These data are based on figures from Project Graduation

These data are based on figures from Project Graduation (as of June 1, 2004) and Department of Education September 30, 2000 membership figures. This data is presented from divisions with the highest percentage lost to the lowest.
Division Name	Percentage of students lost between 9th and 12th grade	Grade 9 in 2000-01 school year	Students in grade 12 four years later (based on Project Graduation data)	Difference in the number of students between their 9th and 12th grade year
NORFOLK CITY	60.6%	3,747	1478	2,269
CUMBERLAND	52.1%	121	58	63
PORTSMOUTH CITY	50.0%	1,526	763	763
ROANOKE CITY	49.8%	1,144	574	570
HOPEWELL CITY	49.0%	384	196	188
PETERSBURG CITY	48.4%	508	262	246
RICHMOND CITY	47.9%	2,162	1127	1,035
COLONIAL BEACH	47.8%	69	36	33
SOUTHAMPTON	46.7%	300	160	140
GLOUCESTER	41.1%	683	402	281
LEE	39.5%	332	201	131
BUCKINGHAM	39.2%	240	146	94
CHARLES CITY COUNTY	39.1%	92	56	36
MANASSAS PARK CITY	38.6%	153	94	59
CAROLINE	37.8%	392	244	148
STAUNTON CITY	37.2%	290	182	108
MECKLENBURG	36.5%	457	290	167
SUFFOLK CITY	36.3%	1,079	687	392
TAZEWELL	36.3%	670	427	243
CAMPBELL	35.1%	835	542	293
BUCHANAN	34.9%	347	226	121
PITTSYLVANIA	34.6%	907	593	314
LANCASTER	34.6%	159	104	55
APPOMATTOX	34.3%	254	167	87
LUNENBURG	33.7%	184	122	62
SURRY	33.7%	101	67	34
AMHERST	33.3%	433	289	144
NOTTOWAY	32.7%	226	152	74
BRISTOL CITY	32.2%	208	141	67
WESTMORELAND	32.2%	177	120	57
NORTHAMPTON	31.5%	200	137	63
ISLE OF WIGHT	31.4%	497	341	156
HARRISONBURG CITY	31.3%	342	235	107
LYNCHBURG CITY	31.2%	814	560	254
VIRGINIA BEACH CITY	30.9%	6,840	4724	2,116
NEWPORT NEWS CITY	30.8%	2,695	1864	831
ACCOMACK	30.7%	476	330	146
PAGE	30.5%	298	207	91
RICHMOND	30.1%	123	86	37
NORTON CITY	29.6%	54	38	16
LOUISA	29.5%	400	282	118
BRUNSWICK	29.0%	169	120	49
WAYNESBORO CITY	28.8%	240	171	69
WINCHESTER CITY	28.5%	256	183	73
FREDERICK	28.2%	903	648	255
ROCKBRIDGE	28.0%	322	232	90
WISE	27.6%	590	427	163
HALIFAX	27.3%	505	367	138
HENRY	27.3%	755	549	206
PRINCE GEORGE	26.5%	491	361	130
RADFORD CITY	26.3%	133	98	35
GALAX CITY	26.1%	115	85	30
MADISON	25.9%	185	137	48
SMYTH	25.9%	398	295	103
PRINCE EDWARD	25.8%	248	184	64
NORTHUMBERLAND	25.5%	149	111	38
NELSON	25.5%	216	161	55
GREENE	25.4%	228	170	58
FLOYD	25.1%	171	128	43
DICKENSON	25.0%	264	198	66
SALEM CITY	24.6%	354	267	87
AUGUSTA	24.4%	970	733	237
DINWIDDIE	24.4%	377	285	92
HAMPTON CITY	24.3%	1,989	1505	484
ARLINGTON	24.2%	1,559	1182	377
ALLEGHANY HGLNDS	24.0%	242	184	58
CRAIG	23.9%	67	51	16
KING GEORGE	23.6%	258	197	61
MIDDLESEX	23.2%	125	96	29
MARTINSVILLE CITY	23.1%	242	186	56
MANASSAS CITY	22.7%	543	420	123
BOTETOURT	22.5%	436	338	98
FRANKLIN	22.4%	624	484	140
SHENANDOAH	22.2%	492	383	109
RUSSELL	21.8%	340	266	74
PRINCE WILLIAM	21.7%	4,916	3849	1,067
MONTGOMERY	21.7%	839	657	182
MATHEWS	21.7%	120	94	26
PATRICK	21.7%	217	170	47
ROCKINGHAM	21.1%	872	688	184
ALBEMARLE	21.0%	1,042	823	219
SUSSEX	20.8%	106	84	22
ESSEX	20.6%	165	131	34
BUENA VISTA CITY	20.4%	103	82	21
SPOTSYLVANIA	20.4%	1,709	1361	348
AMELIA	20.4%	167	133	34
WASHINGTON	20.1%	617	493	124
GREENSVILLE	19.6%	214	172	42
DANVILLE CITY	19.4%	620	500	120
CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY	19.3%	301	243	58
ALEXANDRIA CITY	18.6%	695	566	129
COLONIAL HEIGHTS CITY	18.5%	233	190	43
WILLIAMSBURG-JAMES CITY	18.3%	744	608	136
NEW KENT	18.2%	220	180	40
KING AND QUEEN	18.1%	72	59	13
FREDERICKSBURG CITY	17.4%	172	142	30
YORK	17.2%	1,067	884	183
GILES	16.8%	196	163	33
HANOVER	16.7%	1,340	1116	224
WEST POINT	16.4%	73	61	12
CHESAPEAKE CITY	16.2%	3,312	2775	537
CULPEPER	16.2%	452	379	73
COVINGTON CITY	15.8%	76	64	12
POWHATAN	15.7%	254	214	40
BLAND	15.1%	73	62	11
POQUOSON CITY	14.8%	216	184	32
STAFFORD	14.7%	1,851	1578	273
CHESTERFIELD	14.7%	4,394	3750	644
PULASKI	14.5%	414	354	60
GOOCHLAND	14.4%	180	154	26
BEDFORD	14.2%	910	781	129
FAUQUIER	14.2%	812	697	115
RAPPAHANNOCK	13.4%	97	84	13
ORANGE	13.2%	349	303	46
WARREN	13.2%	365	317	48
HENRICO	12.9%	3,318	2889	429
FAIRFAX	12.6%	12,754	11148	1,606
WYTHE	12.5%	351	307	44
HIGHLAND	11.1%	27	24	3
CLARKE	10.9%	165	147	18
GRAYSON	9.9%	172	155	17
CHARLOTTE	8.8%	171	156	15
ROANOKE	7.8%	1,120	1033	87
FALLS CHURCH CITY	7.3%	151	140	11
LOUDOUN	6.5%	2,307	2158	149
KING WILLIAM	5.3%	131	124	7
BATH	5.0%	60	57	3
SCOTT	1.9%	318	312	6
FLUVANNA	0.9%	226	224	2
CARROLL	0.8%	246	244	2
FRANKLIN CITY	-3.2%	95	98	(3)