a (7) Number of Trust Territory students classified by district and sex enrolled in secondary schools (high schools) on Guam ond abroad in the year ending June 30. 1968 District and sex Place of study Howalj USA. Guam Total MARIANA /JSLANDS Male oo... ce cece tee eens 48 2 3 53 Female ..............05. weeaee ween 36 . 5 4] Total... oc. ee ee ee eee 84 2 8 94 5 1 - 5 Female 0... cece cece eee tects aueee 3 3 * 6 Total... cece eee cece eee eens 8 4 * 12 PALAU Male ..... 0... ce cee ences Female..... sae eee ee eee eee ena 2? Ad ? ] - 23 46 Total... cece cece eee cease 66 2 ] 69 PONAPE Male oc. cece ee eee eee eee Female 20... 0. ccc cee ee ce te ees 2 - - 1 2 ] Total... . ccc cece eee ee eee 2 + 1 3 Male ....0 0.0.0... c ccc cee eee een nae - 7 - - - * Total... 0.2. .....0.2 08 tebe teens 7 - - 7 «are MARSHALL ISLANDS Male vo. ccc eececeet ce eee ee TRUK Female ........ 2.0... e eee eee eee - 7 YAP Male .... 0... 0. ccc ee eee eee aes ? - 3 5 Female .... 0.2.0 cece eee cece ee aeae 4 - - 4 Total... cee eee eee 6 - 3 9 TOTAL, ALL DISTRICTS Male 0.00... 0 ccc eee eee eee Female ..... 0... cee eee cee eee eee nee 79 94 3 5 7 6 89 105 Total... ccc cee eee ce eee 173 8 13 194 D. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE RATES DURING SCHOOL YEAR 1967-1968 Not all schools reported on attendance rates during the year under review. This is particularly true for the schools away from the district centers. Attendance rates tend to vary from district to district; in Palau and the Mariana Islands and in schools in disThis percent, however, 1968 was 11.5%. schools. No information is available from the elementary Education 264 eo ee ~ TT or nme em REEISOERE eae TT peer ert ere trict centers, attendance often exceeds 90%. drops considerably in an overall average when the outer islands and remote schools are considered. E. SCHOOL DROPOUTS The dropout rate in the public high schools for school year 1967-