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Schools maintain lowest drop-out rate in the state

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Staff

The drop-out rate in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools in 2006-07 fell to 1.12 percent, the lowest drop-out rate of any school district in the state.

The number of drop-outs in the district fell to 41, from 57 students in 2005-06, a 28-percent improvement. In North Carolina, the overall drop-out rate rose to 5.24 percent, a slight increase from 2005-06.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools has held the state’s lowest drop-out rate for several years.
The number of suspensions in the district held steady, with 363 suspensions in 2006-07 and 366 in 2005-06.

District officials attribute the drop-out rate improvement to the efforts made as a result of the district’s participation in the High Five Regional Partnership for High School Excellence.

According to a district press release, the district’s three high schools have recently implemented strategies to thwart drop-outs, including identifying and providing support to students who struggle academically in middle school as well as to other students who are prone to dropping out, such as those who are old for their grade levels.

In addition, the district recently added a Middle College program with Durham Technical Community College, as well as career and thematic academies.

— Staff Reports

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