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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Thank You!

For more information contact me at:

jjnelso2@asu.edu

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