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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 7% of the Mid-Hudson Valley region's class of 2025 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 (5%). The region's dropout rate has fallen by 2 percentage points from 2009. Among regional counties, the dropout rate was highest in Sullivan (13%) and lowest in Putnam (3%). Districts with the highest dropout rates were Poughkeepsie (25%), and Fallsburg Central (20%). In contrast, Haldane Central, Kiryas Joel, Putnam Valley, Tuxedo Union Free and Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central all had a 0% drop out rate.

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
20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Region9%8%8%7%7%7%6%6%6%6%6%5%5%6%6%6%7%
Columbia10%11%11%12%10%8%7%8%8%6%5%6%4%6%5%6%8%
Dutchess10%9%8%8%7%7%8%6%7%6%7%5%5%7%7%7%6%
Greene8%7%8%6%5%5%5%6%3%4%5%4%5%7%7%5%6%
Orange9%7%7%7%7%6%5%5%6%6%6%5%5%5%6%6%6%
Putnam2%1%2%1%1%1%1%2%2%2%2%3%2%2%5%3%3%
Sullivan11%10%11%11%9%12%12%9%10%9%12%9%8%11%12%11%13%
Ulster12%9%9%9%9%9%8%7%7%9%7%6%6%7%7%6%7%
NYS (excluding NYC)8%8%7%7%6%6%5%5%5%5%5%5%4%4%5%4%5%
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%5%
Germantown Central school district, Columbia County7%15%12%12%16%10%5%3%15%0%13%7%4%3%6%0%6%
Hudson City school district, Columbia County14%17%16%22%17%16%11%12%8%5%3%7%5%10%11%13%16%
Kinderhook Central school district, Columbia County10%8%11%9%3%6%5%10%5%8%3%0%1%1%2%1%4%
New Lebanon Central school district, Columbia County8%10%13%10%8%0%4%0%8%5%3%5%3%3%0%0%4%
Taconic Hills Central school district, Columbia County11%10%9%9%11%7%6%10%8%8%7%12%6%9%7%7%6%
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central school district, Dutchess County8%7%5%3%4%4%6%5%6%5%4%3%4%4%5%3%3%
Beacon City school district, Dutchess County13%9%12%14%13%9%11%4%7%5%7%6%2%6%6%5%3%
Dover Union Free school district, Dutchess County12%9%12%8%6%8%6%6%8%9%9%6%12%11%2%8%11%
Hyde Park Central school district, Dutchess County7%10%16%9%11%14%10%9%12%9%9%6%9%10%7%11%9%
Millbrook Central school district, Dutchess County5%2%3%5%1%5%5%2%1%0%1%0%1%5%6%4%5%
Northeast Central school district, Dutchess County10%16%10%12%9%1%7%4%2%5%6%6%7%24%5%16%11%
Pawling Central school district, Dutchess County3%3%2%2%0%3%1%2%2%2%5%0%0%2%5%2%8%
Pine Plains Central school district, Dutchess County13%6%3%13%9%13%8%5%6%5%9%5%5%4%13%11%4%
Poughkeepsie City school district, Dutchess County26%30%21%26%25%24%24%21%21%24%24%19%20%24%27%29%25%
Red Hook Central school district, Dutchess County3%6%3%3%4%3%8%5%4%1%1%4%3%3%7%3%5%
Rhinebeck Central school district, Dutchess County2%4%2%5%7%7%3%0%3%0%1%1%7%3%5%4%2%
Spackenkill Union Free school district, Dutchess County4%5%5%1%4%2%1%2%3%2%3%4%5%6%2%1%3%
Wappingers Central school district, Dutchess County10%8%7%6%4%4%6%4%4%3%4%3%2%2%2%3%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%6%
Catskill Central school district, Greene County11%5%9%8%7%9%9%10%3%7%6%4%1%6%10%10%5%
Coxsackie-Athens Central school district, Greene County9%14%12%7%5%4%5%5%2%5%6%7%6%8%5%5%7%
Greenville Central school district, Greene County5%0%3%2%4%1%1%1%4%1%0%3%4%6%2%3%2%
Hunter-Tannersville Central school district, Greene County3%6%8%7%3%6%0%19%0%5%6%4%0%10%5%0%19%
Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central school district, Greene County2%13%12%5%9%6%3%3%8%4%14%5%7%4%0%4%0%
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%4%
Cornwall Central school district, Orange County3%3%3%2%4%0%3%2%3%1%2%3%2%2%3%1%1%
Florida Union Free school district, Orange County3%1%3%0%0%1%0%3%0%0%2%1%3%2%0%2%5%
Goshen Central school district, Orange County4%2%2%1%1%2%1%2%1%3%2%0%2%2%4%2%4%
Highland Falls Central school district, Orange County4%3%6%2%5%3%2%3%0%2%5%8%7%6%2%0%5%
Kiryas Joel Village Union Free school district, Orange CountyN/AN/AN/AN/A0%N/A0%N/AN/A14%22%43%40%13%N/AN/A0%
Middletown City school district, Orange County13%10%12%12%12%10%12%9%11%10%10%9%7%5%7%5%3%
Minisink Valley Central school district, Orange County5%5%5%2%5%4%4%5%3%4%3%1%2%2%2%3%2%
Monroe-Woodbury Central school district, Orange County3%2%1%2%3%2%3%1%2%3%3%4%3%4%3%3%5%
Newburgh City school district, Orange County19%20%14%14%13%11%9%10%10%8%12%10%10%11%15%15%16%
Pine Bush Central school district, Orange County10%4%8%4%6%3%4%3%4%5%2%4%2%5%3%4%3%
Port Jervis City school district, Orange County15%15%14%18%13%15%10%7%11%10%9%6%7%10%12%13%10%
Tuxedo Union Free school district, Orange County4%1%3%4%6%4%2%4%6%0%0%0%0%0%0%4%0%
Valley Central school district, Orange County8%4%9%8%7%8%6%4%4%5%4%4%3%5%6%7%5%
Warwick Valley Central school district, Orange County3%2%2%2%1%0%2%1%2%1%1%1%0%3%1%1%1%
Washingtonville Central school district, Orange County3%3%3%3%3%3%2%2%3%3%2%2%3%2%2%2%3%
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central school district, Putnam County4%3%2%2%0%1%1%2%2%6%5%6%6%8%8%4%9%
Carmel Central school district, Putnam County3%1%2%1%1%2%3%3%2%1%2%3%2%1%8%3%3%
Haldane Central school district, Putnam County3%0%0%3%0%0%0%0%1%0%2%3%0%0%1%1%0%
Mahopac Central school district, Putnam County1%1%2%1%1%1%1%1%2%1%1%2%0%0%1%1%1%
Putnam Valley Central school district, Putnam County2%2%1%1%0%2%1%1%1%2%1%1%0%1%0%4%0%
Sullivan Villages
Eldred Central village, Sullivan County3%12%7%3%9%2%7%3%4%10%6%2%10%7%5%2%5%
Fallsburg Central village, Sullivan County17%17%21%14%7%16%21%15%17%19%23%8%15%19%18%13%20%
Liberty Central village, Sullivan County17%16%16%15%14%18%20%13%10%14%16%14%7%15%15%16%18%
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%12%
Sullivan West Central village, Sullivan County7%4%8%9%7%10%11%4%6%6%9%8%10%4%7%7%6%
Tri-Valley Central village, Sullivan County4%3%4%6%7%11%7%11%14%6%14%19%9%6%9%16%7%
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central school district, Ulster County13%15%11%15%8%12%17%12%11%14%6%11%7%12%11%10%11%
Highland Central school district, Ulster County5%4%7%8%6%7%7%3%3%4%5%4%2%2%6%2%4%
Kingston City school district, Ulster County24%17%14%14%13%13%10%10%11%13%13%8%12%13%13%10%11%
Marlboro Central school district, Ulster County8%6%5%2%3%5%5%5%5%7%3%4%4%3%5%4%5%
New Paltz Central school district, Ulster County3%4%1%4%2%3%1%2%2%2%4%3%2%3%1%1%4%
Onteora Central school district, Ulster County8%5%8%4%9%6%7%4%6%7%7%4%6%1%6%9%3%
Rondout Valley Central school district, Ulster County11%6%6%6%8%4%4%4%3%4%4%8%3%8%1%2%2%
Saugerties Central school district, Ulster County9%9%11%13%11%8%10%9%10%12%8%10%7%7%7%5%5%
Wallkill Central school district, Ulster County4%7%8%8%12%10%6%6%7%6%6%3%2%2%3%6%6%

