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High School DropoutsA PERSPECTIVE & HOW TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE
Jordan Nelson
Arizona State University
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Outline
School Enrollment in the U.S
Breakdown of Enrollment
Current Dropout Statistics
Freshman Graduation Rates
Dropouts and Crime
Advocates for Change
Dropouts and Jobs
Importance of Retention
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School Enrollment in the U.S.
Elementary70%
Secondary30%
Total Enrollment (K-12)55,235,000
38,860,000
16,375,000
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Breakdown of EnrollmentFull Time Online: approx.
250,000
Home School: 1,508,000
Charter School: 1,941,831
Catholic School: 2,224,470
Private School: 5,165,280
Public School: 49,266,000
82%
9%
4%
3%2%
0%
Public School
Private School
Catholic School
Charter School
Home School
Full Time Online
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Current Dropout Statistics
Current Dropout Statistics
Annual Dropouts 3,030,000
Dropouts per day 8,300
National Rate 8.1%
That is roughly 1 student dropping
out every 28 seconds!
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74.7%
Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate for Public High School Students by State
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Dropouts and Crime
Percentage of U.S. Crimes committed by dropouts: 75%
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Advocates for Change
This short video helps explain why we need education reform
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Dropouts and Jobs
Percentage of jobs high school
dropouts are not eligible for: 90%Amount of money a high school
graduate will earn more than a drop out:
$260,000
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Importance of Retention
It is very important to keep kids in school. The
following link shows a resource to help eliminate
dropouts and increase retention.
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