The annual dropout rate as defined by the Maryland State Department of Education is the percentage of students in grades 9 through 12 who leave school before graduation or completion of a state-approved education program for any reason except death. It only includes students who do not enroll in another school or education program during the current year, which runs from July through June.
The Maryland Department of Education calculates the dropout rate by dividing the number of dropouts by the total number of students enrolled.
Overall, 275,384 students were enrolled in Maryland public schools during the 2016-2017 school year. Of those, 2.75 percent (or 7,583 students) dropped out, which is a slight increase from the 2.57 percent of the previous school year.
| School | % of students who dropped out |
|---|---|
| BCDC Educational Center | 36.36 |
| Extended Day Learning Program | 12.64 |
| Home Assignments-Secondary | 7.45 |
| Catonsville Center for Alternative Studies | 6.53 |
| Crossroads Center | 6.42 |
| Dundalk High | 5.01 |
| Owings Mills High | 5.03 |
| Ridge Ruxton | 5.77 |
| Chesapeake High | 4.23 |
| Parkville High & Center for Math/Science | 4.08 |
| Kenwood High IB and Sports Science | 3.18 |
| Lansdowne High & Academy of Finance | 3.31 |
| Maiden Choice School | 3.23 |
| Patapsco High & Center for Arts | 3.56 |
| Battle Monument School | <= 3 |
| Catonsville High | <= 3 |
| Dulaney High | <= 3 |
| Eastern Technical High School | <= 3 |
| Franklin High | <= 3 |
| George W. Carver Center for Arts & Technology | <= 3 |
| Hereford High | <= 3 |
| Loch Raven High | <= 3 |
| Milford Mill Academy | <= 3 |
| New Town High | <= 3 |
| Overlea High & Academy of Finance | <= 3 |
| Perry Hall High | <= 3 |
| Pikesville High | <= 3 |
| Randallstown High | <= 3 |
| Rosedale Center | <= 3 |
| Sparrows Point High | <= 3 |
| Towson High Law & Public Policy | <= 3 |
| Western School of Technology & Env. Science | <= 3 |
| Woodlawn High Center for Pre-Eng. Res. | <= 3 |
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