High school graduates are more likely to be employed, make higher taxable income, and aid in job generation.
High school graduates are less likely to engage in criminal behavior or require social services.
The nation’s economy depends on skilled labor. Business leaders report difficulty in finding enough qualified employees with the skills, training and education to meet their companies’ needs.
Figures
Every year, over 1.2 million students drop out of high school in the United States alone. That’s a student every 26 seconds — or 7,000 students a day.
About 25% of high school freshmen fail to graduate from high school on time.
A high school dropout will earn $200,000 less than a high school graduate over his/her lifetime. And almost a million dollars less than a college graduate.
Low-income students are graduating at a rate that’s almost 15% below the rate for their non-low-income peers.
