Large Failing School Districts

7 of the 50 largest school districts in America had a 2005 public high school graduation rate below 50%:

Rate - School District

37.5% - DETROIT
41.0% - MILWAUKEE
41.5% - BALTIMORE
44.4% - LOS ANGELES
44.5% - CLARK COUNTY, Nev.
45.2% - NASHVILLE-DAVIDSON COUNTY, Tenn.
49.0% - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.

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