Education by the Numbers
Success By 6
- In Austin, 2.4% of children are retained in pre-K or kindergarten. But children from low-income backgrounds are retained 10% of the time—three-times the citywide average.
- In Austin, only 16% of children eligible for Head Start are enrolled because of funding constraints.
- Every $1 invested in early childhood education saves society up to $17 in later costs—e.g., court costs, remedial education, workforce training, etc.
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Youth Education
- At least one in every four students in Austin drop out of school before graduation
- Upwards of 80% of white students passed the state academic test, whereas fewer than 60% of minority and low-income students passed
- High school graduates earn $1 million less than college graduates over a lifetime
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