dropout rates
Student departure percentages
Dropout rates measure the proportion of students who leave school before completing a program or degree.
The term most commonly refers to high school students who don't graduate, but applies to any educational level: College dropout rates spike during freshman year.
Policymakers track dropout rates as indicators of educational system health and economic outcomes.
- high schoolUpper secondary institution
- after-school programsOrganized youth activities post-classes
- truancyUnauthorized absence from school
- school attendanceStudent presence rate
- mentorship programsStructured expert-novice pairings
poverty · socioeconomic status · financial aid · counseling services · unemployment · bullying · scholarships · GED programs · second chance · early warning systems · fall through the cracks · at-risk youth · left behind · pushed out · curriculum reform · compulsory education · learning disabilities · credit recovery
- College Policytuition caps, federal funding, state funding, financial aid, student aid
- school gendergender gap, gender equity, gender bias, Title IX, coeducation
- academicsprofessor, course, university professors, math, professors
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
- school problemsovercrowding, school funding, budget cuts, bullying, poor attendance
- education metricstest scores, graduation rates, grades, GPA, attendance rates