| State | Enactment1 | Compulsory
attendance,
2002 |
| Alabama | 1915 | 7–16 |
| Alaska | 1929 | 7–16 |
| Arizona | 1899 | 6–162 |
| Arkansas | 1909 | 5–173 |
| California | 1874 | 6–18 |
| Colorado | 1889 | — |
| Connecticut | 1872 | 7–184 |
| Delaware | 1907 | 5–165 |
| District of Columbia | 1864 | 5–18 |
| Florida | 1915 | 6–166 |
| Georgia | 1916 | 6–16 |
| Hawaii | 1896 | 6–18 |
| Idaho | 1887 | 7–16 |
| Illinois | 1883 | 7–16 |
| Indiana | 1897 | 7–16 |
| Iowa | 1902 | 6–167 |
| Kansas | 1874 | 7–184 |
| Kentucky | 1896 | 6–168 |
| Louisiana | 1910 | 7–17 |
| Maine | 1875 | 7–17 |
| Maryland | 1902 | 5–16 |
| Massachusetts | 1852 | 6–16 |
| Michigan | 1871 | 6–16 |
| Minnesota | 1885 | 7–16 |
| Mississippi | 1918 | 6–17 |
| Missouri | 1905 | 7–16 |
| Montana | 1883 | 7–169 |
| Nebraska | 1887 | 7–16 |
| Nevada | 1873 | 7–17 |
| New Hampshire | 1871 | 6–16 |
| New Jersey | 1875 | 6–16 |
| New Mexico | 1891 | 5–18 |
| New York | 1874 | 6–16 |
| North Carolina | 1907 | 7–16 |
| North Dakota | 1883 | 7–16 |
| Ohio | 1877 | 6–18 |
| Oklahoma | 1907 | 5–18 |
| Oregon | 1889 | 7–18 |
| Pennsylvania | 1895 | 8–17 |
| Rhode Island | 1883 | 6–16 |
| South Carolina | 1915 | 5–16 |
| South Dakota | 1883 | 6–16 |
| Tennessee | 1905 | 6–17 |
| Texas | 1915 | 6–18 |
| Utah | 1890 | 6–18 |
| Vermont | 1867 | 6–16 |
| Virginia | 1908 | 5–18 |
| Washington | 1871 | 8–174 |
| West Virginia | 1897 | 6–16 |
| Wisconsin | 1879 | 6–18 |
| Wyoming | 1876 | 6–162 |
NOTE: (—) = not available.
1. Date of enactment of first compulsory attendance law.
2. Ages 6–16 or 10th grade completion.
3. Must have turned 17 by October 1.
4. Eligible for waiver.
5. Must have turned 5 by August 31.
6. Compulsory school age for all Manatee County Students who attained the age of 16 on or after October 1, 1999 is 18, unless the student has earned a high school diploma prior to reaching the 18th birthday.
7. Must have turned 16 by September 15.
8. Must have turned 6 by October 1.
9. Age 16 and completion of eighth grade.
Source: Department of Education, National Center for Educational Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics, 2004.
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