2016-2017 Dropout Statistics

2016-17 Dropout Rate:

2.3% (10,421 dropouts reported)

2015-16 Dropout Rate:

2.3% (10,530 dropouts reported)

2014-15 Dropout Rate:

2.5% (11,114 dropouts reported)

Dropout Rates for the 2016-17 School Year

2017 Combined Data Release (xls)

• Workbook containing both district and school level data

District Level Data (xls)

• Dropout Rates by District and Race/Ethnicity
• Dropout Rates By District And Instructional Service Program Type 

School Level Data (xls)

• Dropout Rates By School, Gender, Race And Ethnicity 
• Dropout Rates By School And Instructional Service Program Type

Special Considerations

Small Districts: 40 of Colorado's 185 school districts enrolled fewer than 100 students in 7th - 12th grade during the 2016-17 year.

Alternative Education Campuses (AECs): In the 2016-2017 school year, there were 91 Alternative Education Campuses located in 45 local education agencies (districts, BOCES and CSI). Over 90% of the students served at AEC schools are considered at high risk of dropping out.

Dropout Rate Calculation

Dropout Rate =

Number of dropouts during the 2016-17 School Year

DIVIDED BY

Total number of students that were part of the same membership base at any time during the 2016–17 School Year