A small collection of data from Wake County prisoners, including: age, race, reason for dropping out of school, and various additional information.

1. Comprehending the
student drop out rates
in Wake County
William Peace University, Raleigh, N.C.
Anthony McCue, Max Williams, Alex Jarrell

2. Introduction
 Students who do not receive their diploma have a less
likely chance at obtaining a job post-primary education
 There are various reasons for students not receiving their
primary education degree.
 What are these reasons for dropping out?

3. Causes for dropping out
 Family Issus
 School
difficulty
 Pregnancy
 Expulsion
 Job Offers
• Self-Made Money
• Mental Issues
• Social Life
• Boredom

4. Method
 We gave Wake County jail prisoners a survey to those who
dropped out of high school
 We gave the same questionnaire to high school dropouts
in the Wake County jail, allowing them to write anything
that they want as the answers to them
 Questionnaire: 17 Questions
 8 Open ended questions
 5 Multiple Choice questions

5. Drop Out Reasoning by
Frequency
Family Issues School Difficulty Pregnancy Expelled Job Offer(s) Self-Made Money Mental Issues Social Life Boredom
Frequency X X X
1
2 X X X
3 X X
4
5 X
6
Family Issues: 25%
School Difficulty: 10%
Pregnancy: 10%
Expulsion: 15%
Job Offer(s): 15%
Self-Made Money: 10%
Mental Issue: 5%
Social Life: 5%
Boredom: 5%

6. Drop Out Reasoning by Race
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Family Issues School
Difficulty
Pregnancy Expelled Job Offer(s) Self-Made
Money
Mental Issues Social Life Boredom
NumberofDropouts
Justifications
High School Dropouts' Justifications by Race
African Am.
White
Hispanic
Bi-Racial
Native Am.
Other
Unspecified
Total:

7. Limitations
 Low number of surveyors who completed the survey
 Indirectly applied the questionnaire

8. Ideas for Future Research
 Does the reasoning for dropping out change over time?
 What can be done to lower the high school dropout rate?

9. Possible Solutions
 Wake County can apply a mandatory family-teacher
conference
 Create a required education course on the possibilities
after obtaining a primary education degree
 Also encourage collegiate opportunities
 The course can focus on issues such as long term financial
stability to contrast a quick salary that can be obtained by
dropping out.

10. References
 Wake County Jail
 Open ended surveys were provided to inmates and all of
our data was collected from such surveys