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Kaufman, Phillip; Alt, Martha Naomi; Chapman, Christopher D. – Education Statistics Quarterly, 2001
Presents dropout rates for 2000 as well as time series data on high school dropout and completion rates for 1972 to 2000. Also describes characteristics of high school dropouts and completers in 2000. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Dropouts, High School Graduates, High School Students
Download full textKaufman, Phillip; Alt, Martha Naomi; Chapman, Christopher D. – US Department of Education, 2004
This report is the latest in a series of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reports on high school dropout and completion rates that began in 1988. It presents estimates of rates in 2001, and includes time series data on high school dropout and completion rates for the period 1972 through 2001. In addition to extending time series…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Dropout Rate, High School Graduates, Secondary Education
Kaufman, Phillip; Alt, Martha Naomi; Chapman, Christopher D. – 2001
This report is the 13th in a series that focuses on high school dropout and completion rates, presenting data on 2000 rates and including time series data on high school dropout and completion rates for 1972-00. In addition to extending time series data reported in earlier years, this report examines the characteristics of high school dropouts and…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Graduation
Kaufman, Phillip; Kwon, Jin Y.; Klein, Steve; Chapman, Christopher D. – 2000
This report offers data on 1999 high school dropout rates and includes time series data on high school dropout and completion rates for 1972-99. Besides extending time series data from earlier years, it examines characteristics of 1999 high school dropouts and high school completers. It begins by investigating event and status dropout rates: types…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Kaufman, Phillip; And Others – 1996
The decade of the 1980s saw great change in the educational system. This report examines the changing demographics of high school students over the last decade and investigates the impact that these changes may have had on high school dropout rates. Specifically, the study examined the changing nature of the high school population during the last…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Demography, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate
McMillen, Marilyn M.; Kaufman, Phillip; Klein, Steve – 1997
This report, which is the eighth in a series, presents data for 1995 on high school dropout and retention rates, and examines high school completion and graduation rates. In addition to extending time series data from earlier reports, this report focuses on three specific subpopulations that are at particular risk of dropping out of school: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Disabilities, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
McMillen, Marilyn M.; Kaufman, Phillip – 1996
This report, which is the seventh in a series, presents data from 1994 on high school dropout and retention rates and examines high school graduation and completion rates. Included is an analysis of the 1994 high school completion status and subsequent life activities of members of the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 cohort of eighth…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Cohort Analysis, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate
