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High School Cohort Dropout Rate

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High School Cohort Dropout Rate

What does this measure?

The number of students who dropped out of high school, as a percentage of their cohort. The cohort is the class of ninth-graders beginning high school together.

Why is this important?

High school dropouts face fewer and declining career opportunities than graduates and are more likely to end up unemployed, in prison or on public assistance. Since they tend to have lower earnings, dropouts also contribute less in local, state and federal taxes, and depend more on programs such as food stamps and Medicaid health insurance for the poor.

How is the region performing?

About 6% of the Mid-Hudson Valley region's class of 2024 dropped out by the time their class was ready to graduate (after four years of high school), slightly higher than the state (excluding NYC) rate (4%). The region's dropout rate has fallen by 3 percentage points from 2009. Among regional counties, the dropout rate was highest in Sullivan (11%) and lowest in Greene (5%). Districts with the highest dropout rates were Poughkeepsie (29%), and Northeast Central, Liberty Central and Tri-Valley Central (all at 16%). In contrast, Germantown Central, New Lebanon Central, Hunter-Tannersville Central, and Highland Falls Central had the lowest dropout rate at 0%.

Notes about the data

Data for earlier years were not comparable because cohorts were not tracked in the same way.

High School Cohort Dropout Rate
2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Region9%8%8%7%7%7%6%6%6%6%6%5%5%6%6%6%
Columbia10%11%11%12%10%8%7%8%8%6%5%6%4%6%5%6%
Dutchess10%9%8%8%7%7%8%6%7%6%7%5%5%7%7%7%
Greene8%7%8%6%5%5%5%6%3%4%5%4%5%7%7%5%
Orange9%7%7%7%7%6%5%5%6%6%6%5%5%5%6%6%
Putnam2%1%2%1%1%1%1%2%2%2%2%3%2%2%5%3%
Sullivan11%10%11%11%9%12%12%9%10%9%12%9%8%11%12%11%
Ulster12%9%9%9%9%9%8%7%7%9%7%6%6%7%7%6%
NYS (excluding NYC)8%8%7%7%6%6%5%5%5%5%5%5%4%4%5%4%
Columbia School Districts
Berkshire Union Free school district, Columbia CountyN/A0%0%0%0%0%13%9%N/A0%0%N/AN/A
Chatham Central school district, Columbia County8%4%5%9%5%4%8%6%7%6%7%4%4%8%4%6%
Germantown Central school district, Columbia County7%15%12%12%16%10%5%3%15%0%13%7%4%3%6%0%
Hudson City school district, Columbia County14%17%16%22%17%16%11%12%8%5%3%7%5%10%11%13%
Kinderhook Central school district, Columbia County10%8%11%9%3%6%5%10%5%8%3%0%1%1%2%1%
New Lebanon Central school district, Columbia County8%10%13%10%8%0%4%0%8%5%3%5%3%3%0%0%
Taconic Hills Central school district, Columbia County11%10%9%9%11%7%6%10%8%8%7%12%6%9%7%7%
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central school district, Dutchess County8%7%5%3%4%4%6%5%6%5%4%3%4%4%5%3%
Beacon City school district, Dutchess County13%9%12%14%13%9%11%4%7%5%7%6%2%6%6%5%
Dover Union Free school district, Dutchess County12%9%12%8%6%8%6%6%8%9%9%6%12%11%2%8%
Hyde Park Central school district, Dutchess County7%10%16%9%11%14%10%9%12%9%9%6%9%10%7%11%
Millbrook Central school district, Dutchess County5%2%3%5%1%5%5%2%1%0%1%0%1%5%6%4%
Northeast Central school district, Dutchess County10%16%10%12%9%1%7%4%2%5%6%6%7%24%5%16%
Pawling Central school district, Dutchess County3%3%2%2%0%3%1%2%2%2%5%0%0%2%5%2%
Pine Plains Central school district, Dutchess County13%6%3%13%9%13%8%5%6%5%9%5%5%4%13%11%
Poughkeepsie City school district, Dutchess County26%30%21%26%25%24%24%21%21%24%24%19%20%24%27%29%
Red Hook Central school district, Dutchess County3%6%3%3%4%3%8%5%4%1%1%4%3%3%7%3%
Rhinebeck Central school district, Dutchess County2%4%2%5%7%7%3%0%3%0%1%1%7%3%5%4%
Spackenkill Union Free school district, Dutchess County4%5%5%1%4%2%1%2%3%2%3%4%5%6%2%1%
Wappingers Central school district, Dutchess County10%8%7%6%4%4%6%4%4%3%4%3%2%2%2%3%
Greene School Districts
Cairo-Durham Central school district, Greene County12%10%9%7%6%5%6%6%4%4%8%5%10%8%13%5%
Catskill Central school district, Greene County11%5%9%8%7%9%9%10%3%7%6%4%1%6%10%10%
Coxsackie-Athens Central school district, Greene County9%14%12%7%5%4%5%5%2%5%6%7%6%8%5%5%
Greenville Central school district, Greene County5%0%3%2%4%1%1%1%4%1%0%3%4%6%2%3%
Hunter-Tannersville Central school district, Greene County3%6%8%7%3%6%0%19%0%5%6%4%0%10%5%0%
Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central school district, Greene County2%13%12%5%9%6%3%3%8%4%14%5%7%4%0%4%
Orange School Districts
Chester Union Free school district, Orange County4%3%3%6%0%3%2%3%6%1%3%1%1%5%2%2%
Cornwall Central school district, Orange County3%3%3%2%4%0%3%2%3%1%2%3%2%2%3%1%
Florida Union Free school district, Orange County3%1%3%0%0%1%0%3%0%0%2%1%3%2%0%2%
Goshen Central school district, Orange County4%2%2%1%1%2%1%2%1%3%2%0%2%2%4%2%
Highland Falls Central school district, Orange County4%3%6%2%5%3%2%3%0%2%5%8%7%6%2%0%
Kiryas Joel Village Union Free school district, Orange CountyN/AN/AN/AN/A0%N/A0%N/AN/A14%22%43%40%13%N/AN/A
Middletown City school district, Orange County13%10%12%12%12%10%12%9%11%10%10%9%7%5%7%5%
Minisink Valley Central school district, Orange County5%5%5%2%5%4%4%5%3%4%3%1%2%2%2%3%
Monroe-Woodbury Central school district, Orange County3%2%1%2%3%2%3%1%2%3%3%4%3%4%3%3%
Newburgh City school district, Orange County19%20%14%14%13%11%9%10%10%8%12%10%10%11%15%15%
Pine Bush Central school district, Orange County10%4%8%4%6%3%4%3%4%5%2%4%2%5%3%4%
Port Jervis City school district, Orange County15%15%14%18%13%15%10%7%11%10%9%6%7%10%12%13%
Tuxedo Union Free school district, Orange County4%1%3%4%6%4%2%4%6%0%0%0%0%0%0%4%
Valley Central school district, Orange County8%4%9%8%7%8%6%4%4%5%4%4%3%5%6%7%
Warwick Valley Central school district, Orange County3%2%2%2%1%0%2%1%2%1%1%1%0%3%1%1%
Washingtonville Central school district, Orange County3%3%3%3%3%3%2%2%3%3%2%2%3%2%2%2%
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central school district, Putnam County4%3%2%2%0%1%1%2%2%6%5%6%6%8%8%4%
Carmel Central school district, Putnam County3%1%2%1%1%2%3%3%2%1%2%3%2%1%8%3%
Haldane Central school district, Putnam County3%0%0%3%0%0%0%0%1%0%2%3%0%0%1%1%
Mahopac Central school district, Putnam County1%1%2%1%1%1%1%1%2%1%1%2%0%0%1%1%
Putnam Valley Central school district, Putnam County2%2%1%1%0%2%1%1%1%2%1%1%0%1%0%4%
Sullivan Villages
Eldred Central village, Sullivan County3%12%7%3%9%2%7%3%4%10%6%2%10%7%5%2%
Fallsburg Central village, Sullivan County17%17%21%14%7%16%21%15%17%19%23%8%15%19%18%13%
Liberty Central village, Sullivan County17%16%16%15%14%18%20%13%10%14%16%14%7%15%15%16%
Livingston Manor Central village, Sullivan County13%8%5%18%3%14%3%8%5%16%17%10%2%14%8%13%
Monticello Central village, Sullivan County10%10%10%13%10%11%11%7%10%5%7%7%8%11%10%9%
Sullivan West Central village, Sullivan County7%4%8%9%7%10%11%4%6%6%9%8%10%4%7%7%
Tri-Valley Central village, Sullivan County4%3%4%6%7%11%7%11%14%6%14%19%9%6%9%16%
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central school district, Ulster County13%15%11%15%8%12%17%12%11%14%6%11%7%12%11%10%
Highland Central school district, Ulster County5%4%7%8%6%7%7%3%3%4%5%4%2%2%6%2%
Kingston City school district, Ulster County24%17%14%14%13%13%10%10%11%13%13%8%12%13%13%10%
Marlboro Central school district, Ulster County8%6%5%2%3%5%5%5%5%7%3%4%4%3%5%4%
New Paltz Central school district, Ulster County3%4%1%4%2%3%1%2%2%2%4%3%2%3%1%1%
Onteora Central school district, Ulster County8%5%8%4%9%6%7%4%6%7%7%4%6%1%6%9%
Rondout Valley Central school district, Ulster County11%6%6%6%8%4%4%4%3%4%4%8%3%8%1%2%
Saugerties Central school district, Ulster County9%9%11%13%11%8%10%9%10%12%8%10%7%7%7%5%
Wallkill Central school district, Ulster County4%7%8%8%12%10%6%6%7%6%6%3%2%2%3%6%

Source: New York State Education Department
Notes: Years denote 12th grade year for cohort.




Number of High School Dropouts
2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Region1,4511,2321,1941,101999917902760794799832694648776808789
Columbia80807985675346474437303019312730
Dutchess387376340286276261289212223203230168178214210218
Greene52435437312827331520262024303122
Orange493406390360351281279247281276282254225260280294
Putnam3418241991820222530273823275329
Sullivan1028995103689889667569986562828783
Ulster303220212211197178152133131164139119117132120113
NYS (excluding NYC)11,46511,1079,7759,5518,6487,8897,1727,1347,1887,1157,0316,2055,1215,7746,0035,759
Columbia School Districts
Berkshire Union Free school district, Columbia CountyN/A0000011N/A00N/AN/A
Chatham Central school district, Columbia County105510659666633644
Germantown Central school district, Columbia County5977942160632120
Hudson City school district, Columbia County24312936282815151284106131117
Kinderhook Central school district, Columbia County1914211659914812501122
New Lebanon Central school district, Columbia County4554402032121100
Taconic Hills Central school district, Columbia County18161212157810998126987
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central school district, Dutchess County67584423333250444640282227303417
Beacon City school district, Dutchess County34293736382326111491615414139
Dover Union Free school district, Dutchess County201316107107781198141229
Hyde Park Central school district, Dutchess County29385931454634283830331529302033
Millbrook Central school district, Dutchess County6235155210101453
Northeast Central school district, Dutchess County89795133133341229
Pawling Central school district, Dutchess County3422031222500252
Pine Plains Central school district, Dutchess County1673149125444743398
Poughkeepsie City school district, Dutchess County86996882817477606169826061718497
Red Hook Central school district, Dutchess County6126575168711755114
Rhinebeck Central school district, Dutchess County2525773030116243
Spackenkill Union Free school district, Dutchess County6881531333446821
Wappingers Central school district, Dutchess County104928563384061403531402918211923
Greene School Districts
Cairo-Durham Central school district, Greene County181313886774484107114
Catskill Central school district, Greene County13614129121212386417129
Coxsackie-Athens Central school district, Greene County12171610656725777855
Greenville Central school district, Greene County6032411141034523
Hunter-Tannersville Central school district, Greene County2343120501210210
Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central school district, Greene County1442321121312101
Orange School Districts
Chester Union Free school district, Orange County3335032361211522
Cornwall Central school district, Orange County1010881118783777773
Florida Union Free school district, Orange County2120010200112101
Goshen Central school district, Orange County96622624274145106
Highland Falls Central school district, Orange County53837333026117830
Kiryas Joel Village Union Free school district, Orange CountyN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/AN/A12321N/AN/A
Middletown City school district, Orange County73516666645568516150545844334332
Minisink Valley Central school district, Orange County20222192012131611161046679
Monroe-Woodbury Central school district, Orange County191181316121581516182219241518
Newburgh City school district, Orange County193197129126117907780776293828597124140
Pine Bush Central school district, Orange County5122401833141914172011209221417
Port Jervis City school district, Orange County44433950323421142522171115202425
Tuxedo Union Free school district, Orange County5134642110000001
Valley Central school district, Orange County34163733283124171520151312152226
Warwick Valley Central school district, Orange County11899418473431934
Washingtonville Central school district, Orange County141211141110691096910769
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central school district, Putnam County118871345518131716202211
Carmel Central school district, Putnam County14474469139581065279
Haldane Central school district, Putnam County2002000010220011
Mahopac Central school district, Putnam County4374455394381133
Putnam Valley Central school district, Putnam County3322042113110105
Sullivan Villages
Eldred Central village, Sullivan County2942514225314221
Fallsburg Central village, Sullivan County221824157152016172025815222416
Liberty Central village, Sullivan County2523222416232214121626179202122
Livingston Manor Central village, Sullivan County6428181326431534
Monticello Central village, Sullivan County30272934252923172411181418252320
Sullivan West Central village, Sullivan County9591281112456977357
Tri-Valley Central village, Sullivan County5346610610135121584712
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central school district, Ulster County172116201116221816178139181313
Highland Central school district, Ulster County781012101211547863373
Kingston City school district, Ulster County1711049390737149525067674264706252
Marlboro Central school district, Ulster County161110458710711466487
New Paltz Central school district, Ulster County6827452343874521
Onteora Central school district, Ulster County1691361399468747169
Rondout Valley Central school district, Ulster County29141412148775761341323
Saugerties Central school district, Ulster County2725283630212718223018201514139
Wallkill Central school district, Ulster County1420262437281816171413854716

Source: New York State Education Department
Notes: Years denote 12th grade year for cohort.
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