APPENDIX III
DROP-OUT AND TRANSFER OF VILLAGE STUDENTS
IN ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS

 

Table III-1. Drop-Out and Transfer of Students in Three High School Programs
             
  Anchorage Boarding Nome-Beltz Bethel
  Home Program Regional School Regional School
  Students % of Sample Students %of Sample Students % of Sample
Entering Freshmen            

1971-72
40
 
42
 
23
 
Dropped
 
 
 
 
 
 

1971-72
6
15%
3
7%
7
30%
Transferred
 
 
 
 
 
 

1971-72
5
13
0
0
2
9
Completed Year
 
 
 
 
 
 

1971-72
29
73
39
93
14
61
Dropped /Transferred
 
 
 
 
 
 

over summer
12
36
2
5
2
9
             
Began Sophomore year in same program        
(including re-enrollment of dropouts)         

1972-73
17
43%
37
88%
14
61%
Dropped 1972-73
0
0
8
19
6
26
Transferred 1972-73
3
8
3
7
0
0
Completed 2 years
 
 
 
 
 
 
in same program
14
35
26
62
8
35

 

Table III-2. Drop-Out and Transfer of Students in Boarding Home and Dormitory Programs 1971-1973
               
  Enrollment Dropouts Transfer Total Withdrawal
    Students % of Sample Students %of Sample Students % of Sample
BOARDING HOME PROGRAMS            

1971-72

              

Urban White Majority Towns
707
 78 11% 79 11% 157 22%

Rural White Majority Towns
295
 24 8 34 12 58 20

Rural Native Majority Towns
286
 43 15 12 4 55 19
 
 
            

1972-73
 
            

Urban White Majority Towns
554
 87 16 78 14 165 30

Rural White Majority Towns
236
 36 15 30 13 66 28

Rural Native Majority Towns
320
 48 15 27 8 75 23
 
 
            
DORMITORY PROGRAMS*            

1971-72
 
            

Kodiak-Aleutian Dormitory
249
 39 16% 40 16% 79 32%

Beltz Dormitory
187
 5 3 18 10 23 12
 
 
            

1972-73
 
            

Bethel Dormitory
205
 87 42 27 13 114 56

Kodiak-Aleutian Dormitory
73
 22 30 14 19 36 49

Beltz Dormitory
173
 52 30 15 9 67 39
*Includes students who transferred to dormitory programs.

 

Table III-3. Dropout of Freshmen and Sophomores in Village Ninth and Tenth Grade Programs 1971-1972
       
  Enrollment*of Students from Village Dropouts
     
  Students % of Sample
       
Savoonga
17
1
6%
Kivalina
13
3
23
Chignik Lagoon
3
0
0
Togiak
24
0
0
Noorvik
10
3
30
Nondalton (freshmen only)
9
0
0
Nulato
25
1
4
Sand Point
30
1
3
Selawik
27
0
0
       

TOTALS
158
9
6%
       
*Includes students from village who entered village high school after dropping out of other program. Students whose families moved from village are not included in calculating enrollment or drop-out rate.

 

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