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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED344964 AUTHOR: Almeida, Cheryl; Nellhaus, Jeff
TITLE: Dropout Rates in Massachusetts Public Schools: 1990.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1992
NOTE: 59 p.; For the 1989 report, see ED 328 652.
ABSTRACT: This report presents statistical data on the
dropout rates in Massachusetts public schools for 1990. The
data were gathered through a state mandated annual survey
of the state's public schools. Dropouts are defined as
students aged 16 years or older who leave school prior to
graduation for reasons other than transfer to another
school. The report presents findings in several sections.
Section I presents data on annual dropout rates by grade,
gender, race/ethnicity, Kind of Community (KOC), Service
Delivery Area (SDA), and program area. Section II provides
data on projected 4-year dropout rates that are based on
annual dropout rates and estimate the percentage of
entering ninth graders who may not graduate from high
school. Sections I and II present statistical data in 11
tables and 6 graphs. Section III provides technical
information such as sources of the data, limitations of the
data, and methods used to calculate dropout rates. Section
IV lists annual dropout rates by school in nine pages of
tables. Section V lists projected 4-year dropout rates by
school district in eight pages of tables. Appendices
contain the definition of a dropout for 1992, lists of
communities by SDA, and lists of communities by KOC. (JB)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Adolescents-; Graphs-; High-Schools;
Potential-Dropouts; Tables-Data; Young-Adults
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Dropout-Rate; *Public-Schools; *School
Statistics; *Secondary-School-Students; *State-Surveys
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