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Dropout Stats

Dropout Stats. Brian Hinman, Ed.S Transition Specialist. Introduction. Purpose is to provide you with information and statistics on the negative impact of high school drop outs on the individual and the nation. Topics of Discussion. Who Race/Ethnicity/Socioeconomic Crime Economy

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Dropout Stats

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  1. Dropout Stats Brian Hinman, Ed.S Transition Specialist

  2. Introduction • Purpose is to provide you with information and statistics on the negative impact of high school drop outs on the individual and the nation.

  3. Topics of Discussion • Who • Race/Ethnicity/Socioeconomic • Crime • Economy • Personal Income and Employment

  4. Who • One million per year drop out. • 7,000 per day drop out. • Every 9 seconds. • Emotional/Behavioral Disorder approximately twice that of non-disabled. • Poor Readers 20 times more likely to drop out than competent readers.

  5. Race/Ethnicity/Socio-economic • Males 8 times more than females. • African American males 14 times more than African American females. • 52% Hispanic students graduate. • 56% African American students graduate. • 78% White students graduate.

  6. Crime • 30% dropouts are Federal Inmates. • 40% dropouts are State Inmates. • 50% dropouts on Death Row. • 1% increase in Graduation rate saves $1.4 Billion in crime costs. • 5% increase in male graduation rates results in $7.7 billion savings in crime costs and increased earning.

  7. Economy • 18 yr old drop out. • earns less than $260,000 in a lifetime • Contributes $60,000 less in taxes • $26 billion loss in federal and state taxes each year from the 23 million drop outs aged 18-67. • $325 billion in lost wage, taxes and productivity from the 2004, 1.3 million dropouts.

  8. Income and Employment • High School graduate will make on average $333,000 more than a drop out by age 65. • Some college: $538.000 more. • College Graduate: $1.3 million more. • 1964 drop out earned 64 cents per dollar in 2004 drop outs earned 37 cents.

  9. Yearly Earning • Median income for a high school drop out is $12,184 (2003). • Median income for a high school graduate or GED was $20,431 (2003). • Difference of $8,000 per year or in a ten year time period $80,000.

  10. Students with Disability Drop Outs 14 Years and Older by Race/Ethnicity Students with Disabilities Aged 14 and Older who Dropped Out

  11. Reference • Monrad, M. (2007) “High School Dropout: A Quick Stats Fact Sheet.” National High School Center, American Institute for Research.

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