Drop out rates and phone numbers

1. What are the drop out rates?
2. How is dropout calculated?
3. Who is most likely to dropout of high school?

What are the drop out rates?

Data Summary. Between 2019 and 2020, about 24% of first-time, full-time undergraduate first-year students dropped out of college. In 2021, 31.6% of students who enrolled in 2015 were no longer enrolled six years later and had not received their degree.

How is dropout calculated?

For example: (100 enrolled students minus 90 completers) divided by 100 enrolled students equals a 10% dropout rate.

Who is most likely to dropout of high school?

Dropout Rate by Race

The rates, however, remain high for people of color. In particular, American Indian/Alaska Native high school students have the highest high school dropout rate at 9.6% (NCES, 2021). This is much higher compared to the overall average dropout rate of 5.1% (NCES, 2021).