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Facts about dropouts

Some surprising facts

  • In the U.S., high school dropouts commit about 75% of crimes.
  • A high school dropout will earn $200,000 less than a high school graduate over his lifetime. And almost a million dollars less than a college graduate. (Depends)

Where I got my facts

  • 1.2 million students drop out of high school in the US.
  • 25% of freshman who come in fail to graduate.
  • The drop out rate has fallen 3 percent in the last 20 years.

https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-high-school-dropout-rates