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High School Cohort Dropout Rate

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High School Cohort Dropout Rate

What does this measure?

The number of students who dropped out of high school, as a percentage of their cohort. The cohort is the class of ninth-graders beginning high school together.

Why is this important?

High school dropouts face fewer and declining career opportunities than graduates and are more likely to end up unemployed, in prison or on public assistance. Since they tend to have lower earnings, dropouts also contribute less in local, state and federal taxes, and depend more on programs such as food stamps and Medicaid health insurance for the poor.

How is the region performing?

About 6% of the Mid-Hudson Valley region's class of 2022 dropped out by the time their class was ready to graduate (after four years of high school), similar to the state (excluding NYC) rate. The region's dropout rate has fallen by 3 points from 2009. Among regional counties, the dropout rate was highest in Sullivan (11%) and lowest in Putnam (2%). Districts with the highest dropout rates were Northeast Central and Poughkeepsie (24%), and Fallsburg Central (19%). In contrast, Haldane Central, Mahopac Central, and Tuxedo Union Free had the lowest dropout rate at 0%.

Notes about the data

Data for earlier years were not comparable because cohorts were not tracked in the same way.

High School Cohort Dropout Rate
20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Region9%8%8%7%7%7%6%6%6%6%6%5%5%6%
Columbia County10%11%11%12%10%8%7%8%8%6%5%6%4%6%
Dutchess County10%9%8%8%7%7%8%6%7%6%7%5%5%7%
Greene County8%7%8%6%5%5%5%6%3%4%5%4%5%7%
Orange County9%7%7%7%7%6%5%5%6%6%6%5%5%5%
Putnam County2%1%2%1%1%1%1%2%2%2%2%3%2%2%
Sullivan County11%10%11%11%9%12%12%9%10%9%12%9%8%11%
Ulster County12%9%9%9%9%9%8%7%7%9%7%6%6%7%
NYS (excluding NYC)8%8%7%7%6%6%5%5%5%5%5%5%4%4%
Columbia School Districts
Berkshire Union FreeN/A0%0%0%0%0%13%9%N/A0%0%N/AN/A
Chatham Central8%4%5%9%5%4%8%6%7%6%7%4%4%8%
Germantown Central7%15%12%12%16%10%5%3%15%0%13%7%4%3%
Hudson City14%17%16%22%17%16%11%12%8%5%3%7%5%10%
Kinderhook Central10%8%11%9%3%6%5%10%5%8%3%0%1%1%
New Lebanon Central8%10%13%10%8%0%4%0%8%5%3%5%3%3%
Taconic Hills Central11%10%9%9%11%7%6%10%8%8%7%12%6%9%
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central8%7%5%3%4%4%6%5%6%5%4%3%4%4%
Beacon City13%9%12%14%13%9%11%4%7%5%7%6%2%6%
Dover Union Free12%9%12%8%6%8%6%6%8%9%9%6%12%11%
Hyde Park Central7%10%16%9%11%14%10%9%12%9%9%6%9%10%
Millbrook Central5%2%3%5%1%5%5%2%1%0%1%0%1%5%
Northeast Central10%16%10%12%9%1%7%4%2%5%6%6%7%24%
Pawling Central3%3%2%2%0%3%1%2%2%2%5%0%0%2%
Pine Plains Central13%6%3%13%9%13%8%5%6%5%9%5%5%4%
Poughkeepsie City26%30%21%26%25%24%24%21%21%24%24%19%20%24%
Red Hook Central3%6%3%3%4%3%8%5%4%1%1%4%3%3%
Rhinebeck Central2%4%2%5%7%7%3%0%3%0%1%1%7%3%
Spackenkill Union Free4%5%5%1%4%2%1%2%3%2%3%4%5%6%
Wappingers Central10%8%7%6%4%4%6%4%4%3%4%3%2%2%
Greene School Districts
Cairo-Durham Central12%10%9%7%6%5%6%6%4%4%8%5%10%8%
Catskill Central11%5%9%8%7%9%9%10%3%7%6%4%1%6%
Coxsackie-Athens Central9%14%12%7%5%4%5%5%2%5%6%7%6%8%
Greenville Central5%0%3%2%4%1%1%1%4%1%0%3%4%6%
Hunter-Tannersville Central3%6%8%7%3%6%0%19%0%5%6%4%0%10%
Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central2%13%12%5%9%6%3%3%8%4%14%5%7%4%
Orange School Districts
Chester Union Free4%3%3%6%0%3%2%3%6%1%3%1%1%5%
Cornwall Central3%3%3%2%4%0%3%2%3%1%2%3%2%2%
Florida Union Free3%1%3%0%0%1%0%3%0%0%2%1%3%2%
Goshen Central4%2%2%1%1%2%1%2%1%3%2%0%2%2%
Highland Falls Central4%3%6%2%5%3%2%3%0%2%5%8%7%6%
Kiryas Joel Village Union FreeN/AN/AN/AN/A0%N/A0%N/AN/A14%22%43%40%13%
Middletown City13%10%12%12%12%10%12%9%11%10%10%9%7%5%
Minisink Valley Central5%5%5%2%5%4%4%5%3%4%3%1%2%2%
Monroe-Woodbury Central3%2%1%2%3%2%3%1%2%3%3%4%3%4%
Newburgh City19%20%14%14%13%11%9%10%10%8%12%10%10%11%
Pine Bush Central10%4%8%4%6%3%4%3%4%5%2%4%2%5%
Port Jervis City15%15%14%18%13%15%10%7%11%10%9%6%7%10%
Tuxedo Union Free4%1%3%4%6%4%2%4%6%0%0%0%0%0%
Valley Central8%4%9%8%7%8%6%4%4%5%4%4%3%5%
Warwick Valley Central3%2%2%2%1%0%2%1%2%1%1%1%0%3%
Washingtonville Central3%3%3%3%3%3%2%2%3%3%2%2%3%2%
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central4%3%2%2%0%1%1%2%2%6%5%6%6%8%
Carmel Central3%1%2%1%1%2%3%3%2%1%2%3%2%1%
Haldane Central3%0%0%3%0%0%0%0%1%0%2%3%0%0%
Mahopac Central1%1%2%1%1%1%1%1%2%1%1%2%0%0%
Putnam Valley Central2%2%1%1%0%2%1%1%1%2%1%1%0%1%
Sullivan School Districts
Eldred Central3%12%7%3%9%2%7%3%4%10%6%2%10%7%
Fallsburg Central17%17%21%14%7%16%21%15%17%19%23%8%15%19%
Liberty Central17%16%16%15%14%18%20%13%10%14%16%14%7%15%
Livingston Manor Central13%8%5%18%3%14%3%8%5%16%17%10%2%14%
Monticello Central10%10%10%13%10%11%11%7%10%5%7%7%8%11%
Sullivan West Central7%4%8%9%7%10%11%4%6%6%9%8%10%4%
Tri-Valley Central4%3%4%6%7%11%7%11%14%6%14%19%9%6%
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central13%15%11%15%8%12%17%12%11%14%6%11%7%12%
Highland Central5%4%7%8%6%7%7%3%3%4%5%4%2%2%
Kingston City24%17%14%14%13%13%10%10%11%13%13%8%12%13%
Marlboro Central8%6%5%2%3%5%5%5%5%7%3%4%4%3%
New Paltz Central3%4%1%4%2%3%1%2%2%2%4%3%2%3%
Onteora Central8%5%8%4%9%6%7%4%6%7%7%4%6%1%
Rondout Valley Central11%6%6%6%8%4%4%4%3%4%4%8%3%8%
Saugerties Central9%9%11%13%11%8%10%9%10%12%8%10%7%7%
Wallkill Central4%7%8%8%12%10%6%6%7%6%6%3%2%2%

