Dropout Rate among High School Students

Every year there are thousands of high direct students who dropout of develop for different reasons in the unify States. The datas statistics regarding the dropout rate of high school students in America since 1990 showed that it diminishes slowly and the problem has been continuing up to this present time. That is why researches, campaigns and law perk up been promulgated to help on preventing students to dropout of school. However, the greatest thing to be done is the support of every individual on preventing and helping high school students to roost on schooling.Since the issue is not just pertaining to a dropout student but also with the society as well so every high school dropouts affects society on its economic status. Dropout Rate among High School Students Since the medieval years, the rate of high school dropouts was considerably higher and has been one of the great issues pertaining to development and to the society. Every time the clock ticks there is one student w ho drops out of school. And, this dropping out of school affects not only the individuals life, life history or future but also the community and the economic status of the country as well.That is why it has been a great concern of every policymakers and educational institutions to resolve the problem which continually acts like a terrible disease, a silent epidemic of a country, taking into consideration the dropout rates in the past years in the United States. This paper will show the following information 1. Dropout rate of high school in America. 2. Effects of high school dropouts to education and to the society. 3. How does dropout rate could be best resolved in both policy and innovative practices.Dropout Rate of High School in America From the archean years of individuals education, students were compelled by parents to continue studying as much as possible. Because it is said that education is one of the major assets which one can keep for the on the whole lifetime. Educa tion is a treasure which will give future career and better life. However, many high school students dropped out of school even if parents had condition advice and thoughts regarding a better life with the help of standard education.The dropout rate of high school students never diminishes worldwide. In the United States rate of dropout, it shows a little swap in the past years from 1990 to 2000 (Table 1). Data compiled by NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) indicates that the percentage of 16-through 24-year-olds who were dropouts ranged between 10. 9 and 12. 5 percent (General Accounting Office-GAO, 2002, p. 7).NCESs dropout rates, of America, in percentage of 16- Through 24 yrs. old who were dropout from Oct. 1990 through Oct. 2000 (cited in GAO, 2002, p. 7) Although, regions dropout rate shows a discrepancy wherein the highest dropout rates occurred in the South and West, epoch the lowest rates occurred in the Northeast and Midwest (GAO, 2002). Its visible in table 2, while the national portion of 16 through 24-year-olds that were dropouts was 10. 9 percent in October 2000, the regional averaged ranged from 12. 9 percent in the South to 8. 5 percent in the Northeast (GAO, 2002, p. 8)