High School Graduation and GED

High School Graduation and GED



High School 2009

Graduation Rates



45-49 50-59 60-65 66-69 70-74 75-79 80-85



One in every seven Americans

with high school credentials

received a GED



More than 15 million people

have received a GED credential

since the program began.



1 in every 20 college students has a GED



Status dropout rates of 16 through 24-year-olds,

by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1990-2008



24

The average

age of a person

taking the GED



1990 1995 1998 2000 Native American

Asian

2001 2002 2003 2004 Hispanic

African American

2005 2006 2007 2008 Caucasian



Re-enrolled students who successfully

obtained a diploma could earn

$400,000 more in their lifetimes with

a high school diploma than as

dropouts, and each re-enrolled and

graduated student would save

taxpayers several hundred thousand

dollars through lower social costs

such as health care, welfare, and

incarceration and increased federal,

state, and local tax receipts.



In 2007, California had the

most dropouts of any state

710,000



Nearly one in five U.S. men

between the ages of 16 and

24 )18.9 percent) were

dropouts in 2007



Nearly 6.2 million students in

the united states between the

ages of 16 and 24 in 2007

dropped out of high school



Georgia had the

highest dropout

rate at 22 percent



More than one in five

16- to 24-years-olds

were dropouts in

Florida and Georgia



70%

of GED recipients complete

at least the 10th grade

before leaving school High School Graduation and GED High School 2009 Graduation Rates 45-49 50-59 60-65 66-69 70-74 80-85 75-79 One in every seven Americans More than 15 million people with high school credentials have received a GED credential received a GED since the program began. 1 in every 20 college students has a GED Status dropout rates of 16 through 24-year-olds, 24 by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1990-2008 Native American Asian Hispanic 1990 1995 1998 2000 African American Caucasian The average age of a person taking the GED 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 . .. Re-enrolled students who successfully In 2007, California had the most dropouts of any state Nearly one in five U.S. men obtained a diploma could earn between the ages of 16 and 710,000 $400,000 more in their lifetimes with 24 (18.9 percent) were dropouts in 2007 a high school diploma than as dropouts, and each re-enrolled and graduated student would save taxpayers several hundred thousand Nearly 6.2 million students in the United States between the dollars through lower social costs ages of 16 and 24 in 2007 dropped out of high school such as health care, welfare, and incarceration and increased federal, state, and local tax receipts. 70% Georgia had the highest dropout rate at 22 percent More than one in five 16- to 24-year-olds were dropouts in Florida and Georgia. of GED recipients complete at least the 10th grade before leaving school