HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS COST NEW HAMPSHIRE ONE BILLION IN LOST WAGES -
If the more than 4,000 high school dropouts from the Class of 2008 had earned their diplomas instead of dropping out, New Hampshire’s economy would have seen an additional $1.1 billion in wages over these students’ lifetimes. More information and a chart with state-by-state breakdown for all fifty states and the District of Columbia is available at http://www.all4ed.org/files/HighCost.pdf
NEW HAMPSHIRE’S ECONOMY COULD SEE MILLIONS IN WEALTH ACCUMULATION BY RAISING THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE -
If the high school dropouts who currently head households in New Hampshire had earned their diplomas, the state’s economy would have benefited from an additional $216 million in wealth accumulated by families. More information, as well as a chart with state-by-state breakdown for all fifty states and the District of Columbia, is available at http://www.all4ed.org/files/hiddenbenefits.pdf
NEW HAMPSHIRE COULD SAVE MILLIONS IN HEALTH CARE COSTS BY RAISING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES -
If all of the students in New Hampshire who are estimated to drop out of school this year earn diplomas instead, the state could save more than $64 million over the course of those young people’s lifetimes. More information, as well as a chart with state-by-state breakdown for all fifty states and the District of Columbia, is available at
http://www.all4ed.org/files/HandW.pdf
NEW HAMPSHIRE’S ECONOMY WOULD SEE MILLIONS IF THE MINORITY GRADUATION RATE WAS RAISED TO THE LEVEL OF THEIR WHITE CLASSMATES -
If New Hampshire’s high schools and colleges were to raise the graduation rates of Hispanic, African-American, and Native-American students to the levels of white students by 2020, the potential increase in personal income in the state would add more than $51 million to New Hampshire’s economy. More information, as well as a chart with state-by-state breakdown for all fifty states and the District of Columbia, is available at
http://www.all4ed.org/files/demography.pdf
NEW HAMPSHIRE SPENDS MILLIONS ANNUALLY ON REMEDIAL EDUCATION FOR RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES -
New Hampshire spends over $13 million each year to provide community college remediation education for recent high school graduates who did not acquire the basic skills necessary to succeed in college or at work. More information, as well as a chart with state-by-state breakdown for all fifty states and the District of Columbia, is available at http://www.all4ed.org/files/remediation.pdf
FIVE PERCENT INCREASE IN MALE GRADUATION RATE COULD SAVE NEW HAMPSHIRE MILLIONS IN CRIME-RELATED SPENDING -
Were New Hampshire to increase the graduation rate and college matriculation of its male students by only 5 percent, the state could see combined savings and revenue of almost $15 million each year. More information, as well as a chart with state-by-state breakdown for all fifty states and the District of Columbia, is available at http://www.all4ed.org/files/SavingFutures.pdf
TEACHER TURNOVER COULD COST NEW HAMPSHIRE MILLIONS ANNUALLY -
More than 1,548 teachers in New Hampshire will not be returning to the schools where they taught last year. What’s more, replacing these individuals could cost the state up to $18 million. More information, as well as a chart with state-by-state breakdown for all fifty states and the District of Columbia, is available at http://www.all4ed.org/files/TeacherAttrition.pdf