State Dropout Rate Continues Record Low Trend; Two Districts Report Zero Dropouts


Once again, the dropout rate for North Carolina public schools hit a record low; and for the first time, two school districts – Hyde and Tyrrell – reported zero dropouts according to the 2013-14 Consolidated Data Report today presented to State Board of Education members. Last school year, 2.28 percent of high school students dropped out of school, which represents a 6.9 percent decrease from the previous year’s record low of 2.45 percent. The full report containing state, district and charter school dropout counts and rates for 2013-14 is online at www.ncpublicschools.org/research/dropout/reports/.

The highest dropout rates were Thomasville City, Swain County, Warren County, Roanoke Rapids City, Bladen County, Scotland County, Graham County, Person County, Vance County, and Rockingham County.