In an April 3, 2007 news release, The Oregon Department of Education announced that Oregon's statewide dropout rate for the 2005-06 school year was 4.1 percent, down from last year's 4.2 percent. The 4.1 percent dropout rate is the lowest rate the state has reported since statewide reporting began in 1991. Dropout rates for white students decreased slightly; dropout rates for Asian, African American, Hispanic, and Native American students increased. Oregon defines a dropout as a student who withdraws from grades 9-12 without receiving a high school diploma, GED, or modified diploma and who has not transferred to another school.

Dropout rates 2005-06 
Total — 4.1 percent (down 0.1%) 
White — 3.3 percent (down 0.2%) 
Asian — 2.7 percent (up .5%) 
African American — 6.4 percent (up .4%) 
Hispanic — 8.4 percent (up .3%) 
Native American — 6.6 percent (up 1.0%) 

For more details and resources, including the full report, see Dropout Rates in Oregon High Schools on the Oregon Department of Education site.