Student Dropout Statistics by Demographic Subgroup and School Year

School-year dropout statistics from data.delaware.gov, last updated on 2025-02-17. The dataset contains counts of dropouts and enrolled students, with corresponding dropout rates. Data is disaggregated by demographic subgroups, race, gender, grade, and school district.

Use Cases

• Analyze dropout rate trends over time using the School Year and PctDropouts columns.
• Compare dropout disparities across demographic groups using the Race, Gender, and SubGroup columns.
• Assess school and district-level performance using the Organization, District, and School Code columns alongside Dropouts and Students counts.
• Model factors influencing dropout likelihood using features like Grade, SpecialDemo, and Geography.

Strengths

• Data is structured with 15 columns providing multiple dimensions for analysis, including demographic breakdowns.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded as 2025-02-17 16:29:27.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.delaware.gov

Collection Method

Likely contains official administrative statistics reported by schools.

Time Range

Coverage is implied by the School Year column; specific range is unknown.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-02-17 16:29:27; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Geography column suggests data is likely for the state of Delaware, USA.