As the school year nears its end, one can take a look at dropout rates among high school students. Statewide, among all students, there exists at 5.3% dropout rate each year. For individuals that self-identify as Filipino, that figure is only 2.1%, second only to the Asian subgroup.
Studies time and time again reaffirm long-held knowledge that when students drop out of school, they face more challenges than their peers that stay in school. Compared to high school graduates, research shows that over a lifetime dropouts have increased dependence on public assistance, lower earnings, poorer health, and higher rates of unemployment, mortality, criminal behavior, and incarceration.
The Filipino community can be proud of its academic achievement.
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