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>>pessim+(OP)
64% of foster youth graduating high school is far far higher than I thought it would be. I’m beyond delighted by this. And if that 64% has free access to post-secondary… that’s a cycle breaking opportunity.

>>Waterl+s5
I wonder how many non-foster kids graduate high school?

>>hotpot+48
In California it’s ~85% of high school students graduate on average across all demographics

https://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/ad/datasummary.asp

>>bushba+x8
Every time I see these numbers I'm shocked at how it's not >98%.

>>giantg+4a
the high school era in ones' life has a lot of opportunity for personal hardship; in many ways it's the beginning of personal responsibility for a lot of people.

in other words : it's less likely that an elementary school student has to juggle an unwanted pregnancy, an estranged family, and a job at McDonalds; it's not that uncommon later on.