Indicator Definitions

Total Number of Dropout Students:

Total number of public high school students with disabilities who dropped out.

Dropout Students Earning a GED:

Number of public high school dropout students with disabilities who earned a GED within one year of dropping out.

Dropout Students Participating in Workforce Training:

Number of public high school dropout students with disabilities participating in community college workforce training programs within one year of dropping out.

Dropout Students Enrolled in ABE:

Number of public high school dropout students with disabilities enrolled in Adult Basic Education within one year of dropping out.

Dropout Students Employed in the Workforce:

Percentage of public high school dropout students with and without disabilities employed in the workforce within one, three, and five years of dropping out.

Dropout Student Earnings:

Average annual earnings of public high school dropout students with and without disabilities employed in the workforce within one, three, and five years of dropping out.

All Indicators:

A listing of the main percentages found in this report.