College grads vs. dropouts

Demographer Bill Frey lays out the disparity among major cities when it comes to educational attainment. L.A., with its large immigrant community, doesn't come out so well. From Milken Institute Review:

METROS WITH MOST COLLEGE GRADS (2008)
--Washington, D.C. 46.8%
--San Jose 43.5%
--San Francisco 43.4%
--Boston 41.9%
--Raleigh 41.5%
--Austin 38.2%
--Minneapolis-St. Paul 37.6%
--Denver 37.5%
--Seattle 36.4%
--New York 35.2%

METROS WITH MOST HS DROPOUTS (2008)
--Los Angeles 23.2%
--Riverside 22%
--Houston 19.9%
--Dallas 18.8%
--San Antonio 18.3%
--Providence 17.7%
--Miami 17.3%
--Las Vegas 16.8%
--New Orleans 16.4%
--Phoenix 16.3%