Summary of Research Statistics
- 40 million American adults did not complete high school.
- The high school graduate, on average, earns $500,000 more in a lifetime as compared to an individual who did not complete high school.
- Most high school dropouts (70%) have the intellectual ability to complete the courses needed for high school graduation.
- Most high school dropouts do not feel a connection between high school courses and future employment.
- 75% of high school dropouts stated that if they could relive the experience, they would have stayed in high school.
- 81% of dropouts expressed a need for schooling that connected academics and employment.
- Smart Horizons Career Online High School is the nation's only online high school with a direct connection between academic courses and career majors.
- The career majors within Smart Horizons Online High School match well with the current and future needs in the economy: Healthcare, Childcare and Education, Certified Protection Officers, Certified Transportation Services, Homeland Security, Office Management.
The data cited above on school dropouts came from a March (2006) study supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. "The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of High School Dropouts."
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