schools experience higher graduation rates amongst minorities than other high schools. The key terms that will be used throughout the discussion include;

High school dropout- those individuals enrolled in high school in October but a year later were not enrolled in school and had not completed high school. (Event Dropout Rates by Family Income, 1972-2001, 2004)

High school graduation rate- the percentage of students that graduate high school each year

At risk schools/communities- those schools and communities that are characterized by high unemployment rates, low income and a prevalence of crime

Minorities- those groups that do not make up the majority of the population

For the purposes of this discussion, we will only focus on Hispanic and African-American students because these are the two largest minority groups in the country. In addition, this study will not contain statistical date concerning high school dropouts who later earned GED's. The discussion will...
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