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High School Drop Out Rate

County: Dallas
Measurement Period: 2021
Filter: none (all Counties)
This indicator shows the percentage of students from a class of beginning ninth graders who drop out before completing their high school education.

Why is this important?

High school dropouts are more likely than people who finish high school to lack the basic skills required to function in an increasingly complicated job market and society. Adults with limited education levels are more likely to be unemployed, on government assistance, or involved in crime.
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County: Dallas

4.4%
Source: Texas Education Agency
Measurement period: 2021
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: May 2023
Filter(s) for this location: Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA): Dallas-Plano-Irving, Substate Region: 3a
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Compared to TX Counties, Dallas has a value of 4.4% which is in the worst 25% of counties. Counties in the best 50% have a value lower than 0.8% while counties in the worst 25% have a value higher than 1.6%.
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Compared to the TX Value (1.8%), Dallas has a value of 4.4% which is higher and worse.
TX Value
(1.8%)
Compared to the prior value, Dallas (4.4%) is less and better than the previously measured value (10.2%).
Prior Value
(10.2%)
Over time, the Dallas value is increasing, not significantly.
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High School Drop Out Rate

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Measurement Period: 2021
Data Source: Texas Education Agency
April 18, 2024www.healthyntexas.org
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0.2% - 0.8%
0.8% - 1.6%
1.6% - 2.6%
2.6% - 3.5%
3.5% - 5.2%
There are 17 County values. The lowest value is 0.2%, and the highest value is 5.2%. Half of the values are between 0.8% and 1.3%. The middle (median) value is 1.1%.

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Filed under: Education / Student Performance K-12, Education / Educational Attainment, Social Determinants of Health, Teens

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