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Distribution of New York State's Public and Non-Public High School Graduates
by Post-High School Plans, 1969-70 to 2003-04

     Entering Postsecondary
 Education:
     
Year High School
Graduates

In 
NYS

Outside
  NYS
Total Employ-
ment
Military Other
1969-70 233,297 53.1% 15.5% 68.6% 22.6% 3.5%  5.3%
1970-71 233,637 56.0% 14.7% 70.7% 22.4% 2.8%  4.3%
1971-72 234,328 56.8% 13.9% 70.7% 21.0% 2.3%  5.9%
1972-73 240,052 55.7% 13.5% 69.2% 22.1% 2.2%  6.5%
1973-74 243,174 55.7% 12.4% 68.1% 23.7% 2.1%  6.1%
1974-75 244,888 55.2% 11.4% 66.6% 24.9% 2.3%  6.1%
1975-76 248,120 56.6% 10.7% 67.3% 23.1% 2.8%  6.7%
1976-77 248,758 54.8% 11.1% 65.9% 23.9% 3.0%  7.2%
1977-78 247,015 53.6% 12.2% 65.8% 23.8% 3.3%  7.0%
1978-79 243,924 53.6% 12.6% 66.2% 23.6% 3.2%  6.9%
1979-80 240,054 54.9% 12.6% 67.5% 23.3% 3.2%  5.9%
1980-81 235,937 55.8% 13.2% 69.0% 21.5% 3.3%  6.1%
1981-82 230,232 56.1% 13.3% 69.4% 20.8% 3.7%  6.0%
1982-83 226,856 57.8% 12.5% 70.3% 20.3% 3.9%  5.4%
1983-84 216,082 59.1% 12.7% 71.8% 18.7% 4.3%  5.2%
1984-85 205,901 58.9% 13.7% 72.6% 18.4% 4.2%  4.8%
1985-86 197,595 59.0% 14.4% 73.4% 17.9% 4.1%  4.6%
1986-87 192,593 58.9% 15.1% 74.0% 17.3% 4.1%  4.6%
1987-88 196,112 57.2% 15.9% 73.1% 15.5% 3.7%  3.8%
1988-89 182,720 61.7% 16.2% 77.9% 14.9% 4.0%  3.2%
1989-90 169,568 62.6% 16.1% 78.7% 14.0% 3.1%  4.1%
1990-91 158,517 64.8% 17.2% 82.0% 11.9% 2.9%  3.2%
1991-92 159,771 65.2% 16.8% 82.0% 10.7% 2.7%  4.5%
1992-93 158,354 64.5% 17.4% 81.9% 10.2% 2.6%  5.4%
1993-94 157,654 65.1% 17.8% 82.9% 10.4% 2.3%  4.5%
1994-95 157,086 64.6% 17.9% 82.5% 11.1% 2.4%  4.0%
1995-96 160,487 64.9% 18.5% 83.4%  9.9% 2.4%  4.4%
1996-97 161,916 65.9% 18.1% 84.0%  9.5% 2.5%  3.8%
1997-98 164,347 62.1% 17.8% 79.9%  8.8% 2.3%  9.0%
1998-99 167,122 61.6% 17.0% 78.6%  8.3% 2.2% 10.9%
1999-00 169,355 60.1% 17.2% 77.2%  7.5% 2.1% 11.5%
2000-01 162,700 63.3% 17.2% 80.5%  6.6% 2.3% 10.6%
2001-02 161,502 66.0% 16.6% 82.6% 5.2% 2.1% 10.3%
2002-03 164,999 67.0% 16.5% 83.5% 5.2% 2.0% 9.2%
2003-04 174,910 66.4% 16.2% 82.6% 5.7% 1.9% 9.8%
2004-05 175,097 66.0% 16.9% 82.9% 5.1% 1.5%