Annually, a statewide school dropout study is conducted in New Mexico. The purpose of the study is to gather and publish information bearing on the extent and nature of the dropout problem in New Mexico public schools. Data on the grade, sex, ethnicity, and reason for dropping out were collected for students who prematurely discontinued their…

Data from an annual study conducted in 1989-90 on the extent and nature of the dropout problem in New Mexico public schools is presented in this document. Data is reported in these categories: annual dropout rate by grade, gender, and ethnicity for grades 9-12 and 7-8; dropout rate by ethnicity and grade; dropout rate by ethnicity and gender;…

This technical report addresses the complexities of calculating dropout rates and presents results from one method of calculation that represented Chicago Public Schools (CPS) dropout rates over several years. The goal was to develop an indicator that would provide accurate and comparable measurement over a sufficient length of time to reveal the…

These dropout and migration statistics were compiled during the first year of implementation of the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) dropout tracking and database system. These data were collected, primarily, to determine the number of students leaving the DCPS before graduation who did not re-enroll in another educational institution.…

This report is the latest in a series of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reports on high school dropout and completion rates that began in 1988. It presents estimates of rates in 2001, and includes time series data on high school dropout and completion rates for the period 1972 through 2001. In addition to extending time series…

This study, which focused on the 1998-99 school year, addresses dropout rates for individual schools, districts, counties, and the state of Arizona categorized by grade, gender, race/ethnicity, withdrawal type, school-year and summer dropouts, county, and district. The data include actual student enrollment and dropout counts as well as status…

This booklet contains a number of tables that summarize data on the employment and educational status of Philadelphia high school dropouts as of September 1975. Data for the survey were gathered through questionnaires completed by 1,306 individuals who dropped out of high school during the 1974-75 school year. Also included are several tables that…

This document contains data regarding the secondary school dropouts (grades 7-12) from Iowa's public schools and the primary status of Iowa's 1990 public high school graduates one year after graduation. Data is presented in the form of charts, graphs, and tables. Data on dropouts is presented in these categories: sex; grade distribution; K-12…

This study examined the progress toward school completion of students who entered ninth grade in fall 1998 and were scheduled to graduate on time in spring 2002 after 4 years of high school, offering outcomes for the class as a whole and for specific groups of students categorized by gender, native language, race/ethnicity, and immigrant status.…

The basis for this report is a large research project undertaken by The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) for the Ontario Ministry of Education from July 1974 through December 1975. It also uses evidence from two earlier small studies of OISE, from the academic years 1972-73 and 1973-74. The project was designed to be the main…

The Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE) of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) annually summarizes the district's dropout statistics for grades 7 through 12. This report contains the school-year and annual dropout counts for high school for the past six years, 1983-84 through 1988-89, and for grades 7 and 8 for the past five…

This study updates and adds to data presented in a March 1986 study on the dropout problem in Boston (Massachusetts) Public Schools. The current study has the following four major parts: (1) updates to student loss data for the entire 1985-86 school year; (2) demographic studies of dropouts for that period: analyses by gender, race, grade,…

In the late 1960's, educators and researchers became concerned with the dropout problem in large urban school districts. In Philadelphia, the Division of Pupil Personnel and Counseling (PPC) is responsible for collection of this data and reports this information to the state. The process has been computerized to cope with the large volume of data.…

This report provides Colorado state summary tables and district reports of graduation rates, dropout rates, and suspension and expulsion rates for the Class of 1998. The Colorado graduate rate for the Class of 1998 is 80.1%, an increase of 1.6% points from the rate reported for the Class of 1997. This graduation rate represents all Colorado…

This report provides information on the number of students who dropped out of Colorado's public schools during the 1990-91 school year. The dropout rate is an annual rate reflecting the percentage of all students in grades 7 through 12 who leave school during the reporting period and are not known to transfer to other schools or a general…