These dropout and migration statistics were compiled during the first year of implementation of the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) dropout tracking and database system. These data were collected, primarily, to determine the number of students leaving the DCPS before graduation who did not re-enroll in another educational institution. However, the tracking procedures also permitted other migration statistics to be compiled. This report is the first attempt to provide annual statistics on student dropout and migration patterns based on annual tracking procedures. Statistics are presented in the forms of tables and graphs in these areas: (1) system-wide dropout rate; (2) dropouts by grade, race, and gender; (3) dropouts by ward; and (4) out-migration rates. The appendix, which comprises nearly half the document, includes a definition of "dropout," a list of the DCPS with secondary students, a list of public schools by ward, and dropout rates for a sample of urban and suburban school districts. (ABL)