FACTS ABOUT COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.

• 98% of the 129 CIS students tracked as potential dropouts remained in school.
  

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• 91% of the 3, 157 CIS students tracked for attendance problems approved in attendance.
  

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• 78% of the 1,773 CIS students tracked for academic performance showed improvement.
  

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• 94% of the 2,041 CIS students tracked for promotion risk were promoted to the next grade.



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• CIS local affiliates that track students after high school reported that 39% of their students went on to some form of postsecondary education, while 57% entered the workforce and 4% joined the military.



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• Dropouts are nearly twice as likely to be dissatisfied with their personal lives as high school graduates.



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• Dropouts average income is half that of high school graduates.



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• Dropouts are 9 times more likely to end up on welfare than high school graduates.



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• Female dropouts are 6 times more likely to become teenage mothers than high school graduates.



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• High school dropouts are 7 times more likely to end up in prison than high school graduates.