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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

UPDATED: Four-Year Graduation Rates Down, Dropout Rates Up at Trenton High School

Trenton Public Schools' four-year graduation rate decreased by about 1 percent during the 2011-2012 school year.

The four-year graduation rates for students at Trenton High School decreased from 93.5 percent in 2011 to 92.4 percent in 2012, according to data released Wednesday by the Michigan Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI). Trenton graduated 222 students last year, and outpaced the statewide graduation average by more than 16 percent, according to the report. Trenton High School dropout rates increased from 1.65 percent in 2011 to 2.94 in 2012. Across Michigan, four-year graduation rates for students expected to graduate last spring increased to 76.24 percent, up 1.9 percent from the 2011 rate of 74.33. “These numbers reflect the highest rates we have seen since we started reporting the data using a cohort methodology,” …

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Friday, February 15, 2013

Patch Users React to Trenton High School Graduation Rates

The graduation rates at Trenton High School decreased by nearly 4 percent from 2011 to 2012.

Some Trenton-Grosse Ile Patch users are calling a recent drop in graduation rates at Trenton High School "atrocious" and "alarming." The four-year graduation rates for students at Trenton High School decreased from 96.28 percent in 2011 to 92.44 percent in 2012, according to data released Wednesday by the Michigan Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI). Trenton High School dropout rates increased from 1.65 percent in 2011 to 2.94 in 2012. Users commented on a recent story informing residents of the change in graduation and dropout rates. Here are some user comments: Several readers also commented on the Trenton-Grosse Ile Patch Facebook page. Comments from this page can be found in the above Storify.com article. For the …

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UPDATED: Four-Year Graduation Rates Down, Dropout Rates Up at Trenton High School, Trenton High School, Ian, and 3 more ›

JC

12:19 pm on Sunday, February 17, 2013

I have been taught to question statistics: How do they know that these lower rates are the result of students just dropping out? If students simply drop out, it indicates lack of something in the home. With the economy as it is, some families may need to move out of State to find work; with the loss of homes through foreclosures, families would need to find other living accommodations; since …   more ›

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