The mission of the department is to academically prepare children and adults to succeed as productive citizens. http://www.education.pa.gov/
Data captures PA public school dropout rates for individual school years between 2004 and 2012. Data on secondary students in grades 7-12 is organized by AUN, county name, recorded number of dropouts for male and female students, total dropouts and dropout rate. Dropout rate is calculated as the total number of recorded dropouts at the end of the school year divided by total recorded amount enrolled at the beginning of the same school year. Definition of “dropout” and data collection parameters can be found at the resource URL. Data originates from the Pennsylvania Information System Management System, the Public School Enrollment Report, and the Public School Dropout Survey. Data from 2004-2007 is in PDF format. Data from 2007-2012 is in Excel format.
Created | December 8, 2014 |
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Category | Education |
License | License Not Specified |
Maintainer Email | ra_espdata@state.pa.us |
Maintainer Link | http://www.education.state.pa.us |
Maintainer Phone | 717-787-2644 |
Time Period | 2004 - Current |
Usage | Public Use; Free |