Summary Measures: Children Discharged During October 2024 through September 2025

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Children Discharged
During October 2024 through September 2025

	Total Discharges			Children Discharged for Reunification			Children Discharged for Relative			Children Discharged for Adoption			Children Discharged for Transfer			Children Discharged for Emancipation			Children Discharged for Guardianship			Children Discharged for Runaway			Children Discharged for Death			Children Discharged for Unknown
DFCSDistrict	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Metro	1,017/892,949	11.4	3	500/1,019	49%	1.5	47/1,019	5%	2	113/1,019	11%	3	9/1,019	1%	1.5	115/1,019	11%	1.0	226/1,019	22%	1	4/1,019	0%	2	3/1,019	0%	2	0/1,019	0%	2
North	1,907/901,295	21.2	2	929/1,908	49%	1.5	108/1,908	6%	1	450/1,908	24%	1	11/1,908	1%	1.5	183/1,908	10%	2.5	222/1,908	12%	3	0/1,908	0%	2	4/1,908	0%	2	0/1,908	0%	2
South	2,003/744,258	26.9	1	866/2,006	43%	3.0	80/2,006	4%	3	471/2,006	23%	2	6/2,006	0%	3.0	193/2,006	10%	2.5	373/2,006	19%	2	4/2,006	0%	2	10/2,006	0%	2	0/2,006	0%	2
Statewide	4,927/2,538,502	19.4	na	2,295/4,933	47%	na	235/4,933	5%	na	1,034/4,933	21%	na	26/4,933	1%	na	491/4,933	10%	na	821/4,933	17%	na	8/4,933	0%	na	17/4,933	0%	na	0/4,933	0%	na

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Children Discharged
During October 2024 through September 2025

	Total Discharges			Median Length of Stay in Foster Care			Median Months from Removal to Reunification Discharge			Median Months from Removal to Relative Discharge			Median Months from Removal to Guardianship Discharge			Median Months from Removal to Adoption Discharge			Median Months from Removal to TPR Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months			Median Months from TPR to Final Adoption Among Adoptions During Latest 12 Months
DFCSDistrict	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	months	Rank	Count	months	Rank	Count	months	Rank	Count	months	Rank	Count	months	Rank	Count	months	Rank	Count	months	Rank
Metro	1,017/892,949	11.4	3	1017	14.2	3	500	6.4	3	47	10.2	3	226	13.9	3	113	41.8	1	70	29.3	1	70	10.7	2
North	1,907/901,295	21.2	2	1907	18.7	2	929	13.9	1	108	10.4	2	222	15.2	2	450	28.8	3	374	20.3	3	375	8.7	3
South	2,003/744,258	26.9	1	2003	20.2	1	866	12.9	2	80	11.5	1	373	17.9	1	471	40.9	2	380	26.7	2	381	11	1
Statewide	4,927/2,538,502	19.4	na	4927	18.4	na	2295	12.3	na	235	11	na	821	15.8	na	1034	34.6	na	824	22.8	na	826	10.1	na

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Children Discharged
During October 2024 through September 2025

	Children Discharged for Reunification			Reunified within 72 Hours			Reunified within 12 Months			Children Discharged for Adoption			Adopted within 24 Months			Adopted within 48 Months
DFCSDistrict	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Metro	500/1,019	49%	1.5	45/500	9%	1	326/500	65%	1	113/1,019	11%	3	9/113	8%	3	68/113	60%	3
North	929/1,908	49%	1.5	24/929	3%	3	432/929	47%	3	450/1,908	24%	1	132/450	29%	1	382/450	85%	1
South	866/2,006	43%	3.0	37/866	4%	2	414/866	48%	2	471/2,006	23%	2	60/471	13%	2	307/471	65%	2
Statewide	2,295/4,933	47%	na	106/2,295	5%	na	1,172/2,295	51%	na	1,034/4,933	21%	na	201/1,034	19%	na	757/1,034	73%	na

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Children Discharged
During October 2024 through September 2025

	In Care 12+ Months at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18			In Care with Both TPRs at Age 16, Discharged to Permanence by Age 18			Adoption Discharges			Non-Permanent Discharges			Non-Permanent Discharges Among Children with Both TPRs			Discharged Runaways Under 18 on September 30 2025
DFCSDistrict	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	per 1M	Rank
Metro	20/41	49%	3	3/6	50%	3	113/892,949	1.3	3	131/892,949	1.5	3	4/82	5%	1	6	6.7	1
North	65/102	64%	1	20/27	74%	1	450/901,295	5.0	2	198/901,295	2.2	2	12/436	3%	2	1	1.1	3
South	74/118	63%	2	16/25	64%	2	471/744,258	6.3	1	213/744,258	2.9	1	10/419	2%	3	4	5.4	2
Statewide	159/261	61%	na	39/58	67%	na	1,034/2,538,502	4.1	na	542/2,538,502	2.1	na	26/937	3%	na	11	4.3	na

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Children Discharged
During October 2024 through September 2025

	Total Discharges			Children Victimized within 6 Months After Discharge during April 2023 through March 2024			Children Discharged for Reunification October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months			Children Discharged for Relative October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months			Children Discharged for Adoption October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months			Children Discharged for Transfer October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months			Children Discharged for Emancipation October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months			Children Discharged for Guardianship October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months			Children Discharged for Runaway October 2023 through September 2024 Reentering within 12 Months
DFCSDistrict	Count	per 10K	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank	Count	Percent	Rank
Metro	1,017/892,949	11.4	3	11/896	1.2%	3	58/427	13.6%	1	6/40	15.0%	1	0/152	0%	2	0/2	0%	2	3/151	2.0%	2	4/205	2.0%	2	0/5	0%	2
North	1,907/901,295	21.2	2	36/2,337	1.5%	2	54/949	5.7%	3	1/121	0.8%	3	0/576	0%	2	0/5	0%	2	10/213	4.7%	1	5/297	1.7%	3	0/3	0%	2
South	2,003/744,258	26.9	1	52/1,958	2.7%	1	63/807	7.8%	2	11/100	11.0%	2	0/527	0%	2	0/1	0%	2	3/186	1.6%	3	14/331	4.2%	1	0/1	0%	2
Statewide	4,927/2,538,502	19.4	na	99/5,191	1.9%	na	175/2,183	8.0%	na	18/261	6.9%	na	0/1,255	0%	na	0/8	0%	na	16/550	2.9%	na	23/833	2.8%	na	0/9	0%	na

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