Between 2002 and 2005 school dropout rates grew at the rate of 250% a year.

"We can't afford to have a larger high school dropout rate as a society."

The high school dropout rate rose past 13 percent last year.

Should there be a Federal role in reducing the school dropout rate?

Does anyone really think the nation can compete successfully in the 1990's with a high school dropout rate of 25 percent?

President Bush now calls for reducing the high school dropout rate from 30 percent to 10, by 2000.

Only two states have a higher high school dropout rate than Nevada.

The school dropout rate in Minneapolis is about half the national average.

I wish to draw attention to the high school dropout rate.

The high school dropout rate in Newark is more than 50 percent.