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Winglee, Marianne; Marker, David; Henderson, Allison; Young, Beth Aronstamm; Hoffman, Lee – Education Statistics Quarterly, 2000
Explores alternatives for reporting state dropout data and high school completion rates based on Common Core of Data information. Analyses find that the major types of nonstandard dropout reporting practices have statistically significant, but different, effects on the size of state dropout rates. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, High School Graduates, High Schools, Research Methodology
Download full textWinglee, Marianne; Marker, David; Henderson, Allison; Young, Beth Aronstamm; Hoffman, Lee – 2000
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has explored the feasibility of adjusting nonstandard dropout reports to make them comparable with those from states using the standard Common Core of Data (CCD) definition. Between 1997 and 1999 staff from NCES and state education agencies worked with analysts from Westat to develop a…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Dropout Rate, Dropouts, High School Students
Young, Beth Aronstamm – 2003
This report presents the number and percentage of students dropping out of and completing public school for the 2000-2001 school year. Information came from the Common Core of Data (CCD) surveys, which provide basic data on public K-12 institutions, students, and staff. A total of 45 states reported dropouts using the CCD definition. The 9th-12th…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Graduation, High Schools
Young, Beth Aronstamm; Hoffman, Lee – Education Statistics Quarterly, 2002
Presents major findings from the analysis of public high school dropout and 4-year completion rate data using data from the Common Core of Data. Between 1993-1994 and 1997-1998, the high school dropout rates were between 4% and 7% in almost two-thirds of reporting states. White and Asian/Pacific Islander students were less likely to drop out than…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Dropouts, Ethnic Groups, High School Graduates
Peer reviewedYoung, Beth Aronstamm – National Center for Education Statistics, 2002
Two of the most important indicators of the educational system's success are the rates that young people complete and drop out of school each year. The Common Core of Data (CCD) survey system of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) annually collects information about public school dropouts and completers. This report presents the…
Descriptors: Public Schools, High School Students, Dropout Rate, Dropouts
Young, Beth Aronstamm; Hoffman, Lee – 2002
This report examines data from the National Center for Education Statistics' Common Core of Data (CCD) on public high school dropout and four-year completion rates. The four-year completion rate is the proportion of students who leave school from grades 9-12 as completers. The CCD four-year completion rate is limited to public school data from…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian American Students, Black Students, Dropout Rate
Sable, Jennifer; Young, Beth Aronstamm – National Center for Education Statistics, 2003
This publication provides descriptive information about the 100 largest school districts in the United States. Almost one in every four public school students in this nation is served by one of these large districts. They are distinguished from the average district by characteristics, in addition to sheer size, such as pupil-teacher ratios, high…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Districts, Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools
