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.
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.
About 5% of the Mid-Hudson Valley region's class of 2021 dropped out by the time their class was ready to graduate (after four years of high school), similar to the state (excluding NYC) rate. The region's dropout rate has fallen by 4 points from 2009. Among regional counties, the dropout rate was highest in Sullivan (8.5%) and lowest in Putnam (1.9%). Districts with the highest dropout rates were Kiryas Joel (40%), Poughkeepsie (20%), and Fallsburg Central (15%). In contrast, Haldane Central, Hunter-Tannersville Central, Mahopac Central, Pawling Central, Putnam Valley, Tuxedo Union Free and Warwick Valley had the lowest dropout rate at 0%.
Data for earlier years were not comparable because cohorts were not tracked in the same way.
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |||||||
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Region | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | ||||||
Columbia County | 10% | 11% | 11% | 12% | 10% | 8% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 6% | 4% | ||||||
Dutchess County | 10% | 9% | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 6% | 7% | 5% | 5% | ||||||
Greene County | 8% | 7% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 4% | 5% | ||||||
Orange County | 9% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | ||||||
Putnam County | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | ||||||
Sullivan County | 11% | 10% | 11% | 11% | 9% | 12% | 12% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 12% | 9% | 8% | ||||||
Ulster County | 12% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 6% | 6% | ||||||
NYS (excluding NYC) | 8% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | ||||||
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2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |||||||
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Region | 1,451 | 1,232 | 1,194 | 1,101 | 999 | 917 | 902 | 760 | 794 | 799 | 832 | 694 | 648 | ||||||
Columbia County | 80 | 80 | 79 | 85 | 67 | 53 | 46 | 47 | 44 | 37 | 30 | 30 | 19 | ||||||
Dutchess County | 387 | 376 | 340 | 286 | 276 | 261 | 289 | 212 | 223 | 203 | 230 | 168 | 178 | ||||||
Greene County | 52 | 43 | 54 | 37 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 33 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 24 | ||||||
Orange County | 493 | 406 | 390 | 360 | 351 | 281 | 279 | 247 | 281 | 276 | 282 | 254 | 225 | ||||||
Putnam County | 34 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 30 | 27 | 38 | 23 | ||||||
Sullivan County | 102 | 89 | 95 | 103 | 68 | 98 | 89 | 66 | 75 | 69 | 98 | 65 | 62 | ||||||
Ulster County | 303 | 220 | 212 | 211 | 197 | 178 | 152 | 133 | 131 | 164 | 139 | 119 | 117 | ||||||
NYS (excluding NYC) | 11,465 | 11,107 | 9,775 | 9,551 | 8,648 | 7,889 | 7,172 | 7,134 | 7,188 | 7,115 | 7,031 | 6,205 | 5,121 | ||||||
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INDICATORS | TREND | STATE |
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Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services | Increasing |
Prekindergarten Participation | Increasing |
Students Receiving Special Education Services | Decreasing |
Per-Student Spending | Increasing |
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Student Group | Not Applicable |
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity | Not Applicable |
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Student Group | Not Applicable |
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity | Not Applicable |
High School Cohort Graduation Rate | Increasing |
High School Cohort Dropout Rate | Decreasing |
High School GED Rate | Maintaining |
Plans of High School Graduates | Not Applicable |
Education Levels of Adults | Not Applicable |
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity | Not Applicable |