Students with disabilities graduate at lower rates than general education students. Both groups benefit from a fifth year of high school.

 

Student Group

Cohort

Enrollment

Regents/

Local Diploma

IEP Diploma & Other

Transfer to GED

Still Enrolled

Dropout

All students who started 9th grade in 2001 after 4 years

Gen.Ed. Students

185,854

70.1%

0.0%

1.1%

14.8%

14.0%

Students with Disabilities

26,281

37.9%

14.2%

2.2%

20.3%

25.5%

All students who started 9th grade in 2001 after 5 years

Gen. Ed. Students

185,854

76.4%

0.1%

1.2%

4.7%

17.5%

Students with Disabilities

26,281

42.8%

18.8%

2.4%

7.3%

28.6%

All students who started 9th grade in 2002 after 4 years

Gen. Ed. Students

189,457

70.9%

0.1%

1.4%

14.7%

12.8%

Students with Disabilities

27,453

37.5%

14.8%

2.4%

23.1%

22.2%