Early High School Dropouts: What Are Their Characteristics?

Title:	Early High School Dropouts: What Are Their Characteristics?
Description:	This Data Point uses data from the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) to examine the extent to which high school students drop out of school between the ninth and eleventh grade and how dropout rates vary by sex, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. HSLS:09 is a nationally representative, longitudinal study of more than 23,000 ninth-graders in 2009. HSLS:09 surveyed students, their parents, math and science teachers, school administrators, and school counselors.
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Cover Date:	February 2015
Web Release:	February 19, 2015
Publication #:	NCES 2015066
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Jeffrey A. Rosen, Xianglei Chen, and Steven Ingels, RTI International
Type of Product:	Data Point
Survey/Program Areas:	High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09)
Keywords:	Dropout Rates Dropout Rates (High School) High School • high school dropouts
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Data Point, please contact: Elise Christopher.