2008 CA High School Dropouts Could Fill Two Baseball Stadiums
According to our recently released data on high school dropouts, in 2008 about one in five kids in California (19%) dropped out of high school during grades 9-12, a total of nearly 100,000. That’s down from 109,000 in 2007, but each year roughly 100,000 dropouts enter an already shaky California economy. To put those numbers into perspective, you could fill Anaheim’s Angel Stadium twice over with 2008 California dropouts, and still have nearly 10,000 more kids waiting outside.
Hispanics/Latinos, who represent 49% of California’s public school students, accounted for more than half of all dropouts (nearly 55,000). African American/Black students had the highest dropout percentage rate, with nearly one in three (32.9%) quitting school during grades 9-12. Asian Americans had the lowest rate, at 7.9 percent.
Educators nationwide share concern over dropouts, because they are more likely to use drugs and alcohol, get involved in criminal activity, and become teen parents.
What’s happening locally in your school district? Have you seen an increasing or decreasing trend in high school dropouts? What factors might be contributing to these trends in your community?
Tags: New Data, Statewide Expansion
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