What is the attrition rate? What is the most current attrition rate for Texas?
The attrition rate measures the difference between the number of students enrolled in grade 9 in the fall of one school year with the number of students enrolled in grade 12 in the fall three years later. The attrition rate is not a dropout rate. Unlike the annual and longitudinal dropout rates, the attrition rate does not track individual students. Instead, it is based on total counts of students. Here is the formula. Grade 9 enrollment in fall of year 1 – Grade 12 enrollment in fall of year 4Grade 9 enrollment in fall in year 1 The attrition rate is an estimate that does not distinguish between attrition that results from dropping out and attrition that results from other reasons, such as students being retained, moving to other schools, or graduating early. This calculation produces the highest rate of the rates calculated by TEA. Differences in growth rates across grade levels and between schools can distort the attrition rate. In fact, a negative attrition rate may result. If a sc
