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Understanding Latino High School Dropout Rates and Educational Challenges

This analysis dives into the dropout rates among Latino youth by generation, revealing that 994,000 Latino dropouts in 2000 were born outside the U.S. More than half of Hispanic students attend large public schools, often facing higher teacher-to-student ratios and low socioeconomic conditions. These factors contribute to educational disparities, with nearly 37% of Hispanics educated in schools with high student-to-teacher ratios. The challenges faced by Latino students highlight the influence of school size, teacher resources, and socioeconomic status on educational outcomes.

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Understanding Latino High School Dropout Rates and Educational Challenges

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  1. children,< 18

  2. Dropout rates

  3. Dropouts by Generation --Latino DROPOUTS, 2000: --Born outside US = 994,000 [26%] --1st Generation = 240,000 [4.4%] --2nd generation Plus = 211,000 [3.9%] Source: US Department of Education, http//nces.ed.gov/pubs2001/dropout/tables/table3.asp

  4. HS Profile of Latinos, ’02/’03 --”Hispanic youths are much more likely that white or black youths to attend public schools that are large, that have a high student-to-teacher ratio, and have a substantial proportion of students that come from relatively poor families.” Source: “The High Schools Hispanics Attend: Size and Other key Characteristics”, The Pew Hispanic Center, November 1, ‘05

  5. Nat’l HS, Characteristics

  6. Latinos: Large Public HSs --10% of all US high schools have 1,838 students or more --More than 56% of Hispanics attend these large high schools --32% for blacks --26% for whites Source: “The High Schools Hispanics Attend: Size and Other key Characteristics”, The Pew Hispanic Center, November 1, ‘05

  7. Distribution, HS, Size

  8. Distribution, Blacks/Latinos

  9. Dist., % Minorities

  10. Latinos: Central City --Among students in central city HSs, Hispanic students are twice as likely as black students to be at a HS with more than 1,838 Source: “The High Schools Hispanics Attend: Size and Other key Characteristics”, The Pew Hispanic Center, November 1, ‘05

  11. Latinos: School Lunch --25% of all US high schools have more than 45% of their students eligible for free or reduced-price lunches --300 of these schools have 1,838 students or more --Almost 25% of Hispanics attend these 300 schools--8% of blacks, 1% of whites Source: “The High Schools Hispanics Attend: Size and Other key Characteristics”, The Pew Hispanic Center, November 1, ‘05

  12. Distribution, HS, school lunch

  13. Dist., HS/Large School Lunch

  14. Latinos: Disadvantaged --In states with large Hispanic HS enrollments, Hispanics are more likely than either whites or blacks to attend large and relatively more disadvantaged HSs. In CA, 40% of Hispanics attend large, relatively disadvantaged HSs, in comparison to 8% of whites and 30% of blacks. Source: “The High Schools Hispanics Attend: Size and Other key Characteristics”, The Pew Hispanic Center, November 1, ‘05

  15. Distribution, HS, Stud/Teach

  16. Latinos: Student/Teacher Ratio --Nearly 37% of Hispanics are educated at public HSs with a student/teacher ratio greater than 22:1 --14% of blacks, 13% of whites --The average student/teacher ratio is 16:1 and only 10% of all public HSs have more than 22 per teacher. Source: “The High Schools Hispanics Attend: Size and Other key Characteristics”, The Pew Hispanic Center, November 1, ‘05

  17. Enrollment, states

  18. Latinos: Seven States --HSs in 7-states educate 80% of Hispanic youth. These 7 states have relatively large HSs, compared to the US average. Source: “The High Schools Hispanics Attend: Size and Other key Characteristics”, The Pew Hispanic Center, November 1, ‘05

  19. Latinos: Seven States --”Public HSs in these 7-states educate almost 80% of the nation’s 2-million Hispanic public HS students; HSs in Ca & TX alone educate 55% of them.” Source: “The High Schools Hispanics Attend: Size and Other key Characteristics”, The Pew Hispanic Center, November 1, ‘05

  20. Latinos: Seven Staes --Their public HSs are considerably more likely to be in the central city than is the case for HSs in the other 43 states and DC. Source: “The High Schools Hispanics Attend: Size and Other key Characteristics”, The Pew Hispanic Center, November 1, ‘05

  21. Latinos: Differences --”The differing geographic concentration of Latino youths across states is, however, only part of the explanation of the national differences in HS characteristics between Latinos and white youth.” Source: “The High Schools Hispanics Attend: Size and Other key Characteristics”, The Pew Hispanic Center, November 1, ‘05

  22. Latinos: Black Concentration --”The nation’s African-American students are highly concentrated in a quarter of America’s HSs. Almost 85% of black students attend 4,450 HS that have more than 14% black enrollment.” Source: “The High Schools Hispanics Attend: Size and Other key Characteristics”, The Pew Hispanic Center, November 1, ‘05

  23. Latinos: Black Concentration --”Fewer than 30% of Hispanic students attend these [quarter] HSs with above average black enrollment & fewer than 20% of white students attend these HSs.” Source: “The High Schools Hispanics Attend: Size and Other key Characteristics”, The Pew Hispanic Center, November 1, ‘05

  24. Lower Student Achievement, 1.) Schools w/Large Enrollments 2.) High teacher-to-student ratio 3.) Low socioeconomic status Source: “The High Schools Hispanics Attend: Size and Other key Characteristics”, The Pew Hispanic Center, November 1, ‘05

  25. Prior focus: Achievement Gap --”Much of the research on the achievement gap between Hispanics and whites has focused on the characteristics of students--factors such as family income, nativity, and parents level of education and ability to speak English.” Source: “The High Schools Hispanics Attend: Size and Other key Characteristics”, The Pew Hispanic Center, November 1, ‘05

  26. Prior focus: Achievement Gap --”…research suggests that larger HSs are less likely to retain students. …HSs enrolling fewer than 1,500 students more often stay in school. `…results demonstrate that school size is quite important and that students in medium-sized schools are least likely to dropout’.” Source: “The High Schools Hispanics Attend: Size and Other key Characteristics”, The Pew Hispanic Center, November 1, ‘05

  27. Prior focus: Achievement Gap --”…test score gains in mathematics and reading…find that the ideal size for a HS in terms of student learning is between 600 and 900. …HSs with fewer than 600 students learn less; students in large HSs (especially over 2,100) learn considerably less.” Source: “The High Schools Hispanics Attend: Size and Other key Characteristics”, The Pew Hispanic Center, November 1, ‘05

  28. Solving the Learning Gap --”…educators and educational policymakers have vastly more influence over the characteristics of their schools than the characteristics of their students.” Source: “The High Schools Hispanics Attend: Size and Other key Characteristics”, The Pew Hispanic Center, November 1, ’05

  29. Degrees earned

  30. Degrees per Population --In total US, One BS Degree Was Earned for Each 223 People. --Conversely, a Latino Earned a BS Degrees for Every 440 Latinos in the US. --In total US, One Ph.D. Was Earned for Every 6,141 Persons. --Conversely, One Ph.D. Was Earned by a Latino for Every 25,562 Latinos in the US.

  31. Earnings by Degree

  32. Loss of Potential Earnings Latino HS-dropout yearly earnings = $20,459 Latino College graduate yearly earnings = $41,244 Difference per year = $20,785 Work 35-yrs, then difference is $727,475 In 2000, there were 1,445,000 Latino--age 16 to 24-yrs. old--that were HS had dropouts. Therefore, the earnings differential between Latino HS dropouts and college grads in 2000 over a 35-yrs. Earnings horizon is $1,051.2 Billion

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