The dropout rate in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools slightly increased in 2007-08, but the district maintained the lowest dropout rate in the state, according to a report released last week by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
Fifty-seven students dropped out of Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools, or 1.53 percent, in 2007-08. In 2006-07, 41 students dropped out, or 1.12 percent, a decrease from previous years. The 2007-08 rate is similar to that of 2004-05 and 2005-06.
Among the 57 students who dropped out, 11 were from Carrboro High School, 14 from East Chapel Hill High School, 31 from Chapel Hill High School and one was from an unspecified middle school. Students cited attendance problems and the desire to attend community college as reasons for dropping out.