DEMOGRAPHIC RISK FACTORS
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What factors make a student "at-risk" for high school dropout?
“More than two-thirds of state prison inmates have no high school diploma”.
- Bloom, 2010, p. 91
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Students who drop out of school have a “6.4% unemployment rate, compared to 3.5% for those with a high school degree and 1.7% for those with 4-year college degrees”.
- Neild et al., 2008, p. 544
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- Students who live in the South or the West - Schools with high student to teacher ratios
- African American - Native American
- Males
- Students who move often
- Low grades in core academic subjects like English and math - Students who have been disciplined often at school - Students who have repeated a grade in school - Students with disabilities, particularly with a diagnosis of emotional and behavioral disorders* ** Some research suggests students with disabilities may have a better chance of completing school, due to smaller student-teacher ratios.
- Students who change schools often, sometimes due to moving often
- Friends who have dropped out of school - Schools where there are weak relationships between students and their teachers - Single parent families - Students who live with a stepparent - Depression or other mental health issues - Gang or criminal activity |