High School Dropouts A PERSPECTIVE & HOW TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE Jordan Nelson Arizona State University 1

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 2

School Enrollment in the U.S. 3

Breakdown of Enrollment Full Time Online: approx. 250,000 Home School: 1,508,000Charter School: 1,941,831 Catholic School: 2,224,470 Private School: 5,165,280Public School: 49,266,000 4

Current Dropout Statistics Annual Dropouts3,030,000 Dropouts per day8,300 National Rate8.1% That is roughly 1 student dropping out every 28 seconds! 5

Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate for Public High School Students by State 6

Dropouts and Crime  Percentage of U.S. Crimes committed by dropouts: 75% 7

Advocates for Change  This short video helps explain why we need education reform 8

Dropouts and Jobs  Percentage of jobs high school dropouts are not eligible for:  Amount of money a high school graduate will earn more than a drop out: 9

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. 10

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