Graduation Rates of Latino Students: Contributing and Deterring Factors

Authors

Rebecca Richards, Brigham Young University
Dr. Betty Ashbaker, Brigham Young University

Keywords

graduation rates, Latino students, dropouts, high school

College

David O. McKay School of Education

Department

Counseling Psychology and Special Education

Abstract

A major concern among educators is the consistently high number of dropouts among Latino students. While the graduation rate has improved over the last decade, this improvement has been marginal. According to a study done in 2001, 43.4% of Hispanic students ages 16-24, born out of the country, were high school dropouts. Equally disturbing, a study performed by the Na-tional Center for Education Statistics confirmed that among Hispanic students, by their sopho-more year, 11.2% had already dropped out.

Recommended Citation

Richards, Rebecca and Ashbaker, Dr. Betty (2013) "Graduation Rates of Latino Students: Contributing and Deterring Factors," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 35.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/35