Sentences with phrase «school dropout rate hovered»
The high - school dropout rate hovered at about 50 percent, and just 9 percent of entering 9th graders ever graduated from college.
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The state dropout rate hovers around 30 percent, and some state schools are struggling to meet the adequate yearly progress mandated by the federal «No Child Left Behind» act.
Supporters think charter schools could have helped reduce the high school dropout rate, which hovers at 30 percent and at almost 50 percent among minority students.
High school dropout rates have hovered near 30 percent for the past three decades, with those who do not earn a diploma — who are disproportionately low - income and minority students — more likely to face various social, economic, and health challenges over their lifetimes.