Graduates, Dropouts, and Withdrawals, 1985-1986. Report No. 8722.

Autor/inn/en	Mason-Dorman, Cheryl; und weitere
Institution	Philadelphia School District, PA. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
Titel	Graduates, Dropouts, and Withdrawals, 1985-1986. Report No. 8722.
Quelle	(1987), (83 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Academic Persistence; Asian Americans; Black Students; Dropout Rate; Dropouts; Elementary Schools; Elementary Secondary Education; High School Graduates; High Schools; Hispanic Americans; School Districts; School Holding Power; Statistical Data; Student Attrition; White Students; Withdrawal (Education) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; School district; Schulbezirk; Schülerbeurlaubung; Kursabbruch
Abstract	This report describes the dropout rate for the Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) School District for the year 1985-86. All students eligible to drop out--those between 15 and 21 years old in grades 7 through 12 or in Special Education or ungraded equivalents--were identified (N=70,025). The number of dropouts--not including runaways or those whose whereabouts were unknown--was 3,061 females and 3,788 males (9.8%); this rate was lower than that in 1984-85. Tenth graders had the largest number of dropouts (2,545), and the lowest percentages of dropouts for all races and sexes occurred at grades 7 and 8. A total of 4,305 black and 1,162 white students dropped out. There were 32,382 withdrawals (including graduates), which was about 16% of the total enrollment. Most withdrawals occurred at ages 5 to 6 and 14 to 19 years (in kindergarten and grades 1 and 10). Over 61% of those who withdrew were white students leaving public kindergarten and grade 1 for a private or parochial school. The total number of graduates in June of 1986 was 9,437. Tables and graphs provide data on graduates, dropouts, and withdrawals by age, race, and reason for withdrawal. Additional reports are to be published annually, and a cohort study of grade 9 is currently being conducted. Appendices compare the 1979-80 report and provide a glossary of terms and a map of Philadelphia. (SLD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC