HISPANICS, HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS AND THE GED

By: Miryam Hernandez

Only about one in ten Hispanics drop out of High School.

A High School diploma allows students to attend local colleges and sometimes attend local Universities.

Annual earnings remain the same for Hispanics with or without a GED.

Even though Hispanic young men remained employed, women were likely to graduate and receive their bachelor’s degree.

Compared to the Black students, Hispanics have a higher rate for graduating.

Foreign-born Latinos are more likely to drop out of High School than native-born Latinos.

This may be due to the inability to tame the English language.

As compared to the past, more Hispanics are graduating High School and receiving their GED.