Latino Dropout Rate Plummets as College Enrollment Hits Record

Looks like High Schools have been doing good across the board--but especially for Hispanics


Oct 4 2017, 3:43 pm ET
Latino Dropout Rate Plummets as College Enrollment Hits Record

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/latino-dropout-rate-plummets-college-enrollment-hits-record-high-n807481?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_lt


by Foluke Tuakli

The Latino high school dropout rate has fallen to a new low, and it has been accompanied by record-high college enrollment, according to a new report by Pew Research Center.

In five years, the Hispanic dropout rate fell 6 percentage points — to 10 percent in 2016, from 16 percent in 2011 — among Latino students aged 18 to 24.

The drop is significant considering that Latino students make up a growing share of the nation's students. Hispanic enrollment in kindergarten through college increased by 80 percent from 1999 to 2016, from 9.9 million to 17.9 million

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