

Note Reference 2 College Graduation Rates By School Type. With a 99% success rate, Communities In Schools is a proven, cost-effective strategy to help reduce the dropout rate.įor more information on Communities In Schools of Northeast Texas, please give us a call (903.434.8212). That's slightly higher than the average college graduation rate from 2008-2020 reported by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), which was 60 at four-year colleges. A grant-funded program, receiving funding through Texas Education Agency, local school districts, community partnerships and donations, Communities In Schools of Northeast Texas spends approximately $427 per student to ensure that the students stay in school. A recent study reported in the New York Times estimates that each new high school graduate will earn at minimum, $143 per week more than a high school dropout, and this translates into an economic benefit to the overall tax base of approximately $127,000 over the graduate's lifetime.Ĭommunities In Schools of Northeast Texas exists to begin addressing the problem in early elementary grades, and throughout the student's school career. Additionally, 82 percent of inmates currently incarcerated in the American prison system are high school dropouts. Graduation Rate: Percentage of students who enrolled as first time, full-time students in a WCC program and graduated from WCC was 28 percent.

programs that are supported by tax dollars. High school dropouts are more likely to become clients of social service programs. In Nevada, the cost of funding community college students who dropped out after one year was estimated at 8. Summary of activity, enrollment, resources and financial standing of community colleges. Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is 37.92 after four years, 46.43 after six years, and 47.82 after eight years. and it is a problem that affects the entire nation. After six years, the Baltimore City Community College graduation rate was 10, and by the eight year mark, 11 of the cohort had completed their degree. In fact, an estimated 1.3 million high school students will drop out of high school this year.

More than one-third of the students who begin high school in the United States will leave school without a diploma. After six years, the Kellogg Community College graduation rate was 22, and by the eight year mark, 23 of the cohort had completed their degree.