Source: New York State Education Department
Notes: Years denote 12th grade year for cohort.




Number of High School Dropouts
20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Region1,4511,2321,1941,101999917902760794799832694648776
Columbia County8080798567534647443730301931
Dutchess County387376340286276261289212223203230168178214
Greene County5243543731282733152026202430
Orange County493406390360351281279247281276282254225260
Putnam County341824199182022253027382327
Sullivan County102899510368988966756998656282
Ulster County303220212211197178152133131164139119117132
NYS (excluding NYC)11,46511,1079,7759,5518,6487,8897,1727,1347,1887,1157,0316,2055,1215,774
Columbia School Districts
Berkshire Union FreeN/A0000011N/A00N/AN/A
Chatham Central1055106596666336
Germantown Central59779421606321
Hudson City2431293628281515128410613
Kinderhook Central19142116599148125011
New Lebanon Central45544020321211
Taconic Hills Central181612121578109981269
Dutchess School Districts
Arlington Central6758442333325044464028222730
Beacon City34293736382326111491615414
Dover Union Free2013161071077811981412
Hyde Park Central2938593145463428383033152930
Millbrook Central62351552101014
Northeast Central897951331333412
Pawling Central34220312225002
Pine Plains Central16731491254447433
Poughkeepsie City8699688281747760616982606171
Red Hook Central6126575168711755
Rhinebeck Central25257730301162
Spackenkill Union Free68815313334468
Wappingers Central10492856338406140353140291821
Greene School Districts
Cairo-Durham Central181313886774484107
Catskill Central13614129121212386417
Coxsackie-Athens Central121716106567257778
Greenville Central60324111410345
Hunter-Tannersville Central23431205012102
Windham-Ashland-Jewett Central14423211213121
Orange School Districts
Chester Union Free33350323612115
Cornwall Central10108811187837777
Florida Union Free21200102001121
Goshen Central96622624274145
Highland Falls Central538373330261178
Kiryas Joel Village Union FreeN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/AN/A12321
Middletown City7351666664556851615054584433
Minisink Valley Central202221920121316111610466
Monroe-Woodbury Central19118131612158151618221924
Newburgh City193197129126117907780776293828597
Pine Bush Central512240183314191417201120922
Port Jervis City4443395032342114252217111520
Tuxedo Union Free51346421100000
Valley Central3416373328312417152015131215
Warwick Valley Central118994184734319
Washingtonville Central1412111411106910969107
Putnam School Districts
Brewster Central11887134551813171620
Carmel Central14474469139581065
Haldane Central20020000102200
Mahopac Central43744553943811
Putnam Valley Central33220421131101
Sullivan School Districts
Eldred Central29425142253142
Fallsburg Central22182415715201617202581522
Liberty Central252322241623221412162617920
Livingston Manor Central64281813264315
Monticello Central3027293425292317241118141825
Sullivan West Central95912811124569773
Tri-Valley Central5346610610135121584
Ulster School Districts
Ellenville Central17211620111622181617813918
Highland Central7810121012115478633
Kingston City171104939073714952506767426470
Marlboro Central1611104587107114664
New Paltz Central68274523438745
Onteora Central16913613994687471
Rondout Valley Central291414121487757613413
Saugerties Central2725283630212718223018201514
Wallkill Central1420262437281816171413854

Source: New York State Education Department
Notes: Years denote 12th grade year for cohort.
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