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In the Los/Angeles Unified School District, the graduation
rate is 45% - 39% for Latinos and 46% for African-Americans.
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Children from low-income families are more
than twice as likely to drop out of high school
as those from middle-income families.
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Roughly 25% of Los Angeles' children live in
households with annual income below $18,000.
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The rate of poverty for high school dropouts
is three times higher than that for high school
graduates.
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Students in under-performing schools are much more likely to be held back. Being retained one grade increases a student's chance of dropping out by 40-50%; for two grades, it's 90%.
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The 2000 U.S. Census reports that 55% of
those without a high school diploma reported
no earnings at all. The median income for
those who worked was $18,734 vs. $27,915
for individuals with a high school degree.
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