| High School Dropout Statistics (US) | |
| Total number of high school dropouts annually | 3,030,000 |
| Number of high school students who drop out each day | 8,300 |
| Percent of Americans with a high school diploma | 85.3 % |
| Percent of all drop outs that happen in the ninth-grade | 36 % |
| Percent of students who repeat the ninth-grade that go on to graduate | 15 % |
| Percent of students in the largest 50 U.S. cities that graduate High School | 59 % |
| Percent of US crimes that committed by a high school dropout | 75 % |
| Amount of money a high school graduate will earn more than a drop out | $260,000 |
| Percent of black drop outs that have spent time in prison | 60 % |
| Percentage of Hispanic dropouts that were due to a pregnancy | 41 % |
| Percent of US jobs a high school dropout is not eligible for | 90 % |
| Demographics of High School Dropouts (Percent who drop out) | |
| National Rate | 8.1 % |
| Male | 9.1 % |
| Female | 7 % |
| African American | 9.6 % |
| Hispanic | 17.6 % |
| White | 5.2 % |
| Asian American | 2.1 % |
| Foreign Born | 20.7 % |
| Children of Foreign Born | 13 % |
| Historic High School Dropout Rates | ||||
| Year | Total | White | Black | Hispanic |
| 2013 | 7.9 | 5.0 | 9.1 | 15.9 |
| 2009 | 8.1 | 5.2 | 9.6 | 17.6 |
| 2005 | 9.4 | 6 | 10.4 | 22.4 |
| 2000 | 10.9 | 6.9 | 13.1 | 27.8 |
| 1995 | 12 | 8.6 | 12.1 | 30 |
| 1990 | 12.1 | 9 | 13.2 | 32.4 |
| 1985 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 15.2 | 27.6 |
| 1980 | 14.1 | 11.4 | 19.1 | 35.2 |
| 1975 | 13.9 | 11.4 | 22.9 | 29.2 |
| 1970 | 14.6 | 12.3 | 21.3 | 34.3 |
