Poverty & Education
Poverty directly affects education. Poorer children and teens are also at greater risk for several negative outcomes such as poor academic achievement, school dropout, abuse and neglect, behavioral and socio-emotional problems, physical health problems, and developmental delays
Dosomething.org. (2013). 11 facts about education and poverty in America. Retrieved from http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-education-and-poverty-america
Poverty directly affects education. Poorer children and teens are also at greater risk for several negative outcomes such as poor academic achievement, school dropout, abuse and neglect, behavioral and socio-emotional problems, physical health problems, and developmental delays
- Children living in poverty have a higher number of absenteeism or leave school all together because they are more likely to have to work or care for family members.
- Dropout rates of 16 to 24-year-old students who come from low income families are seven times more likely to drop out than those from families with higher income.
- A higher percentage of young adults (31 percent) without a high school diploma live in poverty.
- Children that live below the poverty line are 1.3 times more likely to have developmental delays or learning disabilities than those who don’t live in poverty.
- By the end of the 4th grade, African-American, Hispanic and low-income students are already two years behind grade level. By the time they reach the 12th grade they are four years behind.
- The nation’s lowest-performing high schools produce 58 percent of all African-American dropouts and 50 percent of all Hispanic dropouts, compared to 22 percent of all white dropouts.
Dosomething.org. (2013). 11 facts about education and poverty in America. Retrieved from http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-education-and-poverty-america