Students with Disabilities

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Dropout/Graduation Rates for Students with Disabilities

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These two pie graphs show the dropout/graduation rates for students with special educational needs and for all students in the state. The graduation rate is the inverse of the dropout rate; together, they total 100%, accounting for all (high school) students in each of the categories.

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The state’s goal for 2005 was a 75.3% graduation rate; the long-term goal is a 95% graduation rate (5% dropout rate) or better for all high schools. In addition, the dropout rate for students with special educational needs should not be significantly higher than the dropout rate for all high-school students; if it is significantly higher, then there is an “equity gap” within the state’s dropout rate. The state’s goal is to close all equity gaps.