| 37. Rate Of Students (Gr. 7-9) Dropping Out Per 1,000 Students
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| | Time Series |
| Location |
1994-1995 | 1995-1996 | 1996-1997 | 1997-1998 | 1998-1999 | 1999-2000 |
| State of Hawai`i | 17.7 | 17.0 | 16.2 | 15.4 | 17.8 | 17.4 |
| Hawai`i County | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| City & County of Honolulu | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Kaua`i County | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Maui County | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| Technical Notes:
The source of the numerator is Hawaii State Dept. of Education. The source of the denominator is Hawaii State Department of Education. All notes for Indicator #35 apply to this indicator as well. The possible overstatement of dropouts due to late-appearing students is probably more important for this younger age bracket, because a higher percentage of apparent dropouts in Grades 8-9 are in this category. Federal definition for this indicator requests rate rather than percentage.
Notes on data quality and data patterns for social indicators related to substance abuse.
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| Importance of the Indicator: When children drop out of school at such a young age, it reflects a failure of the parents, schools, and community to reach the child in any meaningful way. These children may be in trouble with the law or engaged in some form of anti-social behavior including substance abuse. Without aggressive intervention, these children have extremely limited opportunities for success in the future. |
| Data collected by UH - Social Science Institute (SSRI) and Center on the Family (COF) Under Contract to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division (ADAD), Department of Health |
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