Essay: Why Students Drop Out Of High School

Have you ever wondered how many students drop out of high school each day in our country? Imagine if you could fill up twenty 747 jumbo jets with people each day. That is 8,300 people, which is the number of students that dropout of high school on a daily basis. In 2013, 2,215,000 students dropped out of high school in the United States compared to 4,068,000 in 1972. Students who drop out are affected greatly from this decision. They will have limited job options available to them later in life. They reach the drop out age of 16 and they make the decision to drop out. Although, the dropout rates decreased from 1972 to 2013, they are beginning to rise again. Life events, bullying or academic failure can lead to a student’s decision to drop out of high school. Life events can cause a student to make the decision to drop out of high school. A female student may dropout because she may become pregnant. …show more content…
Bullying has become a problem in the American school system. Kids are teased for a number of reasons. A student’s sexual orientation can cause them to be bullied. When other students hear or see that a student is interested in a person of the same sex, they begin to pick on them for their decision. Some students are teased because of what they wear to school. If a student is poor they may wear clothes that are old, stained or even ripped. Bullies see this and it gives them a reason to pick on the student for something they cannot help. One in four find nothing wrong with bullying, while 4% of teachers actually do nothing about it when they are aware of it. Parents and teachers do not understand the severity of this problem. Students can fear school because they are being bullied. Seventeen percent of students in the United States report being bullied more that 2 or 3 times a month during the school year. One out of ten high school students drop out because of repeated