baltimore City:13.96%View results
Baltimore County:3.12%Target MetView results
Calvert:5.64%View results
Caroline:8.02%View results
Carroll:0.93%Target MetView results
Cecil:7.07%View results
Charles:4.71%View results
Dorchester:7.14%View results
Frederick:0.7%Target MetView results
Garrett:5.38%View results
Harford:7.22%View results
Howard:2.04%Target MetView results
Kent:3.33%Target MetView results
Montgomery:2.71%Target MetView results
Prince George's:1.07%Target MetView results
Queen Anne's:6.32%View results
St. Mary's:2.62%Target MetView results
Somerset:9.48%View results
Talbot:8.40%View results
Washington:2.91%Target MetView results
Wicomico:4.76%View results
Worcester:0.41%Target MetView results

Results
2005/06Met State Target
State Target3.81%
State of Maryland:5.7%View results
Allegany:6.10%View results
Anne Arundel:4.20%View results
Baltimore City:16.40%View results
Baltimore County:6.30%View results
Calvert:0.00%Target MetView results
Caroline:3.50%Target MetView results
Carroll:2.10%Target MetView results
Cecil:10.70%View results
Charles:6.20%View results
Dorchester:7.50%View results
Frederick:1.00%Target MetView results
Garrett:5.10%View results
Harford:6.00%View results
Howard:2.70%Target MetView results
Kent:0.00%Target MetView results
Montgomery:2.10%Target MetView results
Prince George's:1.90%Target MetView results
Queen Anne's:7.90%View results
St. Mary's:5.00%View results
Somerset:15.20%View results
Talbot:2.20%Target MetView results
Washington:2.60%Target MetView results
Wicomico:2.70%Target MetView results
Worcester:0.00%Target MetView results

Narrative Description of Indicator

The dropout rate for indicator 2 is calculated by dividing the number of youth with IEPs (ages 14-21) who exited special education due to dropping out by the number of all youth with IEPs who exited special education (ages 14-21) in a given school year. The denominator includes youth with IEPs who graduated with a regular high school diploma, received a certificate, reached maximum age, or dropped out and the year is defined as July through June and includes students dropping out over the summer, from evening high school, and other alternative programs.. 
 
Using the MSDE 2021-2022 school year dropout rate data, the MSDE, DEI/SES reports an annual dropout rate of 17.61%, (1,303/7,401 x 100).