Study details societal ramifications for high school dropouts
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Teens who drop out of high school have a greater likelihood of ending up in jail, being unemployed, relying on food stamps and becoming a fiscal drain on society than those who graduate, according to a new study commissioned by the Chicago Alternative Schools Network.
Using average tax payments to state, federal and local governments as well as looking at cash benefits like unemployment compensation through U.S. census data available in the 2009 and 2010 American Community Survey, the study conducted by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University in Boston determined that dropouts cost society $1,510 annually as opposed to high school grads, who pay more than $5,000 in
Using average tax payments to state, federal and local governments as well as looking at cash benefits like unemployment compensation through U.S. census data available in the 2009 and 2010 American Community Survey, the study conducted by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University in Boston determined that dropouts cost society $1,510 annually as opposed to high school grads, who pay more than $5,000 in
