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It is estimated 1.2 million students annually drop out of high school in the United States, where high school graduation rates rank 19th in the world. Reasons are varied and may include: to find employment, avoid bullying, family emergency, poor grades, depression and other mental illnesses, unexpected pregnancy, bad environment, lack of freedom, and boredom.
First, lots of students are missing lots of school. Even in the state with the lowest reported rate we found, Nebraska at 6 percent, 18,000 students a year are missing more than a month of school. Floridaâs reported rate of 10 percent translates into more than 300,000 students a year missing more than a month. Chronic absenteeism is often defined as missing 10 percent or more of school days. In practical terms this translates into 18 days a year. Several states define chronic absenteeism as missing more than 20 days, or a month, of school.