1. Group Data Analysis
By Ben Ginsberg, Sean Boyer, Dennis Csensits, Derek Steckel

2. Scenario Importance of School Dropout Rates
Linked to heightened criminal activity
Costly to society
A study by Northeastern University concluded that dropouts cost taxpayers $292,000 over the course of their lives
Lack of education leads to fewer employment opportunities
Do certain characteristics correlate to high dropout rates?
-Gender
-Location
-Reason
Source:
-Grade
-School Type
-Race

3. Data Dropout Publication Report - PA Department of Education
Data depicts enrollment and dropout from based on several different characteristics
Varying school districts and schools
Reason (including academic, behavior, etc.)
Race/ethnicity
Grade level (7-12)
Data Source:
Source:

4. Data Analysis Reason Grade Race School Type
Total Number of Dropouts: 13,883
Average Dropout Rate: 1.72%
Data Analysis
Infographic Link
Reason
Grade
Race
School Type
The most popular reason for dropping out is disliking the institution.
Dropouts tend to increase as grade level increases.
Hispanics and African Americans have the highest average dropout rate.
Charter Schools have a much higher dropout rate
Infographic Link:

5. Data Analysis Location Gender 58 Counties w/ More Male Dropouts
County with the lowest dropout rate: Cambria (.527%)
# of Schools with No Dropouts: 122
Data Analysis
Location
Gender
58 Counties w/ More Male Dropouts
6 Counties w/ More Female Dropouts
3 Counties w/ Equal Proportion
2 Counties with highest dropout rate: Columbia (5.49%)
2. Philadelphia(5.17%)

6. Conclusions
We discovered that the average dropout in PA from is..
A 12th grade Hispanic male from a charter school that is located in an urban area who dropped out because he disliked his institution
Data Highlights
Charter Schools had a significantly higher dropout rate than public schools (4.08% vs 1.52%)
33.07% of dropouts left school during their senior year
Urban counties had higher dropout rates, with the two highest rates in the areas of Philadelphia + Pittsburgh

7. References
Lynch, Matthew. “6 Reasons Why You Should Care About High School
Dropout Rates.” The Edvocate, 11 Dec. 2015, school-dropout-rates/.
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