While we take a break to suss out the actual Dallas Private School enrollment figures, enjoy this comparison of the ethnicity breakdown of DISD enrollment in 2007 compared to the ethnicity breakdown of DISD graduations in 2007. Both are taken from from TEA figures. First chart below, second one for comparison follows after the jump.
2007 DISD Graduations by Ethnicity
Quick observations:
- There is a NEGATIVE gap in enrollment vs. graduation percentage for Hispanics to the order of 12.5%.
- There is a POSITIVE gap in enrollment vs. graduation percentage for Whites in the amount of 3.6%.
- There is a POSITIVE gap in enrollment vs. graduation percentage for Blacks of 8.5%.
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Written by Jean Valjean
This is pathetic; if 64.2% go in, at least that many should graduate. Why are the 12.5% not graduating? We in Dallas should have the resources to achieve that and must expect no less.
Comment by metroplex reader — February 26, 2009 @ 12:02 pm
Pathetic. 64.2% go in, at least that many should graduate. Why did 12.5% not make it? Dallas needs to do better.
Comment by metro reader — February 26, 2009 @ 12:57 pm
Curious. Does the graduation rate include those who get diplomas from “alternative” high schools? (If Dallas has those.)
Secondly, is there a way to compare the number of GEDs for the 17 to 25 age group with these results?
Lastly, how do DISD results compare to say, Fort Worth or another city with comparable population? Is data available for the state or national average?
Regardless, DISD has some ’splainin to do.
Comment by Bob the Commenter — February 26, 2009 @ 4:02 pm
interesting, but not really indicative of reality – there is a glut of Hispanic students at the lower grades – a comparison of high school students vs the graduation rates would be more significant.
the increase in the percentage the other groups show is based upon the number of Hispanic students who graduate compared to the number of the others who graduate, not upon any success the other groups have.
Comment by gary bowman — February 26, 2009 @ 9:44 pm
Gary, you raise a very valid statistical correction. Sadly it will not cover all the difference, but only some of it.
There are many reasons for this disparity but the overall dropout rate, in the range of 54% to 59% depending on how and when you count it, is the worst of any city over a million in the US. Why do we not talk about it more in Dallas? That is the only way we will solve it.
Comment by Bill Betzen — February 27, 2009 @ 12:01 am