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The Virginia Department of Education released graduation data for the Class of 2008 yesterday. The vast disparity between counties like Fairfax, where 1 out of every 20 students dropped out, and cities like Petersburg, where nearly 8 out of every 20 dropped out, could not be starker. Even among next door neighbors there were sharp differences. In Salem, 3% dropped out. In neighboring Roanoke, 22% dropped out.
Full data set available here. |