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School Completion Status
Parents' interview responses in 2003 indicate that 72 percent of out-of-school5 youth with disabilities complete high school6 by receiving either a regular diploma or a certificate of completion or similar document (figure 1).7 The rate of high school completion in that same year for youth with disabilities overall was 17 percentage points higher than the rate in 1987.8 Among the 28 percent who do not complete high school, the most common reasons reported are their dislike of their school experience (36 percent) and poor relationships with teachers and students (17 percent).
5 Approximately 1,220 NLTS2 sample members
were out of school, including almost 900 graduates and approximately 325 dropouts.
6 The school completion rate is the number of youth who were reported by parents in Wave 2 telephone interviews (2003) no longer to be attending high school and who left high school by receiving a regular diploma or certificate of completion, divided by the total number of youth reported no longer to be attending high school. Youth were ages 15 through 19.
7 These school completers are referred to as graduates in the remainder of this fact sheet.
8 The statistical significance of differences between groups and of changes over time was determined by two-tailed F tests.
6 The school completion rate is the number of youth who were reported by parents in Wave 2 telephone interviews (2003) no longer to be attending high school and who left high school by receiving a regular diploma or certificate of completion, divided by the total number of youth reported no longer to be attending high school. Youth were ages 15 through 19.
7 These school completers are referred to as graduates in the remainder of this fact sheet.
8 The statistical significance of differences between groups and of changes over time was determined by two-tailed F tests.