In Nashville Public Schools in 2012, one in 11 students dropped out—8.8 percent, which is almost 4 times the previous year’s dropout rate. But a student counted as a dropout is not necessarily someone who does not graduate. The result is that the graduation rate can go up—even as the rate of dropouts goes up.
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Graduation by the Numbers | American Graduate
NPT takes an in-depth look at efforts in Nashville to keep students in school.
