What happen to 100 students when they complete secondary education? According to Brainstorm USA’s research nearly 82% of the students are not eligible for higher studies. Only 4% American students and 11% Hispanic students finish high school and ready for college in their core subject.

1. 78Graduate from
High School
100 StudentsWhat happens to 100 Students after they leave school?
attend college
but only
50
finish a 4 year
degree
18
High School
Drop Out
$20,110Average Yearly income
High School
Diploma
$28,730Average Yearly income
Some
College
$35,170Average Yearly income
4 Year College
Graduate
$67,140Average Yearly income
Only one in four high school
students graduate ready for college
in all four core subjects (English,
reading, math and science), which
is why a third of students entering
college have to take remedial
courses. (ACT, 2011)
Note: Data are for persons age 25 and over. Earnings are for full-time wage and salary workers.
Source: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Five out of six high school graduates who aren’t attending college
full-time are also not working full-time. Three out of five live with
their parents or other relatives. (Heldrich, “Left Out”)
The health of a typical high school dropout, by age 18, is similar to that of a
more educated person in his 40s. (College Board Advocacy & Policy Center, 2010)
Nearly 44 percent of dropouts under age 24 are jobless,
and the unemployment rate of high school dropouts older
than 25 is more than three times that of college
graduates. (United States Department of Labor, 2012)
44%
Only 4 percent of African American
students and 11 percent of Hispanic
students finish high school ready for college
in their core subjects. (ACT, 2011
4% 11%
Two-thirds of college
professors report that
what is taught in high
school does not prepare
students for college.
(Alliance for Excellent
Education)
2/3America could see a
combined savings
and revenue of
almost $8 billion
each year if even just
5 percent of all drop-
outs stayed in school
and attended college.
(Amos, 2008)
5%
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