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




Number of High School Dropouts
20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Region1,4511,2321,1941,101999917902760794799832694648776808789848
Columbia8080798567534647443730301931273038
Dutchess387376340286276261289212223203230168178214210218208
Greene5243543731282733152026202430312226
Orange493406390360351281279247281276282254225260280294305
Putnam341824199182022253027382327532941
Sullivan1028995103689889667569986562828783104
Ulster303220212211197178152133131164139119117132120113126
NYS (excluding NYC)11,46511,1079,7759,5518,6487,8897,1727,1347,1887,1157,0316,2055,1215,7746,0035,7596,431
Columbia School Districts
Berkshire Union Free school district, Columbia CountyN/A0000011N/A00N/AN/A
Chatham Central school district, Columbia County1055106596666336444
Germantown Central school district, Columbia County59779421606321202
Hudson City school district, Columbia County2431293628281515128410613111720
Kinderhook Central school district, Columbia County19142116599148125011227
New Lebanon Central school district, Columbia County45544020321211001
Taconic Hills Central school district, Columbia County181612121578109981269874
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central school district, Dutchess County6758442333325044464028222730341721
Beacon City school district, Dutchess County342937363823261114916154141397
Dover Union Free school district, Dutchess County20131610710778119814122914
Hyde Park Central school district, Dutchess County2938593145463428383033152930203326
Millbrook Central school district, Dutchess County62351552101014534
Northeast Central school district, Dutchess County897951331333412296
Pawling Central school district, Dutchess County34220312225002527
Pine Plains Central school district, Dutchess County16731491254447433983
Poughkeepsie City school district, Dutchess County8699688281747760616982606171849780
Red Hook Central school district, Dutchess County61265751687117551147
Rhinebeck Central school district, Dutchess County25257730301162432
Spackenkill Union Free school district, Dutchess County68815313334468215
Wappingers Central school district, Dutchess County10492856338406140353140291821192326
Greene School Districts
Cairo-Durham Central school district, Greene County1813138867744841071146
Catskill Central school district, Greene County136141291212123864171296
Coxsackie-Athens Central school district, Greene County121716106567257778557
Greenville Central school district, Greene County60324111410345232
Hunter-Tannersville Central school district, Greene County23431205012102105
Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central school district, Greene County14423211213121010
Orange School Districts
Chester Union Free school district, Orange County33350323612115223
Cornwall Central school district, Orange County10108811187837777732
Florida Union Free school district, Orange County21200102001121013
Goshen Central school district, Orange County9662262427414510610
Highland Falls Central school district, Orange County538373330261178305
Kiryas Joel Village Union Free school district, Orange CountyN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/AN/A12321N/AN/A0
Middletown City school district, Orange County7351666664556851615054584433433224
Minisink Valley Central school district, Orange County202221920121316111610466796
Monroe-Woodbury Central school district, Orange County19118131612158151618221924151833
Newburgh City school district, Orange County193197129126117907780776293828597124140154
Pine Bush Central school district, Orange County512240183314191417201120922141711
Port Jervis City school district, Orange County4443395032342114252217111520242521
Tuxedo Union Free school district, Orange County51346421100000010
Valley Central school district, Orange County3416373328312417152015131215222620
Warwick Valley Central school district, Orange County118994184734319342
Washingtonville Central school district, Orange County14121114111069109691076911
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central school district, Putnam County11887134551813171620221127
Carmel Central school district, Putnam County1447446913958106527910
Haldane Central school district, Putnam County20020000102200110
Mahopac Central school district, Putnam County43744553943811334
Putnam Valley Central school district, Putnam County33220421131101050
Sullivan Villages
Eldred Central village, Sullivan County29425142253142212
Fallsburg Central village, Sullivan County22182415715201617202581522241627
Liberty Central village, Sullivan County252322241623221412162617920212233
Livingston Manor Central village, Sullivan County6428181326431534
Monticello Central village, Sullivan County3027293425292317241118141825232029
Sullivan West Central village, Sullivan County95912811124569773575
Tri-Valley Central village, Sullivan County53466106101351215847125
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central school district, Ulster County17211620111622181617813918131314
Highland Central school district, Ulster County7810121012115478633735
Kingston City school district, Ulster County171104939073714952506767426470625259
Marlboro Central school district, Ulster County1611104587107114664879
New Paltz Central school district, Ulster County68274523438745217
Onteora Central school district, Ulster County16913613994687471694
Rondout Valley Central school district, Ulster County291414121487757613413233
Saugerties Central school district, Ulster County272528363021271822301820151413912
Wallkill Central school district, Ulster County142026243728181617141385471613

Source: New York State Education Department
Notes: Years denote 12th grade year for cohort.
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INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Single-Parent Families Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions Decreasing
Teen Pregnancy Decreasing
Voter Registration Rate Increasing
Voter Participation Rate Increasing
Total Population Increasing
Population by Age Decreasing
Population by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Household Types Increasing
Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Foreign-Born Population Increasing
Change in Jobs by Sector Increasing
Spending for County Government Maintaining
Tourism Revenue Maintaining
Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services Increasing
Prekindergarten Participation Decreasing
Students Receiving Special Education Services Increasing
Per-Student Spending Maintaining
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Student Group Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Student Group Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
High School Cohort Graduation Rate Increasing
High School Cohort Dropout Rate Decreasing
High School GED Rate Maintaining
Education Levels of Adults Increasing
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Median Household Income Maintaining
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Maintaining
People Living in Poverty Increasing
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Seniors Living in Poverty Increasing
Veterans Living in Poverty Maintaining
Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care Maintaining
Economically Disadvantaged Students Increasing
Earned Income Tax Credit Participation Decreasing
Income in Relation to Poverty Level Increasing
Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
People Without Health Insurance Decreasing
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Food Insecurity Not Applicable
Deaths from Drug Overdoses Increasing
Babies with Low Birth Weights Maintaining
Newly Diagnosed Cases of HIV Decreasing
People Living wth HIV Increasing
Mental Health Clinic Visits Maintaining
Homeownership Rates Maintaining
Homeownership Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Cost of Rent Increasing
Cost of Rent, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Violent Crimes Decreasing
Homeless Persons Increasing
Domestic Violence Increasing
Arrest Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Prison Sentences by Race/Ethnicity Maintaining
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Population by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Maintaining
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Homeownership Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Cost of Rent, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Arrest Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing


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