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Dropout Data Report State Information 2011-2012 February 12, 2013

Dropout Data Report State Information 2011-2012 February 12, 2013. Dropout Definition. A dropout is an individual who Was enrolled in school at some time during the reporting year; Was not enrolled on day 20 of the current year;

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Dropout Data Report State Information 2011-2012 February 12, 2013

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  1. Dropout Data Report State Information 2011-2012February 12, 2013

  2. Dropout Definition A dropout is an individual who • Was enrolled in school at some time during the reporting year; • Was not enrolled on day 20 of the current year; • Has not graduated from high school or completed a state or district approved educational program; • Does not meet any of the following reporting exclusions: • Transferred to another public school district, private school, home school or state/district approved educational program including charter schools • Temporarily absent due to suspension or school approved illness, or • Death

  3. Graduation Rate Definition • The four year cohort graduation rate released by the state measures the percentage of students who enter high school and graduate in four years or less. • This rate does not reflect students who may take five years to graduate from high school.

  4. General Findings for North Carolina2011-2012 • High Schools in North Carolina reported a dropout rate of 3.01 %, a decrease from the 3.43% rate reported from the previous year.

  5. Dropout Count • The 13,488 dropouts recorded in grades 9-13 represented a 12.1 % decrease from the 15,342 reported in 2010-2011. • The largest 3-year decreases in high school dropout count were found in Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, and Pitt. • This is the fourth consecutive year Forsyth has been recognized as a county with the largest 3 year drop.

  6. Urban Comparison of School Systems 2011-2012 School System Dropout Rate • Charlotte-Mecklenburg 3.20 • Durham 3.55 • Guilford 2.15 • Wake 2.83 • WS/FCS 3.38 • State of North Carolina 3.01%

  7. Trend Data Urban Comparison: 7 years

  8. WS/FCS District Dropout Data 2011-2012

  9. Twenty Three Years of Dropout Data 9-12Forsyth County

  10. State Rate Compared to Forsyth County Rate Grades 9-12

  11. Distribution of Dropouts for 2011-2012 Grades 1-12

  12. WS/FCS Grade Trend Data 2008-2009 to 2011-2012

  13. 2011-2012 Ethnic Breakdown of Dropouts 7-12

  14. WS/FCS Race Gender Trend Data 2008-2009 to 2011-2012

  15. Dropout Reasons 2011-2012

  16. WS/FCS School Dropout Data 2011-2012

  17. 2011-2012 Dropout Data for High SchoolsWS/FCS Dropout Rate 3.38%

  18. 2011-2012 Dropout Data for High Schools

  19. 2011-2012 Dropout Data for Special Schools

  20. Summary • Schools working efficiently to reduce the number of students leaving school before graduation. • WS/FCS had a decrease of 72 students dropping out during the 2011-2012 school year. • WS/FCS was cited by the state as one of the systems with the largest 3-year decreases in dropout counts for the fourth consecutive year.

  21. Summary Continued • 10 High Schools showed a decrease in their dropout rate. • WS/FCS continues to work with students, parents, and the community to provide opportunities for students to graduate.

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