Document Type

Report

Publication Date

9-7-2016

Series Number

Volume 13 Issue 1

Keywords

School performance, graduation rates

Abstract

High school graduation rate has become an increasingly important measure of school performance over the past fifteen years. Graduation is an important event, as studies have shown that failing to graduate from high school is associated with several negative consequences including lower lifetime wages, poorer health, and an increased likelihood of incarceration. This paper examines several district- and school-level variables that may impact the high school graduation rate in a given school, district or region.

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